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Deoxyribose Syrup after interacting with an entity (which is Ribose Syrup).

Description

Deoxyribose Syrup is a rare substance that can be found in The Backrooms, which has a yellowish color and lemon-like smell. It is mostly composed of Deoxyribose Sugar(which is and ingredient in nucleotides or DNA), and other unidentified proteins. It is advised not to drink too much as it can lead to severe addiction similar to Memory Juice. Deoxyribose Syrup can be used to cure chromosomal/genetic diseases and other damages such as down syndrome and cancer. This substance has the highest boiling temperature among all of the liquids in The Backrooms which is about 400 Celcius. After physhically interacting with an entity or getting mixed with another liquid, it becomes the more dangerous Ribose Syrup, but can be boiled back to it's original form in half it's volume.

Ribose Syrup

Ribose syrup is the more dangerous form and byproduct of Deoxyribose Syrup, but it can be boiled back to it's original form in half it's volume. Ribose Syrup has a red-ish color and a bitter smell. Interaction with Ribose syrup can cause damage in DNA and negative mutations, but can be reversed with Almond Water or Deoxyribose Syrup. If a person drinks Ribose Syrup, said person will start to get dizzy for 5 minutes before heart failure, and therefore death. This can also be prevented with Almond Water/Deoxyribose Syrup but only before the person dies. If the person does die, the skin will continue to get redder until he/she becomes an Insanity.

Locations

The main source of this substance are the Almond Water lakes in Level 8. These lakes can rarely contain Ribose Syrup mixed with Almond Water

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