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&&&^^=~~.. something lies glowing ..~~=^^&&&
&%=~~~~~.. 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! .~~=^%&###
###&%^=~~. .~~=^%&###
###&%^=~~. 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. .~~=^%&###
##&&%^=~~. .~~=^%&&##
###&%^=~~. 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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