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###¤%*^«^. something lies glowing .^«^*%¤###
###¤%*^«^. on the ocean floor... .^«^*%¤###
#¤%^^«.... .. .. ....«^^%¤#
###¤%*^«^. ..^^««^^. .^^««^^.. .^«^*%¤###
#¤**^^^«^. .^^««^^.. ..^^««^^. .^«^^^**¤#
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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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