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&.&&&.&.&& all  fleshfolk  share this  kind  of sea &&.&&....&
.&&..&&&&. within  them  that soothes  the  ache of ..&&.&...&
&&.&.&...&             the rocky shores             ..&.&&&..&
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&.&....&.&         does it erode the stone?         &&&..&.&&&
.&&&...&&&       this water can be poisoned.        &..&.&&&..
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.&&.&&.&&.                   #~~#                   .&&&..&.&&
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&.&&.&&.&& 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.          &.&&.&&&..
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..&&&.&&.&                   #~~#                   &..&&.&.&&
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&&&&.&.&&. red  as  night  and  warm to  the  touch &.&&&&...&
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