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##@§%/«... YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO ...«/%§@##
#@§%/«.... GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN. ....«/%§@#
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%/«....... UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU, .......«/%
/«........ LATHERING YOU. INFUSED WITH OILS AND ........«/
«......... SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE .........«
.......... SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK ..........
.......... VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE ..........
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%/«....... KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM .......«/%
§%/«...... LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS ......«/%§
@§%/«..... WHOLE ORDEAL WORKS BEST IF YOU ARE NOT .....«/%§@
#@§%/«.... TRANSFORMED TOO EARLY, AND ARE INSTEAD ....«/%§@#
##@§%/«... 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 ......«/%§
%/«....... OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR .......«/%
/«........ TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE ........«/
«......... HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT. .........«
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