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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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