Covers
Douses
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In this case, according to the dragon: Sand smothers fire, fire boils water, and water covers sand; while according to the merman: Fire melts sand, sand displaces water, water douses fire.
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Later he learns that while dragons believe that "Water covers Earth, Earth smothers fire, and Fire evaporates water", in Merman society "Earth blocks Water, Fire melts Earth, and Water douses Fire." He's quite broken up about the fact that he ate his friend over a misunderstanding.
Source: Rock-Paper-Scissors
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