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{{epigraph|However, with a dangerous spice, you can be warned to taste lightly. I would that your lesson may not be as painful as my own.}}

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{{epigraph|I am no storyteller, to entertain you with whimsical yarns.}}

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{{epigraph|I am no philosopher, to intrigue you with piercing questions.}}

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{{epigraph|I am no poet, to delight you with clever allusions.}}

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{{epigraph|I have no doubt that you are smarter than I am. I can only relate what happened, what I have done, and then let you draw conclusions.}}

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{{epigraph|I will confess my murders before you. Most painfully, I have killed someone who loved me dearly.}}

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{{epigraph|I will confess my heresy. I do not back down from the things I have said, regardless of what the ardents demand.}}

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{{epigraph|Finally, I will confess my humanity. I have been named a monster and do not deny those claims. I am the monster that I fear we all can become.}}

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{{epigraph|So sit back. Read, or listen, to someone who has passed between realms.}}

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{{epigraph|Listen to the words of a fool.}}

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{{epigraph|If they cannot make you less foolish, at least let them give you hope.}}

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{{epigraph|For I, of all people, have changed.}}

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[[Venli]] and some other parshendi in stormform are following a [[voidspren]] named [[Ulim]], searching for Eshonai. Venli finds Eshonai's Shardblade. At first she is glad and calls out to her, but she discovers that Eshonai is dead. She attunes to the Rhythm of the Lost, one of the old, inferior rhythms, and grieves for her sister's death. Ulim commands her to take the Shardplate off. Venli resents taking orders from a spren. Ulim says that they would have eventually lost control of Eshonai and that it was for the best that she died. Venli finally relents and takes off the Shardplate. As she leaves, she spies a small spren that looks like a ball of light. She shoos it away.

 

 

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{{epigraph|I noticed its arrival immediately, just as I noticed your many intrusions into my land.}}

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{{epigraph|You think yourself so clever, but my eyes are not those of some petty noble, to be clouded by a false nose and some dirt on the cheeks.}}

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{{epigraph|You mustn't worry yourself about Rayse. It is a pity about Aona and Skai, but they were foolish -- violating our pact from the very beginning.}}

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{{epigraph|Your skills are admirable, but you are merely a man. You had your chance to be more, and refused it.}}

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{{epigraph|No good can come of two Shards settling in one location. It was agreed that we would not interfere with one another, and it disappoints me that so few of the Shards have kept to this original agreement.}}

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{{epigraph|As for Uli Da, it was obvious from the outset that she was going to be a problem. Good riddance.}}

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{{epigraph|You have spoken to one who cannot respond. We, instead, will take your communication to us -- though we know not how you located us upon this world.}}

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{{epigraph|We are indeed intrigued, for we thought it well hidden. Insignificant among our many realms.}}

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{{epigraph|Did you expect anything else from us? We need not suffer the interference of another. Rayse is contained, and we care not for his prison.}}

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{{epigraph|Indeed, we admire his initiative. Perhaps if you had approached the correct one of us with your plea, it would have found favorable audience.}}

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{{epigraph|But we stand in the sea, pleased with our domains. Leave us alone.}}

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{{epigraph|I am the least equipped, of all, to aid you in this endeavor. I am finding that the powers I hold are in such conflict that the most simple of actions can be difficult.}}

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{{epigraph|I am also made uncertain by your subterfuge. Why have you not made yourself known to me before this? How is it you can hide? Who are you truly, and how do you know so much about Adonalsium?}}

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{{epigraph|If you would speak to me further, I request open honesty. Return to my lands, approach my servants, and I will see what I can do for your quest.}}

Odium settles down for a chat while Dalinar practically panics. He calls Odium a monster for killing Honor, but he retorts that Dalinar has behaved similarly in his life. Odium states his intention to kill Cultivation as well, but he can't right now because he is shackled. Dalinar suggests that he just go away and leave them alone. Odium asks if that's a serious offer made with [[Intention|Intent]], and Dalinar asks why he can't just leave without killing. Odium uses examples from Dalinar's own campaigns; he has enemies to destroy, whether they are worthy of death or not. He explains that he is the god of passion, not just hate, and that he cares for people, unlike Honor and Cultivation, being only interested in oaths and transformation, good or bad. Dalinar asks why the Knights abandoned their oaths, but he doesn't answer directly. He starts to walk away, and Dalinar offers a challenge of champions. Odium declines to take that risk, confident that Dalinar will release him anyway. Dalinar tells him that he's not afraid of him anymore now that he has revealed himself. Odium smiles and plunges him into a vision of sorts, allowing Dalinar to experience Odium's true depth of power; the old man is just a mask. Dalinar is overwhelmed by the intense emotions he experiences and shrinks from the vision. Odium kindly tells him to rest then suddenly frowns, looking among the rocks. He disappears and Lift emerges. She agrees to come to Urithiru as long as the food is good. The vision finally fades.

