¨§¨§¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨   ¨ §§**§§ ¨                ¨ §§**§§ ¨   ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨ ¨ §§»»§§»»§§ ¨    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.    ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§