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#@@@&%;»~. SOMETHING LIES GLOWING .~»;%&@@@#
##@@&%;»~. ON THE OCEAN FLOOR... .~»;%&@@##
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##@@&%;»~. ON THE OCEAN FLOOR, A DANGEROUS AND .~»;%&@@##
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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 .~»;%&@@##
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##@@&%;»~. SLUDGE EXTENDS A HAND, AND THEY TAKE IT, .~»;%&@@##
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@@@@&%;»~. THEY STEP INSIDE, TAKING THE SHAPE OF A .~»;%&@@@@
##@@&%;»~. SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, .~»;%&@@##
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##@@&%;»~. IT ALL LIQUIFIES COMPLETELY, NOW JUST A .~»;%&@@##
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