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¨^=;*&¤@## IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE ##@¤&*;=^¨
¨^=;*&¤@## 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 @¤*=¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^=;*&¤@@@ LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND @@@¤&*;=^¨
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¨^=;*&¤¤¤¤ KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM ¤¤¤¤&*;=^¨
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¨^=;*&¤@## SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF ##@¤&*;=^¨
¨^=;*&¤@## OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR ##@¤&*;=^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^;*¤ TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE ¤*;^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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