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,£..,¨£#,§ FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND ¨.¨,,£,¨.¨
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,@.,¨§§£#@ 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 @,,¨@...@.
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..@¨¨.@¨#@ LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. ¨#§.@.§,#¨
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#.#.&¨#¨,¤ HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO #£§£.¨,.¨.
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¤#¨,..,,&¨ - NOT UNDERSTANDING THE~DANGER, MOVE @.¤.&,&¨..
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