¨¨§§¨¨¨§§§                                          §§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨§§¨¨¨
§§§§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨§§§§                                          §¨§¨§§§¨¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §§§§¨¨§¨§§
¨§§§¨§¨¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨§¨§§§¨§
§¨¨§§§¨§§§   ¨ §§;;§§ ¨                ¨ §§;;§§ ¨   ¨¨§§§¨¨§§§
§¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨ ¨ §§==§§==§§ ¨    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.    ¨§§¨¨¨§§¨§
¨¨¨§¨§§§¨§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§§§                                          §§§¨§§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§§¨
§§¨§§§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §§§§§§¨§§§