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##@§§=/~:¨ CAUSTIC AND SWEET SWEET THING, IT ¨:~/=§§@##
##@§§=/~:¨ GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! ¨:~/=§§@##
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##@§§=/~:¨ IT LURES YOU CLOSER YET. ¨:~/=§§@##
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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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#@@§§=/~:¨ SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, ¨:~/=§§@@#
§§§§§=/~:¨ NOW ALMOST HUMANOID. ALTHOUGH SUDDENLY ¨:~/=§§§§§
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