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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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