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a distant future, long

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after the apocalypse was forgotten and

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the history of civilization lost,

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the world begins again.

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A primordial evil awakened

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at the time of the apocalypse, has

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the power to possess the mind. It

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exists solely as the voice of madness

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in the collective unconscious and

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rules over a mental realm called

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the intra. This

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dark force is a threat to

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end all life and is known

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as Umbra. Three

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Adventurers. Beser a

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smooth talking leader. See that's

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the thing about hidden passageways, They're

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always in the last place. You look serious,

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A big hearted brute, serious,

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crush like fun and

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logo. A nerdy savant.

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By my calculations that depends on a variety

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of complex factors, assumptions of variables. Embark

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on a quest that could save

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the world. So

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my partner and I give you this diamond crystal,

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and you tell us everything you know about the stolen Ambro

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or deal Amberorb

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stolen news

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to me. You know you have eyes and ears all

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over this city. The Orb's property

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of the Order of Hyperian Sages part

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of their private collection. Lucia, one

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of the order's own student, stole it out from under

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them, and now she's gone missing too.

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Go figure the Order of

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Hyperion Sages. Lucia

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missing, you

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don't say? It's

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probably the same old story. A lost

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soul in search of meaning devotes their life

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to an arcane order on the promise of answers

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and a path to enlightenment, only to realize

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there was never any truth to be found, and

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now they're trapped. I bet Lucia

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saw the Amber warb as her way out, sold the

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precious gemstone for whatever she could get, and

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skipped down. In any case, the

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Sages want their or back. Okay,

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I'll tell you what I've heard the first.

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How do I know if your diamond crystal's real?

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I can't take your word for it. You

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would enlie to me, now, would you. I

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know you're outsiders, but I run

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the streets in this sandy city, and

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I can spot a liar by

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tone of voice alone this irregardless,

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if I would lie to you, your guards outnumber

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me and my partner here ten to one. Don't

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take us for fools. We walked into your alley

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unarmed to ask you for a favor. In

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answer to your question, I can't say

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that I don't disagree with you, and you can take

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my word for that it's

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real. We'll prove it. Hand me that stone

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slate, one

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fine grained, heavy stone slate,

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durable, strong dance,

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get on with it. Diamond,

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as we all know, is the world's hardest

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material, capable of piercing through

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anything. It's essentially unbreakable.

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My partner sitting beside me will demonstrate.

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Show them.

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See what did I tell you? Cut

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straight through the slate, no damage to the

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crystal. This here is one hundred

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percent flawless diamond.

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Okay, we have a deal. Then

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I'll take the dime. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

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You can't just take the diamond like this,

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You'll risk exposing it to the impurities

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of the open air. It's not safe to transport

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that way, not without the protection of this

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plush velvet carrying pouch. Yours

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for the price of one black obal. Okay,

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one black obal. Someone

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coming there? You two are? I

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searched all over for you just to end up

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in the gutter of some dingy back alley. You

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must be the civilian mercenaries Ether and Serious.

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I'm logo. I'm here on behalf of the agency

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to seek your services for a mission. What's

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this? You three know each other? Yes?

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No, no, we don't, sir, you

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must be mistaken. I have never seen you before

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my life. You have the wrong people. No,

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no, you fit the description to a t. Your

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amulet the eye of Imperia, a golden

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sun with the all seeing eye in the center.

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You're Ether of Imperia either astro

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and Serious. The big hulking fellow sitting

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by your side, his size and features are rather

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distinct. There's absolutely no mistaking

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it. You two are the civilian mercenaries

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Ether and Serious Ether Serious.

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That's not who code

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names code names. But he was among

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partners. Silly me, I forgot our

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new partner would be joining us today. Our third

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partner logo. That's

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right, our third partner logo logo.

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You're late again. You know we hate

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it when you're late. It's always so disruptive

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to our work. Luckily, we were

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just finishing up here. When you meet glass

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crystal glass, No,

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no, not glass, he said,

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neck glass, as in necklace

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crystal, because diamonds are common gemstones

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using necklaces isn't that right, Logo?

