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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, ,.-^=@¤@##
@¤==^.,,,, 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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¤=-,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,.^@@@¤
##@¤@=^-., by some internal fuel hostile to life. ,.-^=@¤@##
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