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Dehydration
The quiet meter
Short answer
Thirst is not flavour text. Wells first. Ponds later, if ever.
Also: thirst meter
How it works
You last longer hungry than dry. This page exists so Kane hears it twice.
What to do
Drink at wells. Carry a bottle. See water-wells.
Don't
Don't sip the pond. Don't sip the sea. Don't sip gasoline.