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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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