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###@¤*^*». 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. ¨.»*^*¤@@@
¤¤^^^».¨¨¨ 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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