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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, ...~~;;§##
####§$;-~. lit by the sun! and this pleasure is to .~-;$§####
####§$;-~. be shared, shared with others. .~-;$§####
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##§;~..... 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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