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2014/06/01 19:53:18
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
Houston, Texas
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Whether it be from any of FFG's sources, or one of the species encountered by humanity during the Great Cruade, what's your favorite obscure 40k race?
Mine is the Rak'Gul.
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Finally found my quote from a gym buddy born and raised in South Korea:
"It is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press.
"It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.
"It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.
"It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag." |
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2014/06/01 21:10:24
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Powerful Spawning Champion
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The Umbra.
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2014/06/01 21:49:05
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Powerful Phoenix Lord
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Can I vote for Warp Spiders (the entities, not the Aspect)?
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Greebo had spent an irritating two minutes in that box. Technically, a cat locked in a box may be alive or it may be dead. You never know until you look. In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.
Orks always ride in single file to hide their strength and numbers.
Gozer the Gozerian, Gozer the Destructor, Volguus Zildrohar, Gozer the Traveler, and Lord of the Sebouillia |
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2014/06/01 21:54:24
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Dakka Veteran
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Hrud for me!
Surely they must be locked in a drawer somewhere at GW HQ waiting to be released as an army.
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2014/06/02 00:25:36
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion
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 ThePrimordial wrote:Whether it be from any of FFG's sources, or one of the species encountered by humanity during the Great Cruade, what's your favorite obscure 40k race?
Mine is the Rak'Gul.
do rak'gul turn people into them if they bite them? 
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2014/06/02 00:44:32
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
Houston, Texas
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BrianDavion wrote: ThePrimordial wrote:Whether it be from any of FFG's sources, or one of the species encountered by humanity during the Great Cruade, what's your favorite obscure 40k race?
Mine is the Rak'Gul.
do rak'gul turn people into them if they bite them?
No, Rak'Gul are the guys all as tough and strong as marines (way stronger than orks) who somehow are able to use crude cybernetics to absurdly good effect, despite that it should be killing them.
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Finally found my quote from a gym buddy born and raised in South Korea:
"It is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press.
"It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.
"It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.
"It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag." |
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2014/06/02 00:53:34
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Preacher of the Emperor
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Cannot remember their name at all... But I'm quite interested by those aliens that are made up of lots of worms, and are slowly infiltrating Imperial space. They're pretty unsettling.
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 Order of the Righteous Armour - 542 points so far. |
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2014/06/02 01:05:48
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Judgemental Grey Knight Justicar
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squats
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I have half a mind to kill you, and the other half agrees |
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2014/06/02 01:09:48
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Troike wrote:Cannot remember their name at all... But I'm quite interested by those aliens that are made up of lots of worms, and are slowly infiltrating Imperial space. They're pretty unsettling.
That would be the Hrud.
BewareOfTom wrote:squats
Are abhumans now, instead of a separate race.
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2014/06/02 01:22:58
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Preacher of the Emperor
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jareddm wrote:Troike wrote:Cannot remember their name at all... But I'm quite interested by those aliens that are made up of lots of worms, and are slowly infiltrating Imperial space. They're pretty unsettling.
That would be the Hrud.
No, it's not the Hrud. The ones I'm thinking of were from a FFG game, I think.
Also, the Hrud are not made out of worms.
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Order of the Righteous Armour - 542 points so far. |
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2014/06/02 01:46:27
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
Houston, Texas
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Those aren't obscure so much as canned due to stupidity.
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Finally found my quote from a gym buddy born and raised in South Korea:
"It is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press.
"It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.
"It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.
"It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag." |
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2014/06/02 01:52:37
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion
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ThePrimordial wrote:BrianDavion wrote: ThePrimordial wrote:Whether it be from any of FFG's sources, or one of the species encountered by humanity during the Great Cruade, what's your favorite obscure 40k race?
Mine is the Rak'Gul.
do rak'gul turn people into them if they bite them?
