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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! ..~\%¤&###
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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. ....~%%¤&&
###&¤%\~.. ..~\%¤&###
###&¤%\~.. 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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