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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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