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Next adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.
Both words in one sentence
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The Fairies' Woods in The Legend of Zelda Oracle of Ages, in which moving from one screen to the next and back again winds up placing you in a completely different spot than before.
Source: Alien Geometries -
Instead, things are back to normal by the start of the next episode with no explanation.
Source: Snap Back -
Cat leaves Smileyland only to be back in the next episode, but the alternate ending implies that Kaeloo went to go bring him back.
Source: Western Animation / Kaeloo
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