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#@#@=;«,..   your hands find the rubber handles to  ..,«;=@#@#
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#@=;«,....     underground rain. drenching you,     ....,«;=@#
@=;«,.....   lathering you. infused with oils and   .....,«;=@
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@=;«,.....   shower creatures. first their black    .....,«;=@
#@=;«,....  velvet arms, touching, and then entire  ....,«;=@#
@#@=;«,...        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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#@#@=;«,..    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 ...,«;=@#@
#@=;«,....        hands gone, you step out.         ....,«;=@#
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=;«,......    later, elevator back up. new body.    ......,«;=
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