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¨&¨&¨&¨&¨& = IN A STALE TIMELINE, = ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&&
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,#,¤.#.§.@ IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN ,¨&,#.§,§#
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¨&¨&,§.&,, EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, ¨£#.#,@.¨@
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.#¨§¨£,£., 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, ¨#£¨#¨#.¨@
,¤,§,#,&.§ ~ NOT UNDERSTANDING THE~DANGER, MOVE .¨§¨&¨&¨#§
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