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¶&&&$$:-~, a liquid shaped like a living thing, ,~-:$$&&&¶
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##¶&$$:-~, are dripping with fire. with its song, ,~-:$$&¶##
###¶&$:-~, it lures you closer yet. ,~-:$&¶###
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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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##¶&$$:-~, writhing with joy, accepts them all. ,~-:$$&¶##
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¶$$:~,,,,, now almost humanoid. although suddenly ,,,,,~:$$¶
#¶&&$$:-~, it all liquifies completely, now just a ,~-:$$&&¶#
##¶&$$:-~, burning puddle, lit not by the sun, but ,~-:$$&¶##
###¶&$:-~, by some internal fuel hostile to life. ,~-:$&¶###
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