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    Quote Originally Posted by SKarious View Post
    Hellstrider sounds awesome, but where do you keep it when not in use?
    He had his demons build a "garage" for him in his townhouse.

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    Can you summon it with charms like normal armor and weapons?
    Well, currently only Yuki has any Charms to summon/banish her weapons, though it looks like Abbadon might develop one of his own just for this.

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    Do vitriol-tainted artifacts function differently from their normal forms?
    Yes and no; they generally maintain the same functionality, but it no longer has a little god, and it no longer costs double for a Green Sun Prince to attune for it. On the other hand, it now costs double for a normal Exalt to attune to it, even if he's of the right type normally.

    Quote Originally Posted by SKarious View Post
    Also, any news from Natsu's player?
    He showed up Saturday, and we had some dealings. I'm keeping it a secret for now, though, because there's plot to this that I don't want to spoil for the players.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheCountAlucard View Post
    He showed up Saturday, and we had some dealings. I'm keeping it a secret for now, though, because there's plot to this that I don't want to spoil for the players.
    Make that 3 things i'm looking forward to then
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burnheart View Post
    Make that 3 things i'm looking forward to then
    I have a feeling hes gonna to ruin our game that he hardly cares about...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kurosen View Post
    I have a feeling hes gonna to ruin our game that he hardly cares about...
    Natsu's player doesn't cares about this game? But its both awesome and the reason i'm going to buy exalted books.
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    Burnheart, thanks to you, everyday reality is just a little less desirable. Until this happens, I am just this much more insane.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burnheart View Post
    Natsu's player doesn't cares about this game?
    The other players suspect this, due to his character's whimsical behavior, and tendency to not show up to games.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheCountAlucard View Post
    The other players suspect this, due to his character's whimsical behavior, and tendency to not show up to games.
    and what do you think about it count?
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    Burnheart, thanks to you, everyday reality is just a little less desirable. Until this happens, I am just this much more insane.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheCountAlucard View Post
    The other players suspect this, due to his character's whimsical behavior, and tendency to not show up to games.
    Its true, and when hes there, hes playing facebook games and got two girls all over him the entire time. he doesnt even bring his character sheet most of the time. hes not a player, hes just taking up our time


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kurosen View Post
    Its true, and when hes there, hes playing facebook games and got two girls all over him the entire time. he doesnt even bring his character sheet most of the time. hes not a player, hes just taking up our time
    Well...having two girls all over you can be quite time consuming and distracting...Or so I've heard...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf DW View Post
    Well...having two girls all over you can be quite time consuming and distracting...Or so I've heard...
    honestly thats not the problem, it just adds to it, we all complain about the pda...
    well we are gonna have a talk with him next session, see if he even wants to play anymore, and if hes gonna take it seriously.


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    Yeah, sorry to say that I won't be able to post full details of the last game session just yet - some things have yet to be resolved, though sadly, we won't be having a game session this Saturday, as most everyone won't be able to show up.

    However, some things you can look forward to:

    • Ormagöden's World Tour!
    • Gene in Karn
    • Gene in the Haslanti League
    • How Yuki Got Her Groove Back
    • Gene in Malfeas
    • Gene in the Underworld
    • A Roster Update
    • and Kevin Bacon!

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    How does Kevin Bacon fit into this?
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    Burnheart, thanks to you, everyday reality is just a little less desirable. Until this happens, I am just this much more insane.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burnheart View Post
    How does Kevin Bacon fit into this?
    Some of the preceding may have been an exaggeration.

    On the other hand, we did go see X-Men: First Class, in which Kevin Bacon plays a role, but that's business for another thread, I suppose.

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    Can't wait for an update, sounds like it's going to be a long one.

    Quote Originally Posted by TheCountAlucard View Post
    • Gene in Karn
    • Gene in the Haslanti League
    • Gene in Malfeas
    • Gene in the Underworld
    Are you sure that Ormagoden's the one doing a "world tour"?
    Now I'm thinking with ponies!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burnheart View Post
    How does Kevin Bacon fit into this?
    When doesn't Kevin Bacon fit into something?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pondeshonda View Post
    When doesn't Kevin Bacon fit into something?
    When its his great-great grandfathers funeral?
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    Burnheart, thanks to you, everyday reality is just a little less desirable. Until this happens, I am just this much more insane.

