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#@#§%*/~,. GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! .,~/*%§#@#
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##@#%*/~,. AND WHEN IT RAISES AN ARM, ITS FINGERS .,~/*%#@##
##%*~,.... ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, ....,~*%##
#%%*///~,. IT LURES YOU CLOSER YET. .,~///*%%#
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##§%**/~,. BE SHARED, SHARED WITH OTHERS. .,~/**%§##
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