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##@@&===^¨ GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! ¨^===&@@##
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##@@&===^¨ 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, ¨^===&@@##
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#@@&====^¨ BE SHARED, SHARED WITH OTHERS. ¨^====&@@#
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##@@&===^¨ AND THE CREATURES OF THE SEA CREEP ¨^===&@@##
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@&&==^¨¨¨¨ SLUDGE EXTENDS A HAND, AND THEY TAKE IT, ¨¨¨¨^==&&@
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@&&&==^¨¨¨ WRITHING WITH JOY, ACCEPTS THEM ALL. ¨¨¨^==&&&@
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