¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§§§§§§§§¨                                          §§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨   ¨ @@††@@ ¨                ¨ @@††@@ ¨   §¨§§¨¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨ ¨ @@~~§§~~@@ ¨    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.    §¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨
§§§§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§§§
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§§§§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§§¨§§¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