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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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.&.&&..&.. red  as  night  and warm  to  the  touch .&.&&.....
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