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@#£%$*=...   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   ...=*$%£#@
#@#£%$*=..   your hands find the rubber handles to  ..=*$%£#@#
@#£%$*=...        guide you into the cabin.         ...=*$%£#@
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@#£%$*=...       and then, the hot water, the       ...=*$%£#@
#@#£%$*=..     underground rain. drenching you,     ..=*$%£#@#
@#£%$*=...   lathering you. infused with oils and   ...=*$%£#@
#£%$*=....  scents. and then, also from above, the  ....=*$%£#
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@#£%$*=...        bodies. chests and snouts.        ...=*$%£#@
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#@#£%$*=..  keep you entranced, and keep you from   ..=*$%£#@#
@#£%$*=...    leaving the cabin prematurely. this   ...=*$%£#@
#£%$*=....  whole ordeal works best if you are not  ....=*$%£#
@#£%$*=...  transformed too early, and are instead  ...=*$%£#@
#@#£%$*=.. allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ..=*$%£#@#
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#£%$*=....   you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,    ....=*$%£#
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#@#£%$*=..     drained... and then brought back,    ..=*$%£#@#
@#£%$*=...   slowly, waking as the water dries off  ...=*$%£#@
#£%$*=....    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ....=*$%£#
@#£%$*=...  tickling your fresh-born mind. creature ...=*$%£#@
#@#£%$*=..        hands gone, you step out.         ..=*$%£#@#
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#£%$*=....    later, elevator back up. new body.    ....=*$%£#
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