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.&&..&.&.& * Event: Ingestion Of Three Hundred * .&.&.&.&.&
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.&&..&.&.& A Gentle Transformation Occurs. .&.&.&.&.&
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.&&..&.&.& First, Just An Isolated Prick In The .&.&.&.&.&
..&.&&.&.& Fingers, Which Could Be Nothing. Except .&.&.&.&.&
.&&..&.&.& There Is A Tension That Wasn'T There .&.&.&.&.&
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..&.&&.&.& Joy As A Television Static Spreads .&.&.&.&.&
.&&..&.&.& Slowly Up The Arms. (Old Limbs Falling .&.&.&.&.&
..&.&&.&.& Asleep For The Last Time.) .&.&.&.&.&
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..&.&&.&.& Next Is A Private Moment, And We Must .&.&.&.&.&
.&&..&.&.& Look Away For A Bit. But Whatever'S .&.&.&.&.&
..&.&&.&.& Happening Doesn'T Sound Unpleasant. .&.&.&.&.&
.&&..&.&.& Short Breath, Moans, Bones Breaking, .&.&.&.&.&
..&.&&.&.& Maybe; But These Are Raptorous Things, .&.&.&.&.&
.&&..&.&.& They Are Exultations. .&.&.&.&.&
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.&&..&.&.& For A Split Second, The Room Is Devoid .&.&.&.&.&
..&.&&.&.& Of Life. But Then, The Evening Sun .&.&.&.&.&
.&&..&.&.& Finds Something New On The Floor. In A .&.&.&.&.&
..&.&&.&.& Pool Of Primordial Water, A Shivering .&.&.&.&.&
.&&..&.&.& Fourlegger Opens Their Eyes. .&.&.&.&.&
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.&&..&.&.& There Is A Second Blooming, And A .&.&.&.&.&
..&.&&.&.& Third, And A Fourth. Struggling To .&.&.&.&.&
.&&..&.&.& Rise, Finding The Unexpected Strength .&.&.&.&.&
..&.&&.&.& Of The New Body, Falling Headfirst Into .&.&.&.&.&
.&&..&.&.& New Urges. .&.&.&.&.&
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.&&..&.&.& Escaping Through The Glassless Window. .&.&.&.&.&
..&.&&.&.& Outside, The World Is Waiting. .&.&.&.&.&
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