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##@¤*%:-:¨ glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ¨:-:%*¤@##
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#@¤¤*%:-:¨ 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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##@¤*%:-:¨ they step inside, taking the shape of a ¨:-:%*¤@##
¤¤**%%:-:¨ squirming otter, now a stretching cat, ¨:-:%%**¤¤
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