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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD. =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨~=^^@¤@# SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE #@¤@^^=~¨¨
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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, =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=^ MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND ^=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~=^^@ 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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