§¨¨§§§§¨§§                                          §§§¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨¨¨§§¨                                          §¨¨§§§¨¨§§
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§                                          §§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§§                                          §¨§§§¨§§§§
§¨§§¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§§¨¨¨
§§§¨§§¨¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§§¨§¨§§   ¨ @@::@@ ¨                ¨ @@::@@ ¨   ¨§§§§§§§§¨
§§¨§¨§§§§¨ ¨ @@--§§--@@ ¨    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.    §§§§¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §§¨¨§§§§§¨
¨§§¨¨¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§
§§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨¨§
¨¨§§§¨§§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§