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@&$^~¨¨¨¨¨ glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ¨¨¨¨¨~^$&@
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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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@&$^=~~¨¨¨ sludge extends a hand, and they take it, ¨¨¨~~=^$&@
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&&&^==¨¨¨¨ 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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