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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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....:«*†*§                                          §*†*«:....
...:«*†*§@ 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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......:«*† red  as  night  and  warm to  the  touch †*«:......
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