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##@¤$§\-^. something lies glowing .^-\§$¤@##
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##@¤$§\-^. on the ocean floor, a dangerous and .^-\§$¤@##
¤$§\^^^... caustic and sweet sweet thing, it ...^^^\§$¤
##@¤$§\-^. glows, it lures you closer. a creature! .^-\§$¤@##
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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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##@¤$§\-^. it's in a state of bliss! it's a flame, .^-\§$¤@##
@@$\\^.... lit by the sun! and this pleasure is to ....^\\$@@
##@¤$§\-^. be shared, shared with others. .^-\§$¤@##
#¤¤$§§\-^. .^-\§§$¤¤#
¤§-^...... 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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