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I'm dressed now, Lady Toka.
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It looks like Seras has finished changing his clothes.
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Now we were away from the bodies of the Black Dragon Knights.
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It was still in the forest, though.
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I turned around and said.
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'I'm sorry about your original clothes.
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Seras says as he adjusts the details of his clothes.
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''No, I have a spare set of those clothes.
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Selous' front clothes were ripped off.
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The torn pieces were smeared with blood.
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It was the blood from the corpse of the Order that was smeared on it.
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A piece of clothing stained with blood.
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I sprinkled a little of this.
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I also left a marker in the opposite direction of where I am now.
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Footprints made from Selous' shoes and a blood trail leading deep into the forest.
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'There's a good chance they'll spot us soon, but it'll be at least a comforting distraction.
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Seras makes it look like he was seriously injured.
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That was the purpose.
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"Seras Ashlein is hurt! With all this blood loss, we shouldn't be so far behind!"
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The point is, I want people to think this.
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The more information about the injured person is widely available, the better.
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People will look for the "injured" person.
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"Now, here's what you're going to do: "...... I'm going to take you to the Golden Dwarf Demon Army with me as planned.
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Seras stops preparing to leave.
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'Are you sure, sir?'
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Like I said, my need to protect you wasn't the only reason I helped you. As long as you're okay, we got no problem.
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Selous took a bit of a bite out of this.
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He's still worried about the accumulation on me.
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'............'
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The deaths of the civites will be felt on the outside in time.
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But will they think Seras did it alone?
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Maybe the imaginative ones will think of a collaborator.
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The goddess will hear about Civite.
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It could be traced back to me.
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Maybe we'll hear from the expedition.
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That there has been a change in the ruins.
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The return of Mitsumori Touga will be noticed at some point.
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At the very least, our actions should be built on that assumption.
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We should avoid wishful thinking as much as possible.
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If you're prepared, you don't have to worry.
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We should always assume the worst case scenario.
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"Hmm?
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Howling?
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A wolf, huh?
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I wonder if they're gathered around the body.
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Hmm.
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To a beast, a corpse is also food.
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If they're ravaged, the cause of death could be blurred.
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This reminds me of the anomaly in the ruins of Mills.
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Death by poisoning skills seems to be a strange thing to see.
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But if the damage to the corpse is too severe, it may not be so bizarre.
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It's a cover for the Abnormal skill.
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It would reduce the chance of the goddess noticing us.
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I wanted to leave that place as quickly as possible.
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So there was no time to fake the cause of death.
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But as a result, the beast would be able to fake it.
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It's probably fortuitous that the setting was this forest.
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I quickly included the same thing I did earlier to Selous.
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I'm not going to change my policy, I said.
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Seras finally snaps.
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''I understand. If you say so, Toka-dono, I won't say anything more about it. Instead--please use this life as you see fit.
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Seras puts his hand to his chest.
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It's a pose like a knight taking an oath.
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Maybe it's a personality originally suited for a loyal knight or something. ......
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The first thing you need to do is to finish preparing your luggage.
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It's a good idea to have a good time. I'm sure the five dragons still have some "heroic blood" left in them. Rumor has it that he is a genius who may surpass the "strongest of all humans" in time. I heard that he is a bloodthirsty and vicious person, and that the other five dragons had a hard time with him...
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Seras gives him a quizzical look.
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'...... Lord Toka, what's wrong?'
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I put my hand over my mouth.
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''The dragon that the Five Dragons rode was different in size from the other black dragons, right?
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'What? Ha, yes ......
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I pull up a memory.
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'Maybe - but I feel like I've already crushed it.
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What?
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'You said you crashed another black dragon on the way to your place. There was a very belligerent dragon knight who attacked me when he saw me. His black dragon was bigger than the others. It was just as big as the riding dragon of the five dragons that I killed earlier. The armor also felt different from the other dragon knights.
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I didn't know his name.
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For a while, I thought it was the XO.
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Grim Ritter.
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I believe that's what Civit read.
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He was the son of Schweizer or something like that.
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Come to think of it, he might have been.
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He was Schweizer's son.
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I'm almost certain that's the Bloodthirsty Killer. So we shouldn't have to worry about the Five Dragons anymore.
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Yes, I did.
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I could do it.
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Up to the other four Five Dragons.
