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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  ==,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,==§        GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN.         §==,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,==§%@       AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE       @%§==,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,==§%@£  VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE  £@%§==,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,==§  THE CREATURES ARE MEANT TO COMFORT YOU, §==,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,==  KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM   ==,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,==§    LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS   §==,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 §==,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,==         HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT.        ==,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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