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"[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Pool_of_the_Black_One The Pool of the Black One]" is a [[Conan the Barbarian]] story by [[Robert E Howard]]. First published in October, 1933.
'''"[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Pool_of_the_Black_One The Pool of the Black One]"''' is a ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'' story by [[Robert E. Howard]]. First published in October, 1933.

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* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]: There's no real explanation for why the Black Ones do what they do to the crew unless it's [[For the Evulz]].
* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]: There's no real explanation for why the Black Ones do what they do to the crew unless it's [[For the Evulz]].
* [[Cower Power]]: Thrown to the ground, Sancha cowers
* [[Cower Power]]: Thrown to the ground, Sancha cowers
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Sancha
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Sancha
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: the Black Ones
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: the Black Ones
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself Man]]: Conan shakes Sancha until she agrees to help
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Conan shakes Sancha until she agrees to help
* [[Klingon Promotion]]: Conan. No one would miss the old one anyway
* [[Klingon Promotion]]: Conan. No one would miss the old one anyway
* Magic Music: The Black ones use a magic flute to steal the souls of the crew.
* Magic Music: The Black ones use a magic flute to steal the souls of the crew.
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"The Pool of the Black One" is a Conan the Barbarian story by Robert E. Howard. First published in October, 1933.


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