¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          §§§§§§§§§§
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§§§§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §§§§§§§§§¨
§§§§§§¨¨§¨                                          §§§§§§§§¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§§§§§§¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§   ¨ §§**§§ ¨                ¨ §§**§§ ¨   ¨§§§§§¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§ ¨ §§»»§§»»§§ ¨    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.    §§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§§
¨¨¨§§¨¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
§¨¨§§§§§§¨                                          §§§§§¨¨§§§