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.&&&.&&.&& all  fleshfolk  share this kind  of  sea &.&......&
&&..&&.&&. within  them that soothes  the  ache  of &&&&.....&
..&.&.&&.&             the rocky shores             &...&....&
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.&&....&&.         does it erode the stone?         ..&.&.&..&
&&.&...&.&        this water can be poisoned.       &.&&&&&&.&
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....&&...& a  priority is the flow  of  the  blood, .&.&.&..&.
....&.&..& and the oxygen  level in it.  it's  also &&&&&&&.&&
&...&&&&.& nice to  maintain a low viscosity level, .......&&.
&&..&...&&           perhaps by hydration.          .......&.&
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&..&.&...& red  as  night and  warm  to  the  touch .&&&...&.&
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