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..&&.&.&&. all fleshfolk  share  this kind  of  sea &..&.&....
.&.&&&&.&. within  them  that soothes the  ache  of &.&&&&....
&&&...&&&&             the rocky shores             &&...&....
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.&&.&&....         does it erode the stone?         &&.&.&..&&
&.&&.&....        this water can be poisoned.       .&&&&&.&.&
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&&&&.&...& a  priority is the flow  of  the  blood, &.&.&.&&&.
...&&&..&& and  the oxygen  level in it.  it's also &&&&&&..&&
..&..&.&.. nice  to maintain a low viscosity level, .....&.&.&
.&&.&&&&.&          perhaps by hydration.           ....&&&&&&
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&&.&..&..&                   #~~#                   ..&&....&.
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&..&&.&&.& red  as  night  and  warm to  the  touch &&&&..&..&
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