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@@£@$%/«:¨   your hands find the rubber handles to  ¨:«/%$@£@@
#@£@$%/«:¨         guide you into the cabin.        ¨:«/%$@£@#
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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  ¨¨¨¨¨:/%@@
@%«:¨¨¨¨¨¨   shower creatures. first their black    ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«%@
£@@$$%/«:¨  velvet arms, touching, and then entire  ¨:«/%$$@@£
@@@%%%/«:¨        bodies. chests and snouts.        ¨:«/%%%@@@
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##@@$%/«:¨  the creatures are meant to comfort you, ¨:«/%$@@##
@££@$%/«:¨   keep you entranced, and keep you from  ¨:«/%$@££@
£@$/:¨¨¨¨¨   leaving the cabin prematurely. this    ¨¨¨¨¨:/$@£
@@£@$%/«:¨  whole ordeal works best if you are not  ¨:«/%$@£@@
@%/«:::::¨  transformed too early, and are instead  ¨:::::«/%@
@@£@$%/«:¨ allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ¨:«/%$@£@@
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££@@$%/«:¨    modified, liquified; dissolved and    ¨:«/%$@@££
@££@$%/«:¨    drained... and then brought back,     ¨:«/%$@££@
@@$/::::¨¨   slowly, waking as the water dries off  ¨¨::::/$@@
#@£@$%/«:¨    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ¨:«/%$@£@#
#@£@$%/«:¨  tickling your fresh-born mind. creature ¨:«/%$@£@#
@$$/:¨¨¨¨¨         hands gone, you step out.        ¨¨¨¨¨:/$$@
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