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&**^^::¨¨¨ GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! ¨¨¨::^^**&
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###&@*^~:¨ ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, ¨:~^*@&###
###&@*^~:¨ IT LURES YOU CLOSER YET. ¨:~^*@&###
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###&@*^~:¨ IT'S IN A STATE OF BLISS! IT'S A FLAME, ¨:~^*@&###
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###&@*^~:¨ BURNING PUDDLE, LIT NOT BY THE SUN, BUT ¨:~^*@&###
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