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#..#....#. all  fleshfolk share  this  kind  of sea .#...###..
.#..#....# within  them  that soothes  the ache  of ..#..#.##.
..#..#....             the rocky shores             ...#...###
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##..#..#..         does it erode the stone?         .....#...#
.##..#..#.       this water can be poisoned.        ......#..#
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#..#.##..# a priority  is  the flow  of  the blood, ..........
.#...###.. and  the oxygen  level in it. it's  also ..........
..#..#.##. nice to maintain a low  viscosity level, ..........
...#...###           perhaps by hydration.          ..........
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.......#.. red  as  night  and  warm to  the  touch .###......
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