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#§$;;~.... CAUSTIC AND SWEET SWEET THING, IT ....~;;$§#
##@§$%;~,. GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! .,~;%$§@##
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##@§$%;~,. IT'S ALMOST OTTER-LIKE, BUT LIKE LAVA, .,~;%$§@##
###@§%;~,. A LIQUID SHAPED LIKE A LIVING THING, .,~;%§@###
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##@§$%;~,. ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, .,~;%$§@##
###§$%;~,. IT LURES YOU CLOSER YET. .,~;%$§###
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§$;,,..... IT'S IN A STATE OF BLISS! IT'S A FLAME, .....,,;$§
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##@§$%;~,. AND THE CREATURES OF THE SEA CREEP .,~;%$§@##
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##@§$%;~,. WRITHING WITH JOY, ACCEPTS THEM ALL. .,~;%$§@##
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