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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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