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##¶&@%†».¨ glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ¨.»†%@&¶##
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###¶&@%».¨ 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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###¶@%†».¨ 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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