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###¤&$^~^. on the ocean floor... .^~^$&¤###
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###¤&$^~^. on the ocean floor, a dangerous and .^~^$&¤###
¤$~....... caustic and sweet sweet thing, it .......~$¤
##&^^..... 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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###¤&$^~^. and the creatures of the sea creep .^~^$&¤###
###¤&$^~^. closer, hypnotized and curious, and the .^~^$&¤###
###¤&$^~^. sludge extends a hand, and they take it, .^~^$&¤###
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###¤&$^~^. writhing with joy, accepts them all. .^~^$&¤###
¤$~^^..... they step inside, taking the shape of a .....^^~$¤
##&$^^^^.. squirming otter, now a stretching cat, ..^^^^$&##
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###¤&$^~^. it all liquifies completely, now just a .^~^$&¤###
###¤&$^~^. burning puddle, lit not by the sun, but .^~^$&¤###
####¤$^~^. by some internal fuel hostile to life. .^~^$¤####
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