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It was easier to deal with than the Soul Eaters.
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Even if it was the Bloodthirsty Slayer.
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In the end, the strongest of the humans was the single greatest obstacle.
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We had to make him pay.
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We had to strike him down.
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Seras is weakening.
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"So you have easily defeated even that 'brave blood killer': ......
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It seems.
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When we were ready, we walked out into the woods.
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We didn't use the lights.
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It would be a marker to let us know that people were there.
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Well, we have a clear view.
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Eyes accustomed to the darkness.
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The light of the moon.
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It's much better than the discarded ruins.
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"Beep, beep, beep~
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Pigimaru was in a rather good mood.
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Earlier, he and Seras were happy to see each other again.
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He must have been happy to be able to join her.
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It was kind of a funny scene.
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"Well, it seems that you were at odds with your perception of what the Holy King really is...
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I ask Seras as we walk.
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'Didn't you feel any discomfort with that king when you were in Nea? You know how to lie, right?
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I sensed that the king was lying about something from time to time. But I've noticed that you tell lies from time to time as well.
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Seras gives him a nostalgic look.
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'The Princess told me ...... I may lie to Selous myself, but some lies are kind lies. Not all falsehoods are malicious,
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Very well.
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Clever princess.
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The power of Selous is impervious to the content of a lie.
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True or false.
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It can only tell so much.
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It's like a lie detector.
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Well, then, we're going to have to take precautions.
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A precautionary measure of kindness.
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You can't be sure that you're lying to yourself, that you're doing it for your own good.
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Then it doesn't matter if they know you're lying to them.
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I don't know if Nair's princess is a good person or not.
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From what I've heard, she sounds like a good person: .......
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I'm not sure that the Holy King's feelings for Selous are "malicious" either.
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I'm not sure I'm going to be the only one who can do that.
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"Speaking of which, is it okay with you, Princess?
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Seras nodded.
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Somewhat sadly.
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''I'm sure the goddess of Arion doesn't think I'm pleasantly surprised at the moment. There's also the incident with the Black Dragon Knights this time - so if I come into contact with them, it will have a bad effect on the princess.
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Well, I guess so.
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'I am a fugitive who has abandoned my country ...... It would not be safer for those in Nea if they thought so, and not for those in Nea. Even the princess's body.
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Does the princess know all that too?
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Yes, sir.
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Seras opens the chest of his clothing slightly.
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He took out a jewel in a necklace from the chest.
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'It was given to me by the Princess. On the other side, I'm supposed to be the one who stole it.
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It looks like a necklace.
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''The princess gave me this to sell and turn it into road silver, but I couldn't sell it ...... by all means, I couldn't.''
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So, you had to earn the roadside money.
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'Yes, sir. I know it's silly of me. Of course, I don't want it to be traced back to the royal family.
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Seras smiled.
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There was just a hint of tears in his voice.
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''I just couldn't let go of this that the princess gave me.
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You were fond of her, weren't you, Princess?
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Yes, sir.
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Seras tucked the necklace back into her chest.
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She had a smeared look on her face.
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Maybe it was stupid, sure.
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But I couldn't blame her.
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Thanks to that, it's like I've met Seras. ......
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''By the way, speaking of road silver, did you get the 300 gold coins in the example?''
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...... No.
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'My policy is to ignore that marquis. I don't want to leave no trace of him without a fight.
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I don't think that marquis is going to come after the person who crushed the Black Dragon Knights.
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''Yes, I thought that would be a good idea too. I'm just sorry that I couldn't make the ...... road silver addition.
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No problem. I got plenty of gold and silver in my pocket. And you know what?
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He takes a sachet from his pocket and releases it to Seras.
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''--two? Um, what's this?
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Open it.
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'......? No way, it's all Qinglong Stone ......?
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Well.
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Who are you, really: ......
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Just like I told Civit.
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You said you were an avenger, right?
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Seras's voice took on a strong, serious tone.
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'So meeting the Forbidden Witch is a necessary part of that revenge?
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Yeah.
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His journey with Seras is only halfway through.
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We are not friends until we get our revenge.
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So I didn't think I needed to tell him.
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Seras stops in his tracks.
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'Revenge for whom, sir?
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I stop.
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I turn around and tell him the name of my avenger.
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"The Goddess Vicis.
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