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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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