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@&&***~~,. ON THE OCEAN FLOOR... .,~~***&&@
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#@@&§**~,. A LIQUID SHAPED LIKE A LIVING THING, .,~**§&@@#
&****,,... AND WHEN IT RAISES AN ARM, ITS FINGERS ...,,****&
#@@&§**~,. ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, .,~**§&@@#
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&***~..... IT'S IN A STATE OF BLISS! IT'S A FLAME, .....~***&
#@@&§**~,. LIT BY THE SUN! AND THIS PLEASURE IS TO .,~**§&@@#
##@@&§*~,. BE SHARED, SHARED WITH OTHERS. .,~*§&@@##
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#@@&§**~,. AND THE CREATURES OF THE SEA CREEP .,~**§&@@#
#@@&§**~,. CLOSER, HYPNOTIZED AND CURIOUS, AND THE .,~**§&@@#
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#@@&§**~,. SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, .,~**§&@@#
&****~,... NOW ALMOST HUMANOID. ALTHOUGH SUDDENLY ...,~****&
&****,.... IT ALL LIQUIFIES COMPLETELY, NOW JUST A ....,****&
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