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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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&&^=¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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###&*^;=.¨ 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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