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[edit] Dark Caves

This stage is eight sections and sometimes sections are connected by dropping though holes in the sand or water.

• Shard note:In the second sections, there are two paths. The left will take you to a miniboss with Fishbone, then you can get to the shard.

• Shard note:You will need the stone ability in the first section to get the first section.