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#£§§^^,,,,  light doesn't reach, and warmth comes   ,,,,^^§§£#
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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  ,,,,,^=§£#
§==^,,,,,,    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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#£§=~~~,,,   you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,    ,,,~~~=§£#
#£§§=~,,,,    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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