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@#$$$^;»~. SOMETHING LIES GLOWING .~»;^$$$#@
#$^;~..... ON THE OCEAN FLOOR... .....~;^$#
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#@##$^;»~. CAUSTIC AND SWEET SWEET THING, IT .~»;^$##@#
@@##$^;»~. GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! .~»;^$##@@
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#^^^;~.... 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. .....~~»^#
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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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#@##$^;»~. WRITHING WITH JOY, ACCEPTS THEM ALL. .~»;^$##@#
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###^;;;»~. IT ALL LIQUIFIES COMPLETELY, NOW JUST A .~»;;;^###
@#^»...... BURNING PUDDLE, LIT NOT BY THE SUN, BUT ......»^#@
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