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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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&.&.&&&&..                   @==@                   .&&&.&...&
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...&..&&.. a  priority  is  the flow of  the blood, &.&..&.&&&
..&&.&.&.& and  the  oxygen level in it.  it's also &&&.&&&..&
.&.&&&&&&& nice to maintain a low  viscosity level, ..&&..&.&&
&&&.......          perhaps by hydration.           .&.&.&&&.&
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.&&.......                   @==@                   ....&.&.&.
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&&&......& red as  night  and  warm  to  the  touch ..&.....&&
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