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##@@§&:~^¨ on the ocean floor, a dangerous and ¨^~:&§@@##
§*:^¨¨¨¨¨¨ caustic and sweet sweet thing, it ¨¨¨¨¨¨^:*§
§§§*~¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨^~:*&§@@@
#@@§&*:~^¨ closer, hypnotized and curious, and the ¨^~:*&§@@#
@§§&*~^^^¨ sludge extends a hand, and they take it, ¨^^^~*&§§@
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@§§&**:~^¨ 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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