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####&%†~:, glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ,:~†%###
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§&%†::,,,, it's almost otter-like, but like lava, ,,,,::†%&§
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###§&%†~:, it lures you closer yet. ,:~†%&§###
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§§%†:,,,,, it's in a state of bliss! it's a flame, ,,,,,:†%§§
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#§%†::::,, be shared, shared with others. ,,::::†%§#
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###§&%†~:, 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 ,,,,,,~%§#
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