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@&&&**†»~. Something Lies Glowing .~»†**&&&@
&&&*»».... On The Ocean Floor... ....»»*&&&
@#&**»»... .. .. ...»»**@
&*»»~..... ..~~»»††. .††»»~~.. .....~»»*&
&***††»~.. .††»»~~.. ..~~»»††. ..~»††***&
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@@#&&*†»~. On The Ocean Floor, A Dangerous And .~»†*&@@
###&&*†»~. Caustic And Sweet Sweet Thing, It .~»†*&##
#@#&&*†»~. Glows, It Lures You Closer. A Creature! .~»†*&@#
@&&*†»»»~. .~»»»†*&&@
##@#&&†»~. 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. ...~~~»*
###&&*†»~. .~»†*&##
##@&&*†»~. 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. .~»†*&@@
##@#&*†»~. .~»†*@##
#@#&&*†»~. And The Creatures Of The Sea Creep .~»†*&@#
#@#&&*†»~. Closer, Hypnotized And Curious, And The .~»†*&@#
#@#&&*†»~. Sludge Extends A Hand, And They Take It, .~»†*&@#
##@#&*†»~. .~»†*@##
&***»»~... Writhing With Joy, Accepts Them All. ...~»»***&
##&&&*†»~. They Step Inside, Taking The Shape Of A .~»†*&&#
&&†~...... Squirming Otter, Now A Stretching Cat, ......~†&&
#&&†~..... Now Almost Humanoid. Although Suddenly .....~†&
#@#&&*†»~. 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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@&&&**†»~. .††»»~~.. ..~~»»††. .~»†**&&&@
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