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@@@¤%†^~.. something lies glowing ..~^†%¤@@@
##@¤%†^~.. on the ocean floor... ..~^†%¤@##
##@¤%†^~.. .. .. ..~^†%¤@##
##@¤%†^~.. ....~~^^. .^^~~.... ..~^†%¤@##
##@¤%†^~.. .^^~~.... ....~~^^. ..~^†%¤@##
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¤†~....... on the ocean floor, a dangerous and .......~†¤
##@¤%†^~.. caustic and sweet sweet thing, it ..~^†%¤@##
@@¤%%†^~.. glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ..~^†%%¤@@
#¤†~...... ......~†¤#
###@¤†^~.. 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. ....~~†%%¤
¤¤†^^^^~.. ..~^^^^†¤¤
###@¤%†^~. and the creatures of the sea creep .~^†%¤@###
###¤%†^~.. closer, hypnotized and curious, and the ..~^†%¤###
#@%%%†^~.. sludge extends a hand, and they take it, ..~^†%%%@#
¤%%^^~.... ....~^^%%¤
¤¤¤¤%†^~.. 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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