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@§*--..... 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. .-~*%§#@##
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####§%*~-. squirming otter, now a stretching cat, .-~*%§####
##@#§%*~-. now almost humanoid. although suddenly .-~*%§#@##
@#§*-..... it all liquifies completely, now just a .....-*§#@
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