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###&%*:»,, on the ocean floor... ,,»:*%&###
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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, ,,,,,,»:%&
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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 ,,»:*%&###
#&**:,,,,, 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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