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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! ,.»^*%§£##
##£§%*^».,                                          ,.»^*%§£##
§§%^^.,,,, 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, ,.»^*%§£##
###£%*^».,                                          ,.»^*%£###
##£§%*^»., 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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