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|Unlocked with = {{Unlock|The Griever's Advice}}
 
|Unlocked with = {{Unlock|The Griever's Advice}}
 
|Success title = An unpaid debt
 
|Success title = An unpaid debt
|Success description = [...]
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|Success description = […] "A replacement. I grow weary." […] "My desire was granted, but difficult to arrange. An appropriate substitute did not exist; therefore one had to be born." […]
  
At last, he answers in his creaking voice. "A replacement. I grow weary." His voice echoes in the hollowness of his skull. "My desire was granted, but difficult to arrange. An appropriate substitute did not exist; therefore one had to be born." [...]
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"They should be of age now. And yet." […] "Perhaps there has been a complication." […]
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|Success summary = The boatman wants a successor. He may have won the Marvellous, but his wish is taking very long to be fulfilled, which is perhaps to be expected of beings like him and their places on the Chain.
  
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The dialogue in the last paragraph is replaced if the player has completed [[Evolution (Guide)|Evolution]].
|Success summary = The last paragraph varies depending on whether the player has completed [[Evolution (Guide)|Evolution]].
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{{Variant table|Condition=Associating with a Youthful Naturalist|Condition alias=Ending of Evolution|Type=Text|
{{Variant table|Condition=Associating with a Youthful Naturalist|Condition alias=Ending of Evolution|Effect = Final Paragraph|Compact = yes
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|Value 800=[[The Hierophant|800 - The Hierophant]]
|Value Not finished = "They should be of age now. And yet." The Boatman's gaze is briefly reflected in the water, dark empty sockets lost in the darkness. "Perhaps there has been a complication." His voice cracks [...] He turns back to the oar. There is always farther to go.
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|Effect 800= "But you already know this. You have met the man. He is still youthful, but youth is no ward against death." [...] "When he dies, he will sit where I sit. He will row." [...]
|Value [[The Hierophant|800 - The Hierophant]] = "But you already know this. You have met the man. He is still youthful, but youth is no ward against death." [...] "When he dies, he will sit where I sit. He will row." His voice cracks, a splinter of melancholic menace. He turns back to the oar. [...]
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|Value 900=[[The_Wheel_of_Fortune|900 - The Wheel of Fortune]]
|Value [[The_Wheel_of_Fortune|900 - The Wheel of Fortune]] = "But you already know this. You have met the reckless man. He will ruin the Schedule when he replaces me." [...] "I should not have played the Marvellous. The Masters make scorpion-bargains, never without a sting." [...] He turns back to the oar. [...]
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|Effect 900="But you already know this. You have met the reckless man. He will ruin the Schedule when he replaces me." [...] "I should not have played the Marvellous. The Masters make scorpion-bargains, never without a sting." [...]
|Value [[The Hanged Man (All the Cards on the Table)|1000 - The Hanged Man]] = "But you already know this. You have met the man. The Masters braided the Threads of Fate to shape his Destiny." [...] "And yet, after these many years, now they say he is unfit. They will have to make other arrangements." [...] He turns back to the oar. [...]
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|Value 1000=[[The Hanged Man (All the Cards on the Table)|1000 - The Hanged Man]]
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|Effect 1000="But you already know this. You have met the man. The Masters braided the Threads of Fate to shape his Destiny." [...] "And yet, after these many years, now they say he is unfit. They will have to make other arrangements." [...]
 
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*{{Gain|The Boatman's Wish|occurrence=1}}
 
*{{Gain|The Boatman's Wish|occurrence=1}}

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