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#%~...¨¨¨¨ ¨¨                                    ¨¨ ¨¨¨¨...~%#
##¶#§%/~.¨          something lies glowing          ¨.~/%§#¶##
#§/..¨¨¨¨¨          on the ocean floor...           ¨¨¨¨¨../§#
###¶#%/~.¨ ¨¨                                    ¨¨ ¨.~/%#¶###
##%%~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨..~~//¨                      ¨//~~..¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~%%##
##¶#§%/~.¨        ¨//~~..¨¨        ¨¨..~~//¨        ¨.~/%§#¶##
#§/~~~¨¨¨¨                 %%§##§%%                 ¨¨¨¨~~~/§#
##¶#§%/~.¨                                          ¨.~/%§#¶##
##¶#§%/~.¨ on  the  ocean  floor,  a dangerous  and ¨.~/%§#¶##
¶##§/~~.¨¨ caustic  and   sweet  sweet   thing,  it ¨¨.~~/§##¶
##¶#§%/~.¨ glows, it lures  you closer. a creature! ¨.~/%§#¶##
###¶§%/~.¨                                          ¨.~/%§¶###
##¶#§%/~.¨ 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.         ¨.~/%§#¶##
###¶#§%/~.                                          .~/%§#¶###
#¶¶#§%/~.¨ 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, ¨.~/%§#¶##
##¶#§%/~.¨                                          ¨.~/%§#¶##
#¶##§%/~.¨ 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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