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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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