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¤¤^^«..... SOMETHING LIES GLOWING .....«^^¤¤
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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. .....«=^¤@
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#@¤¤¤^=«~. 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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