§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §§¨§§¨¨§§¨
§§§§¨¨§§¨§                                          §¨§§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          §§§¨§§§§§§
§¨¨¨§§§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§¨§§§§¨¨¨
§§§§§¨§¨¨§   ¨ @@==@@ ¨                ¨ @@==@@ ¨   §¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨§ ¨ @@««§§««@@ ¨    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.    ¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨§§¨§§¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§§¨§§
§§¨§§¨§§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨§§¨
§¨§§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨§§§§¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§§
§§¨§§¨§§§§                                          §§§¨¨§§§¨¨