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##@@¤==«.. SOMETHING LIES GLOWING ..«==¤@@##
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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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##@@¤==«.. 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. ..«==¤@@@#
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#@@@¤==«.. IT'S IN A STATE OF BLISS! IT'S A FLAME, ..«==¤@@@#
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@¤¤=...... 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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@@¤=««.... 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 ..«====@@@
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