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§**~~~,,,, ON THE OCEAN FLOOR, A DANGEROUS AND ,,,,~~~**§
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§§**~,,,,, GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! ,,,,,~**§§
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§**»,,,,,, 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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