 

 

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Venli awaits the Everstorm with eight others, including her friend and former mate, [[Demid]]. They have been chosen for something greater. [[Ulim]] coaches them. They must give themselves completely to what will happen. The storm arrives and something pushes against Venli's soul, demanding entrance. She screams in agony. She hears a kindly voice intervene, saying, "this one is mine." Something else enters. The storm subsides and Venli looks at her new form, which is less muscular, unlike the other eight. They start speaking in another language. Some act insane. Demid does not recognize her and treats her with derision. Ulim pulls her aside and explains that her companions are now Fused, inhabited by the souls of their gods. Demid has been replaced with [[Hariel]], a notoriously vicious Fused. She pleads with Hariel to bring Demid back, but not even Odium could do so. He praises Venli for her perseverance in the war against the humans and tells her that Odium has a special purpose for her. She sits and waits while the Fused talk together in a strange language, and she sees the ball of light again, like the one near Eshonai's body. She instinctively hides it from the Fused.

 

 

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{{epigraph|As a Stoneward, I spent my entire life looking to sacrifice myself. I secretly worry that is the cowardly way. The easy way out.}}

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{{epigraph|If this is to be permanent, then I wish to leave record of my husband and children. Wzmal, as good a man as any woman could dream of loving. Kmakra and Molinar, the true gemstones of my life.}}

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{{epigraph|I worry about my fellow Truthwatchers.}}

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{{epigraph|We can record any secret we wish, and leave it here? How do we know that they'll be discovered? Well, I don't care. Record that then.}}

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{{epigraph|I wish to submit my formal protest at the idea of abandoning the tower. This is an extreme step, taken brashly.}}

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{{epigraph|I returned to the tower to find squabbling children, instead of proud knights. That's why I hate this place. I'm going to go chart the hidden undersea caverns of Aimia; find my maps in Akinah.}}

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{{epigraph|The disagreements between the Skybreakers and the Windrunners have grown to tragic levels. I plead with any who hear this to recognize you are not so different as you think.}}

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{{epigraph|Now that we abandon the tower, can I finally admit that I hate this place? Too many rules.}}

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{{epigraph|My research into the cognitive reflections of spren at the tower has been deeply illustrative. Some thought that the Sibling had withdrawn from men by intent -- but I find counter to that theory.}}

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{{epigraph|The wilting of plants and the general cooling of the air is disagreeable, yes, but some of the tower's functions remain in place. The increased pressure, for example, persists.}}

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{{epigraph|Something is happening to the Sibling. I agree this is true, but the division among the Knights Radiant is not to blame. Our perceived worthiness is a separate issue.}}

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{{epigraph|I am worried about the tower's protections failing. If we are not safe from the Unmade here, then where?}}

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{{epigraph|Today, I leaped from the tower for the last time. I felt the wind dance around me as I fell all the way along the eastern side, past the tower, and to the foothills below. I'm going to miss that.}}

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{{epigraph|Something must be done about the remnants of Odium's forces. The parsh, as they are now called, continue their war with zeal, even without their masters from Damnation.}}

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{{epigraph|A coalition has been formed among scholar Radiants. Our goal is to deny the enemy their supply of Voidlight; this will prevent their continuing transformations, and give us an edge in combat.}}

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{{epigraph|Our revelation is fueled by the theory that the Unmade can perhaps be captured like ordinary spren. It would require a special prison. And Melishi.}}

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{{epigraph|Ba-Ado-Mishram has somehow Connected with the parsh people, as Odium once did. She provides Voidlight and facilitates forms of power. Our strike team is going to imprison her.}}

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{{epigraph|We are uncertain the effect this will have on the parsh. At the very least, it should deny them forms of power. Melishi is confident, but Naze-hija-Kuzodo warns of unintended side effects.}}

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{{epigraph|Surely this will bring -- at long last -- the end to war that the Heralds promised us.}}

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{{epigraph|As the duly appointed keepers of the perfect gems, we of the Elsecallers have taken the burden of protecting the ruby nicknamed Honor's Drop. Let it be recorded.}}

