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#¤¤§§$;~,. ON THE OCEAN FLOOR... .,~;$§§¤¤#
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###@§$;~,. CAUSTIC AND SWEET SWEET THING, IT .,~;$§@###
¤§$~,,.... GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! ....,,~$§¤
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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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##@¤§$;~,. IT'S IN A STATE OF BLISS! IT'S A FLAME, .,~;$§¤@##
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##@¤§$;~,. AND THE CREATURES OF THE SEA CREEP .,~;$§¤@##
##@¤§$;~,. CLOSER, HYPNOTIZED AND CURIOUS, AND THE .,~;$§¤@##
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##@¤§$;~,. WRITHING WITH JOY, ACCEPTS THEM ALL. .,~;$§¤@##
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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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