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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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&&&&..&&..                   #==#                   ....&...&&
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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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.&&.....&.                   #==#                   &..&.&.&.&
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..&&&...&. red as  night  and  warm  to  the  touch &&&&......
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