¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§§
¨¨§§¨§§¨¨§                                          §§§§§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨§§§
§§§¨§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§§¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨¨§§§§§¨
§§§§¨§¨§¨§   ¨ @@^^@@ ¨                ¨ @@^^@@ ¨   §§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§§§§¨ ¨ @@~~§§~~@@ ¨    the     ¨ @@~~§§~~@@ ¨ ¨§§§¨¨¨§§§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨  ^~~§§##§§~~^   @      @   ^~~§§##§§~~^  §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨§§¨ ¨ @@~~§§~~@@ ¨@@ shower @@¨ @@~~§§~~@@ ¨ §¨§§¨§§¨§§
§¨§¨¨¨§¨§§  @¨ @@^^@@ ¨@@            @@¨ @@^^@@ ¨@  §§¨§§¨§§¨§
§§§¨¨§§§¨¨ #  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨  # ¨§§¨§§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ @              deep below              @ §¨§§¨§§¨§§
¨§§§§¨§§§¨  ground level, several elevators down,   §§¨§§¨§§¨§
§¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨   in the dark water where the surface    ¨§§¨§§¨§§§
§¨¨§¨§¨§§§   light doesn't reach, and warmth comes  §¨§§¨§§¨¨¨
§¨§§§§§¨¨¨ mostly from below - here is the shower.  §§¨§§¨§¨¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨§§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨¨§§¨§¨   it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.  §¨§§¨¨§§§§
§§¨¨§¨§§§§   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   §§¨§¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨§§§¨¨¨¨  your hands find the rubber handles to   ¨§§§§§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨         guide you into the cabin.        §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨§§
¨§§§¨§¨¨§§       and then, the hot water, the       §¨¨§¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨§§§¨§¨¨     underground rain. drenching you,     §¨§§¨§¨§§§
§¨§¨¨§§§¨§   lathering you. infused with oils and   §§¨§§§§¨¨¨
§§§¨§¨¨§§¨  scents. and then, also from above, the  ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨¨§§§¨§¨§¨    shower creatures. first their black   §¨§¨¨§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§§§§§§  velvet arms, touching, and then entire  §§§¨§¨§§§¨
§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨        bodies. chests and snouts.        ¨¨§§§§¨¨§¨
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨  the creatures are meant to comfort you, §§¨¨§§§¨¨§
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨   keep you entranced, and keep you from  ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨    leaving the cabin prematurely. this   §§§§¨§§§§§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨  whole ordeal works best if you are not  ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨  transformed too early, and are instead  ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨ allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ¨§§§§¨¨¨¨§
§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§    you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,   §¨¨§§¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§    modified, liquified; dissolved and    §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
§¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨     drained... and then brought back,    §§§§§§§¨§¨
§§¨§¨¨§§¨§   slowly, waking as the water dries off  ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨§§§¨§¨§§§    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§§§¨¨§ tickling your fresh-born mind. creature  ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨         hands gone, you step out.        ¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§
§§§¨¨§§§§§                                          ¨¨§§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§§
¨§§§§¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨§§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§§¨§§§¨                                          §§§§¨§§§¨¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨§
§§§§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§§§¨