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&^^^^^»,,. ON THE OCEAN FLOOR, A DANGEROUS AND .,,»^^^^^&
@§^^»,.... CAUSTIC AND SWEET SWEET THING, IT ....,»^^§@
@@&§§^^»,. 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 ...,^^^§§@
##@&§^^»,. ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, .,»^^§&@##
###@&§^»,. IT LURES YOU CLOSER YET. .,»^§&@###
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#@@&§^^»,. IT'S IN A STATE OF BLISS! IT'S A FLAME, .,»^^§&@@#
##@&§^^»,. LIT BY THE SUN! AND THIS PLEASURE IS TO .,»^^§&@##
@§^^,,.... 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. ..,,,^^§@#
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##@&§^^»,. SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, .,»^^§&@##
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&§^^»,.... BY SOME INTERNAL FUEL HOSTILE TO LIFE. ....,»^^§&
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