¨§¨§¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨ ¤¤//¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤//¤¤ ¨   ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¤¤~~§§~~¤¤ ¨    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.    ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