§§¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§§¨¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§§§§§§§§
¨§¨¨§¨§§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨§¨§§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨§¨§§§¨§§   ¨ $$††$$ ¨                ¨ $$††$$ ¨   ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§§§¨¨§§¨¨ ¨ $$««§§««$$ ¨    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.    §§§§§§§§§¨
§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨¨¨§§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§§§¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨
§§§¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§§¨