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<Somewhere northwards, Ki'i'Mar is meditating>
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Ki'iMar: Oh my ... now it's DEFINITELY awake.
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Ki'i'Mar: Could those idiots down south really have achieved that?
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Ki'i'Mar: Hm. We might have to ACTUALLY HURRY if we want to reach it before HER ...
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<We pan down south ... much further south than we ever have and get a glimpse of a baroc sitting on a throne>
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The Serpent Empress: ... K'THESS.