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The toxic moon dust behind Portal 2's portals

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In order to place portals literally anywhere, the eccentric billionaire character grinds up incredibly poisonous lunar material. It is a brilliantly unhinged architectural decision that explains why his lungs are rapidly failing while you solve puzzles.

The toxic moon dust behind Portal 2's portals
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