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&%*,,,,,,, light doesn't reach, and warmth comes ,,,,,,,*%&
&%%***,,,, mostly from below - here is the shower. ,,,,***%%&
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#@#&%$*~,, your feet feel the cold stone floor, ,,~*$%@#
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&$$$$*~,,, underground rain. drenching you, ,,,~*$$$$&
##&%%$*~,, lathering you. infused with oils and ,,~*$%%#
@#%$$$*~,, scents. and then, also from above, the ,,~*$$$%#@
#&$$~,,,,, shower creatures. first their black ,,,,,~$$
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#%%$~,,,,, bodies. chests and snouts. ,,,,,~$%%#
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#@#&%$*~,, keep you entranced, and keep you from ,,~*$%@#
&%*~~,,,,, 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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#@#&%$*~,, you are steamed, caressed, cleaned, ,,~*$%@#
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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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