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You reach out and pluck the jewel from the statue’s mouth. Swiftly, you turn, ready to run but before you can escape, a distant sound reaches your ears. Quiet at first, it develops into a scream and begins to fill the palace. The awful sound is coming from the mouth of the statue and freezes you where you stand.

The ground begins to tremble and cracks appear in the glass walls. You can hear the tinkling of shattering crystal. The hideous wail grows in volume and soon you cannot block out the sound even when you cover your ears.

Within seconds you are crushed beneath shards of broken glass and debris. You have released the Screaming God and the Singing City is doomed.

Your quest and your life end here.