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@@ -533,6 +533,14 @@ ooze
 	penguins and slithering over the glistening floor that it and its
 	kind had swept so evilly free of all litter.
 		[ At the Mountains of Madness, by H.P. Lovecraft ]
+blue jelly
+	I'd planned how to prevent the lock from sealing behind me; it
+	required a temporary sacrifice, not cleverness.  I used the door
+	itself to help me cut off a portion of my body, after shunting all
+	memory from the piece to be abandoned.  The piece, looking
+	inexpressibly dear and forlorn for a bit of blue jelly, would
+	force open the outer door until I returned and rejoined it.
+		[ Beholder's Eye, by Julie E. Czerneda ]
 bone devil
 	Bone devils attack with weapons and with a great hooked tail
 	which causes a loss of strength to those they sting.