§§¨§¨§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨§§¨
§¨§§§§§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§§¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §§¨§§¨§¨§§
§§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§§§§¨
§¨§§§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨§§§¨§¨¨§
§§¨§¨§§§§§   ¨ &&\\&& ¨                ¨ &&\\&& ¨   ¨§§¨¨§§§¨§
¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨ ¨ &&~~§§~~&& ¨    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.    §§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §¨§§§¨§§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§§¨§§
¨§§¨§§§¨§§                                          §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§§§§§§¨§