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Jacques couldn’t believe what he was hearing. The thing, Jacques started referring to it now as String Bean, had told him all about its civilization. String Bean said that they had been there since the dawn of time and had had to adapt to the harsh weather in order to survive. String Bean told him that it had run into other explorers before and begged them to report to their home country that there was nothing to be found in Antarctica. String Bean was worried about what was happening now, the destruction of its home in order to gain precious resources to use for sustaining development in another country. However, String Bean had told Jacques that countless times he had seen civilizations destroy themselves. 78u

Everything started to make sense now for Jacques. Hal had told him everything that was written in the book and it spoke of people who lived here but Jacques had thought that was foolish and untrue because of everything he had been told by headquarters. 

String Bean continued to explain how the civilization operated and Jacques was fascinated. It seemed that String Bean truly cared for all other beings. As Jacques listened he looked around the cave and listened to a single drop of water fall over and over as a slight echo from String Beans voice reached his ears. 
An unsettling feeling fell over Jacques. “String Bean, we must find Hal. I’m really worried about what may have happened to him and I also feel wrong for leaving all of my men that I’ve been leading alone out here,” Jacques said.

String Bean slowly nodded and they left the cave in search of Hal, not knowing what they might encounter.