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Yesterday, I beat the main part of Dark Cloud. Previously, I stated that I wasn't going to play the Demon Shaft. I changed my mind about that. It's the only way to give Osmond a fair chance to evolve his weapons, and it also more than compensates for the absence of backfloor keys in the Gallery of Time (which in that case, were supposed to be the Flapping Duster). Speaking of backfloor keys, I got two of them (Crystal Eyeballs) on the first floor last night, and I've got quite a few gemstones so far as I've continued playing the game this morning.

Also, even though there is no canon plot pertaining to the Demon Shaft, that particular dungeon is mentioned in chapter 6 (if I'm right) Atlamillia, Darksbane's novelization of the game. This suggests that maybe, just *maybe*, the author might apply some kind of plot to it (or at least some rationale for Toan and co to explore it).

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Last week, when I wrote about playing this game, I mentioned in particular the idea of using birthstones. I've been meaning to go into detail about how I'd apply them to future fanfiction, but first, let's have a look at their real origin.

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Now, here's how I'd apply the birthstones to the following fanfics:

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There. Glad to finally have all of that off my chest.