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$^~....... THE STRIPED WORM, WITH DRIPPING    %%%%% .......~^$
%$^~...... SEGMENTS IN YELLOW, IN HOT PINK, IN%%%%% ......~^$%
£%$^~..... PURPLE, IN OTHER SUCH COLORS.      $$$$$ .....~^$%£
#£%$^~.... SILENTLY: "IT'S NOT REAL." (REPEAT $$$$$ ....~^$%£#
@#£%$^~... TO YOURSELF) "ITS NOT REAL." YOU   $$$$$ ...~^$%£#@
#@#£%$^~.. STUMBLE IN THE CAVE AND DROP THE   $$$$$ ..~^$%£#@#
@#£%$^~... PHONE, ALERTING THE WORM.          $$$$$ ...~^$%£#@
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$^~....... ^^^^^   (IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS YOU'RE .......~^$
^~........ ^^^^^   MEANT TO CALL FOR WORM CREW, BUT ........~^
~......... ^^^^^      INSTEAD HERE YOU ARE CRAWLING .........~
.......... ^^^^^BACKWARD ON ALL FOURS) THE WORM HAS ..........
.......... %%%%%    STARTED TO PULSATE, SO YOU MUST ..........
.......... %%%%%     AVOID IT'S GAZE, WHICH IS HARD ..........
~......... %%%%%SINCE IT COVERS YOUR ENTIRE VISION. .........~
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£%$^~..... IT'S SMILING, YOU CAN HEAR IT'S    %%%%% .....~^$%£
#£%$^~.... SKIN SHIFT TO REVEAL ITS TEETH. AND%%%%% ....~^$%£#
@#£%$^~... THEN THE WET SOUND OF THE MAW      %%%%% ...~^$%£#@
#@#£%$^~.. OPENING, A TERRIBLE OPENING THAT'S %%%%% ..~^$%£#@#
@#£%$^~... GROWING AND STILL GROWING.         %%%%% ...~^$%£#@
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