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##@@%%†-^¨ YOUR FEET FEEL THE COLD STONE FLOOR, ¨^-†%%@@##
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@%%†^¨¨¨¨¨ BODIES. CHESTS AND SNOUTS. ¨¨¨¨¨^†%%@
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@%†^¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE CREATURES ARE MEANT TO COMFORT YOU, ¨¨¨¨¨¨^†%@
##@@%%†-^¨ KEEP YOU ENTRANCED, AND KEEP YOU FROM ¨^-†%%@@##
##@@%%†-^¨ LEAVING THE CABIN PREMATURELY. THIS ¨^-†%%@@##
##@@%%†-^¨ WHOLE ORDEAL WORKS BEST IF YOU ARE NOT ¨^-†%%@@##
##@@%%†-^¨ 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 ¨^-†%%@@##
#@@@%%†-^¨ OF YOU. CABIN OPEN TO THE COLD AIR ¨^-†%%@@@#
#@@@%%†-^¨ TICKLING YOUR FRESH-BORN MIND. CREATURE ¨^-†%%@@@#
@@@@%%†-^¨ HANDS GONE, YOU STEP OUT. ¨^-†%%@@@@
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