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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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###§%§^»-. WRITHING WITH JOY, ACCEPTS THEM ALL. .-»^§%§###
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###§%§^»-. SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, .-»^§%§###
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#§%^»..... IT ALL LIQUIFIES COMPLETELY, NOW JUST A .....»^%§#
###§%§^»-. BURNING PUDDLE, LIT NOT BY THE SUN, BUT .-»^§%§###
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