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@@§§:::... CAUSTIC AND SWEET SWEET THING, IT ...:::§§@@
##@§¤§:»:. 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, .:»:§¤§@##
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@@@§¤§:»:. ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, .:»:§¤§@@@
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##@§¤§:»:. SLUDGE EXTENDS A HAND, AND THEY TAKE IT, .:»:§¤§@##
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