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Correct? Diamonds are commonly adorned

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as ornaments around the neck. See now,

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as we just discussed, if you could tell us about

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where to find the object Lucia still, so we can recover

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it to its rightful owner. We'll be on our way

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just as soon as Logo puts the diamond

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back down on the table and the

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glass crystal. Grab the black opal run,

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don't just walk them. Hurry

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up. The

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street diverges up ahead. Should we proceed left

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or right? This way?

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Oh? No, we appear to have reached an

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impasse cornered between two buildings,

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you, logo, was it the

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door to the building behind you? Try the handle?

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It's locked. Serious, break

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get out away. Come

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on inside to the stairwell. The

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building own has trivate residence. There's nowhere

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to hide the roof. Head to the

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roof. Keep

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going up

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here any moments. What

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weapons do you have for defense? We don't carry

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weapons. Okay. The

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building's southern perimeter overlooks the marketplace.

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If a jump is time correctly, escape may be

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possible by landing safely on the passing fruit

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cart down below. Jump

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from roof? Are you crazy? How high

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up are we there's no way we survive. I

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can calculate the height of the building to check if it's viable,

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but I'll need to borrow the black opal. What's why

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I need it to measure the key variable? Serious?

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No, trust, skinny stick man, there's

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no other option. Just give them the OPAL series here,

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chick man, take black opal? Okay.

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Total distance is a function of the speed and time it takes

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for an object in free fall to travel from peak to trough.

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Given the mass and size of the OPAL, once dropped,

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its speed should accelerate during the duration of the fall,

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approaching but not reaching terminal velocity.

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Approximating its rate of acceleration, Taking into

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account that acceleration due to gravity is roughly

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nine point eight one meters per second squared, I can

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determine the height of the building by how much time it takes

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the open to reach bottom upon release. What that's

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your plan? Through a OPAL off the roof? See

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what serious say? It's necessary

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for the calculation? Fine? Go ahead,

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you can always recover it after we jump ready

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for release? Releasing now

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one point eight seconds flat. That corresponds

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to a building height of roughly fifty feet or five

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stories high. It should put the odds of survival it around

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fifty percent, with the fruit cart cushioning the point of

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impact depending on ripeness. I

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know serious. I don't like it either, but it's the best chance

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we got. We have to jump. Best

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of luck to both of you. I'll convene with you again post

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vectum. You're jumping with us? What why?

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I'll be safe up here. The guards will kill you. But

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I didn't do anything. Okay,

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how should we time the jump? Now?

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U broke my

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car? My car? Who

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will pay for these plums? Now? Really?

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Sorry about that? Serious? You see the

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opal? There?

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A black opal? Think

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lucky stars. It must

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have fallen from the sky above. I

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could finally start the stand in my dream, selling

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fine glass figurines. No

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more rotten fruit for me, bull

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stop, No, that's ours? Oh

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the black opal come back here. The

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fruit peddlers stole our opal. At

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least we don't have to worry about the cards anymore. Come

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on, seriously, have business to take care of you,

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Bobo logo whatever,

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leave us alone. I never want to see you again.

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Wait good,

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I can't believe we didn't get away with the con.

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We were so close. Everything

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right? Serious? It didn't even suspect a thing

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when you use your hands to break the stone slates. Yet

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somehow we're no closer in tracking down

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the Amber orders. Everything

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good until past logo

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show up. I know who could

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have predicted that. No

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other leads never get

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that order. Back to the stages, we

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tracked down Lucia Kin for clue.

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Now she has no Kin. The

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order of Hyperion stages are in order of Ascetics.

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It means they've announced all lengths to the material outside

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world, having cut ties to both romantic and

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blood relations, and full commitment to the order.

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They believe it keeps them pure of mind and free

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of the foolish thoughts floating around the heads of us

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rabble, so they can pursue undistracted

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their higher calling and enlightened knowledge. For

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the sages, the order is their entire world.

