PLAZA RENE WC HERO STORY - 1087
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René Arnoux: Variable["plaza.rene_hero_Story_rc"]
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Inland Empire: All of this, accompanied by a musical composition telling of the heroism of old, when men were bigger in both body and heart. You feel strange kinship to this old soldier. You and him are the same now.
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René Arnoux: The old carabineer stares at you for a moment, then tension leaves him and he asks: "Was there something else you wanted to take from us?"
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Perception (Hearing): He mumbled: "You certainly had me fooled."
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Authority: This feels *honourable*. You did the *right* thing not taking the medal. The *good* thing. Your chest is buzzing with pride.
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You: "Telling."
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René Arnoux: "I'll stop you right there, son." He raises his hand. "I'm old, but I'm not stupid. I *know* a soldier when I see one."
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Kim Kitsuragi: "Of course not." He doesn't even look up from his notebook.
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You: "I don't deserve this." (Don't take the medal.)
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You: "Thank you, René, I am honoured." (Reach out your hand.)
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René Arnoux: "How so, then?" He leans in with his hands on his hips.
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Authority: His tone is like that of a drill-sergeant addressing new recruits.
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René Arnoux: The carabineer stares at you with a frown. Doesn't look like he's buying it.
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You: "The boat capsized and sank. Fifi was already tired. She was almost 11. I took her on my back and started swimming..."
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You: "Actually nevermind, I don't wanna lie."
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medallionhub
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You: "Kim, should I take it?"
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Untitled hub
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You: "Well..." (Drag out the pause.) "In essence, yes."
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You: "How dare you belittle my voyage through the void?!"
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You: "I'm talking about so much more than that."
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You: "He was screaming that I'm trying to molest him, while I clearly wasn't."
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René Arnoux: "Officer," he says with obvious disdain, "this is unacceptable for anyone bearing an insignia. A man should lead by example, not terror."
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You: "It took us nearly seven hours. Fifi died in my arms, when the water was only knee deep... She was a good dog."
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René Arnoux: "Son..." He's slowly shaking his head. "I don't know why you're feeding me this horse shit, but I'm not biting. Can we get back to our game now?"
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You: "The Cyan Berets."
"The Perrywinkle Berets."
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René Arnoux: "That's what I thought." He nods. "We'll get back to our game now if you don't mind."
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Drama: Odd, he didn't buy it.
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Drama: But of course, sire. Looks like they're waiting for you to speak.
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Inland Empire: Flashes of bloody and terrible scenes of war. Men dying, horses shrieking, blood sinking into sand and snow and asphalt and fertile black earth...
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René Arnoux: Variable["plaza.rene_inland_youaresame"]
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You: "Imagine just flickering into existence from nothingness."
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René Arnoux: "I'm not following you."
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René Arnoux: "Sure, officer." Already he looks sceptical. "Let's hear your *take*."
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René Arnoux: Variable["plaza.rene_authority_honorable_thing"]
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Variable["plaza.rene_authority_honorable_thing"]
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!(Variable["plaza.rene_authority_honorable_thing"])
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Inland Empire: Feels as though you should do more honourable things. As if there's some kind of a... secret reward. If you just commit enough honourable acts.
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René Arnoux: The old soldier shakes his head in disapproval. "What do you want, officer?"
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René Arnoux: The man shakes his head, mumbling something under his nose, then turns back to you: "Can we get back to our game now?"
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Jump to: [René Arnoux: ""And I thought getting my knee shat..."]
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You: "For your information, alcoholism is a terrible, debilitating ailment."
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René Arnoux: "And I thought getting my knee shattered and surviving on rat carcasses in the trench was bad... here, have one of my medals! You've earned it, *officer*."
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René Arnoux: Variable["plaza.rene_threw_the_boule"]
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Variable["plaza.rene_threw_the_boule"]
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!(Variable["plaza.rene_threw_the_boule"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: "You already threw their ball into the water and took his medal, perhaps we're done bullying these citizens?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "I don't think there was anything else he wanted. Was there? You got the medal, now let's solve the crime."
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Drama: Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be anything worth mentioning among your achievements. You should resort to good old lying.
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René Arnoux: Variable["yard.cuno_punched_cuno"]
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René Arnoux: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant looks up from his notes and nods to the old carabineer.
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You: "You're right, this isn't very believable, is it?"
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René Arnoux: "I'm not gonna dignify this with an answer." He frowns. "We're gonna get back to our game now if there isn't anything else, officer?"
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You: "This information is classified."
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René Arnoux: "That's what I thought." He nods. "We'll get back to our game now if you don't mind, *officer*."
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You: "Harry's Hounds."
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René Arnoux: "Mhmh..." He nods. "We'll get back to our game now if there isn't anything else?"
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You: "Actually I don't wanna resort to lying after all."
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You: Mumble incoherently.
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You: "The 5th?"
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René Arnoux: "Good call." Not a muscle in his face moves as he slowly nods. "Think we can get back to our game now?"
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Physical Instrument: Unless you wanna tell him how you took Cuno down. The decisiveness you exhibited in that situation would surely impress a man fond of order and discipline.
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Reaction Speed: Your sarcasm will be your undoing, old man.
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René Arnoux: "You mean alcohol?"
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You: "SILENCE! You know not of which you speak! I have danced with Al Gul for one thousand nights!"
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You: "Yes. Alcohol."
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Drama: Strange, he didn't buy it.
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You: "Imagine pain that makes giving birth seem like a mosquito bite. But *inside your head*." (Point to your head.)
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René Arnoux: The man stares at you, silently frowning.
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You: "No, I have found *The Source*. The Source of The Flow. I have found... Al Gul."
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Variable["plaza.rene_inland_youaresame"]
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!(Variable["plaza.rene_inland_youaresame"])
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Kim Kitsuragi: The lieutenant sighs audibly, but keeps his eyes on the notebook.
