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The Texture Beneath
Carefully, he scraped away another layer of mud along its side. The texture underneath was like nothing he’d touched before. Not leathery. Not slimy. Almost like wet rubber, but with structure — ridges, dips, a natural design. Every new inch he uncovered just raised more questions. It looked like something that belonged deep underwater, not here in a muddy riverbank.
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