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#@#@*§\=-. GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! .-=\§*@#@#
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##@@*§\=-. AND WHEN IT RAISES AN ARM, ITS FINGERS .-=\§*@@##
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#@#@*§\=-. IT LURES YOU CLOSER YET. .-=\§*@#@#
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#@#@*§\=-. WRITHING WITH JOY, ACCEPTS THEM ALL. .-=\§*@#@#
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