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.......~== LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES ==~.......
........~= MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. =~........
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.....~==%$ YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR, $%==~.....
....~==%$§ YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO §$%==~....
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...~==%$§@ LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND @§$%==~...
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......~==% VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE %==~......
.......~== BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS. ==~.......
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......~==% KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM %==~......
.....~==%$ 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. #@§$%==~..
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....~==%$§ 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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