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@¶@::----. 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 .-~:%@&&¶¶
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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 .-~:%@&¶¶@
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