¨¨§§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§¨§¨§§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨   ¨ $$==$$ ¨                ¨ $$==$$ ¨   ¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨ ¨ $$--§§--$$ ¨    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.    ¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§§¨§§