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Did Himmler's masseur change history?

It is almost always sensually pleasurable and stress-relieving to be tampered with while unclothed.

When the opportunity arises, and if we can afford it, I'm often tempted to have a massage – a treat or spa massage as opposed to a medical massage.

But spa massages should not be viewed as self-indulgent or time-wasting. On the contrary. They often send us into a profound, deeply relaxing daytime sleep. To quote the late guru Betty Parsons, ‘You

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