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####¤*=-^. on the ocean floor... .^-=*¤####
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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 .^-=*¤####
####¤*=-^. be shared, shared with others. .^-=*¤####
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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. .^-=*¤####
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#¤¤¤*=-^.. now almost humanoid. although suddenly ..^-=*¤¤¤#
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##¤*=^.... by some internal fuel hostile to life. ....^=*¤##
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