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@*^~...... SOMETHING LIES GLOWING ......~^*@
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##¶@¤*^»~. ON THE OCEAN FLOOR, A DANGEROUS AND .~»^*¤@¶##
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###¶¤*^»~. GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! .~»^*¤¶###
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¶¤*»~..... 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, .~»^*¤@¶##
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##¶@¤*^»~. BE SHARED, SHARED WITH OTHERS. .~»^*¤@¶##
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#@*^^~~... AND THE CREATURES OF THE SEA CREEP ...~~^^*@#
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##¶@¤*^»~. 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, .~»^*¤@¶##
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#¶¤**^^»~. IT ALL LIQUIFIES COMPLETELY, NOW JUST A .~»^^**¤¶#
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