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