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Jump to: [René Arnoux: ""And I thought getting my knee shat..."]
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René Arnoux: "We'll get back to our game now if you don't mind."
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René Arnoux: "Was the vessel you boarded the 'HMS Commodore Red'?"
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Kim Kitsuragi: "You already threw their ball into the water, took a sandwich from one of them, and a medal from the other. What more could we possibly want? Perhaps we're done bullying these citizens?"
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You: "Imagine knowing nothing but the sweet oblivion only to wake into unbelievable pain..."
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You: "Look, I don't think anyone's ever been so drunk. It must be a record."
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You: "I still feel terrible, René. Sickly, panicky, outright sad -- you name it."
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You: "It was a transcendent event. I saw behind *The Veil*."
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Authority: For a moment frozen in time this old soldier is your superior officer, inspiring you to be a better man. It feels good. Comforting.
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Rhetoric: Well, if you phrase it like that it doesn't sound too good.
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You: "I needed to make him respect me."
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You: "You're right, I shouldn't have hit him."
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You: "No, okay -- we're actually cool now. I even stole some drugs from his dad."
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You: "René..." (Lower your voice.) "I'm ex-army too. Special Forces. Black ops. Secret soldier."
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René Arnoux: "Really?" Suddenly it feels like he's entitled to question you. "What was the unit?"
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Drama: Strange, he didn't buy it.
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René Arnoux: Variable["plaza.rene_threw_the_boule"] == true and Variable["TASK.get_petanquista_new_boule_done"] == false and Variable["plaza.gaston_got_the_sandwich"] == true
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Variable["plaza.rene_threw_the_boule"] == true and Variable["TASK.get_petanquista_new_boule_done"] == false and Variable["plaza.gaston_got_the_sandwich"] == true
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!(Variable["plaza.rene_threw_the_boule"] == true and Variable["TASK.get_petanquista_new_boule_done"] == false and Variable["plaza.gaston_got_the_sandwich"] == true)
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René Arnoux: "Please stop."
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Drama: Go long, go deep, go unconventional!
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You: I'd rather just ask him some questions.
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You: "My story doesn't have gunfire, blood or spilled guts, but let me give you a *different* take on heroism."
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René Arnoux: "Everyone can see that, yes."
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You: "Imagine waking up with a terrible headache."
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René Arnoux: "Are you asking me or telling me?"
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You: "Asking?"
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You: "You tell me."
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Drama: Of course, it's your call. But he would have been *really* impressed.
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René Arnoux: "Was there anything else, officer?" he asks impatiently. Looks like they both want to continue the game.
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René Arnoux: IsKimHere()
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René Arnoux: Variable["plaza.rene_ency_orange_sun"]
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Variable["plaza.rene_ency_orange_sun"]
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René Arnoux: The veteran of numerous armed conflicts extends his right arm with the *Setting Sun* in his clenched fist and an expression of utter disbelief in his eyes.
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René Arnoux: The veteran extends his right arm with the sun-shaped medal. It glimmers in his wrinkled and scarred palm.
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Conceptualization: The name echoes through the deep dark halls of history... it calls to you and your kin!
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You: "It must have been -- there was a magnum-sized bottle in my room..."
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You: "Okay, I admit it -- I got so drunk I forgot even *who* I am."
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René Arnoux: "This deity of yours has quite the following in Martinaise..." He straightens his back. "None as zealous as you it seems, though."
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Drama: He'll get it. Don't worry, just continue -- he's *gonna* be impressed.
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You: "... and realize your mind -- everything that was *you* -- is gone."
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René Arnoux: "You're talking about getting black-out shitfaced drunk and going into delirium, right?" he asks impatiently.
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IsKimHere()
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!(IsKimHere())
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René Arnoux: "The twelve-year-old junkie, whose alcoholic father beats him?" His eyes light up. "Why did you do that?"
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René Arnoux: "If you don't have any more questions we'll return to our game now." By the looks of it he's still trying to wrap his head around what you told him.
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Variable["yard.cuno_punched_cuno"]
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You: "I uh... I had a dog -- 'Fifi'. Took her fishing late one autumn but the boat rocked and she fell in, so I jumped after..."
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Variable["plaza.rene_hero_Story_rc"]
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!(Variable["plaza.rene_hero_Story_rc"])
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You: "... and realize the man-body, with *you* in it, is just a husk now. All memories -- erased."
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You: "... and realize you've pushed yourself too far. Past the point of no return."
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René Arnoux: IsKimHere()
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IsKimHere()
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Jump to: [René Arnoux: ""And I thought getting my knee shat..."]
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Volition: Extremely rigid principles this old soldier has, don't leave room for a change of heart or backing out. The medal is yours.
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Composure: Just like that. He analysed the situation, accepted the facts and moved on. Like a soldier.
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You: "I'm sorry, I think I just fell off the wagon that's all. I lack character..."
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You: "Hey, a man needs to decompress every now and then -- nothing wrong with that -- I got it in check."
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Authority: Say it's *classified*. An old soldier should understand.
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You: "Yet you do not *comprehend* the suffering of enlightenment I have endured."
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René Arnoux: "Yes, from the looks of it you deserve a medal for the *excellent* handle you have on things." He snorts. "Here, have one of mine!"
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Perception (Sight): Doesn't look like he's imagining it.
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You: "Right when you are willing to do just about anything to make it stop, you open your eyelids..."
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Conceptualization: Something with colours and headwear. Soldiers identify with those things.
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René Arnoux: The carabineer crosses his arms and spits in the crater.
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You: "I knocked Cuno out" (Point to the yard.) "The kid needed discipline."
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You: Lying just isn't my style. I'd rather get back to questions.
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