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    Hey, guys.

    I just wanted to thank all the readers we've had on this thread, people who are interested to see what shenanigans our roving band of Green Sun Princes have gotten into. You guys have been great, and I'm grateful for your kind words. So that you guys know, though, we're going to be wrapping up the game either this weekend or next weekend.

    Don't fret, though! The game's not over; in terms of TV shows, we're just finishing up the current season. Once this story's over, we're going to have a World of Darkness game, the specifics of which are to be determined shortly; if you want, I can post a log of that as well, once it's underway. And, probably after a couple of months, we'll get started on a new story, a new series of adventures for these intrepid Exalts!

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    I'm sad to see this end, but i'm happy to learn there may be a season 2 for these guys, they're awesome May i ask is this an oWoD or a nWoD game your going to be running, i assume you're going to be the ST unless someone else has volunteered?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burnheart View Post
    I'm sad to see this end, but i'm happy to learn there may be a season 2 for these guys, their awesome
    Like I said, if I have any say in it, this won't be completely over-and-done-with.

    Quote Originally Posted by Burnheart View Post
    May i ask is this an oWoD or a nWoD game your going to be running, i assume you're going to be the ST unless someone else has volunteered?
    Chances are high that I'll ST, which I have no problem with. And yeah, it'll be nWoD.
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    Have you decided on what supernatural sub-system, if any, you'll use?
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    Burnheart, thanks to you, everyday reality is just a little less desirable. Until this happens, I am just this much more insane.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burnheart View Post
    Have you decided on what supernatural sub-system, if any, you'll use?
    The polls are in, we'll be playing Requiem.

    Just finished with tonight's session, was quite climactic, but we've still got some little details to hammer out before I can provide you with a proper writeup; I'd hate to not give you guys the full story.

    As such, though, I'm going to be sure and work on tying everything up in a neat little bow before presenting it to you guys.

    Next week will be an off-week, to help finish everything and ease the transition... and then we begin Requiem of San Francisco.

    EDIT: Woo for post #200 on this thread.
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    I'm looking forward to it, have your players already picked characters?
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    Burnheart, thanks to you, everyday reality is just a little less desirable. Until this happens, I am just this much more insane.

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    I eagerly await the finish, this was really great to read.

    I can't wait to see what fun your players have with Requiem.

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    A grand close to this chapter to the story of the Green Sun Princes. Ancient treasures were come across, deals with black armor clad figures and the loss of a circlemate.

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    Its also a good thing that Natsu got completely retconed for not participating in any game there after (but still showing up, odd)


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kurosen View Post
    Natsu got completely retconed
    This i want to hear more about.
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    Burnheart, thanks to you, everyday reality is just a little less desirable. Until this happens, I am just this much more insane.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burnheart View Post
    This i want to hear more about.
    well his player kept showing up, but found it more fun to play pocki ninja (i think thats the name) on the computers there than to participate, so when he started to ignore us, we ignored him. and anything thing hes ever done in the game never happened...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kurosen View Post
    well his player kept showing up, but found it more fun to play pocki ninja (i think thats the name) on the computers there than to participate, so when he started to ignore us, we ignored him. and anything thing hes ever done in the game never happened...
    Even when it saved some of your characters?
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    Burnheart, thanks to you, everyday reality is just a little less desirable. Until this happens, I am just this much more insane.

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    Aww. I wanted to find out exactly how screwed he really was...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burnheart View Post
    Even when it saved some of your characters?
    I don't think he ever did save us...
    He only just you know, potentially exposing the existence of green sun princes, while not doing much else to help anyone. (He was only in ONE encounter!)

    Quote Originally Posted by Tavar View Post
    Aww. I wanted to find out exactly how screwed he really was...
    Oh He was pretty much screwed, if the player actually wanted to keep playing, ST was gonna let him make a new character and let Natsu be NPC'd. Thats how bad it got for poor Natsu


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    Abbadon, Still in Malfeas...

    Just a couple of little things to touch on here... first, Abbadon does a bit of asking at the library of Orabilis, and finds a scant bit of information concerning an Exalt in the First Age who ran a mining facility in the far North. This interests him, so he makes a mental note of it.

