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§*=~-¨¨¨¨¨ light doesn't reach, and warmth comes ¨¨¨¨¨-~=*§
*=~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ mostly from below - here is the shower. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~=*
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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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@§*=~-¨¨¨¨ underground rain. drenching you, ¨¨¨¨-~=*§@
§*=~-¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨-~=*§@@
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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 ¨¨-~=*§@@#
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@§*=~-¨¨¨¨ hands gone, you step out. ¨¨¨¨-~=*§@
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