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#@%^~..... Glows, It Lures You Closer. A Creature! .....~^%@#
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#@$$^-~... It'S Almost Otter-Like, But Like Lava, ...~-^$$@#
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###@$%^-~. Are Dripping With Fire. With Its Song, .~-^%$@###
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@@@%^^^-~. Be Shared, Shared With Others. .~-^^^%@@@
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#@$^~..... It All Liquifies Completely, Now Just A .....~^$@#
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