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@%*~~~,,,, glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ,,,,~~~*%@
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@@%*~,,,,, 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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##@@%%*~~, and the creatures of the sea creep ,~~*%%@@##
@@@@%%*~~, closer, hypnotized and curious, and the ,~~*%%@@@@
@@%*~~~~~, 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 ,~~*%%%@@#
@%~,,,,,,, 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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