§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §§¨§¨¨§§§¨
§¨§§§§§§§¨                                          ¨§§§¨§¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §¨¨§§§¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨§§§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §§§¨§¨¨§§§
¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨§§§¨§¨¨¨
§§¨¨§§§§¨§   ¨ %%::%% ¨                ¨ %%::%% ¨   ¨§¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨¨§§§ ¨ %%--§§--%% ¨    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.    ¨¨§§§§§¨§§
§§¨§¨§¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§§§§§¨§¨§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨¨¨¨§§§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§§§§§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§