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.~~:%&#### all fleshfolk  share  this kind  of  sea ####&%:~~.
.~~:%&#### within them  that  soothes  the  ache of ####&%:~~.
.~~:%#####             the rocky shores             #####%:~~.
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.~~:%&####         does it erode the stone?         ####&%:~~.
.~~:%&####       this water can be poisoned.        ####&%:~~.
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....~:%%&# a priority  is the flow  of  the  blood, #&%%:~....
.~~:%&#### and  the oxygen  level in  it. it's also ####&%:~~.
....~~:%&# nice to  maintain a low viscosity level, #&%:~~....
....~~%%%#           perhaps by hydration.          #%%%~~....
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.....~~%## red  as  night  and  warm  to  the touch ##%~~.....
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