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,,,,,,,,,, TH3 F3R4L DR34M ~~~~@ ~~~~@ ~~@ ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, = 3VENT: 1NG3STION OF THR3E HUNDR3D = ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, = 4ND S1XTY M1CROGR4MS OF S3L4TEN1NE = ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,:~ 4 G3NTLE TR4NSFORMAT1ON OCCURS. ~:,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,:~=§ F1RST, JUST 4N 1SOL4T3D PR1CK 1N TH3 §=~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~=§& F1NG3RS, WH1CH COULD B3 NOTH1NG. 3XCEPT &§=~:,,,,,
,,,,:~=§&@ TH3RE 1S 4 T3NS1ON TH4T W4SN'T TH3RE @&§=~:,,,,
,,,:~=§&@@ B3FORE. @@&§=~:,,,
,,:~=§&@@# #@@&§=~:,,
,:~=§&@@## JOY 4S 4 T3LEV1SION ST4T1C SPR34DS ##@@&§=~:,
,,:~=§&@@# SLOWLY UP TH3 4RMS. (OLD L1MBS F4LL1NG #@@&§=~:,,
,,,:~=§&@@ 4SL3EP FOR TH3 L4ST T1M3.) @@&§=~:,,,
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,,,,,:~=§& N3XT 1S 4 PR1V4T3 MOM3NT, 4ND W3 MUST &§=~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~=§ LOOK 4WAY FOR 4 B1T. BUT WH4T3VER'S §=~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~= H4PP3N1NG DO3SN'T SOUND UNPL34SANT. =~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~ SHORT BR34TH, MO4NS, BON3S BR34K1NG, ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: M4YB3; BUT TH3SE 4R3 R4PTOROUS TH1NGS, :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, TH3Y 4R3 3XULT4T1ONS. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, FOR 4 SPL1T S3COND, TH3 ROOM 1S D3VO1D ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, OF L1F3. BUT TH3N, TH3 3VEN1NG SUN ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, F1NDS SOM3TH1NG N3W ON TH3 FLOOR. 1N 4 ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, POOL OF PR1MORDI4L W4T3R, 4 SH1V3RING ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, FOURL3GGER OP3NS TH31R 3YES. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,:~ TH3RE 1S 4 S3COND BLOOM1NG, 4ND 4 ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~= TH1RD, 4ND 4 FOURTH. STRUGGL1NG TO =~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~=§ R1S3, F1NDING TH3 UN3XPECTED STR3NGTH §=~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~=§& OF TH3 N3W BODY, F4LL1NG H34DF1RST 1NTO &§=~:,,,,,
,,,,:~=§&@ N3W URG3S. @&§=~:,,,,
,,,:~=§&@@ @@&§=~:,,,
,,:~=§&@@# 3SC4P1NG THROUGH TH3 GL4SSL3SS W1NDOW. #@@&§=~:,,
,:~=§&@@## OUTS1D3, TH3 WORLD 1S W41TING. ##@@&§=~:,
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