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"He's lying! Shut it down, NOW!" screams Dipper. I hesitate over the dangerous machine I'm holding onto.

Oh, wait, let me back up a little. 

I'm Mabel Pines! And I am currently wrapped around a button that could shut down an interdimensional portal, for better or for worse. Dipper Pines, the one urging me to press the button, is my brother. 

My Grunkle Stan (is he really my grunkle? ...best not to think about it) is telling me not to press it. Common sense says that I should listen to my brother and shut down the portal.

But my gut says to LEAVE IT ALONE. Or maybe I'm just hungry. Who knows?

Either way, I'm still clinging to this potentially world-ending button, and I need to decide- fast.

I make a choice.

Reaching up my hand, I slam it down onto the huge red button. Instantly, the glow of the portal behind me flickers out, and my family comes crashing to the ground. (Oh, Soos is here too.) 

One look into my grunkle's empty eyes and I know I've made a grave mistake.

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