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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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