


＄94-06-49-06-3-0


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＠Nikitich
Go, my mount!
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＠Dragon
You got it, Boss!
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＠Dragon
Let's go, let's go, let's gooo!
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[lr]They got on the dragon's back, and took to the skies above the forest.
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Taigong Wang advised them to be cautious and avoid contact with the Lostkin...
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...as they made their way to a canyon off in the distance.
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The white dragon's powerful wings carried them quickly, and it wasn't long before they arrived at their destination.
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After a careful survey of their surroundings to ensure there were no Lostkin nearby...
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...the dragon brought them down for a landing.
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There...
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...the canyon's surprising sights stretched out before them...
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＠Ibuki-Douji
Wow, you don't see animals like that every day.
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＠Ibuki-Douji
Though they do look like they're natural four-legged beasts.
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＠Ibuki-Douji
Hmm?
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＠Ibuki-Douji
Nope, I can't remember ever seeing animals like that before.
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？1：Thanks for meeting us here, Ibuki. Any Lostkin see you?
？2：You're sure none of the Lostkin spotted you, Ibuki?
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＠Ibuki-Douji
Don't worry. I scouted ahead before I came her. We should be good.
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＠Ibuki-Douji
I saw three groups of them on the ground, and none of them looked to be all that strong.
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＠Ibuki-Douji
So what's the deal with those animals?
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＠Taigong Wang
These are some of the things I wanted you to see. They're much easier to show than describe.
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＠Taigong Wang
So, do you happen to know what those animals are called?
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＠Fou
Fou...
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＠Mash
...[sr]...
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＠Mash
...No, I don't. Physically, the closest animal I can think of is a goat.
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＠Mash
But they diverge too much to be a species of goat.
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＠Goredolf
A goat? Or maybe a sheep?
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＠Meunière
With those legs? I don't think so.
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＠Da Vinci
...I give up.
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＠Da Vinci
I have no memory of anything like them, and they don't match any entries in the Border's copy of Chaldea's database, either.
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？1：If they're not normal animals...maybe they're Phantasmals?
？2：Could they be Phantasmals, maybe?