No, Rak'Gul are the guys all as tough and strong as marines (way stronger than orks) who somehow are able to use crude cybernetics to absurdly good effect, despite that it should be killing them.
heh yeah I know, was making a joke, as rakguls are also a group of aliens in Knights of the old republic.
part of why I could never use them in Rogue trader game if I ever ran one. they'd NEVER take the race seriously
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2014/06/02 01:58:06
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Depraved Slaanesh Chaos Lord
Inside Yvraine
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 Troike wrote:Cannot remember their name at all... But I'm quite interested by those aliens that are made up of lots of worms, and are slowly infiltrating Imperial space. They're pretty unsettling.
Sisters of Battle
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2014/06/02 02:00:27
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
Houston, Texas
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BrianDavion wrote: ThePrimordial wrote:BrianDavion wrote: ThePrimordial wrote:Whether it be from any of FFG's sources, or one of the species encountered by humanity during the Great Cruade, what's your favorite obscure 40k race?
Mine is the Rak'Gul.
do rak'gul turn people into them if they bite them?
No, Rak'Gul are the guys all as tough and strong as marines (way stronger than orks) who somehow are able to use crude cybernetics to absurdly good effect, despite that it should be killing them.
heh yeah I know, was making a joke, as rakguls are also a group of aliens in Knights of the old republic.
part of why I could never use them in Rogue trader game if I ever ran one. they'd NEVER take the race seriously
Man with all these paid days off, I really need to find time to play that,
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Finally found my quote from a gym buddy born and raised in South Korea:
"It is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press.
"It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.
"It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.
"It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag." |
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2014/06/02 03:15:34
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion
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ThePrimordial wrote:BrianDavion wrote: ThePrimordial wrote:BrianDavion wrote: ThePrimordial wrote:Whether it be from any of FFG's sources, or one of the species encountered by humanity during the Great Cruade, what's your favorite obscure 40k race?
Mine is the Rak'Gul.
do rak'gul turn people into them if they bite them?
No, Rak'Gul are the guys all as tough and strong as marines (way stronger than orks) who somehow are able to use crude cybernetics to absurdly good effect, despite that it should be killing them.
heh yeah I know, was making a joke, as rakguls are also a group of aliens in Knights of the old republic.
part of why I could never use them in Rogue trader game if I ever ran one. they'd NEVER take the race seriously
Man with all these paid days off, I really need to find time to play that,
yeah you can get the original on steam for what, 5 bucks?
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Opinions are not facts please don't confuse the two |
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2014/06/02 03:43:54
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Fixture of Dakka
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Demiurg
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Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century: Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others; Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected; Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it; Refusing to set aside trivial preferences; Neglecting development and refinement of the mind; Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do |
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2014/06/02 05:47:48
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Tough Tyrant Guard
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Troike wrote:Cannot remember their name at all... But I'm quite interested by those aliens that are made up of lots of worms, and are slowly infiltrating Imperial space. They're pretty unsettling.
http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Slaugth#.U4wPR_ldVik
Yeah, they are pretty cool. You could even represent a subverted PDF regiment by running IG as the PDF and then allying in some melee-oriented Marines (with appropriate modelling) to represent the Slaugh.
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2014/06/02 05:53:38
Subject: Re:Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Angry Chaos Agitator
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The Slaugth, and the Piscean.
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2014/06/02 06:13:12
Subject: Re:Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Fixture of Dakka
Temple Prime
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The Slaugth are ridiculously fascinating and I absolutely adore them.
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 Midnightdeathblade wrote:Think of a daemon incursion like a fart you don't quite trust... you could either toot a little puff of air, bellow a great effluvium, or utterly sh*t your pants and cry as it floods down your leg.
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2014/06/02 09:26:38
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Alluring Sorcerer of Slaanesh
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The Hyper Violent Bhargesi and the Scythians
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No pity, no remorse, no shoes |
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2014/06/02 09:40:18
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Fixture of Dakka
Temple Prime
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I really want to know more about the Barghesi.
The Imperium is scared enough of them to devote multiple entire chapters to make sure they never get out despite them being presumably on the small side empire wise, and they think that letting the Tyranids have their genes would be the worst thing since sliced Horus.
And that's it.
Not even so much as a description of what they look like.
I really want to know what's their story.
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Midnightdeathblade wrote:Think of a daemon incursion like a fart you don't quite trust... you could either toot a little puff of air, bellow a great effluvium, or utterly sh*t your pants and cry as it floods down your leg.
