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¨-~*^#¶### lathering you. infused with oils and ###¶#^*~-¨
¨-~*^@#¶## scents. and then, also from above, the ##¶#@^*~-¨
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¨-~*^@#¶## drained... and then brought back, ##¶#@^*~-¨
¨-~*^@#¶## slowly, waking as the water dries off ##¶#@^*~-¨
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¨-~*^@#¶## tickling your fresh-born mind. creature ##¶#@^*~-¨
¨-~*^@#¶## hands gone, you step out. ##¶#@^*~-¨
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