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The transformation can be either a progressive change into a giant snail hybrid, a breakdown into numerous snails,<ref name="SO129" /> or an explosion into a cluster of snail eggs that hatch immediately.<ref name="SO125" /> One can also begin to turn into a snail by physically touching one of the snails created, or an individual already turning into a snail.<ref name="SO126" /><ref name="SO130">{{Ch|SO Chapter 130}}</ref>
[[File:heavy weather powa.gif|thumb|300px|Two cops turning into snails
A partial transformation alone comes with a number of handicaps such as getting stuck on surfaces, sluggish reactions and speed, and loss of strength because of the softening of the body. Moreover, the victims also become vulnerable to snail-eating predators<ref>{{Ch|SO Chapter 131}}</ref> and contact with salt, which dehydrates the body.<ref>{{Ch|SO Chapter 132}}</ref>
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