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#$$^^^--,. on  the  ocean  floor,  a dangerous  and .,--^^^$$#
#$^,...... caustic  and  sweet  sweet   thing,   it ......,^$#
§§§--,,... glows,  it lures you closer. a creature! ...,,--§§§
§§$$^,,...                                          ...,,^$$§§
####§$^-,. it's  almost  otter-like, but like lava, .,-^$§####
####§$^-,. a  liquid  shaped  like  a living thing, .,-^$§####
##$^-,.... and when it raises an arm,  its  fingers ....,-^$##
#$^^--,... are  dripping  with fire. with its song, ...,--^^$#
###§$§^-,.         it lures you closer yet.         .,-^§$§###
###§$§^-,.                                          .,-^§$§###
##§§§^,,.. 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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###§$§^-,. and  the  creatures  of  the  sea  creep .,-^§$§###
#§§§$§^-,. closer, hypnotized and curious, and  the .,-^§$§§§#
§§^,...... sludge extends a hand, and they take it, ......,^§§
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###§$§^-,. writhing  with joy,  accepts  them  all. .,-^§$§###
##§§$§^-,. they step inside, taking the shape of  a .,-^§$§§##
####§§^-,. squirming otter, now  a  stretching cat, .,-^§§####
###§$§^-,.  now almost humanoid. although suddenly  .,-^§$§###
####$§^-,. it all  liquifies completely, now just a .,-^§$####
§§---,.... burning  puddle, lit not by the sun, but ....,---§§
###§$§^-,. by some internal fuel  hostile  to life. .,-^§$§###
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