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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. .,~*^§&###
###&§^*~,. .,~*^§&###
###&§^*~,. 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, ..,,~^^^§&
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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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###&§^*~,. .**~~,,.. ..,,~~**. .,~*^§&###
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