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....,-^*&¶   &&&&&&&&&&&&&^^^^^^^^^^^^^^&&&&&&&&&&& ¶&*^-,....
...,-^*&¶# THE STRIPED WORM, WITH DRIPPING    &&&&& #¶&*^-,...
..,-^*&¶## SEGMENTS IN YELLOW, IN HOT PINK, IN&&&&& ##¶&*^-,..
.,-^*&¶### PURPLE, IN OTHER SUCH COLORS.      ***** ###¶&*^-,.
..,-^*&¶## SILENTLY: "IT'S NOT REAL." (REPEAT ***** ##¶&*^-,..
...,-^*&¶# TO YOURSELF) "ITS NOT REAL." YOU   ***** #¶&*^-,...
....,-^*&¶ STUMBLE IN THE CAVE AND DROP THE   ***** ¶&*^-,....
.....,-^*& PHONE, ALERTING THE WORM.          ***** &*^-,.....
......,-^*  ^^^^^^^&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&^^^^^^^^^^****** *^-,......
.......,-^ ^^^^^^^^&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&^^^^^^^^^^****** ^-,.......
........,- ^^^^^^^^&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&^^^^^^^^^^*****  -,........
........., ^^^^^   (IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS YOU'RE ,.........
.......... ^^^^^   MEANT TO CALL FOR WORM CREW, BUT ..........
.......... ^^^^^      INSTEAD HERE YOU ARE CRAWLING ..........
.......... ^^^^^BACKWARD ON ALL FOURS) THE WORM HAS ..........
.......... &&&&&    STARTED TO PULSATE, SO YOU MUST ..........
.......... &&&&&     AVOID IT'S GAZE, WHICH IS HARD ..........
.......... &&&&&SINCE IT COVERS YOUR ENTIRE VISION. ..........
.......... &&&&&&&&&&**************^^^^^^^^^^^&&&&  ..........
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..........  &&&&&&&&&**************^^^^^^^^^^^&&&&& ..........
........., IT'S SMILING, YOU CAN HEAR IT'S    &&&&& ,.........
........,- SKIN SHIFT TO REVEAL ITS TEETH. AND&&&&& -,........
.......,-^ THEN THE WET SOUND OF THE MAW      &&&&& ^-,.......
......,-^* OPENING, A TERRIBLE OPENING THAT'S &&&&& *^-,......
.....,-^*& GROWING AND STILL GROWING.         &&&&& &*^-,.....
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