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#@¶#@=\~.. IT'S ALMOST OTTER-LIKE, BUT LIKE LAVA, ..~\=@#¶@#
#@¶#@=\~.. A LIQUID SHAPED LIKE A LIVING THING, ..~\=@#¶@#
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#@¶#@=\~.. WRITHING WITH JOY, ACCEPTS THEM ALL. ..~\=@#¶@#
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