¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§
¨§§§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§§§¨¨§                                          §§§§¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨§§§§¨¨§
¨¨§§§§§¨¨¨   ¨ %%^^%% ¨                ¨ %%^^%% ¨   §§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§§¨¨§§ ¨ %%==§§==%% ¨    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.    §§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§§§§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§§
§§§§§§§¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§§§§§§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§                                          §§§§¨¨§§§§