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##¶§$%=~,,          something lies glowing          ,,~=%$§¶##
¶¶$$===~,,          on the ocean floor...           ,,~===$$¶¶
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###¶§$=~,, ,,,,~~==,                      ,==~~,,,, ,,~=$§¶###
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§$=,,,,,,, on  the  ocean  floor,  a dangerous  and ,,,,,,,=$§
¶$$%=,,,,, caustic   and  sweet   sweet  thing,  it ,,,,,=%$$¶
¶§§§$%=~,, glows, it lures you closer. a  creature! ,,~=%$§§§¶
¶$%%~,,,,,                                          ,,,,,~%%$¶
¶§§$%=~,,, it's almost  otter-like, but  like lava, ,,,~=%$§§¶
#§%%%%=~,, 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 ,,,,~==$$¶
#§%%~~,,,, sludge extends a hand, and they take it, ,,,,~~%%§#
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¶¶§%=~,,,, writhing  with  joy,  accepts  them all. ,,,,~=%§¶¶
¶$$=~,,,,, 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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