¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨§§¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§§§   ¨ $$††$$ ¨                ¨ $$††$$ ¨   ¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§¨§ ¨ $$==§§==$$ ¨    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.    ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§