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¨¨¨^^%%@¤¶ BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS. ¶¤@%%^^¨¨¨
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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 ##¶¤@%^~^¨
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¨¨^^~^^@¶¶ TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE ¶¶@^^~^^¨¨
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