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&&&§:«««,.  light doesn't reach, and warmth comes   .,«««:§&&&
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##@&%§:«,.   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   .,«:§%&@##
&%%%%§:«,.   your hands find the rubber handles to  .,«:§%%%%&
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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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##@&%§:«,.        bodies. chests and snouts.        .,«:§%&@##
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#@%%§§:«,.   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   .,«:§%&@##
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###&%§:«,.        hands gone, you step out.         .,«:§%&###
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