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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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