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 “You can't just LET him GO!” Zharon protested as he walked with Bah-Ki out of the windward cavern passage, and into the cooling orange light of planetary dusk. “You can't just LET him GO!” Zharon protested as he walked with Bah-Ki out of the windward cavern passage, and into the cooling orange light of planetary dusk.
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 The scientist stopped short and briefly pondered just how hard getting in John Carter's way would actually be. “It's just that...he's done so much for us.” The older man said. The scientist stopped short and briefly pondered just how hard getting in John Carter's way would actually be. “It's just that...he's done so much for us.” The older man said.
  
-“Yes,” Bah-ki agreed as he waited for his elder to catch up, and we should be grateful, but he doesn't BELONG here.” The youth explained. “You yourself told me, and I DO honestly believe, that the gods brought Carter here for a very specific, divine purpose. True?”+“Yes,” Bah-ki agreed as he waited for his elder to catch up. "And we should be grateful, but he doesn't BELONG here.” The youth explained. “You yourself told me, and I DO honestly believe, that the gods brought Carter here for a very specific, divine purpose. True?”
  
 Zharon nodded as the pair walked out into the open air. “Obviously.” He said. Zharon nodded as the pair walked out into the open air. “Obviously.” He said.
  
-“And that purpose has been fulfilled.” Bah-Ki argued. “How is it any less plausible then, that...through a means none of us could have possibly predicted, it's time for him to leave.” He said simply. Dadjinn's willing to let him go, and if anyone could actually MAKE him stay, it would be her.”+“And that purpose has been fulfilled.” Bah-Ki argued. “How is it any less plausible then, that...through a means none of us could have possibly predicted, it's time for him to leave?” He said simply. "Dadjinn's willing to let him go, and if anyone could actually MAKE him stay, it would be her.” 
 The pair walked on and crested a ridge where they saw Carter, Dadjinn and the warlord's strange companions. The visitors were clustered around one another, standing in a rough semi-circle, with Carter and Dadjinn standing apart from the others. The pair walked on and crested a ridge where they saw Carter, Dadjinn and the warlord's strange companions. The visitors were clustered around one another, standing in a rough semi-circle, with Carter and Dadjinn standing apart from the others.
  
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