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#@§§««.... something lies glowing ....««§§@#
@§*~...... on the ocean floor... ......~*§@
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@#@@@§*«~. on the ocean floor, a dangerous and .~«*§@@@#@
@@§*~~.... caustic and sweet sweet thing, it ....~~*§@@
@@@**~.... glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ....~**@@@
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#@#@@§*«~. it's almost otter-like, but like lava, .~«*§@@#@#
#@#@@§*«~. a liquid shaped like a living thing, .~«*§@@#@#
@@@§««.... and when it raises an arm, its fingers ....««§@@@
#@@@@§*«~. 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, .~«*§@@#@#
@@§«...... lit by the sun! and this pleasure is to ......«§@@
#@*~...... be shared, shared with others. ......~*@#
##@@@§*«~. .~«*§@@@##
@##@@§*«~. and the creatures of the sea creep .~«*§@@##@
#@#@@§*«~. closer, hypnotized and curious, and the .~«*§@@#@#
###@@§*«~. sludge extends a hand, and they take it, .~«*§@@###
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@§««...... writhing with joy, accepts them all. ......««§@
@@§«~~.... they step inside, taking the shape of a ....~~«§@@
###@@§*«~. squirming otter, now a stretching cat, .~«*§@@###
#@#@@§*«~. now almost humanoid. although suddenly .~«*§@@#@#
@@@@§«.... it all liquifies completely, now just a ....«§@@@@
#@#@@§*«~. burning puddle, lit not by the sun, but .~«*§@@#@#
@@#@@§*«~. by some internal fuel hostile to life. .~«*§@@#@@
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