........^=                                          =^........
.........^                                          ^.........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........
.......... all fleshfolk  share  this  kind of  sea ..........
.........^ within  them that soothes  the  ache  of ^.........
........^=             the rocky shores             =^........
.......^=:                                          :=^.......
......^=:=         does it erode the stone?         =:=^......
.....^=:=%       this water can be poisoned.        %=:=^.....
....^=:=%¤                                          ¤%=:=^....
...^=:=%¤¶                   #==#                   ¶¤%=:=^...
..^=:=%¤¶#                                          #¶¤%=:=^..
.^=:=%¤¶## 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 =^........
.........^                                          ^.........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........