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#@#&¤*†-,. it's almost otter-like, but like lava, .,-†*¤&#@#
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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 .,-†*¤¤¤##
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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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