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¨-=†=&£££¶  your hands find the rubber handles to   ¶£££&=†=-¨
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¨-=†=&£¶##   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    ¶£====-¨¨¨
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¨-=†=&£¶¶¶  transformed too early, and are instead  ¶¶¶£&=†=-¨
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