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##@@%*†»^¨ something lies glowing ¨^»†*%@@##
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##@@%*†»^¨ on the ocean floor, a dangerous and ¨^»†*%@@##
##@@%*†»^¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨^^†%%@
##@@%*†»^¨ ¨^»†*%@@##
##@@%*†»^¨ 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. ¨¨^»»†%%@#
@%†††^^¨¨¨ 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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