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#@@&*$;~,. GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! .,~;$*&@@#
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&**$~..... IT'S ALMOST OTTER-LIKE, BUT LIKE LAVA, .....~$**&
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#@@&*$;~,. ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, .,~;$*&@@#
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#@@&*$;~,. IT'S IN A STATE OF BLISS! IT'S A FLAME, .,~;$*&@@#
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&&*$~~~~,. BE SHARED, SHARED WITH OTHERS. .,~~~~$*&&
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