§¨§¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§§¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨§§§¨§§¨§
¨§¨¨§§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨§§§
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§§§§¨§§§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§§§§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§   ¨ $$††$$ ¨                ¨ $$††$$ ¨   §¨¨¨§§§§§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨ ¨ $$==§§==$$ ¨    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.    ¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §§§§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§§§¨§
§§§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§§§
¨¨¨§¨§§§§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