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#§$$$*\«~.   YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR,   .~«\*$$$§#
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#$\~~~....    LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS   ....~~~\$#
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###§$*\«~.     DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK,    .~«\*$§###
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