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¤§†«,¨¨¨¨¨   LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES  ¨¨¨¨¨,«†§¤
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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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¶@¤§†«,¨¨¨   LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND   ¨¨¨,«†§¤@¶
#¶@¤§†«,¨¨  SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE  ¨¨,«†§¤@¶#
##¶@¤§†«,¨    SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK   ¨,«†§¤@¶##
#¶@¤§†«,¨¨  VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE  ¨¨,«†§¤@¶#
¶@¤§†«,¨¨¨        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   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«†
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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    ¨¨¨¨¨,«†§¤
@¤§†«,¨¨¨¨     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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