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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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.&&.&&&&.& 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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