§¨§§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§§§§§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§§¨§§¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨
§§§¨§§¨§§¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨§§§¨
¨¨§§¨§§¨§§                                          §¨¨§§§¨¨§§
¨§¨§§¨§§¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
§§§¨§§¨§¨¨   ¨ &&\\&& ¨                ¨ &&\\&& ¨   §§§¨§§§§§§
¨¨§§¨§§§¨§ ¨ &&~~§§~~&& ¨    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.    ¨¨§¨§¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§§§                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨§¨
¨§§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§§§¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨§¨¨§¨