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| | (::Aozora's Realm: Shadow the Hedgehog::) |
 | | Maria suffered from NIDS (neuro immunodeficiency syndrome), a serious illness in which the victim's own white blood cells and anti-bodies attack the nerve cells, making it practically incurable. |
 | | For Maria, the nerves that enabled her to move her legs were suffering the most, and at times had great difficulty moving from place to place. |
 | | Although it was very hard to see Maria that way, Shadow kept a stiff upper lip, pulling through for his friend in whatever way he could...until the day ARK was shut down by G.U.N., fearing that Gerald's research on "The Ultimate Lifeform" was too dangerous. |
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