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##@&*%^»~¨ 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 ¨~»^%*&@##
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&&**^^~¨¨¨ by some internal fuel hostile to life. ¨¨¨~^^**&&
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