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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! ¨.~†%%¤@##
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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, ¨¨¨.~~~%%¤
@@%%%%†~.¨ 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 ¨.~†%%¤¤¤¤
##@¤%%†~.¨ 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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