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...-†$$#¶#   lathering you. infused with oils and   #¶#$$†-...
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...-†$$#¶#    leaving the cabin prematurely. this   #¶#$$†-...
....-†$$#¶  whole ordeal works best if you are not  ¶#$$†-....
.....-†$$#  transformed too early, and are instead  #$$†-.....
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....-†$$#¶    you are steamed, caressed, cleaned,   ¶#$$†-....
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...-†$$#¶#   slowly, waking as the water dries off  #¶#$$†-...
....-†$$#¶    of you. cabin open to the cold air    ¶#$$†-....
.....-†$$# tickling your fresh-born mind. creature  #$$†-.....
......-†$$        hands gone, you step out.         $$†-......
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....-†$$#¶    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¶#$$†-....
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