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.......... YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR, ..........
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......,=^% 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, ^=,.......
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