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....,~;**& THE STRIPED WORM, WITH DRIPPING ***** &**;~,....
...,~;** SEGMENTS IN YELLOW, IN HOT PINK, IN***** #&**;~,...
..,~;**# PURPLE, IN OTHER SUCH COLORS. ***** ##&**;~,..
.,~;**## SILENTLY: "IT'S NOT REAL." (REPEAT ***** ###&**;~,.
..,~;**# TO YOURSELF) "ITS NOT REAL." YOU ***** ##&**;~,..
...,~;** STUMBLE IN THE CAVE AND DROP THE ***** #&**;~,...
....,~;**& PHONE, ALERTING THE WORM. ***** &**;~,....
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..,~;**# ;;;;; (IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS YOU'RE ##&**;~,..
...,~;** ;;;;; MEANT TO CALL FOR WORM CREW, BUT #&**;~,...
....,~;**& ;;;;; INSTEAD HERE YOU ARE CRAWLING &**;~,....
...,~;** ;;;;;BACKWARD ON ALL FOURS) THE WORM HAS #&**;~,...
..,~;**# ***** STARTED TO PULSATE, SO YOU MUST ##&**;~,..
.,~;**## ***** AVOID IT'S GAZE, WHICH IS HARD ###&**;~,.
..,~;**# *****SINCE IT COVERS YOUR ENTIRE VISION. ##&**;~,..
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..,~;**# IT'S SMILING, YOU CAN HEAR IT'S ***** ##&**;~,..
.,~;**## SKIN SHIFT TO REVEAL ITS TEETH. AND***** ###&**;~,.
..,~;**# THEN THE WET SOUND OF THE MAW ***** ##&**;~,..
...,~;** OPENING, A TERRIBLE OPENING THAT'S ***** #&**;~,...
....,~;**& GROWING AND STILL GROWING. ***** &**;~,....
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