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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. .~-;%¤§###
§%-~~..... .....~~-%§
###§¤%;-~. 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, .~~-----%§
###§¤%;-~. .~-;%¤§###
###§¤%;-~. 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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