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£§†~-.....   it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.  .....-~†§£
#£§†~-....   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   ....-~†§£#
##£§†~-...   your hands find the rubber handles to  ...-~†§£##
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##£§†~-...     underground rain. drenching you,     ...-~†§£##
#£§†~-....   lathering you. infused with oils and   ....-~†§£#
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§†~-......        bodies. chests and snouts.        ......-~†§
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#£§†~-.... the creatures are meant to comfort you,  ....-~†§£#
##£§†~-...  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  ..-~†§£###
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§†~-......  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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