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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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¨^~\$¤¤@## AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE ##@¤¤$\~^¨
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¨^~\$¤¤@## BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS. ##@¤¤$\~^¨
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¨^~\$¤¤### THE CREATURES ARE MEANT TO COMFORT YOU, ###¤¤$\~^¨
¨^~\$¤¤@@@ KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM @@@¤¤$\~^¨
¨^~\$¤¤@## LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS ##@¤¤$\~^¨
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¨¨¨^^\\$¤¤ 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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