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####§%:~-¨ ON THE OCEAN FLOOR... ¨-~:%§####
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####§%:~-¨ GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! ¨-~:%§####
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###%~¨¨¨¨¨ SLUDGE EXTENDS A HAND, AND THEY TAKE IT, ¨¨¨¨¨~%###
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##§§:-¨¨¨¨ WRITHING WITH JOY, ACCEPTS THEM ALL. ¨¨¨¨-:§§##
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#%~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT ALL LIQUIFIES COMPLETELY, NOW JUST A ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~%#
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