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¶§†/»..... .. .. .....»/†§¶
§††//~~... something lies glowing ...~~//††§
#¶¶§%†/»~. on the ocean floor... .~»/†%§¶¶#
##¶§%†/»~. .. .. .~»/†%§¶##
¶§%/~..... ..~~»»//. .//»»~~.. .....~/%§¶
¶¶¶§%†/»~. .//»»~~.. ..~~»»//. .~»/†%§¶¶¶
¶¶¶§%†/»~. ††%§§%†† .~»/†%§¶¶¶
##¶§%†/»~. .~»/†%§¶##
¶§§†††/»~. on the ocean floor, a dangerous and .~»/†††§§¶
##¶§%†/»~. caustic and sweet sweet thing, it .~»/†%§¶##
¶§†///~~~. glows, it lures you closer. a creature! .~~~///†§¶
##¶§%†/»~. .~»/†%§¶##
§%/~~..... 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. ...~»»†%§#
##¶§%†/»~. .~»/†%§¶##
§%†/~..... 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. ...~//†§§#
##¶§%†/»~. .~»/†%§¶##
##¶§%†/»~. and the creatures of the sea creep .~»/†%§¶##
###¶§%†/»~ closer, hypnotized and curious, and the ~»/†%§¶###
##¶§%†/»~. sludge extends a hand, and they take it, .~»/†%§¶##
##¶§%†/»~. .~»/†%§¶##
§†»....... 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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