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''Master Jonas Falx, please come forth.'' | ''"Master Jonas Falx, please come forth."'' | ||
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''My lords, as I'm sure you're now aware of, we face a nightmarish threat.'' | ''"My lords, as I'm sure you're now aware of, we face a nightmarish threat."'' | ||
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''This disease, or plague as it has been called, is not overly complex. Neither is it beyond our vision. It is, quite simply, desolation made manifest.'' | ''"This disease, or plague as it has been called, is not overly complex. Neither is it beyond our vision. It is, quite simply, desolation made manifest."'' | ||
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''It rots the body in its entirety. It begins externally with numbness and darkened skin. Proceeding further into the ligaments, the victim may lose control of entire limbs. Eventually, the flesh sloughs off in small heaps. By this time, the victim has likely entered a cataleptic state. This may as well be a blessing for them; the rot will have overtaken their eyes and ears now, depriving them of their senses.'' | ''"It rots the body in its entirety. It begins externally with numbness and darkened skin. Proceeding further into the ligaments, the victim may lose control of entire limbs. Eventually, the flesh sloughs off in small heaps. By this time, the victim has likely entered a cataleptic state. This may as well be a blessing for them; the rot will have overtaken their eyes and ears now, depriving them of their senses."'' | ||
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''This is all that remains of the poor souls. In its final stages, the rot consumes the mind and body whole, leaving nothing left of distinction.'' | ''"This is all that remains of the poor souls. In its final stages, the rot consumes the mind and body whole, leaving nothing left of distinction."'' | ||
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''Here His Majesty, the King of Undland interjected, Is there truly no method of treating this malady? What preventions are available to Us?'' | ''Here His Majesty, the King of Undland interjected, "Is there truly no method of treating this malady? What preventions are available to Us?"'' | ||
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''No preventions, Your Grace, save total isolation from the populace. Even such a drastic method as that will only last until the food supply is infected. As for treatments, I have found none. Perhaps some of my betters from the academy have made progress, but judging by their silence I think not.'' | ''"No preventions, Your Grace, save total isolation from the populace. Even such a drastic method as that will only last until the food supply is infected. As for treatments, I have found none. Perhaps some of my betters from the academy have made progress, but judging by their silence I think not."'' | ||
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''It is a certain death. However, I stand here now to offer you a better fate.'' | ''"It is a certain death. However, I stand here now to offer you a better fate."'' | ||
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