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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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