§§§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§§¨§¨
¨§§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨   ¨ $$^^$$ ¨                ¨ $$^^$$ ¨   ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ ¨ $$~~§§~~$$ ¨    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.    ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