¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§    ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨                  ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨    §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§   ¨ ¤¤::¤¤ ¨                ¨ ¤¤::¤¤ ¨   §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ ¨ ¤¤»»§§»»¤¤ ¨    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.    §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§