§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨   ¨ §§**§§ ¨                ¨ §§**§§ ¨   ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ §§»»§§»»§§ ¨    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.    ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          §§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨§§