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#@#@¤=\~~, it lures you closer yet. ,~~\=¤@#@#
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#@=~~,,,,, 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. ,~~\=¤@#@#
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#@#@¤=\~~, now almost humanoid. although suddenly ,~~\=¤@#@#
@@@=\~~,,, it all liquifies completely, now just a ,,,~~\=@@@
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