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Sounds like residual water in the sponge has diluted the refill ink. You should not burn out the print head and color fidelity will return in a couple of refills or so. If you cannot wait then drain the cartridge, flush and then use the paper towel wicking trick plus or minus the sock trick to rapidly remove a good amount of moisture. There will still be a dilution effect but hopefully not as much as you are experiencing now. Or you can wait longer for the sponge to truly dry out.Prints appeared somewhat subdued (faded in color, not so contrasty and vibrant). Yet I ran a Nozzle Check a couple times and although what I now think is also a faded output (nozzle check) I thought that it was fine as there were no streaks.