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Cross off the 150 Shards. He accepts the money and goes into the back of the shop, promising to return with a potion to cure your ills. You wait. And wait. After about twenty minutes you begin to suspect the worse. You rush after him, and your suspicions are confirmed - he has bolted with the cash!
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<choice section="499">Complain to the Soulwatch police</choice>
<choice section="101">Write off the loss and leave</choice>
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