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For a brief moment, sludge choked Its lungs and a weight drags at every breath. But that moment is gone. The air is carried by a breeze and everything is suddenly awash with light. Welcome to the Expanse.

It stands at a cliff's edge, water crashing at the rocks below. Soft grass sweeps across the land, with nothing else in sight. The ground feels stable beneath Its paws feet- hmm. The ground feels stable beneath It. Endless choices, wherever shall we head?