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§**;«..... 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 ..«;†*§§##
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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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