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###¤§^;-,. IT'S ALMOST OTTER-LIKE, BUT LIKE LAVA, .,-;^§¤###
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###¤§^;-,. AND WHEN IT RAISES AN ARM, ITS FINGERS .,-;^§¤###
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##§^;,.... BE SHARED, SHARED WITH OTHERS. ....,;^§##
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###¤§^;-,. AND THE CREATURES OF THE SEA CREEP .,-;^§¤###
###¤§^;-,. CLOSER, HYPNOTIZED AND CURIOUS, AND THE .,-;^§¤###
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###¤§^;-,. SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, .,-;^§¤###
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