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The Abyssal Cavern loomed before Sam like a dark, hungry maw, its entrance yawning wide and foreboding. As he stepped into the labyrinth, the very air seemed to pulse with oppressive energy, as if the cavern itself was alive and watching him. He took a deep breath, clutching the ancient map he'd found in the tome. The map glowed intermittently with a faint blue light, like a magical GPS guiding him deeper into the unknown.
"Wow, this place is a real mood killer," Sam quipped, his voice echoing eerily off the walls. "It's like the department store from my nightmare, but with fewer escalators and more existential dread."
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