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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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