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.......... all  fleshfolk  share this kind  of  sea ..........
.......... within them  that  soothes  the  ache of ..........
..........             the rocky shores             ..........
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=.........         does it erode the stone?         .........=
==........       this water can be poisoned.        ........==
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@§%==.....                                          .....==%§@
#@§%==.... a priority  is the flow  of  the  blood, ....==%§@#
##@§%==... and the oxygen  level  in it.  it's also ...==%§@##
###@§%==.. nice to maintain a  low viscosity level, ..==%§@###
##@§%==...           perhaps by hydration.          ...==%§@##
#@§%==....                                          ....==%§@#
@§%==.....                   #==#                   .....==%§@
§%==......                                          ......==%§
%==....... red  as  night  and  warm to  the  touch .......==%
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