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«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  mostly from below - here is the shower. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
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##£§=«,¨¨¨    shower creatures. first their black   ¨¨¨,«=§£##
#£§=«,¨¨¨¨  velvet arms, touching, and then entire  ¨¨¨¨,«=§£#
£§=«,¨¨¨¨¨        bodies. chests and snouts.        ¨¨¨¨¨,«=§£
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«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   keep you entranced, and keep you from  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    leaving the cabin prematurely. this   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  transformed too early, and are instead  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«=
§=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«=§
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#£§=«,¨¨¨¨         hands gone, you step out.        ¨¨¨¨,«=§£#
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§=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨    later, elevator back up. new body.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«=§
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