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#&$:^¨¨¨¨¨ glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ¨¨¨¨¨^:$&#
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###&$$:~^¨ it's almost otter-like, but like lava, ¨^~:$$&###
###&$$:~^¨ a liquid shaped like a living thing, ¨^~:$$&###
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###&$$:~^¨ are dripping with fire. with its song, ¨^~:$$&###
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####&$:~^¨ be shared, shared with others. ¨^~:$&####
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####&$:~^¨ and the creatures of the sea creep ¨^~:$&####
###&$$:~^¨ closer, hypnotized and curious, and the ¨^~:$$&###
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###&$$:~^¨ they step inside, taking the shape of a ¨^~:$$&###
###&$$:~^¨ squirming otter, now a stretching cat, ¨^~:$$&###
&&&&$$:~^¨ now almost humanoid. although suddenly ¨^~:$$&&&&
###&$$:~^¨ it all liquifies completely, now just a ¨^~:$$&###
&$:::^^^^¨ burning puddle, lit not by the sun, but ¨^^^^:::$&
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