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@@@¤@*\«:. GLOWS, IT LURES YOU CLOSER. A CREATURE! .:«\*@¤@@@
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#@@¤@*\«:. A LIQUID SHAPED LIKE A LIVING THING, .:«\*@¤@@#
¤@\::..... AND WHEN IT RAISES AN ARM, ITS FINGERS .....::\@¤
##@@¤@\«:. ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, .:«\@¤@@##
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#@@¤@*\«:. IT'S IN A STATE OF BLISS! IT'S A FLAME, .:«\*@¤@@#
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