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¨¨¨¨¨¨-^¤¶ YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO ¶¤^-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^-:^¤@¶## SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE ##¶@¤^:-^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-:¤¤@ KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM @¤¤:-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-:¤¶ LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS ¶¤:-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^^^^:¤¶# OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR #¶¤:^^^^¨¨
¨^-:^¤@¶## TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE ##¶@¤^:-^¨
¨^-:^¤@¶## HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT. ##¶@¤^:-^¨
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