¨§¨¨§§¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§   ¨ @@\\@@ ¨                ¨ @@\\@@ ¨   ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ ¨ @@==§§==@@ ¨    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.    ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