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¨~~^=%@#@# IN THE DARK WATER WHERE THE SURFACE #@#@%=^~~¨
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¨~~^=%@#@# #@#@%=^~~¨
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¨¨¨~^=%%@# YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR, #@%%=^~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~~^=@ YOUR HANDS FIND THE RUBBER HANDLES TO @=^~~~¨¨¨¨
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¨~~^=%@#@# #@#@%=^~~¨
¨~~^=%@#@# AND THEN, THE HOT WATER, THE #@#@%=^~~¨
¨~~^=%@#@# UNDERGROUND RAIN. DRENCHING YOU, #@#@%=^~~¨
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¨~~^=%@### SCENTS. AND THEN, ALSO FROM ABOVE, THE ###@%=^~~¨
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¨~~^=%@##@ VELVET ARMS, TOUCHING, AND THEN ENTIRE @##@%=^~~¨
¨~~^=%@##@ BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS. @##@%=^~~¨
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¨¨¨~~=%%@@ KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM @@%%=~~¨¨¨
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¨~~^=%@#@# TRANSFORMED TOO EARLY, AND ARE INSTEAD #@#@%=^~~¨
¨~~^=%@### ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE SHOWER FOR A WHILE. ###@%=^~~¨
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¨~~^^=%%%@ MODIFIED, LIQUIFIED; DISSOLVED AND @%%%=^^~~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~^%# 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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