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§%%~,,.... a liquid shaped like a living thing, ....,,~%%§
##¶§&%=~,. and when it raises an arm, its fingers .,~=%&§¶##
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##¶§&%=~,. 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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§&&=~..... 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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