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2014/06/02 12:18:27
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Terrifying Doombull
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Troike wrote:Cannot remember their name at all... But I'm quite interested by those aliens that are made up of lots of worms, and are slowly infiltrating Imperial space. They're pretty unsettling.
That would be the Slaugth whom indeed is a rather unsetteling race. If you want more information I strongly suggest reading the Dark Heresy books, there you get lots of information about the Slaugth themselvs and their human servants
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2014/06/02 13:00:17
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Morphing Obliterator
Elsewhere
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Troike wrote:Cannot remember their name at all... But I'm quite interested by those aliens that are made up of lots of worms, and are slowly infiltrating Imperial space. They're pretty unsettling.
Slaugth, as Trondheim said.
http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Slaugth#.U4xzV_l_vTo
In Forgeworld Horus Heresy III - Extermination, we learn that one possible childhood for Primarch Alpharius was something like this:
As for me... I like a lot of them. Zoats and Q´Orl are perhaps my favs, but also Stryxis, Umbra, Fra´al, Slaugth, Slann, Thyrrus and two abhuman species: Hullghast and the not-official Skaven (no, I do not mean the Hrud).
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‘Your warriors will stand down and withdraw, Curze. That is an order, not a request. (…) When this campaign is won, you and I will have words’
Rogal Dorn, just before taking the beating of his life.
from The Dark King, by Graham McNeill.
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2014/06/02 13:12:16
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Alluring Sorcerer of Slaanesh
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 Kain wrote:
I really want to know more about the Barghesi.
The Imperium is scared enough of them to devote multiple entire chapters to make sure they never get out despite them being presumably on the small side empire wise, and they think that letting the Tyranids have their genes would be the worst thing since sliced Horus.
And that's it.
Not even so much as a description of what they look like.
I really want to know what's their story.
Indeed, what makes them hyper violent?
I think I enjoy the lesser known races more than the some of the major ones because we do know so little.
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No pity, no remorse, no shoes |
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2014/06/02 13:47:58
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Committed Chaos Cult Marine
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Troike wrote:Cannot remember their name at all... But I'm quite interested by those aliens that are made up of lots of worms, and are slowly infiltrating Imperial space. They're pretty unsettling.
Slaugth?
Hrud for me.
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2014/06/02 13:59:18
Subject: Re:Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Raging-on-the-Inside Blood Angel Sergeant
Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA
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The Loxatl from the Gaunt's Ghost series. Anything that smells like curdled milk and crushed mint and has mind controlled flechette weapons are tops in my books.
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The black rage is within us all. Lies offer no shield against the inevitable. You speak of donning the black of duty for the red of brotherhood; but it is the black of rage you shall wear when the darkness comes for you. |
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2014/06/02 14:28:20
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!
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Do Enslavers still exist? I think their infestation was an infinitely better reason for the Necron's entombment than the Newcron fluff.
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2014/06/02 14:31:47
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Towering Hierophant Bio-Titan
Mexico
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I love when the smaller alien races are mentioned, they remind us that the galaxy is far larger than the IoM, and a lot of small things hide between the cracks of larger factions.
Also when a smaller race faces a mayor one, it is usually a curious story, as they usually deploy weird and unseen technologies. Sometimes they manage to carve a small empire only to attract the attention of far darker things.
A good example is the now extinct Ulumeathic League.
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2014/06/02 14:36:34
Subject: Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Dakka Veteran
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Yes, Trazyn has one's corpse mounted on his wall.
God In Action wrote:I think their infestation was an infinitely better reason for the Necron's entombment than the Newcron fluff.
The C'tan throwing a fit and going to bed without supper because they thought they were not having their preferred num nums is infinitely better than hiding out while weakened from a superior military force? 
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2014/06/02 17:27:39
Subject: Re:Your favorite obscure Alien race?
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Sinister Chaos Marine
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Megarachnids. They got their home planet named Murder, so they must be doing something right. And the Lacrymole, shape shifting vampires so damn scary that you have to kill them as soon as you see them? Awesome.
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