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