¨¨¨§§§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§§§§§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§§¨§§§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨¨§§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨§§§§§
¨§§§¨§¨¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§§¨§§¨   ¨ $$††$$ ¨                ¨ $$††$$ ¨   §§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨§§¨§§ ¨ $$««§§««$$ ¨    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.    ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨§§§§§¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨§§§
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨
§§§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§§§§                                          §¨§§§§§¨¨§