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#@¶¤$=:»^. CAUSTIC AND SWEET SWEET THING, IT .^»:=$¤¶@#
#@¶¤$=:»^. GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! .^»:=$¤¶@#
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¤=:^^..... ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, .....^^:=¤
#@¶¤$=:»^. IT LURES YOU CLOSER YET. .^»:=$¤¶@#
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¶¤¤$$=:»^. IT'S IN A STATE OF BLISS! IT'S A FLAME, .^»:=$$¤¤¶
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¶¤¤¤$=:»^. BE SHARED, SHARED WITH OTHERS. .^»:=$¤¤¤¶
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