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....:==^$@ all  fleshfolk share this  kind  of  sea @$^==:....
.....:==^$ within them that  soothes  the  ache  of $^==:.....
......:==^             the rocky shores             ^==:......
.......:==                                          ==:.......
........:=         does it erode the stone?         =:........
.......:==        this water can be poisoned.       ==:.......
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...:==^$@# 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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