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###&$%;~:¨ glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ¨:~;%$&###
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####&%;~:¨ a liquid shaped like a living thing, ¨:~;%&####
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###&$%;~:¨ are dripping with fire. with its song, ¨:~;%$&###
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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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###&$%;~:¨ squirming otter, now a stretching cat, ¨:~;%$&###
&$%~:¨¨¨¨¨ now almost humanoid. although suddenly ¨¨¨¨¨:~%$&
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