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###¤%%/~,. GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! .,~/%%¤###
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##¶¤%%/~,. IT'S ALMOST OTTER-LIKE, BUT LIKE LAVA, .,~/%%¤¶##
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##¶¤%%/~,. AND WHEN IT RAISES AN ARM, ITS FINGERS .,~/%%¤¶##
##¶¤%%/~,. ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, .,~/%%¤¶##
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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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###¶¤%%/~, WRITHING WITH JOY, ACCEPTS THEM ALL. ,~/%%¤¶###
##¶¤%%/~,. THEY STEP INSIDE, TAKING THE SHAPE OF A .,~/%%¤¶##
##¶¤%%/~,. SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, .,~/%%¤¶##
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