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####*%\~-. GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! .-~\%*####
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####*%\~-. AND WHEN IT RAISES AN ARM, ITS FINGERS .-~\%*####
####*%\~-. ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, .-~\%*####
####*%\~-. IT LURES YOU CLOSER YET. .-~\%*####
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###%~~.... BE SHARED, SHARED WITH OTHERS. ....~~%###
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####*%\~-. AND THE CREATURES OF THE SEA CREEP .-~\%*####
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####*%\~-. SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, .-~\%*####
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