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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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