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###&¤$*»,¨ on the ocean floor... ¨,»*$¤&###
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###&¤$*»,¨ caustic and sweet sweet thing, it ¨,»*$¤&###
###&¤$*»,¨ glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ¨,»*$¤&###
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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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#¤*»¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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