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The magic in the box was too strong. The magnificent city that the inhabitants knew as "ma pi kulupu tu" has fallen victim to it. Your village, and that of many others, is saved. But perhaps there could have been a better solution.

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The box rattles, then it shows the finished word:

akesi

The word for lizard. What could possibly go wrong? The ground trembles briefly, and suddenly a lizard appears on your shoulder. It snares. The buzzing is answered by other snares. There are more and more lizards. Usually you have nothing against lizards, but so many lizards at once make you uncomfortable. You back away, go through the tunnel back to

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