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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. ¨:»;^§¤#@#
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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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##@#§^;»:¨ 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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