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The oasis glimmered like a false promise. A cool creek wound through the dense palms, vanishing behind a shroud of mist. Water tumbled over jagged rocks, plunging into a cave that pulsed with a strange, mysterious light. In this refuge, where the desert's grip loosened, Qale met the watery creature. Would it guide him home, or would it pull him deeper into the dungeon?

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