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@@@@§*^«.. CAUSTIC AND SWEET SWEET THING, IT ..«^*§@@@@
@@***««... 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 ..«^*§@@@#
@@@*^^^«.. ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, ..«^^^*@@@
@@*^...... IT LURES YOU CLOSER YET. ......^*@@
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#@@@§*^«.. BE SHARED, SHARED WITH OTHERS. ..«^*§@@@#
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#@@@§*^«.. AND THE CREATURES OF THE SEA CREEP ..«^*§@@@#
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#@@@§*^«.. WRITHING WITH JOY, ACCEPTS THEM ALL. ..«^*§@@@#
@@@@§*^«.. THEY STEP INSIDE, TAKING THE SHAPE OF A ..«^*§@@@@
@@@@§*^«.. SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, ..«^*§@@@@
#@@@§*^«.. NOW ALMOST HUMANOID. ALTHOUGH SUDDENLY ..«^*§@@@#
#@@@§*^«.. IT ALL LIQUIFIES COMPLETELY, NOW JUST A ..«^*§@@@#
@§§*^^«... BURNING PUDDLE, LIT NOT BY THE SUN, BUT ...«^^*§§@
#@@@§*^«.. BY SOME INTERNAL FUEL HOSTILE TO LIFE. ..«^*§@@@#
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