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.....~;$@# all  fleshfolk share  this kind  of  sea #@$;~.....
......;=$# within  them that  soothes  the  ache of #$=;......
..~;=$#@##             the rocky shores             ##@#$=;~..
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.......~=#         does it erode the stone?         #=~.......
.......;=#        this water can be poisoned.       #=;.......
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.....~;$## nice to maintain  a low viscosity level, ##$;~.....
..~;=$#@##           perhaps by hydration.          ##@#$=;~..
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..~;=$#@## red  as  night  and  warm to  the  touch ##@#$=;~..
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