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¨¨¨~-*%$¤# your hands find the rubber handles to #¤$%*-~¨¨¨
¨¨~-*%$¤## guide you into the cabin. ##¤$%*-~¨¨
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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. ##¤$%*-~¨¨
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¨¨¨~-*%$¤# keep you entranced, and keep you from #¤$%*-~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~-*%$¤ leaving the cabin prematurely. this ¤$%*-~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~-*%$¤ transformed too early, and are instead ¤$%*-~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~-*%$¤# allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. #¤$%*-~¨¨¨
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¨¨~-*%$¤## 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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