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¤§^^^..... GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! .....^^^§¤
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###¤*§^«^. 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, .^«^§*¤###
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#*§^«^.... BE SHARED, SHARED WITH OTHERS. ....^«^§*#
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#¤¤§§§^«^. AND THE CREATURES OF THE SEA CREEP .^«^§§§¤¤#
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###¤*§^«^. SLUDGE EXTENDS A HAND, AND THEY TAKE IT, .^«^§*¤###
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###¤*§^«^. WRITHING WITH JOY, ACCEPTS THEM ALL. .^«^§*¤###
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¤§§^^..... SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, .....^^§§¤
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###¤*§^«^. IT ALL LIQUIFIES COMPLETELY, NOW JUST A .^«^§*¤###
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###¤*§^«^. BY SOME INTERNAL FUEL HOSTILE TO LIFE. .^«^§*¤###
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