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#@#@$%;».¨ glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ¨.»;%$@#@#
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#@@$;;;».¨ it's almost otter-like, but like lava, ¨.»;;;$@@#
#@#@$%;».¨ a liquid shaped like a living thing, ¨.»;%$@#@#
##@@$%;».¨ and when it raises an arm, its fingers ¨.»;%$@@##
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#@#@$%;».¨ it lures you closer yet. ¨.»;%$@#@#
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#@#@$%;».¨ be shared, shared with others. ¨.»;%$@#@#
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#@#@$%;».¨ sludge extends a hand, and they take it, ¨.»;%$@#@#
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###@$%;».¨ writhing with joy, accepts them all. ¨.»;%$@###
#@%%».¨¨¨¨ they step inside, taking the shape of a ¨¨¨¨.»%%@#
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##@#$%;».¨ now almost humanoid. although suddenly ¨.»;%$#@##
##@#$%;».¨ it all liquifies completely, now just a ¨.»;%$#@##
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