§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨§   ¨ %%\\%% ¨                ¨ %%\\%% ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨ ¨ %%~~§§~~%% ¨    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.    ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§