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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 ¨:«:%&####
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####&%:«:¨ it lures you closer yet. ¨:«:%&####
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####&%:«:¨ it's in a state of bliss! it's a flame, ¨:«:%&####
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####&%:«:¨ be shared, shared with others. ¨:«:%&####
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####&%:«:¨ and the creatures of the sea creep ¨:«:%&####
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####&%:«:¨ writhing with joy, accepts them all. ¨:«:%&####
####&%:«:¨ they step inside, taking the shape of a ¨:«:%&####
####&%:«:¨ squirming otter, now a stretching cat, ¨:«:%&####
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####&%:«:¨ by some internal fuel hostile to life. ¨:«:%&####
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