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...@...... * Event: Ingestion Of Three Hundred * ......@.@@
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@.@@...@.. A Gentle Transformation Occurs. ..@.......
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....@@@... Fingers, Which Could Be Nothing. Except @@...@....
....@.@@.. There Is A Tension That Wasn'T There @@@...@...
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...@...... Next Is A Private Moment, And We Must ......@.@@
@...@..... Look Away For A Bit. But Whatever'S @.......@@
@@...@.... Happening Doesn'T Sound Unpleasant. .@......@.
@@@...@... Short Breath, Moans, Bones Breaking, ..@.......
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..@@@...@. They Are Exultations. .@..@.....
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....@@@... For A Split Second, The Room Is Devoid ...@..@...
....@.@@.. Of Life. But Then, The Evening Sun ....@..@..
......@@@. Finds Something New On The Floor. In A .....@..@.
......@.@@ Pool Of Primordial Water, A Shivering ......@..@
@.......@@ Fourlegger Opens Their Eyes. .......@..
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..@....... There Is A Second Blooming, And A @........@
@..@...... Third, And A Fourth. Struggling To .@........
.@..@..... Rise, Finding The Unexpected Strength ..@.......
..@..@.... Of The New Body, Falling Headfirst Into ...@......
...@..@... New Urges. ....@.....
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.....@..@. Escaping Through The Glassless Window. ......@...
......@..@ Outside, The World Is Waiting. .......@..
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