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##¶&***-~¨ caustic and sweet sweet thing, it ¨~-***&¶##
&******-~¨ 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, ¨¨¨¨~-**&¶
#@¶&***-~¨ 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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#@¶&***-~¨ 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, ¨~-***&¶@#
&**--~¨¨¨¨ now almost humanoid. although suddenly ¨¨¨¨~--**&
#@¶&***-~¨ 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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