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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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..~~=§%#£#                   @~~@                   #£#%§=~~..
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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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