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&..&&&&..& all  fleshfolk  share this  kind of  sea &.....&&&.
&.&...&.&& within  them  that  soothes the  ache of &....&..&&
&&&..&&&.&             the rocky shores             &...&&.&..
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.&&&&.&.&.         does it erode the stone?         &.&&&..&&&
&...&&&&&.       this water can be poisoned.        &&..&.&..&
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&.&&...&&&                   #--#                   &&&...&&&&
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.&&&.&&..& a priority is the  flow  of  the  blood, .&&.&&...&
&..&&.&.&& and  the  oxygen level in  it. it's also &.&&.&..&&
&.&.&&&&.& nice to maintain a low viscosity  level, &&.&&&.&..
&&&&...&&&           perhaps by hydration.          .&&..&&&.&
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..&&.&&..&                   #--#                   &&&&&.&.&.
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&&&.&&&&&& red as  night  and  warm  to  the  touch ...&....&.
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