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###&§%:~~. something lies glowing .~~:%§&###
&§:~...... on the ocean floor... ......~:§&
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&&%%%:~... on the ocean floor, a dangerous and ...~:%%%&&
##&&§%:~~. caustic and sweet sweet thing, it .~~:%§&&##
&%~~~~~~.. glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ..~~~~~~%&
###&§%:~~. .~~:%§&###
###&§%:~~. 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. .~~:%§&###
###&§%:~~. .~~:%§&###
###&§%:~~. 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. .~~:%§&###
#§%::~~... ...~~::%§#
###&§%:~~. and the creatures of the sea creep .~~:%§&###
####&%:~~. closer, hypnotized and curious, and the .~~:%&####
#§§§%::~~. sludge extends a hand, and they take it, .~~::%§§§#
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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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