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#@@#%†*«~. all fleshfolk  share  this  kind of  sea .~«*†%#@@#
##%%*~.... within  them  that  soothes the  ache of ....~*%%##
#@@#%†*«~.             the rocky shores             .~«*†%#@@#
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#@@#%†*«~.         does it erode the stone?         .~«*†%#@@#
#†«.......       this water can be poisoned.        .......«†#
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#@@#%†*«~. a  priority is  the  flow  of the blood, .~«*†%#@@#
@@#††««~.. and  the oxygen level  in  it. it's also ..~««††#@@
@#%%†**«~. nice to  maintain a low viscosity level, .~«**†%%#@
@@@#%†*«~.          perhaps by hydration.           .~«*†%#@@@
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@###%†*«~. red  as  night and  warm  to  the  touch .~«*†%###@
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