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###@¤^/~~. ON THE OCEAN FLOOR, A DANGEROUS AND .~~/^¤@###
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###¶@¤^/~~ GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! ~~/^¤@¶###
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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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###¶@^/~~. SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, .~~/^@¶###
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