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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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