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#@##$$\~~. GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! .~~\$$##@#
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#@##$$\~~. IT LURES YOU CLOSER YET. .~~\$$##@#
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#$$\\~~... BE SHARED, SHARED WITH OTHERS. ...~~\\$$#
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