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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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##¶@¤†^~-. 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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