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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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.....~«==@ 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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.......... red  as night  and  warm  to  the  touch ..........
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