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#@##$%==,¨ your hands find the rubber handles to ¨,==%$##@#
@##$%==,¨¨ guide you into the cabin. ¨¨,==%$##@
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@##$%==,¨¨ and then, the hot water, the ¨¨,==%$##@
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@##$%==,¨¨ lathering you. infused with oils and ¨¨,==%$##@
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@##$%==,¨¨ bodies. chests and snouts. ¨¨,==%$##@
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#@##$%==,¨ keep you entranced, and keep you from ¨,==%$##@#
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#@##$%==,¨ allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ¨,==%$##@#
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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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