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¶¶¶¤%†\«:¨ it's almost otter-like, but like lava, ¨:«\†%¤¶¶¶
¶¤¤†††\«:¨ a liquid shaped like a living thing, ¨:«\†††¤¤¶
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##¶¤%†\«:¨ 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, ¨:«\†¤¶###
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##¶¤%†\«:¨ sludge extends a hand, and they take it, ¨:«\†%¤¶##
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¶¶¤¤%†\«:¨ squirming otter, now a stretching cat, ¨:«\†%¤¤¶¶
¤†\:¨¨¨¨¨¨ now almost humanoid. although suddenly ¨¨¨¨¨¨:\†¤
#¤¤¤%†\«:¨ it all liquifies completely, now just a ¨:«\†%¤¤¤#
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##¶¤%†\«:¨ by some internal fuel hostile to life. ¨:«\†%¤¶##
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