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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! ..»/§@&¶##
###¶&§/».. ..»/§&¶###
¶@/....... 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, ....»/§@¶¶
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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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