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¨.=:$%%§¶#   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   #¶§%%$:=.¨
¨.=:$$$$%§  your hands find the rubber handles to   §%$$$$:=.¨
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¨¨..=::$$§   lathering you. infused with oils and   §$$::=..¨¨
¨.=:$%§¶##  scents. and then, also from above, the  ##¶§%$:=.¨
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¨.=:$%§¶##        bodies. chests and snouts.        ##¶§%$:=.¨
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¨.=:$%§¶## the creatures are meant to comfort you,  ##¶§%$:=.¨
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¨¨¨==:%§§§    leaving the cabin prematurely. this   §§§%:==¨¨¨
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¨.=:$%§¶## tickling your fresh-born mind. creature  ##¶§%$:=.¨
¨.=:$%§¶##         hands gone, you step out.        ##¶§%$:=.¨
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