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###¤%†/~-. Something Lies Glowing .-~/†%¤###
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###¤%†/~-. Glows, It Lures You Closer. A Creature! .-~/†%¤###
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#%††///~-. It'S Almost Otter-Like, But Like Lava, .-~///††%#
#¤%††~.... A Liquid Shaped Like A Living Thing, ....~††%¤#
###¤%†/~-. And When It Raises An Arm, Its Fingers .-~/†%¤###
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###¤%†/~-. It'S In A State Of Bliss! It'S A Flame, .-~/†%¤###
¤%†/--.... Lit By The Sun! And This Pleasure Is To ....--/†%¤
#%%//-.... Be Shared, Shared With Others. ....-//%%#
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#¤¤¤%†/~-. They Step Inside, Taking The Shape Of A .-~/†%¤¤¤#
#¤¤¤%†/~-. Squirming Otter, Now A Stretching Cat, .-~/†%¤¤¤#
¤††~~-.... Now Almost Humanoid. Although Suddenly ....-~~††¤
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