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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. ,^~\*%&@##
##@&%*\~^, ,^~\*%&@##
@&%%%*\~^, 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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