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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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