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#@¶§*§^~-. SOMETHING LIES GLOWING .-~^§*§¶@#
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¶**§~..... GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! .....~§**¶
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#@¶§*§^~-. 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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#@¶§*§^~-. WRITHING WITH JOY, ACCEPTS THEM ALL. .-~^§*§¶@#
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#@¶§*§^~-. SQUIRMING OTTER, NOW A STRETCHING CAT, .-~^§*§¶@#
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§§§~...... IT ALL LIQUIFIES COMPLETELY, NOW JUST A ......~§§§
##¶§*§^~-. BURNING PUDDLE, LIT NOT BY THE SUN, BUT .-~^§*§¶##
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