What's that liquid in my starter?

One of the first problems that seems to surface with newcomers to the sourdough world is a brownish liquid on top of, or sometimes as a layer inside, their sourdough starter. What is it, is it dangerous, why did it form and what can one do about it?

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The Sourdough Simpleton is designed for the newcomer to the world of Sourdough baking. I am a novice, myself, and am writing this from a perspective that I found hard to find as I navigated the straits of sourdough, encountering terms and techniques along the way that defied a simple explanation. The videos on YouTube are supported by a website, www.sourdoughsimpleton.com, and by a Facebook Group, https://bit.ly/FBSourdough