§§§¨¨§¨§§§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§§§¨¨                                          §§§§§§¨¨§§
¨§¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§§
§§¨¨§¨§§§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨§¨§§§¨¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨§¨¨§§¨¨
§§§§§¨¨§¨§   ¨ @@††@@ ¨                ¨ @@††@@ ¨   ¨§§§§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§§ ¨ @@»»§§»»@@ ¨    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.    ¨¨¨¨§§§¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨§§§
§¨§§¨§§§§¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨§¨¨
§§§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§§§¨
§¨¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§§§§§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§§§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§