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  1. 2012-08-24, 10:11 AM (ISO 8601) - Top - End - #131
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    Yeah. The dirty double meaning is fully intentional. I modeled the poem after the "obscene" Old English riddles.

    And as for the Ridley/Riddle thing, there's no intent to that. Just happen to like Metroid is all.
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