The person who invented them used to leave bowls of the things out, free for anyone who wanted one. I'm not sure whether their absence is a sign of his absence, or if Nexus geography has just shifted and they're all somewhere else, now.
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The person who invented them used to leave bowls of the things out, free for anyone who wanted one. I'm not sure whether their absence is a sign of his absence, or if Nexus geography has just shifted and they're all somewhere else, now.