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The team designated it a new species, Nanotyrannus lethaeus, referencing the River Lethe from Greek mythology -- a fitting tribute to a species "forgotten" for decades.

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So John Gradus is a journeyer in his own right, learning where he went wrong in life to reach the Lethe and reincarnate.

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Was the water of the Styx flowing beneath his fingers, or maybe the Lethe?

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The underground pool bears echoes of Lethe, the river of forgetfulness in the classical Greek underworld of Hades.

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The only sound comes from the gently flowing stream of Lethe, the river of forgetfulness, where the waters murmuring entice to sleep.

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