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###@$^:«,¨ GUIDE YOU INTO THE CABIN. ¨,«:^$@###
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###@$^:«,¨ SHOWER CREATURES. FIRST THEIR BLACK ¨,«:^$@###
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###@$^:«,¨ BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS. ¨,«:^$@###
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###@$^:«,¨ LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS ¨,«:^$@###
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#@^^::,,¨¨ TRANSFORMED TOO EARLY, AND ARE INSTEAD ¨¨,,::^^@#
###@$^:«,¨ ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. ¨,«:^$@###
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###@$^:«,¨ DRAINED... AND THEN BROUGHT BACK, ¨,«:^$@###
###@$^:«,¨ SLOWLY, WAKING AS THE WATER DRIES OFF ¨,«:^$@###
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###@$^:«,¨ TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE ¨,«:^$@###
###@$^:«,¨ HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT. ¨,«:^$@###
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