§§§§§§§§§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§§§§¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§¨¨§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨§§§¨§§¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§   ¨ @@\\@@ ¨                ¨ @@\\@@ ¨   ¨§¨¨§§¨§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨ ¨ @@--§§--@@ ¨    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.    ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §§¨§§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§§                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§¨¨
¨¨§§§§¨§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§¨¨