    The other thing of note is that he catches the eye of another Green Sun Prince while in the Conventicle Malfeasant, a Defiler who observes his new armor, and invites Abbadon over to his townhouse to discuss it and other manners of artifice. Abbadon observes that the townhouse seems to have undergone heavy modifications, but strangely enough, it is bereft of demonic servants, unlike his own estate.

    Later, at said townhouse, the Defiler pours Abbadon a drink as Abbadon discusses what he knows about the armor; Abbadon is unfamiliar with the drink, but it is in constant motion as though alive, emitting a constant susurrus. Not touching said drink, he then listens as the Defiler makes his own points: namely, that Ligier certainly has enough projects, and that lesser projects should probably be delegated elsewhere - he suggests himself as a possible alternative, asking if that was acceptable to Abbadon. Abbadon declines, and the Defiler thanks him anyway, giving him a magical porcelain urn, supernaturally capable of keeping its contents chilly, for his troubles.

    Following that, he and Ormagöden return to Creation.

    Ormagöden's Live Tour

    Ormagöden's been having a series of conversations with "Ophelia," the recently-christened demon living in his head, and has decided that while he may no longer support the idea of mass-converting people to Yozi worship, he still appreciates the thought of having hordes of fans... so he's going to start a bit of a concert tour, spending the year traveling Creation and earning some devoted fans.

    Starting in the Saltspire League, he flies from city to city on his agata, studiously-avoiding Realm territory as he slowly makes his way south, toward Gem... of course, four months into this, he gets interrupted, but we'll get into that later...

    What's Mine Is Mine

    Abbadon heads north in search of the facility... more to come later.

    Gene in Karn

    Gene returns to Karn to spread the influence of his organization. Nalla surprises him by being the first to suggest that Karn ally itself with his business. However, during his stayover in Karn, he encounters a white-robed figure wandering the countryside. The rumor-mill of the Karnese is that he is an enforcer of the ancestor-worship traditions throughout the North. Gene goes and speaks with him, and learns that this white walker is an Abyssal, who calls himself the Harbinger of the Ghost-Cold Wind.

    Surprisingly, Nalla Bloodaxe supposedly already knows about him, but doesn't consider him a threat to Karn. Anyway, the talks proceed, and soon after, Karn has a few of Gene's people at work on various projects in the kingdom.

    Gene in the Haslanti League

    Following that, Gene contacts the Haslanti League, a large Northern coalition of city-states, wishing to discuss the prospects of allowing his organization to function therein. They arrange with him a meeting to take place on Fair Isle, the smallest of said city-states.

    Fair Isle is one of the more southern points of the Haslanti League, and as such, much of it is dedicated to farmland, though two icy-capped mountains also take up much of the island. Gene arrives at Fair Isle, and discusses with a representative the possibility of setting up shop there, metaphorically speaking. He suggests, for instance, that the mountains may well be a good place to begin a geomantic project, and that with the proper contributions, the entire island could profit.

    The representative tentatively agrees, granting Gene's organization a year's time to operate on Fair Isle.

    How Yuki Got Her Groove Back

    Yuki now has a smallish, but fairly-dedicated band of assassins. To her dismay, however, their loyalty lies with money, not the obsessions of the Silent Wind. Not being very strong in the social arena, Yuki requests Ormagöden's aid (at this point, he's still in the Saltspire League). With his supernatural skill at performing, he slowly erodes their apathy toward the cause of Adorjan, though they still aren't exactly fanatical about it.

    Still not satisfied, Yuki decides on another idea that might give them loyalty to her cause. She calls for a meeting with her assassins, and reveals herself as a Scourge, demonstrating one-by-one the powers that the Silent Wind has gifted her with. The assassins, confused, ask to the nature of her powers, and Yuki exclaims that they are the reward for her loyalty to Adorjan, and vaguely implies that perhaps, if they were as faithful as she...

    Well, needless to say, she completed her Motivation. She used that as justification to raise her Essence, so now she's even faster.

    Roster Update

    So, let's talk about some out-of-character stuff for a sec. Kurosen here apparently mentioned Exalted to a friend of his who engages in other RPGs. Said friend was interested, and asked if he could sit in on a session and see what all the fuss is about. I said okay, and then when I showed up Saturday for the game, there were two new guys, and they were wanting to play.



