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¨:~:*¤&### IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE ###&¤*:~:¨
¨:~:*¤&### LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES ###&¤*:~:¨
¨:~:*¤&### MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. ###&¤*:~:¨
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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 &&¤*~~:¨¨¨
¨:~:*¤&### 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 ###&¤*:~:¨
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¨:~:*¤&### ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. ###&¤*:~:¨
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¨:~:*¤&### MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND ###&¤*:~:¨
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¨:~:*¤&### SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF ###&¤*:~:¨
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¨:~:*¤&### TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE ###&¤*:~:¨
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