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{{epigraph|The enemy makes another push toward Feverstone Keep. I wish we knew what it was that had them so interested in that area. Could they be intent on capturing Rall Elorim?}}

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{{epigraph|Don't tell anyone. I can't say it. I must whisper. I foresaw this.}}

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{{epigraph|My spren claims that recording this will be good for me, so here I go. Everyone says I will swear the Fourth Ideal soon, and in so doing, earn my armor. I simply don't think that I can. Am I not supposed to want to help people?}}

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{{epigraph|Good night, dear Urithiru. Good night, sweet Sibling. Good night, Radiants.}}

The Oathgate control building shakes violently as it activates. Adolin falls onto a hard surface and rolls off into a sea of glass beads. Azure pulls him back up onto the platform. He notices that the sky is different -- pitch-black with long, strange clouds stretching towards a small and distant sun -- and that they are surrounded by an ocean of beads. There are two large spren nearby, one black-colored and one red. Pattern remarks that it is a bad situation, startling Adolin, causing him to run into Sylphrena. He also notices [[Mayalaran|another spren]] with scratched out eyes next to her. Azure says that she hates this place.

 

 

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Venli sits in her room in a stormshelter just outside Kholinar. She is required to say her speech several times a day and is not allowed in the city. She wonders if perhaps she can become a Fused. Her little spren, which she has named [[Timbre]], pleads with her to resist Odium. She wishes Eshonai were in her place, because she would do the right thing, not just lust for power as she had. The Everstorm arrives, and she leaves her window open. She has a vision of Odium overwhelming her, burning her body, and upbraiding her for her restlessness. He affirms that she belongs to him. She collapses on the floor and tells Timbre that she has the wrong sister. She can't resist Odium.

 

 

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{{epigraph|My research into the Unmade has convinced me that these things were not simply "spirits of the void" or "nine shadows who moved in the night." They were each a specific kind of spren, endowed with vast powers.}}

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{{epigraph|I have done my best to separate fact from fiction, but the two blend like mixing paint when the Voidbringers are involved. Each of the Unmade has a dozen names, and the powers ascribed to them range from the fanciful to the terrifying.}}

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{{epigraph|I should point out that although many personalities and motives are ascribed to them, I'm convinced that the Unmade were still spren. As such, they were as much manifestations of concepts or divine forces as they were individuals.}}

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{{epigraph|The most important point I wish to make is that the Unmade are still among us. I realize this will be contentious, as much of the lore surrounding them is intertwined with theology. However, it is clear to me that some of their effects are common in the world -- and we simply treat them as we would the manifestations of other spren.}}

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{{epigraph|Yelig-nar had great powers, perhaps the powers of all Surges compounded in one. He could transform any Voidbringer into an extremely dangerous enemy. Curiously, three legends I found mention swallowing a gemstone to engage this process.}}

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{{epigraph|Yelig-nar is said to consume souls, but I can't find a specific explanation. I'm uncertain this lore is correct.}}

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{{epigraph|Lore suggested leaving a city if the spren there start acting strangely. Curiously, Sja-anat was often regarded as an individual, when others -- like Moelach or Ashertmarn -- were seen as forces.}}

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{{epigraph|Nergaoul was known for driving forces into a battle rage, lending them great ferocity. Curiously, he did this to '''both''' sides of a conflict, Voidbringer and human. This seems common of the less self-aware spren.}}

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{{epigraph|I am convinced that Nergaoul is still active on Roshar. The accounts of the Alethi "Thrill" of battle align too well with ancient records -- including the visions of red mist and dying creatures.}}

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{{epigraph|Moelach is very similar to Nergaoul, though instead of inspiring battle rage, he supposedly granted visions of the future. In this lore and theology align. Seeing the future originates with the Unmade, and is from the enemy.}}

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{{epigraph|Many cultures speak of the so-called Death Rattles that sometimes overtake people as they die. Tradition ascribes them to the Almighty, but I find too many to be seemingly prophetic. This will be my most contentious assertion I am sure, but I think these are the effects of Moelach persisting in our current times. Proof is easy to provide: the effect is regionalized, and tends to move across Roshar. This is the roving of the Unmade.}}

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{{epigraph|Ashertmarn, the Heart of the Revel, is the final of the three great mindless Unmade. His gift to men is not prophecy or battle focus, but a lust for indulgence. Indeed, the great debauchery recorded from the court of Bayala in 480 -- which led to dynastic collapse -- might be attributable to the influence of Ashertmarn.}}

