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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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