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Either serious. I

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thought that was you two sitting over here. You again,

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you follow us? I thought we made it clear, leave

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us alone. But I never had the chance to deliver the

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agency's mission. It's a retrieval

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of a satellite dish located

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deep in the Azrael desert, where it is

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to be recovered from the mole layer and safely

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returned to the lighthouse dropoff point located

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at the other end of the desert. Oh,

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is that all? Are you sure you don't want us

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to sail into space and build a castle in the

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sky while we're there. No recovery

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of the satellite dish is all that is required of the

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agency.

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You don't get it, do you? You want

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us to go to the mole layer in the Azrael

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desert. Crossing the desert's hard

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enough, let alone the fact no one's

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ever been to the mole layer before. They're

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completely isolated from the rest of the

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world. And for good reason. What

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even is a satellite dish? Ah?

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What is satellite dish? It's a

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tool for communication. Well, whatever it

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is, we don't care. Look,

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just because your big bad agency send

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one of their spineless stooges to try to recruit

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us, doesn't mean we're going to accept the mission.

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Tell them to do their own dirty work. Ah. But

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besides, we already have a mission with

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whom The Order of Hyperian Sages. The

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Order of Hyperion Sages Guardians

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of Ancient Knowledge, a secretive fellowhood

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of ascetic scholars who collect and preserve ancestral

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wisdom with a mission of passing down this knowledge

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and service of the edification of society of

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venerable organization with a most noble

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cause. Uh sure, and thanks

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to you, we have no chance of fulfilling our end

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of a contract. You logo ruined

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our payday. Well, whatever

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the stage we're paying, the agency will triple it. I

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must emphasize that the recovery of this satellite

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dish is of the utmost importance, and

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you know the agency always pays its

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obligations. As is said, a contract

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with the Agency is as good as black opal

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in your pocket more tonight,

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good as wild goose cheese. Exactly.

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There's not enough black opal in the world to make

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us take on another one of the agency's missions.

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I mean half the time they don't even own the items

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they've hired us to recover. Well,

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I can assure you for this satellite disretrieval,

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everything is above board and honest,

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and at least you know you'll be dealing with consummate professionals,

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unlike that miscreant you were conversing

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within the back alleyway. Ah,

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that miscreant was our only

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lead and you blew it for us. Now

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we'll have to tell the stages we have no chance of recovering

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the missing item stolen from their private collection

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by one of their own members. No less so

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the way I see it, logo, you already

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owe us for the pay you made us lose out on ah.

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Now we never home

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to Imperia. Why can't you go home?

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Well, strictly speaking, when we

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left Impyia, it wasn't by

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choice Spanish Spanish.

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Well serious, and I are persona non grata.

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We can't go back home, at least not through the main

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lands. Legend of a sea pass,

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but what either The

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journey is supposedly dangerous, and we don't even

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really know where the sea pass begins, or for that matter,

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where they find the one person who does Who's

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that the night sun, the

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Night's Sun? None

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of this matters, For all we know, the whole thing's made up

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anyway, Maybe I can help tell

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me about him. Well, according

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to legends, somewhere just beyond the border of

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Imperia lives the son of a heroic night. He

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knows the ways the sea, and like his father before

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him, is blessed with the knowledge of safe travel to imperiod,

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we've been working in civilian mercenaries, taking on whatever

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assignments come our way. So we can earn enough

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opals to find and hire him as our guide

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and hope of finally returning home. But

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the Knight's Sun might not even exist. It's

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from a local prophecy, our bedtime

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story told to Imperian kids. The

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return of the night's Sun, and the night's

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Sun is overtaken by a darkness sphere, the

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secret path to Imperia will be made clear

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you you know it, the

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return of the night Sun. The prophecy doesn't

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refer to a person. He refers to a solar

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eclipse. I've researched this before. It's

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in reference to the Sorrows cycle. Sorrows

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cycle an eclipse cycle. Eclipses

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occur on repeated intervals of time, approximately

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every fifty four years, equivalent to a triple

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Sorrows. A near identical eclipse

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repeats in the same geographic location at the same

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time of day. That's when your path home will be

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made clear. And to think of it, the last totally

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eclipse visible to imperiod occurred fifty

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three years ago. What ether.

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I'm trained in celestial navigation.

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As a reward for completing the agency's

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mission. In addition to payment of the opals, I'll

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guide you to the eclipses path of totality and

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show you your way home. I need

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a moment to talk over this with serious and private

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of course serious.

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Do you know what this means? Yeah?

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But serious? No trust stick man.

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Well, maybe make big promise,

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send us on crazy mission. Crazy

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mission lead to Yes, this might

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be our one chance to return home to imperiod

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and if we don't take the mission, we may never get back.

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You're right, he might be selling us a false hope

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or even plain line. But isn't it worth the

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risk to find out the truth? Okay?

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Serious goal for you,

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sir. Thanks? Serious, if you're a true partner

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logo, have you come

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to a decision. We're in splendid

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Naturally, it's best to leave as soon as possible, to

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begin the journey while they're still daylight. I say

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you're coming on the mission, of course,

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say retrieval of the satellite dish's top priority.

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The agency insists, I joined forget

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it. No, the mission is dangerous enough without you

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getting in our way. What when

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we said we want nothing to do with you, we meant it. You're

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dead weight, you'd get us all chilled. You're

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turning down the mission, but you have to accept

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no, we don't come

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on. Serious, we're done here. But I

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was sent with very specific instructions to recruit

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you to It's my first assignment. I have to

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succeed. We work alone, always

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have, always will. So thanks, but no

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thanks. We'll stick to earning opals and make

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our own way home. Serious

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back to the Order's mission of recovering that stone

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in gemstone. One way or another, we'll

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find and return to them. That amber or amber

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or amber is a natural palmer

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of fossilized tree resin. Typically orange,

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is brown in color, and four millions of years

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ago. It's not just valuable as a gemstone,

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it's also coveted for the ancient object

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preserved inside. What

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did you say about amber? Amber is a record

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of the past. The object and organisms frozen

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inside the stone shine a light on ancient

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life from time immemorial. I know an

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antique dealer who specializes in these sorts

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of things. I can bring you to him at the Toepol.

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Okay, you can take us to him,

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but that's it. Great. The walk

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over through the market will give you more time to consider my

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proposal. Let's go the

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market. Share is a bustling Hey scarves,

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fine scarves, essential accessories

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for the modern traveler. Which cloth suits

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your needs? No thanks, kid logo.

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Where's this antique shop? It's straight this

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way, just over on the other side of the market. These

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are handwoven, artisan crafted garments.

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You won't find any better quality in these parts.

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How about a shiny silk scarf

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to match your amulets? We said,

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we're not interested. You're sure this is the

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fastest way to the shop. We can take side streets,

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but with the abundance of shady characters lurking

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in the market, it's the beft. We stick to the main path. Try

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it on and see for yourself. Don't

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the big man, book brain

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tell me? Doesn't your friend look like a million

18:40

black opals? Book brain, get

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your scarf off my neck right

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now, or they'll be using it as a rag

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to mop up what's left of you. Okay,

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okay, don't need that talk. I'm taking

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my scarf and go. A garment of this quality

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is far too fine for the likes of you anything,

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at least that's over. Talk about a pest

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ast my amulance that

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kids so ambulances come

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back to you, your little cheeks. What's

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wrong? You don't understand? Amulet

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more than shiny object. Amulet,

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keep me for safe? Here

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we follow? Are

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you to

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me? I lost

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him? We recover

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amulet? You rest logan,

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Come look

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up there by the stick carts,

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last figures, bye,

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last figurine, by the figurine

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of your dreams to day again.

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He's like roue dizzy,

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serious, make and crash.

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He's fleeing with the amulet. But I have an idea

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where too. If I take the back alleys, I might

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be able to cut him off. Serious, get

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either and meet me at the other side of the market. I'm

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going to get his amulet back and we're

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gonna got him. He's like, go, like

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go book brain either serious

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over here my

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amulet, honest

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mistake. Yeah,

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we'll just don't make my mistake. And like the life you were

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born into become the life you lead. Get

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out. Uh,

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we've made it to the antique shop.

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She's kin upon my amulets exactly.

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Now let's go in, dog,

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my friend, How good to see you,

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Urian. I hope you've come at a good time with

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me. Are my companions ether and serious?

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Are you and your friend's logo? I always have time?

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Ether? Serious, Welcome, Welcome, Please

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come in Serious logo, and I

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will talk with Urian. You see if there's anything useful

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around the shop, but don't touch okay, ah

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your amulet, I see you where the eye of

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imperial a goal and son with the all

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seeing eye enclosed in its center missticks

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believe it's watchful eyewards off Umber's shadowy

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influence. Who protects the wearer with clarity

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of mind. It's not every day a rarity

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like this walks in the eye shop. How

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much my amulets not for sale?

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Serious?

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Oh? Sorry? So

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how can I help? My partner and I have been hired

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to recover an item stolen from the private

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collection of the Order of Hyperian Sages ah

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Yes, the Order of Hyperian Sages

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preservers of world history. They

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believe absolute knowledge is the ray of light

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in this darkened world, that it will unlock

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the path the higher planes of enlightenment. The

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Sages are the foundation of stability

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in this unstable city. The faith

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of the people depend upon their strength.

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What Adji has been stolen from their collection? An

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amber orb amber orb

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Yes. Amber is believed to be a

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gateway to the past, to life no longer

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living. It preserves the accumulated

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wisdom of history, with each piece deriving

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meaning from what is contained inside. In

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mystic circles, it's believed that amber can

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be used to channel the spirit of ancient beings.

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Of course, the orb itself doesn't have any real

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power, only a connection perceived

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in the mind of the possessor. Have you

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seen it the orb? Sadly it

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has not passed through my shop? Tell

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me what's this ideal? Of serious?

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Serious? No touch. When

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we received the mission, the sages wouldn't tell us

23:03

any details about the orb. They deem the information

23:05

too sensitive to share in case it leaked outside

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the order. So we've been operating on a need

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to know basis, and once we've recovered the orb,

23:12

we're to bring it straight back. Well, then, there are

23:14

some things you should know about amber to help

23:16

you identify it. First, amber

23:19

has a distinct sense that gives off a coniferous

23:21

fragrance. Second, it feels

23:24

warm to the touch when rubbed, and third,

23:26

amber has a low melting point. It will

23:28

begin to decompose when exposed to the

23:31

flame of a candle. But of course, the

23:33

knowledge of what's inside the amber is

23:35

the real key to understanding its

23:37

significance. Thank you, Urian, we'll

23:39

have to return to the Order to see what we can learn very

23:42

well, and please offer my condolences

23:44

to the sages for the head Scholar. What

23:46

about the head Scholar, he's just past. He'd

23:49

been ill for a while. Haven't you seen the white

23:51

smoke? Quite smoke, the white

23:53

smoke rising from the beacon

23:55

signal fire burning atop the Orders institute.

23:57

It symbolizes strength to the people at a head

24:00

scholars time of death, who believe it carries

24:02

his spirit away to the clouds above and

24:04

signifies successful transition within the Order.

24:06

Its absence would devastate the soul of

24:08

the city. As night approaches, the sages

24:11

will hold a candlelight vigil before that procession

24:13

to the funeral pyre, where the head Scholar's

24:16

body will be cremated so his spirit

24:18

may pass on from this world to the next.

24:21

A ceremony shouldn't be starting soon. Serious

24:25

not serious spirit,

24:28

evil spirit in box. We

24:31

should go now. There's no time to waste. You're

24:33

in Thank you. We'll be sure to offer

24:35

your condolences at the Order logo.

24:39

You can't come with us. I mean, you've been helpful

24:41

in bringing us here, but going forward

24:43

you'd only slow us down. I beg to

24:46

differ. On the contrary, I possess intimate

24:48

knowledge of scrolls, artifacts and relics. Not

24:50

to mention, I have a photographic memory and a

24:52

pension for the arcane. If you're going to the

24:54

Order of Hyperian Sages, you don't just want me

24:56

by your side, you need me. Now, come

24:59

on, let's go. Serious logo

25:02

will lead the way. Good

25:04

luck either serious logo,

25:06

But be careful chasing shadows or

25:09

you will find them chasing you. And

25:21

there are three of you. Now, have

25:23

you retrieved the orb? Vice

25:25

Scholar, not yet, but we are very close.

25:28

All we need is more information to understand Lucia's

25:30

motive for why she stole the orb Lucia

25:33

the Wayward Pupil. Naturally,

25:35

we'll have to search the private collection where it

25:37

was stolen from for clue. Absolutely not, as

25:40

long as I'm Vice Scholar of this order. Like

25:43

I told you before, the private collection is strictly

25:45

off limits to oxiders. The

25:47

items are still undergoing study and are

25:49

two live of the damage.

25:53

They are only to be handled by those

25:55

in the Order with expert knowledge.

25:57

Besides, there is nothing in are

26:00

pertaining to these matters anyway. But

26:03

Vice Scholar, no, the answer is

26:05

no either. Now the

26:08

head scholars funeral is this evening.

26:10

The white smoke is already rising from the

26:12

beacon to alert the public of his passing. There

26:15

are to be no disturbances. Do

26:18

I make myself clear? Yes?

26:21

Loud and clear. Good. The

26:24

ceremony must proceed without a hitch

26:26

to assure the populace that the orders affairs

26:28

will resume as normal and

26:30

we will remain the pillar of strength

26:33

underpinning the community. As we speak,

26:36

the funeral pyre is being prepared

26:38

for the head Scholar's cremation ceremony.

26:42

I must take my leave, and

26:46

just so you're not tempted, no, that

26:49

security will be arriving any moment to

26:51

guard the planet collection from the duration

26:53

of the ceremony. Now, if

26:56

you want to get paid, I

26:58

suggest you get back out there. I

27:02

want to see you back here in my office

27:12

now. One either, we

27:14

had to the private collection, but

27:17

you heard the bi Scholar. We're not permitted access.

27:19

Besides, we don't even know where within these vast

27:21

halls the collections located. Oh watch

27:24

this, excuse

27:27

me, Junior scholar. Yes, we

27:29

three or the outside security team from any

27:31

Shire hired to guard the Hyperian Sages

27:33

private collection, you know, the room with the

27:35

widgets and wadgets. We were hired by

27:37

Dean you know who, Dean Ratio,

27:40

Yes, Dean Ratio. He gave

27:42

us very specific orders that we are to report

27:44

directly to the Private Collection and not inform

27:47

anyone of our arrival due to the confidential

27:49

nature of the job. The Private Collection

27:52

found in the watchmaccall wing of the Order.

27:54

Are you familiar with it, the Falsome Wing?

27:56

Yes, of course right. We were on

27:58

our way to the Falsome Wing, but we must have taken

28:01

a wrong turn. These massive halls,

28:03

you know, quite the labyrinth now, I know it's

28:05

hold this umpteen times. But the thing, the

28:07

jag that marks the wing, it's

28:09

that a way right correct, The symbol

28:12

of the owl head that marks the Falsome Wing. It's

28:14

straight ahead and then left at the end of the hall.

28:16

That'll lead you directly to the private collection.

28:19

Exactly as I thought. Thanks

28:21

for the chit chat. Well, you three better get

28:23

a move on before someone unauthorized

28:25

enters. This

28:34

is it the door to the private Collection. It's

28:37

lies serious,

28:43

come on, let's enter, ah

28:49

either this collection is astounding.

