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&&&&.&.&.. all fleshfolk  share  this  kind  of sea &&&&&.&.&.
...&&&&&.. within  them  that  soothes the  ache of ....&&&&&&
..&....&..             the rocky shores             ...&.....&
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&.&..&.&.&         does it erode the stone?         .&.&...&.&
&&&.&&&&&&       this water can be poisoned.        &&&&..&&&.
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.&.&.....&                   #~~#                   ..&&&&.&.&
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...&...&&& a  priority is  the flow  of the  blood, &&..&.....
..&&..&..& and  the oxygen level in  it.  it's also .&.&&.....
.&.&.&&.&& nice to maintain a low  viscosity level, &&&.&.....
&&&&&.&&..           perhaps by hydration.          ..&&&.....
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...&.&&&.&                   #~~#                   &&.&&...&&
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.&..&.&.&& red  as  night  and  warm to  the  touch &.&&&.&&&&
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