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&$$=,,,,,, glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ,,,,,,=$$&
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#@¶&*$:=,, it's almost otter-like, but like lava, ,,=:$*&¶@#
¶*$=,,,,,, a liquid shaped like a living thing, ,,,,,,=$*¶
##@¶*$:=,, and when it raises an arm, its fingers ,,=:$*¶@##
@¶&&*$:=,, are dripping with fire. with its song, ,,=:$*&&¶@
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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 ,,,,,=$$*&
@¶&&*$:=,, closer, hypnotized and curious, and the ,,=:$*&&¶@
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@&**:=,,,, writhing with joy, accepts them all. ,,,,=:**&@
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##@¶&*$:,, squirming otter, now a stretching cat, ,,:$*&¶@##
#@¶&*$:=,, now almost humanoid. although suddenly ,,=:$*&¶@#
&*$:=,,,,, it all liquifies completely, now just a ,,,,,=:$*&
¶&&&*$:=,, burning puddle, lit not by the sun, but ,,=:$*&&&¶
#@¶&*$:=,, by some internal fuel hostile to life. ,,=:$*&¶@#
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