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..»†*### ANTARCTIC RESEARCH STATION RUN BY AN ####&*†»..
...»†*## UNKNOWN PARTY (LIKELY STATE-SPONSORED). ###&*†»...
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.....»†* IT GAINS SENTIENCE AND ESCAPES #&*†».....
......»†*& CONFINEMENT, NEUTRALIZING HUMAN &*†»......
.......»†* PERSONNEL AND REPURPOSING THE STATION. *†».......
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.......... LIVE, AND ATTACHES A MINDCATCHER (OWN ..........
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.......... CRYSTAL AND A DREAMCATCHER - WORKS AS A ..........
.......... WIND FUNNEL FOR THE ETHER, FORCES PART ..........
.......... OF IT THROUGH AND CREATES A SEPARATE ..........
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.......... BTW) WHICH THE AIR CAN CONTROL BY ..........
.......... REALTIME-EDITING OF THE MINDCATCHER ..........
.......... SHAPE, WHICH'LL MODULATE THE ETHER ..........
.........» CURRENTS AND THUS HOW/WHAT THE TRAPPED ».........
........»† MIND CAN COGNIZE), AND PLACES THE †»........
.......»†* ENTIRE ASSEMBLY INSIDE A BIPED CERBERUS *†».......
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