§§§¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨
§¨¨§¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨¨§§§§¨§¨
¨§§§¨§§§¨§                                          §§¨§¨¨¨§§§
§§¨¨§§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
§§§§§§§§§§   ¨ $$**$$ ¨                ¨ $$**$$ ¨   ¨§§§¨§§§¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ $$--§§--$$ ¨    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.    ¨§§§§¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§§                                          §§§¨¨§§§§§
§¨§§¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
§§§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§§¨¨¨
§¨¨§§¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