¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨§§§§§¨¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§§¨§¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨§
§¨§§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§§§
§§¨¨¨§¨§§§                                          §¨§¨§§§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§§§¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§§§¨¨§¨¨§
§§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨   ¨ ¤¤^^¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤^^¤¤ ¨   ¨¨¨§¨§§¨§§
¨§§§¨§§¨¨§ ¨ ¤¤--§§--¤¤ ¨    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.    §§§§§§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§§
¨§§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§§§¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨§§§
§§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨
¨§¨§§§§¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨¨§