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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI\hdon't\hwant\hto\himpose.
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI'd\hunderstand\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hif\hyou\hneed\hsome\hspace.
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\h\h\h\h\h\hSo\hwhat\hdo\hyou\hwant\hto\hdo?
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMishap.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[\hExhales\h]\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[\hGasps\h]\h\h\h\h \h\h\h\hDr.\hMaheswaran:\hHello?\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI'm\hcoming\hin.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\hUm,\hit's...\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSee\hmy\hdocumentary\h-- \h"Rising\hTides,\hCrashing\hSkies."
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\h\h\h\h\h\hRock\hpeople\hare\hdifferent, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hobviously.\h\h\h\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hfrom\hthe\hMud\hDimension.
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hThey\hcan\halter\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\htheir\hforms.\h\h\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWait\ha\hsecond.\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYou're\ha\hrock\hperson?!
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\hWe're\hjust\hignored\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h \hand\hmisunderstood.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI'm\hso\hsorry!\h\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRight.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hThanks,\hSteven.\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSteven!\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRonaldo!\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\h\hYour\hbody\his\horganic.\h\h\h\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYou're\hgoing\hto\h\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hentertain\hthis?\h\h
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\h\h\h\hWell,\hit's\hnot\hthe\hstrangest \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hhouseguest\hwe've\hhad.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSo,\hwhen\hdo\hI\hget\hissued \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hmy\hgem?\h\h\h\h\h\h
Ohhhh.\hIt\hdoesn't\hreally\h--\h\h\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\huh\h--\heh\h--\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWell,\hI\hcare\hso\hmuch,
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\h\h\h\h\h\hPerfect!\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h That's\hyour\hCrystal\hGem\hname.\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWait!\hCheck\hit\hout!
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\h\h\h\hWow!\hA\hsword!\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI\hgot\hit\hat\hDelmarva\hCon \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hlast\hyear.\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIt's\ha\hreplica\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hfrom\hthe\hanime\h\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hlike\ha\hcarton\hof\hbutter!
There's\ha\hhalf-full\hjuice\hbox\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\hby\hthe\hTV.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHuhhhh...\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAhhhh!\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMission\htime!\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\hAwesome!\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
Let\hme\hgrab\hmy\hkatana\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h \h\h\hfrom\hupstairs.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\h\hI'm\hgonna\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h \h\htake\hthe\hstairs.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hUh,\hI'm\hsorry,\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBloodfry.\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYou're\hgoing\hto\hhave\hto \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hsit\hthis\hone\hout.\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIt's\ha\hbit\hdangerous.
But\hSteven\hgets\hto\hgo.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\hSteven\his\hdifferent.\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\hHe's\hbeen\htraining\hwith\hus\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hfor\hyears.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSteven:\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h \h\h\h\hDon't\hworry,\hBloodstone.\h\h\h\h
\h\h\hI\hdidn't\hget\hto\hcome\halong\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hat\hfirst,\heither.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWe\hcan\hstart\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\hyour\htraining\hsoon.\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBe\hback\hin\ha\hbit!\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
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\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBut...\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\hI'm\ha\hCrystal\hGem,\htoo.\h\h\h\h
Um...hi,\hBloodstone.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOh.\hHi,\hSteven.\h\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDidn't\hsee\hyou\hthere.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSo...how'd\hthe\hmission\hgo \h\h\h\hwithout\hme\hholding\hyou\hback?
\h\hUh,\hit\hwent\hfine.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
You\hknow,\hthe\husual\h--\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hfighting\hmonsters,\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h \h\hsharing\hemotions.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hI'm\hglad\hyou\hdidn't\hget\hhurt\h-- \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwith\hme\hnot\hthere.\h
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