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§§%~...... YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR, ......~%§§
¶¶§%^^.... YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO ....^^%§¶¶
¶§%~^..... GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN. .....^~%§¶
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##¶§$%^~^. AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE .^~^%$§¶##
§§§$$%^~^. UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU, .^~^%$$§§§
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#@¶§$%^~^. BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS. .^~^%$§¶@#
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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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@¶¶§$%^~^. DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK, .^~^%$§¶¶@
¶$%~...... SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF ......~%$¶
##¶§$%^~^. OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR .^~^%$§¶##
#@¶§$%^~^. TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE .^~^%$§¶@#
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