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%/~,...... $       (flower)       (memetic)       $ ......,~/%
$%/~,..... $$$  travelers   from   a   parallel   $ .....,~/%$
@$%/~,.... $$$$$$$  world  far beyond  ours... $$$$ ....,~/%$@
@@$%/~,... $$$$ an  initial  seed places a  $$$$$$$ ...,~/%$@@
#@@$%/~,.. $  forge.  then starts the melting,  $$$ ..,~/%$@@#
##@@$%/~,. $  the  gathering  of materials  (the  $ .,~/%$@@##
#@@$%/~,.. $$$  secret ingredient in liquid glass $ ..,~/%$@@#
@@$%/~,... $$$$$$$ is blood,  and in any case, $$$$ ...,~/%$@@
@$%/~,.... $$$$ a human host is needed  for $$$$$$$ ....,~/%$@
$%/~,..... $    interdimensional    travel).    $$$ .....,~/%$
%/~,...... $ after the entire plane is harvested, $ ......,~/%
/~,....... $$$ comes the blooming phase where the $ .......,~/
~,........ $$$$$$$  catboys spread their  eggs $$$$ ........,~
,......... $$$$ to whichever other  worlds  $$$$$$$ .........,
.......... $  have  drifted   close,  and  the  $$$ ..........
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