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###§&*^»~. SOMETHING LIES GLOWING .~»^*&§###
###§&*^»~. 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, .......»*§
#&^»»..... 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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