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##@#,£.££¤ LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK, ..§@#¨££,£
.,.¨¤&¤#¨. FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND &¨£.,@#¨§£
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.§,&¤§¤¨,, IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN §¤£@&#@&¨£
§&£&¨..&,¨ THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS ¤¨¨¨.¨..#§
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.,¤§¤@,¤¤, EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, ..,.@,&.@¤
£.§,,,£¤.@ WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE ,,..§¤#§§¨
££§¤¨¨&.#& GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO ¨,,.#¨,¨,@
....#,#¤§¨ NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON ...¨&@.,,&
§¨,,@§¤.,¤ ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO @.¨,@,#..&
,#,,&,¨&,£ DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, #£..&##¤,#
&£@¨&§,&#@ LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. ,¨#¨&.,,@&
.¨,@&,¤@¨¨ #,#§¤#,,£.
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§¨,#£#.&¤£ CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE £.,@.,§¤&,
§#¨£,,§£¨¨ LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ¤@¨¤&,#.,£
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§,§,¨£#¤£§ CLOSER TO HELP THEIR.FRIEND. ,¨¤.@&¨,&@
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