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@¤¤*/~~... SOMETHING LIES GLOWING ...~~/*¤¤@
#¤%**==~.. ON THE OCEAN FLOOR... ..~==**%¤#
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¤*=~...... ON THE OCEAN FLOOR, A DANGEROUS AND ......~=*¤
#@@¤%*/=~. CAUSTIC AND SWEET SWEET THING, IT .~=/*%¤@@#
###@%*/=~. GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! .~=/*%@###
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@¤**=~.... IT'S ALMOST OTTER-LIKE, BUT LIKE LAVA, ....~=**¤@
##@¤%*/=~. A LIQUID SHAPED LIKE A LIVING THING, .~=/*%¤@##
##@¤%*/=~. 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 ...=/***%@
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#¤%/=..... SLUDGE EXTENDS A HAND, AND THEY TAKE IT, .....=/%¤#
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¤¤¤%%*/=~. SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, .~=/*%%¤¤¤
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