¨§¨§§¨¨§§¨                                          §¨§§§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§§§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨   ¨ **==** ¨                ¨ **==** ¨   §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨ ¨ **~~§§~~** ¨    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.    §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§