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&&&$***-~, something lies glowing ,~-***$&&&
###&$**-~, on the ocean floor... ,~-**$&###
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####&$**~, on the ocean floor, a dangerous and ,~**$&####
##$**~,,,, caustic and sweet sweet thing, it ,,,,~**$##
###&$**-~, glows, it lures you closer. a creature! ,~-**$&###
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#$**--,,,, it's almost otter-like, but like lava, ,,,,--**$#
###&$**-~, a liquid shaped like a living thing, ,~-**$&###
###&$**-~, and when it raises an arm, its fingers ,~-**$&###
###&$**-~, are dripping with fire. with its song, ,~-**$&###
##&$***-~, it lures you closer yet. ,~-***$&##
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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. ,,,,~~~-*&
###&$**-~, they step inside, taking the shape of a ,~-**$&###
&*-,,,,,,, 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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