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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 ¨^=;*¤#@@#
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#**;==¨¨¨¨ LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND ¨¨¨¨==;**#
#@@#¤*;=^¨ SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE ¨^=;*¤#@@#
#@@#¤*;=^¨ SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK ¨^=;*¤#@@#
#@@#¤*;=^¨ VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE ¨^=;*¤#@@#
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##@#¤*;=^¨ LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS ¨^=;*¤#@##
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##@@#¤*;=¨ ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. ¨=;*¤#@@##
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#@@#¤*;=^¨ SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF ¨^=;*¤#@@#
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##@@¤*;=^¨ TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE ¨^=;*¤@@##
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