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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.           &&.&.&.&.&
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&&.&.&.&&.                   #»»#                   .&&.......
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&&&.....&& red  as night  and  warm  to  the  touch .&&&&.....
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