IT has to stay wake and alert, so as not to let ITs head drop or “fall” into the dirty water. If IT does, IT will get a mouthful of the foul smelling, dirty water. IT would gag, cough and maybe puke. If that happens, IT would only weaken ITself further, making ITs time in the cell worse. 12 hours submerged in the dirty will force every pore to be filled with the foul water; IT will stink when IT is pulled out, and IT will be exhausted from having to stay vigilant. The next 12 hours will seem like 12 days, but of course, the next 12 days will be equally as bad, or worse. This slave’s options are bad, worse and horrible, and IT has no option which one IT will receive.