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#¶§¤^«~...   it is dark. you strip, and it's cold.  ...~«^¤§¶#
¶§¤^«~....   your feet feel the cold stone floor,   ....~«^¤§¶
§¤^«~.....  your hands find the rubber handles to   .....~«^¤§
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#¶§¤^«~...     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   ....~«^¤§¶
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##¶§¤^«~..  transformed too early, and are instead  ..~«^¤§¶##
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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  ....~«^¤§¶
#¶§¤^«~...         hands gone, you step out.        ...~«^¤§¶#
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###¶§¤^«~.    later, elevator back up. new body.    .~«^¤§¶###
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