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@§§^»».... CAUSTIC AND SWEET SWEET THING, IT ....»»^§§@
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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, .^»=^*§###
##@§*^=»^. LIT BY THE SUN! AND THIS PLEASURE IS TO .^»=^*§@##
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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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##@§*^=»^. SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, .^»=^*§@##
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##@§*^=»^. IT ALL LIQUIFIES COMPLETELY, NOW JUST A .^»=^*§@##
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