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###&$*:«:¨ a liquid shaped like a living thing, ¨:«:*$&###
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###&$*:«:¨ are dripping with fire. with its song, ¨:«:*$&###
##&$:«:::¨ it lures you closer yet. ¨:::«:$&##
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##$:::¨¨¨¨ writhing with joy, accepts them all. ¨¨¨¨:::$##
#$:«:¨¨¨¨¨ they step inside, taking the shape of a ¨¨¨¨¨:«:$#
###&$*:«:¨ squirming otter, now a stretching cat, ¨:«:*$&###
###&$*:«:¨ now almost humanoid. although suddenly ¨:«:*$&###
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