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##@&&*†»-¨ ¨¨ ¨¨ ¨-»†*&&@##
@&&**†--¨¨ something lies glowing ¨¨--†**&&@
##@&&*†»-¨ on the ocean floor... ¨-»†*&&@##
##@&&*†»-¨ ¨¨ ¨¨ ¨-»†*&&@##
&&**»¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨--»»††¨ ¨††»»--¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨»**&&
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#@&&†-¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨-†&&@#
##@&&*†»-¨ on the ocean floor, a dangerous and ¨-»†*&&@##
##@&&*†»-¨ caustic and sweet sweet thing, it ¨-»†*&&@##
@&*»--¨¨¨¨ glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ¨¨¨¨--»*&@
##@&&*†»-¨ ¨-»†*&&@##
##@&&*†»-¨ 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. ¨¨¨-»»»*&@
##@&&*†»-¨ ¨-»†*&&@##
##@&&*†»-¨ 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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#@&&&*†»-¨ and the creatures of the sea creep ¨-»†*&&&@#
##@&&*†»-¨ closer, hypnotized and curious, and the ¨-»†*&&@##
&**†††»-¨¨ sludge extends a hand, and they take it, ¨¨-»†††**&
###@&&*»-¨ ¨-»*&&@###
##@&&*†»-¨ writhing with joy, accepts them all. ¨-»†*&&@##
@@&††»¨¨¨¨ they step inside, taking the shape of a ¨¨¨¨»††&@@
&&&&†-¨¨¨¨ squirming otter, now a stretching cat, ¨¨¨¨-†&&&&
##@&&*†»-¨ now almost humanoid. although suddenly ¨-»†*&&@##
#@&*»»¨¨¨¨ it all liquifies completely, now just a ¨¨¨¨»»*&@#
&*†»»-¨¨¨¨ burning puddle, lit not by the sun, but ¨¨¨¨-»»†*&
##@&&*†»-¨ by some internal fuel hostile to life. ¨-»†*&&@##
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