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##¶¤&$;~~. on the ocean floor... .~~;$&¤¶##
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##¶¤&$;~~. on the ocean floor, a dangerous and .~~;$&¤¶##
##¶¤&$;~~. caustic and sweet sweet thing, it .~~;$&¤¶##
¶¶¶¤&$;~~. glows, it lures you closer. a creature! .~~;$&¤¶¶¶
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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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#¤&&&$;~~. it's in a state of bliss! it's a flame, .~~;$&&&¤#
###¶¤&;~~. lit by the sun! and this pleasure is to .~~;&¤¶###
##¶¤&$;~~. be shared, shared with others. .~~;$&¤¶##
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##¶¤&$;~~. and the creatures of the sea creep .~~;$&¤¶##
##¶¤&$;~~. closer, hypnotized and curious, and the .~~;$&¤¶##
¤&$~...... sludge extends a hand, and they take it, ......~$&¤
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¤&&&;~~... writhing with joy, accepts them all. ...~~;&&&¤
¤$$~~..... they step inside, taking the shape of a .....~~$$¤
¤¤$;~..... squirming otter, now a stretching cat, .....~;$¤¤
¶&$~...... now almost humanoid. although suddenly ......~$&¶
¶¶¶¤&$;~~. it all liquifies completely, now just a .~~;$&¤¶¶¶
¤¤&;~..... burning puddle, lit not by the sun, but .....~;&¤¤
##¶¤&$;~~. by some internal fuel hostile to life. .~~;$&¤¶##
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