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¨-==%$#@## LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES ##@#$%==-¨
¨-==%$#@@# MOSTLY FROM BELOW - HERE IS THE SHOWER. #@@#$%==-¨
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¨-==%$#@@# IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD. #@@#$%==-¨
¨-==%$###@ YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR, @###$%==-¨
¨-==%$#@@# YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO #@@#$%==-¨
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¨-==%$#@@# ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. #@@#$%==-¨
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¨-==%$#@## MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND ##@#$%==-¨
¨-==%$#@@# DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK, #@@#$%==-¨
¨-==%$#@@# SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF #@@#$%==-¨
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