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-I think of the color of the water. I should have realized it was not what I had poured for me earlier as it looked darker than usual; it was water mixed with some juice in a way that worked, spa water[^karlsbad].
+I think of the color of the water. I should have realized it was not what I had poured for me earlier as it looked darker than usual; it was water mixed with some juice in a way that worked, spa water(which makes me think of Karlsbad).
 
 I should have asked you about it but part of me was afraid of believing.
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-[^karlsbad]: I initially wrote "perhaps from Karlsbad", as if wanting to make this into a short story.