§§§§§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §§§§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§§§¨
§§§¨§§§¨§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§¨§   ¨ ¤¤;;¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤;;¤¤ ¨   ¨§¨¨§¨¨§§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨ ¨ ¤¤--§§--¤¤ ¨    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.    §§§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨¨§§
§¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§§¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨§§§§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§§
§§§¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§§¨¨§¨§