§¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨§   ¨ **\\** ¨                ¨ **\\** ¨   ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨ ¨ **==§§==** ¨    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.    ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