.
. .
. .
^ . .
# . . .
^ # ^
. £ #
# . .
. . . #
. ^^%££%^^ %
# ....~~**. .**~~.... . .
. .**~~.... ....~~**. #
....~~**. .**~~....
**~~.... ....~~**
£%%*...... .. .. ......*%%£
###@£%*~.. something lies glowing ..~*%£@###
##@£%^*~.. on the ocean floor... ..~*^%£@##
#££^^~.... .. .. ....~^^££#
#£%^*~.... ....~~**. .**~~.... ....~*^%£#
££^**..... .**~~.... ....~~**. .....**^££
##@£%^*~.. ^^%££%^^ ..~*^%£@##
£^~....... .......~^£
###@£%^~.. 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. ..~*^%£@##
###@£%^*.. ..*^%£@###
##@£%^*~.. 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. ..~*^£@###
#£%^~..... .....~^%£#
###@£^*~.. and the creatures of the sea creep ..~*^£@###
@%^**..... closer, hypnotized and curious, and the .....**^%@
##@£%^*~.. sludge extends a hand, and they take it, ..~*^%£@##
££^~...... ......~^££
@££^*~.... 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. ......~^££
@%^*~~.... ....~~*^%@
#@@£%^*~.. .**~~.... ....~~**. ..~*^%£@@#
#@@£%^*~.. ....~~**. ........ .**~~.... ..~*^%£@@#
.. ..