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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       ##£$%^~,..
.,~^%$£###     underground rain. drenching you,     ###£$%^~,.
..,~^%$£##   lathering you. infused with oils and   ##£$%^~,..
...,~^%$£#  scents. and then, also from above, the  #£$%^~,...
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......,~^% the creatures are meant to comfort you,  %^~,......
.....,~^%$  keep you entranced, and keep you from   $%^~,.....
....,~^%$£   leaving the cabin prematurely. this    £$%^~,....
...,~^%$£#  whole ordeal works best if you are not  #£$%^~,...
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.....,~^%$    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 %^~,......
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