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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, .....^;%¤#
###¤$%;-^. a  liquid shaped  like a  living  thing, .^-;%$¤###
¤¤$$$%;-^. and  when it  raises an arm, its fingers .^-;%$$$¤¤
###¤$%;-^. are  dripping with fire. with  its song, .^-;%$¤###
¤$%-^.....         it lures you closer yet.         .....^-%$¤
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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 ......-%%¤
####$%;-^. closer,  hypnotized and curious, and the .^-;%$####
###¤$%;-^. sludge extends a hand, and they take it, .^-;%$¤###
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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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