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&&§§§«.... 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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##£&*§=«^. 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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