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Perhaps it is not a regular snake, but a sandworm?

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Is that a real thing?

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Oh, yes! I've heard they live in the desert. But they grow to be very, very big, enough to swallow a person in one bite. This one is quite small, by my understanding.

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That big?! That's terrifying! Something that huge wouldn't even fit in this place!

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[ nodding. ] The desert does seem to be a perilous place. It's much harder for an island snake to eat that much.

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[ frowning. ]

There's that... So maybe this is an inland one?

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It could be! I wonder what happened to all of these animals, though... Have they been set out here as part of some ritual?

[ she does not realize they are fake. ]

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What kind of ritual needs skeletons?

[ also not realizing they're fake. ]

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Well, there are many that involve offering some or all of an animal... but usually you would include the meat with that.

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Seriously? That sounds kind of messed up.

[ yikes. ]

Would they dress up the skeletons if it was a ritual?

[ why is the human one wearing a shirt ]

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I-it does?

[ a little surprised at that. ]

Oh... that, I could not tell you. This is all very strange to me, too.

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Offering body parts? Come on.

So it's not just a ritual thing... [ despite being a little grossed out, he leans in to read it. ] What's... trick or treat candy?

[ as soon as it starts to move, he leaps back with a startled yelp. it's just offering candy. ]

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[ ALSO YELPS ]

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[ it drops the candy while laurence stares at it, sprouting more flowers in alarm. ]

They can move?!

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Does its spirit still linger!? I-I can attempt an exorcism!

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It's got a ghost, too?!

How do you do it? This exorcism thing!

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Th, there is a chant for expelling evil spirits... um...!

[ charges ahead bravely! and holds up her hands! ]

Lyok'a n'saita!

[ ...

the skeleton stops moving but probably just because nobody is saying "trick or treat" right now. ]

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[ peers out from behind her ]

Did it work...?

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... Yes, I think so! Thank goodness.

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Good job. I can't believe they'd have something like this here... This place gets weirder every day.

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[ a nod... ]

Perhaps you were right, that we ought to stick together for safety.

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That was Yves's idea. But yeah... I guess we can't be too cautious when we never know what this place will throw at us.

I think the cookies here were safe, but everything else...