§§¨§¨§¨§§§                                          §¨¨§§§§¨§¨
§¨§§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨§§§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨§§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨§§§¨§
§§¨¨¨§¨¨§§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨¨§¨§¨¨§§
¨¨§¨¨§§¨§¨   ¨ %%::%% ¨                ¨ %%::%% ¨   §§¨§§§§¨§¨
¨¨§§¨§¨§§§ ¨ %%««§§««%% ¨    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.    §§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
§§§¨¨¨§§§§                                          ¨¨§§§§§¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
§§¨§§¨§§¨¨                                          §§§§¨¨¨§§¨
§¨§§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨§§¨§§§                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨§§§