    Sure, why not? Okay, well, I could think of a couple of reasons why not, but that's not really the point. It takes about four hours to explain the setting to them and get their characters made. One is "Raynier," an Eastern Slayer Caste martial artist whose failures in his mortal life led to the death of his sifu; the other is "Mocob," a Southern Defiler Caste who focuses on engines of war, buildings, and fortifications, but was exiled and left penniless by a corrupt king. Both were tempted by demons into accepting the Infernal Exaltations, and then led across the Endless Desert and into the Demon City.

    Who is there to greet them at the Conventicle Malfeasant? The Ebon Dragon himself, of course... we were surprised, then, when the Defiler turned around and started walking away.

    Well, the Ebon Dragon treats it like a joke, proceeds to just tail him through the city, a twenty-five mile-long serpentine form, blotting out the sun with his passage, just following this Defiler. "Anytime you're ready," he says, amused.

    Eventually Raynier and Mocob are led down into the amphitheater within the Conventicle, where the Slayer boasts that he is the greatest martial artist alive, and the Defiler tries to walk away again.

    Lessons Learned?

    Of course, the coven of PCs has traveled here to meet the new arrivals... where immediately Raynier tries to pick a fight with Ormagöden. Gene, however, decides to make it interesting. As a Fiend, if a dispute occurs in the Conventicle, he has the authority to determine how it is to be resolved; as such, he has the two fight it out in a tavern, to first blood, though were one of the two to damage any furniture, said combatant would forfeit the match. Oh, and no Charms.

    Of course, that doesn't stop our new Slayer from trying to tip the scales in his favor, first by trying to convince Gene to have the contest be a fistfight, and secondly by ordering drinks for everyone, and then surreptitiously ordering the bartender to poison Ormagöden's drink. Y'know, despite having Temperance 3.

    Anyway, Ormagoden wins the fight, which leads to Raynier deciding he needs more martial training. He explores the Demon City until he reaches the most vicious dojo there, whereupon he demands training from the demons therein. Amused, "Suntarankal, the Crucible of Brass and Iron," the demonic master of the dojo, calls forth a "tutor" for Raynier. Said tutor is a hulking man with metallic-tinted skin, and the mark of an eye surrounded by forty-nine spines branded on his chest.

    The tutor proclaims that Raynier will learn the supernatural techniques he needs over the next twenty days - Raynier boasts that he could learn them in ten.

    So for the next ten days, the tutor proceeds to brutally beat the martial arts lessons into Raynier, with no breaks for sleeping, and only enough food, water, and supernatural healing to keep him alive. When he emerges back into the Conventicle Malfeas, he looks like one giant bruise.

    Okay, Here's the Plan...

    During that ten days, the other members of the coven have been discussing what they might do now that they're together again. Gene suggests getting one of the last remaining ingredients needed for Abbadon's sword, a suggestion that Abbadon agrees with; however, he also points out that someone needs to go and talk to Cearr, for they have the feeling that he's about to ruin everything for them. They eventually come to the decision that Abbadon and Yuki will go to deal with Cearr, and Gene and Ormagöden will go into the Underworld.

    When Raynier returns, he gets worked into the plan as well; he's going to go with Gene and Ormagöden.

    The Secret Ploy...

    After all the planning's done, Gene finally has a moment to himself... only to find himself face-to-face with the Shadow of All Things. The Ebon Dragon asks Gene how he's been, what he's been up to, but the entire time his tone suggests that he already knows the answer to said questions. Gene truthfully states that he's doing his best to gather resources and cultivate relations with the various powers.

    "Very well... I suppose, then, that the time is right to let you in on a little secret... listen, princeling, as I tell you about the Great Curse..."

    Out for Blood

    After that, Gene talks with the Defiler Abbadon had met before, and inquires about the various gateways between the Demon City and Creation. The Defiler informs him that there's one that opens into the West, and from there he'd be able to travel to a shadowland to gain passage into the Underworld... in fact, the Defiler even has a ship he could borrow. Gene buys the ship and its crew of mortals (who are surprisingly not dead), and then goes out to the venomous sea of Kimbery with Ormagöden and Raynier.

    They sail across the acrid ocean of pure dissolving hate, the wood of the ship magically-treated to resist it, and after five days of travel, the vessel suddenly plunges into the depths, only to breach the surface moments later in Creation. From there, they journey westward, eyes on the horizon for any sign of a shadowland.

