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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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