§¨§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§   ¨ &&::&& ¨                ¨ &&::&& ¨   §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨ ¨ &&==§§==&& ¨    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.    ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§