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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT IS DARK. YOU STRIP, AND IT'S COLD. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«†=
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