¤&=:~,....                                          ....,~:=&¤
&=:~,.....                                          .....,~:=&
=:~,......                                          ......,~:=
:~,.......                                          .......,~:
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,.........                                          .........,
.......... all  fleshfolk  share this  kind  of sea ..........
.......... within them  that  soothes  the ache  of ..........
..........             the rocky shores             ..........
,.........                                          .........,
~,........         does it erode the stone?         ........,~
:~,.......       this water can be poisoned.        .......,~:
=:~,......                                          ......,~:=
&=:~,.....                   #~~#                   .....,~:=&
¤&=:~,....                                          ....,~:=&¤
@¤&=:~,... a  priority  is the flow of  the  blood, ...,~:=&¤@
#@¤&=:~,.. and the oxygen level  in  it. it's  also ..,~:=&¤@#
##@¤&=:~,. nice  to maintain a low viscosity level, .,~:=&¤@##
#@¤&=:~,..           perhaps by hydration.          ..,~:=&¤@#
@¤&=:~,...                                          ...,~:=&¤@
¤&=:~,....                   #~~#                   ....,~:=&¤
&=:~,.....                                          .....,~:=&
=:~,...... red as  night  and  warm  to  the  touch ......,~:=
:~,.......                                          .......,~:
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