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#@$**~~~~. SOMETHING LIES GLOWING .~~~~**$@#
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#@¤$*~.... ON THE OCEAN FLOOR, A DANGEROUS AND ....~*$¤@#
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##@¤$*~... GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! ...~*$¤@##
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#@$*~..... IT'S ALMOST OTTER-LIKE, BUT LIKE LAVA, .....~*$@#
###@¤$*~~. A LIQUID SHAPED LIKE A LIVING THING, .~~*$¤@###
####@¤*~~. AND WHEN IT RAISES AN ARM, ITS FINGERS .~~*¤@####
@$$$$~~... ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, ...~~$$$$@
###@¤$*~~. IT LURES YOU CLOSER YET. .~~*$¤@###
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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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####@$*~~. AND THE CREATURES OF THE SEA CREEP .~~*$@####
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####@$*~~. SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, .~~*$@####
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###@¤$*~~. IT ALL LIQUIFIES COMPLETELY, NOW JUST A .~~*$¤@###
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