28:52

I've never seen so many rare texts, artifacts,

28:54

and valuables all in one place. Not

28:56

to mention the assortment of curios out of these

28:58

and obscura. But remember, stay

29:01

focused on finding clues about the Amber organ

29:04

a volume of the Old Mariner's Almanac.

29:06

No remaining copies of the manuscript are known to exist.

29:09

I can't believe it's here and

29:11

right next to it. Oh, one of a kind

29:14

marble engraved celestial

29:16

glue, But the geographic

29:18

coordinates appear to map to fictitious constellations

29:20

and areas of the sky devoid of stars.

29:23

It must be an early cartographical misprint.

29:25

Interesting logo. This collection

29:28

is like a treasure drove of ancient knowledge. Shiny

29:35

serious, don't

29:39

I don't

29:42

believe a life science mechanical

29:45

fortune teller automaton. The machine's

29:47

complex ranks, gears, and levers operate

29:49

in unison to create the illusion that it's acting

29:51

of its own volition and engineering marvel.

29:54

In fact, the art of the automaton was thought

29:56

to be lost, but here it is fully functional

29:58

and perfectly int at great.

30:01

Maybe they'll use its crystal ball to protect

30:04

the location of the Amber orb that seems

30:06

to be our plane with YouTube fooling around, Okay,

30:11

okay, the amber orb. The

30:14

objects seemed to be arranged by nature of origin.

30:17

Given the organic composition of amber, it

30:19

should have been classified as part of the biogenic

30:21

relic sessions over here. Ah,

30:24

it appears this empty, square glass

30:27

container mounted at the top of this wooden pedestal must

30:29

have served as the amber orb display case.

30:33

There's even a descriptive plaque confirming

30:35

my suspicions. Amber orb with

30:37

skull incased, date unknown, origin

30:40

unknown. How strange a skull

30:43

inside the amber orb? Of what creature?

30:46

Look on the pedestal space? Someone

30:48

scratched words into the wood for

30:51

lies locked away in gilded cages.

30:53

The Order shall return to the darkest ages.

30:56

This is the end of the hyperion sages.

31:00

It's a threat, taunting the order.

31:05

I sense another presence as at work here. There's

31:08

more to lucious disappearance than the amber orb.

31:12

Umbra. I need to

31:14

take off my amulet. I have to see for

31:16

myself what happened? Now? Are

31:19

you sure didn't Urian say something about it?

31:21

Warding off? It's the only way. If

31:24

I let Umbra in, I might find the truth

31:26

in the entra me

31:55

he lapsed either He's

31:57

either okay, I'm

32:04

all right the tone of the dead.

32:07

There's a message hidden in it. That

32:09

book should be over this way in the funerary text

32:11

section. Here

32:14

the back of the book. Either

32:18

those are just the blank pages that book end the text.

32:20

Sometimes there's more than meets the eye. Seriously,

32:23

give me a candle off the wall. When

32:27

the paper is exposed to the flame, the writing

32:29

will reveal itself. Look, huh,

32:34

how is that possible? Invisible

32:36

ink made from sisters juice. Here

32:40

it's a letter to

32:42

my dearest love. I long for the

32:44

day when we no longer have to correspond in secret

32:46

and hide our truth from the order. Since

32:49

our last night together, I've missed you more

32:51

than can be put in words. I've never

32:53

been so lost as I am now without

32:56

you by my side. But I know our

32:58

hearts were made bound. I fear this

33:00

final letter maybe have written too late to reach

33:03

you, but it is not in vain, for

33:05

we will be reunited soon. When

33:07

you burn, my body will burn with

33:09

you, and I will find you in the intra. May

33:12

our unborn child be spared from this life.

33:14

You're guiding light now and forever, Lucia,

33:18

Ah. I didn't think the stages were allowed

33:20

to have romantic relationships, they're

33:24

not. Lucia and the head Scholar wrote

33:26

each other letters in this book to communicate in secret.

33:29

They hid their forbidden affair. Candle

33:34

wax drippings on floor, still

33:37

warm. Lucia, here in

33:39

order, serious is right?

