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¨¨¨,-:%*£¶   it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.  ¶£*%:-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-:%*£   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   £*%:-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-:%*   your hands find the rubber handles to  *%:-,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,-:%*     underground rain. drenching you,     *%:-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-:%*£   lathering you. infused with oils and   £*%:-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-:%*£¶  scents. and then, also from above, the  ¶£*%:-,¨¨¨
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¨,-:%*£¶##  velvet arms, touching, and then entire  ##¶£*%:-,¨
¨¨,-:%*£¶#        bodies. chests and snouts.        #¶£*%:-,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,-:%*   keep you entranced, and keep you from  *%:-,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,-:%  transformed too early, and are instead  %:-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-:%* allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. *%:-,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,-:%*£¶##    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  £*%:-,¨¨¨¨
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