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.:~=%§&¶##  it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.   ##¶&§%=~:.
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.:~=%§&¶##  your hands find the rubber handles to   ##¶&§%=~:.
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.:~=%§&¶##   lathering you. infused with oils and   ##¶&§%=~:.
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.:~=%§&¶##   leaving the cabin prematurely. this    ##¶&§%=~:.
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..::===§&&    later, elevator back up. new body.    &&§===::..
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