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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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........~\ red as  night  and  warm  to  the  touch \~........
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