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¶§%*~~~... something lies glowing ...~~~*%§¶
@§%*~~~~~. 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. ....~~^*%§
#@¶§%*^~~. .~~^*%§¶@#
¶¶¶§%*^~~. 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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