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@@¤:~,.... AND WHEN IT RAISES AN ARM, ITS FINGERS ....,~:¤@@
##@&¤%:~,. ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, .,~:%¤&@##
#&¤:~,.... IT LURES YOU CLOSER YET. ....,~:¤&#
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##@&¤%:~,. 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 .,~:%¤@###
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&¤¤::~.... SLUDGE EXTENDS A HAND, AND THEY TAKE IT, ....~::¤¤&
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##@&¤%:~,. THEY STEP INSIDE, TAKING THE SHAPE OF A .,~:%¤&@##
##@&¤%:~,. SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, .,~:%¤&@##
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##@&¤%:~,. IT ALL LIQUIFIES COMPLETELY, NOW JUST A .,~:%¤&@##
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