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.##.....## all fleshfolk  share  this  kind of  sea #.....#..#
.###....#. within them  that soothes  the  ache  of .#.....#..
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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, ##...#....
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#.....#... red  as night  and  warm  to  the  touch ...#.##...
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