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{{epigraph|I find Ba-Ado-Mishram to be the most interesting of the Unmade. She is said to have been keen of mind, a highprincess among enemy forces, their '''commander''' during some of the Desolations. I do not know how this relates to the ancient god of the enemy, named Odium.}}

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{{epigraph|There is very little information about Ba-Ado-Mishram in more modern times. I can only assume she, unlike many of them, returned to Damnation or was destroyed in Aharietiam.}}

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{{epigraph|Chemoarish, the Dustmother, has some of the most varied lore surrounding her. The wealth of it makes sorting lies from truths extremely difficult. I do believe she is '''not''' the Nightwatcher, contrary to what some stories claim.}}

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{{epigraph|The Midnight Mother created monsters of shadow and oil, dark imitations of creatures she saw or consumed. Their description matches no spren I can find in modern literature.}}

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{{epigraph|I am certain there are nine Unmade. There are many legends and names that I could have misinterpreted, conflating two Unmade into one. In the next section, I will discuss my theories on this.}}

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{{epigraph|If I'm correct and my research true, then the question remains. Who is the ninth Unmade? Is it truly Dai-Gonarthis? If so, could their actions have actually caused the complete destruction of Aimia?}}

Dalinar stands alone in his room; his presence in the meeting only makes things worse. The Stormfather explains that the Knights Radiant broke their oaths not just because they found out the truth, but also to protect the world. They feared that Surgebinding would destroy Roshar like it did the humans' native home, [[Ashyn]]. Dalinar meets the various monarchs as they leave the temple, the meeting now over, everyone going their separate ways. Even Taravangian breaks off with Dalinar, explaining that what he does is necessary, but can't explain further. Dalinar walks back to his room alone.

 

 

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Teft and the others who attended the meeting make their way back to the barracks. Teft's spren tries to encourage him to speak the Words, but he wants nothing to do with her. She suddenly turns her attention to the barracks ahead and says that something terrible has happened. They rush in to see several bridgemen wounded or dead, the honorblade they were guarding gone. Bisig is barely alive but tells the others that the attack came from someone in a Bridge Four coat with lieutenant's knots. Teft realizes that it was his coat that he sold for firemoss. He runs out of the barracks in shame.

 

 

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{{epigraph|They came from another world, using powers that we have been forbidden to touch. Dangerous powers, of spren and Surges. They destroyed their lands and have come to us begging.}}

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{{epigraph|We took them in, as commanded by the gods. What else could we do? They were a people forlorn, without a home. Our pity destroyed us. For their betrayal extended even to our gods: to spren, stone, and wind.}}

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{{epigraph|Beware the otherworlders. The traitors. Those with tongues of sweetness, but with minds that lust for blood. Do not take them in. Do not give them succor. Well were they named Voidbringers, for they brought the void. The empty pit that sucks in emotion. A new god. Their god.}}

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{{epigraph|These Voidbringers know no songs. They cannot hear Roshar, and where they go, they bring silence. They look soft, with no shell, but they are hard. They have but one heart, and it cannot ever live.}}

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{{epigraph|If the journey itself is indeed the most important piece, rather than the destination itself, then I traveled not to avoid duty -- but to seek it.}}

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{{epigraph|It becomes the responsibility of every man, upon realizing he lacks the truth, to seek it out.}}

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Wit leaves and heads towards the palace, acting like a crazy beggar. He passes Vatwha, a Fused sentry who he once danced with thousands of years before, but she doesn't notice him. He approaches a section of the fallen palace that the Fused and singers are working particularly hard at clearing the rubble in, wondering if anyone else found it strange that they focused so much on that section. Wit encounters a pair of common singers, and bows several times and tries to sell them trinkets from his pocket, continuing his act. The guards try to shove him away, but Wit pretends to panic and runs deeper into the worksite. He gets shouted at to leave, and continues faking fright, then purposely trips himself against a wall that is still standing. He addresses an unseen entity, telling them that they don't have a lot of options, that he believes he is in the city to find the entity, and promises to give them juicy truths if they come out. A moving pattern slips out of the cracks and onto his hand, which he hides in his rags. The singer guards catch up to him and toss him into the gardens. After they leave, Wit addresses the frightened-seeming Cryptic on his hand with "Life before death, little one".

 

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|[[Ketek]] written by [[Jasnah Kholin]] on the occasion of her ward [[Shallan Davar]]'s wedding celebration.

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==Ars Arcanum==

 

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