    They reach a shadowland, but are intercepted there by a strange ship, crewed by the undead. A figure clad in soulsteel armor stands amongst the zombie crew, and inquires as to where they are headed. He calls himself the Fallen Wolf of the Cutting Sea, and tells them not to travel to the Skullstone Archipelago. Gene and Ormagöden cross over onto the Fallen Wolf's ship to parley with him, and explain that they're after blood from the farthest West in the Underworld. They ask that he guide them, and in exchange, they might offer him support in his endeavors.

    The Fallen Wolf tells them that he seeks the destruction of the Silver Prince, an ancient ghost who rules the Skullstone Archipelago. Gene offers to help him acquire allies in this cause if he would guide them, and the Fallen Wolf accepts. They decide to travel on the Fallen Wolf's ship, with the crew of mortals and their ship staying behind on a small island in Creation.

    Fetch Quest, Part Five...

    After months of travel, the group is amidst a sea of blood, a gaping whirlpool ahead, and beyond it only blackness. Gene stands on the bow of the ship and calls forth to the whirlpool, beseeching that it obey the ancient laws and grant him his request. He sticks his finger with a knife and lets a single drop of blood fall into the whirlpool, repeating his prayer again, louder. The whirlpool suddenly shifts about, tendrils of crimson blood snaring the ship in its entirety, and a voice echoing from the depths.

    "What is sought?" the hekatonkhire inquires.

    Gene tells the whirlpool of the blood he seeks, and the ancient thing grants him his wish. Gene feels his own lifeblood being sapped, however, as the crystal vial he holds fills itself with utter blackness. "It is done," the whirlpool says, and releases the ship, permitting them to leave... which they promptly do.

    During the journey back, Gene finds that the blood loss is not healing naturally, and that he has to rely on the prayers of his cult to restore himself to wholeness.

    Gethamane

    Meanwhile, Abbadon and Yuki emerge into Creation in Gethamane, a city built into a mountain very far in the North. Yuki decides to scout about invisibly, during which time she learns that Gethamane is one of those societies that keeps very close tabs on just who enters and who leaves. She utilizes a new trick she's picked up, internalizing her shadow to take on the appearance of another, disguising herself as a guard while she falsifies some records for Abbadon. Fairly clever on her part. Thus when Abbadon comes to the gate, he is permitted to leave, with an invisible Yuki in tow, and the two proceed onward to look for Cearr.

    Cearr

    It's not too long before they find signs of his passage, such as tribal signs and corpses. They spot an encampment off in the distance, but as they approach, they feel the taint of the Wyld pervading the area. They also see big snow lions around the perimeter. Abbadon decides to shout for Cearr... and when a nine-foot tall man gives a lung-emptying bellow out on the ice plains, he is heard.

    Surprisingly, Abbadon discovers that he's not the only person who's ridiculously-tall now. Cearr now stands at roughly the same height, only with large pieces of crystal protruding from his skin. The two begin speaking, with Abbadon trying to convince Cearr that now is the time for subtlety, that if they work together they can undermine and then defeat the Bull of the North together, where Cearr insists impatiently that he could stand against the Bull now, on his own.

    Cearr calls out Abbadon for looking weak and relying on Gene and his "intangible" benefits, at which point Abbadon retorts that Cearr doesn't see the significance of such things... and then Cearr attacks him.

    The two trade blows for a few seconds, with Cearr growing even larger, his eyes burning with wrath, and Abbadon forming an exoskeleton of verdegrised brass over his skin, both swinging at each other with intent to kill. Cearr scores the first blow, knocking Abbadon thirty-five yards away in the process and grievously injuring him. Abbadon's retaliatory swing with his daiklave glows with malevolent radiation, however, and kills Cearr, the hateful magic he employed literally dissolving the Slayer's soul.

    Abbadon laments having had to kill his ally, while Yuki uses her bottle bug to heal Abbadon, before taking Cearr's axe and shield and moving on.

    Oh, but not without claiming one of those awesome snow lions.

    Anyway, such is the end of this story, though surely Yuki and Abbadon and Ormagöden and Gene will go on to have many more exciting adventures. It was great posting for you guys.
    Last edited by TheCountAlucard; 2011-08-01 at 05:53 PM.

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