¨§§¨¨§§§§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨   ¨ $$**$$ ¨                ¨ $$**$$ ¨   ¨§§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ ¨ $$--§§--$$ ¨    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.    ¨§§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