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¨¨¨:==*¤§¶ IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE ¶§¤*==:¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨:==*¤ SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE ¤*==:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:==*¤§ SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK §¤*==:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:==*¤§¶ VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE ¶§¤*==:¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨:==*¤ 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 #¶§¤*==:¨¨
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