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##@\^¨¨¨¨¨ 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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