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§=:~^..... LIGHT DOESN'T REACH, AND WARMTH COMES .....^~:=§
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:~^....... LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND .......^~:
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#@£§=:~^.. ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. ..^~:=§£@#
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=:~^...... DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK, ......^~:=
:~^....... SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF .......^~:
~^........ OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR ........^~
^......... TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE .........^
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