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###@£†^-~.  mostly from below - here is the shower. .~-^†£@###
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###@£†^-~.   your hands find the rubber handles to  .~-^†£@###
#£^~~.....         guide you into the cabin.        .....~~^£#
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###@£†^-~.        bodies. chests and snouts.        .~-^†£@###
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@††-~.....   keep you entranced, and keep you from  .....~-††@
##@@£†^-~.   leaving the cabin prematurely. this    .~-^†£@@##
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###@£†^-~. allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. .~-^†£@###
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###@£†^-~.   you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,    .~-^†£@###
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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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