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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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