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＠Da Vinci
That's definitely possible.
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＠Da Vinci
They could well be paranormal[line 2]beings from the realm of Mystics, similar to Demonic Beasts and Phantasmals...
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＠Da Vinci
...while not belonging to any standard creature's genealogical tree.
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＠Da Vinci
Still, I don't know...
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＠Da Vinci
I get the sense that they're just[line 2]
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＠Taigong Wang
Ordinary animals from the natural world, in no way associated with Mystics?
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＠Mash
They seem that way to me, too.
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＠Goredolf
They do seem a little too...rustic to be Phantasmals. And they absolutely look like they have a place in the food chain as well.
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＠Taigong Wang
Indeed, indeed.
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＠Taigong Wang
Let me cut right to the chase.
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＠Taigong Wang
Those animals are not native to Tunguska.
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＠Taigong Wang
They're also not Phantasmals, nor do they have any notable amount of magical energy.
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＠Taigong Wang
And yet, they are the predominant form of life here, with no predators to worry about.
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＠Mash
So, they're at the top of the food chain?
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＠Taigong Wang
They form herds, you see.
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＠Taigong Wang
They start in very small groups, then expand into vast herds.
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＠Taigong Wang
Let's see... I'd say there are several hundred of them to a herd just in this canyon alone.
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＠Mash
You mean, out here? In this environment?
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＠Taigong Wang
That's right.
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＠Goredolf
Well that's strange. Regardless of whether these creatures are herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores, I don't see any food sources around here.
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＠Taigong Wang
This is only a colony. They hunt for food elsewhere, primarily in rivers and woodlands.
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＠Taigong Wang
...Or rather, those whose vocation is hunting do it for them.
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＠Mash
!
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＠Goredolf
Huh!?
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＠Da Vinci
I'm sorry, what?
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＠Da Vinci
Did you just say "vocation"?
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＠Taigong Wang
Yes, I did. The first thing you should know is, these creatures have families.
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＠Taigong Wang
They also form settlements, have different roles according to their profession, and otherwise contribute to their settlements[line 2]that is, their society.
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＠Taigong Wang
Though of course, the children are exempt from such responsibilities.
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＠Taigong Wang
Incidentally, they have a very diverse set of professions.
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＠Taigong Wang
And since they've formed a society, you could also say they are social creatures.
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＠Da Vinci
Wait, wait, hang on. That sounds like certain kinds of insects, or maybe even...
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＠Mash
...[sr]...
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＠Mash
...[sr]...
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？1：...Humans?
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＠Mash
...Right, Senpai.
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＠Mash
In the Russian Lostbelt, humankind altered themselves to adapt to the harsh new environment.
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＠Mash
If something similar happened in this area, then[line 2]
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＠Taigong Wang
No, no. I'm afraid that's not it.
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＠Taigong Wang
Please don't misunderstand. Those creatures are absolutely not humans.
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＠Taigong Wang
But, I suspect they have been designed to be the most humanlike creatures here.
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＠Taigong Wang
Even if they do lack the capacity for self-awareness...
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＠Taigong Wang
Take a look at that.
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＠Taigong Wang
Those creatures have been designed to favor familial love above all else.
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＠Da Vinci
...You mean, like humans?
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＠Taigong Wang
Good question.
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＠Mash
...[sr]...
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＠Taigong Wang
Makes you uneasy, doesn't it? I felt the same way when I first learned about this.
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＠Taigong Wang
Unfortunately, Nikitich just hasn't cared at all every time I tried to tell her how strange this is.
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＠Nikitich
Of course.
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＠Nikitich
You don't need to explain the obvious.
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＠Nikitich
That's what obvious means!
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＠Taigong Wang
See what I mean?
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＠Taigong Wang
Now then, let me share another important fact with you while you're processing this new information:
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＠Taigong Wang
These creatures are not the only oddity to be found here.
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＠Mash
Huh?
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＠Goredolf
Y-you mean there's still more? Like what?
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＠Taigong Wang
To start, there's not so much as one creature in this entire place that we actually recognize.
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＠Taigong Wang
Well, okay, that may not be true of the microorganisms, but I've not had the means to check on that.
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＠Taigong Wang
However, it IS true of the insects, the fish, the trees...
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＠Taigong Wang
Every single living thing you see.
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＠Taigong Wang
Even those freshwater trout we ate earlier weren't actually trout.
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＠Taigong Wang
They may have looked like trout, but their internal organs and such? They're arranged like no fish I've ever seen.
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＠Mash
...!
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？1：So, every animal here is a new species?
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＠Taigong Wang
Exactly!
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＠Taigong Wang
This place is a biologist's dream. Outside the Special Region, discoveries of new species are few and far between, but here, there's one around every corner!
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＠Taigong Wang
And what's more, you can't even tell which genealogical tree they might have evolved from!
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＠Taigong Wang
I'm not really up to date on modern science, but I can get by quite decently with my fangshu.
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＠Taigong Wang
And even so, I have no clue how these creatures could have evolved the way they did.
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＠Taigong Wang
Not even an inkling.
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＠Taigong Wang
Nothing about their composition, or their ecology, makes any sense. As far as I can tell, they shouldn't even exist.
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＠Da Vinci
...You're sure about that?
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＠Taigong Wang
I am.
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？1：...So why are they like that?
？2：Why would Koyanskaya do something like this?
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＠Taigong Wang
That is the question, isn't it?
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＠Taigong Wang
Sadly, I am as clueless as the rest of you there.
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＠Taigong Wang
All I can say for sure at this point is what I've observed for myself.
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＠Taigong Wang
As to what this place's ruler might be up to...
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[lr]The Chaldeans decided they should verify Taigong Wang's claims for themselves...
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...and set about making their own observations and collecting samples.
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They made sure to send video captures of their efforts to the Shadow Border.
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They did not have advanced specimen collection kits with them, but they did have basic ones in the Ortinax's storage compartment, so they used those and transmitted the data back to the Border.
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Following a bit of field research, the Shadow Border's crew had enough data to analyze.
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About an hour later...
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Chaldea finally had a solid understanding of this region's unique properties.
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Taigong Wang had been telling the truth.
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This environment was as far removed from human history's as a Lostbelt's.
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Furthermore, unlike the Lostbelts they had encountered so far...
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...there were no humans.
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Not a single, solitary person to be found anywhere.
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There were no creatures obviously capable of speech, nor were there any who formed culture or civilization.
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While there were large herds at the top of the food chain...
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...there were no creatures standing above it.
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There were no humans anywhere to be found.
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While there were some creatures who formed groups like humans, there was no sign of any actual humans.
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There were no signs of settlements... No leftover traps from hunters who had set foot in the woods...
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Not even any sign of one getting lost and making camp for a night.
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There should have been at least a few traces of such things in the old Tunguska Forest. And yet, there were not.
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It was a world full of strange, unknown plants and animals, and nothing more...
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＠Mash
It's like...
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＠Mash
...a sanctuary for creatures that don't exist on Earth...
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？1：...It's beautiful.
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＠Mash
...Yes. It is.
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＠Mash
I'm not quite sure how to put this into words, but...
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＠Mash
...I...
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＠Mash
...I think there's something beautiful about this landscape, too.
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＠Taigong Wang
Hmm.
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＠Taigong Wang
Hmm, hmm. So that's how you two feel about this, huh?
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＠Taigong Wang
You don't hate or fear these things because they're new and unfamiliar.
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＠Taigong Wang
Instead, they excite you precisely because they're new and unfamiliar, much like explorers charting new lands.
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＠Taigong Wang
Perhaps that's due to your unwavering bravery...
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＠Taigong Wang
...or, to your youthful states of mind...
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＠Nikitich
Hahaha!
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＠Nikitich
Did you hear that!? Looks like these young people have good heads on their shoulders, Taigong Wang!
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＠Taigong Wang
I'm not sure that means as much as you might think, coming from an eternally young warrior like yourself...
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＠Taigong Wang
At any rate...
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＠Taigong Wang
Now that you've seen this for yourselves, there's something I can finally tell you.
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＠Taigong Wang
This primeval landscape you see here is only one side of this Special Region.
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＠Taigong Wang
There's also a second, very different side to it.
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＠Mash
A second side...?
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＠Taigong Wang
I call the one you're seeing now the Life Zone.
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＠Taigong Wang
The Life Zone is truly the cycle of nature writ large. It's a place where any form of violence other than what's strictly needed to acquire food doesn't exist[line 2]a place where life is rich and abundant.
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＠Taigong Wang
A paradise.
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？1：So...what's the other side like?
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＠Taigong Wang
The other side is the exact opposite of paradise. In a word...
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＠Taigong Wang
Hell.
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