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####§*^=~, AND WHEN IT RAISES AN ARM, ITS FINGERS ,~=^*§####
#§§***^=~, 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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###§§*^=~, 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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