¨¨¨§§§¨§§§                                          ¨§§§§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§§¨§¨
¨¨¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§§§
§¨¨§¨§§§§§                                          ¨§§§¨§§§¨¨
§§¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨¨§¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    ¨§§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§§¨§¨§§¨¨   ¨ $$††$$ ¨                ¨ $$††$$ ¨   §§¨§§§§§§¨
¨§¨§§§§¨§¨ ¨ $$««§§««$$ ¨    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.    §¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
¨§§§§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§§§§§§
§§§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨§§¨§§                                          §¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
§§¨§§§¨§§¨                                          §§§¨§§§¨¨¨