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##@@&=*»~¨ GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! ¨~»*=&@@##
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#@@&$=*»~¨ BE SHARED, SHARED WITH OTHERS. ¨~»*=$&@@#
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#@@&$=*»~¨ AND THE CREATURES OF THE SEA CREEP ¨~»*=$&@@#
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#@@&$=*»~¨ SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, ¨~»*=$&@@#
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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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