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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 .^-\%*####
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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 .^-\%*####
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####*%\-^. by some internal fuel hostile to life. .^-\%*####
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