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"Those who are assimilated by the being known as the amalgamate come back as twisted, horrifying creatures, only bearing a passing resemblance to what they used to be. Sometimes they do not even have a passing resemblance. Nobody can tell why the amalgamate does this, keeping parts of the image of its hosts intact. Perhaps by doing so it seeks to find the aspects of each host species that benefit it the most, seeking to eventually form the perfect organic being from itself."