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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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&&*~...... AND THE CREATURES OF THE SEA CREEP ......~*&&
###&¤**~,. CLOSER, HYPNOTIZED AND CURIOUS, AND THE .,~**¤&###
###&¤**~,. SLUDGE EXTENDS A HAND, AND THEY TAKE IT, .,~**¤&###
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#¤¤****~,. WRITHING WITH JOY, ACCEPTS THEM ALL. .,~****¤¤#
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###&¤**~,. NOW ALMOST HUMANOID. ALTHOUGH SUDDENLY .,~**¤&###
###&¤**~,. IT ALL LIQUIFIES COMPLETELY, NOW JUST A .,~**¤&###
###&¤**~,. BURNING PUDDLE, LIT NOT BY THE SUN, BUT .,~**¤&###
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