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Is it hot in here, or just Kary/Marilith/Marylis?
In Final Fantasy 1, Beat the fiends of Earth and Fire (sadly, we can't do Wind yet, but feel free to listen to September while you play).

Rod in hand, return to the Earth cave and show Lich who's the boss (Angela). Sail over to Crescent Lake, faint from the even more absurd magic prices, and ask why the old men wouldn't just loan you the canoe if you hadn't beat up the Lich first. Then sail to the volcano and dive in. Hint: there are no random encounters on tiles that damage you. A few potions will heal the damage and save you a lot of time if you deliberately stay on them. (Experienced players who wish to get the airship first may do so, but the Ice Cave is dangerous and the levels and equipment from Volcano may help.)
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