§¨§§§¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨§§¨
§§§¨¨§§§§¨                                          §¨§§§¨§§¨§
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨§§¨§§
§¨¨§§§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
§§¨§¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§§§¨§
¨¨§§§¨¨§§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨   ¨ &&**&& ¨                ¨ &&**&& ¨   §§¨§§¨¨¨§¨
§§§§¨§§§§¨ ¨ &&==§§==&& ¨    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.    §¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
§§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨§§§§§¨§
¨¨§§§¨§§§¨                                          §§§§¨¨¨¨§§
§¨§¨¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨§§§§§§                                          §¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