33:42

The trail of candlewax leads just outside the door

33:44

to the staircase. Staircase that

33:47

leads to the roof. There's nothing up there

33:49

but the beacon fire. Come

33:51

on before it's too late. Hey,

33:55

you three stop order secure

34:02

by scholar. You're expected of the funeral

34:05

pigher Momentarily were

34:07

you three doing in the plant of connection? Quick

34:10

the stairs amber

34:27

Orb of eternal Death. You've shown

34:29

me ancient memories of worlds long

34:31

forgotten. I've lived your dreams

34:34

of days gone by, and learned

34:36

your knowledge of the secrets and hidden

34:39

one thought lost to space and time.

34:41

It was all never so distant. You've

34:44

shown me. The lives we lead in this plane

34:46

are not fact but fiction. Lucia,

34:49

put down the orb, back away from the fire.

34:52

It's not you talking a human

34:54

skull inside the orb. But how is that possible?

34:57

It takes millions of years for ember to fossilize

34:59

the world must be older than we know. The

35:02

private collection is the preserved knowledge. It's

35:04

the variant. They shadow truths

35:06

and phantom realities crystallize

35:09

in my mind as your darkness

35:11

takes hold and descends upon my soul.

35:13

I give my life to you, and I'm

35:16

yours forever, eternal

35:18

in time. Umbra, be

35:20

my guide on the inner plane and illuminate

35:23

my path to Lucia.

35:25

Please don't do this. Umbra

35:27

is using your despair to hurt you, and

35:30

only making you think that the Amber or will

35:32

reunite you with your lover at the tolling

35:34

of the funeral bell. Cast me away

35:37

in a pillar of black smoke, darkest

35:39

night, and shroud the world and shut so

35:42

only fear you are true. Oh No, Lucia's

35:45

planning to sacrifice herself in the flames and turned

35:48

the beacon's white smoke black, covering

35:50

the land of darkness, shall expose the

35:52

order and break the spirit of the city, so Amber

35:54

can attack. We have to stop her.

35:57

All the

35:59

time is come. With each

36:01

toll of your lasting morn

36:03

tis outside you, my love Eve

36:10

the good I'll deal with. Lucia.

36:17

Stop this foolishness like ones and get away

36:19

from the fire. Ah

36:25

By Scholar, you don't understand Lucia's

36:27

going to bring down the order Silence. You've

36:29

got enough. But ah, my

36:33

blood blackest, vile and

36:35

hottest cold burns clean to feel

36:38

the fire, Lucia, what do you

36:40

think you're doing? This can all

36:42

be over. Just return the old two

36:45

bodies burning is one

36:48

eternal and flame like remains

36:50

preserved in ember Lucia. This

36:53

won't bring back the head, Scholar, My

36:56

love see you on the other side

36:59

in the I will

37:01

be your bride for

37:11

me. The

37:23

air Or gets

37:28

into the fire, m

37:32

hmm. The amber

37:35

Or has been lost to the world in flames.

37:38

It'll be nothing more than molten rocks.

37:44

Good you three, you're

37:50

free to go. Released from the assignment.

37:53

We'll take care of Lucia, right,

37:55

Scholar, Now we

37:59

go, Sir, I agree,

38:02

let's leave. Point.

38:08

What about our payment? The

38:14

Amber Orb was never returned, but

38:17

at least its knowledge has been kept safe

38:19

from the public. There are some truths

38:23

we are not yet ready to learn. But

38:29

now that the orb is destroyed, your payment

38:31

is that you get to leave with your lives. Go

38:34

before I change my mind. So

38:46

in review the mission to recover

38:48

the satellite dish for the agency. First

38:53

we head to the molayer deep in the Azrael

38:55

Desert. Then once we've secured the satellite

38:58

dish, we'll travel across the desert to liberate

39:00

at the lighthouse drop off point located at the opposite

39:02

end. It'll be like an adventure Stirkman,

39:07

stick around, It's

39:10

okay. We'll complete the mission. Make

39:13

it home a matter the path onward

39:16

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