{Note: Count Zaroff is not to be confused with Sir Basil Zaharoff, although the author may have been influenced by his exploits.}
"Do Not Kill Non-Human Animals Unless Attacked Or For Your Food." - Anton Szandor LaVey, 7th Rule of The Earth.
I found Count Zaroff to be interesting because of his pernicious proclivity to hunt humans, which harks back to the predatory nature of the predatory human beast, and may be a statement to the repression in a civilized society of the dark side of the psyche, which may be why there is such a fascination in western society with horror movies and novels - that is, the spectacle of blood-letting. In Western culture, the Judiciary process and law and order proclaims to guarantee that a criminal will be punished, and the scales of jurisprudence will be balanced in the end, or at least that would be the professed ideal, but not necessarily the reality.
In other countries, vigilantism is enforced while cloaked in fundamentalist religious jargon. With this mentality, the people are only following so-called "holy law", which was invented by other humans in the name of some delusional concept of a god-construct, to regulate their behavior, and as such, are mere puppets to another's will.
While vigilantism can be very effective, in that it removes destructive organisms, attaining immediate justice, thus facilitating closure, it also serves as a preventative measure to potential criminals, as the crime rate in third-world countries tends to be quite low in comparison to other nations. It forces people to seriously think twice before committing a crime.
On par with Lex Talionis, and in the spirit of The Circus Maximus, I think it would be perfectly acceptable to hunt criminals in this manner, those who deserve punishment, even by members of a family whom they have perpetrated a crime against. Equipping them will all manner of weaponry to gain justice. Given an opportunity to elude, until eventually meeting with a justified fate.
These events could be televised via pay-per-view options, with proceeds directed into law enforcement and reparations to the families, while also providing a deterrent and a lesson in cause & effect. Thus may it provide with a more civil society with this lethal potential.
Count Zaroff owned his own island where he could do as he pleased, from constructing his own laws, and be the arbiter of the destiny of those present thereon. He certainly knew the terrain and any hiding spots there may be, thus granting him the advantage in every instance of the hunt. Although there may have been another reason for this deadly game. He was a sadist at heart, seemingly deriving more pleasure in the psychological torture inflicted upon his prey than to match wits with the quarry. He did, however, offer his victims the opportunity of a slim chance to defeat him, which may have spoken to his subconscious proclivities, or perhaps he was just being a good sport about it. A true Sadist would already realize and have orchestrated an end result, instead of allowing that possibility. In My opinion, being that the island was his Lair, he had every right.
I believe the very act of hunting without necessity, that is to say, hunting not for defensive purposes for oneself and loved ones, or for food, but only as a sort of so-called "sport", lends to the observation that there are unresolved, deep-seated issues of control, perhaps compensating for a feeling of helplessness and/or failure in other venues of existence. For by considering other species of animals "inferior", would then provide a convenient justification for homicide and genocide, as well as a false supplement to an already impoverished ego {See Satanic Statement 7}. On a human scale, let stratification take its course, for egalitarianism only works once, to determine where people place themselves according to their ability, and where they progress according to merit.
Count Zaroff is ultimately an archetypally-romanticized character and trait representing the shadow side of the human psyche too often denied, to often under-estimated, and under-stimulated, which only speaks to the necessity of its symbolic existence. It represents primordial fears of the dark, the forbidden, and the fascinating. The experience of natural emotions such as hatred, anger, greed, and lust. To harness this awesome potential force towards constructive ends when reasonably applied, through balanced expressions in The Arts, can produce magnificent plays, films, music, and literature, or it can prove to be a section in ourselves most choose not to see, yet its repressive denial will only yield to an imbalanced monster. The Key: make the inner monster work for you. ∞
The Rocking Horse Winner
D.H. Lawrence
The Rocking Horse Winner is truly a tragic tale about a boy whose golden heart and gift for clairvoyance ultimately led to his demise, because of excessive, counter-productive greed and confusion besetting his mother, who adhered to a misunderstanding of the application of motivational greed, as opposed to an unbalanced obsession. Love and luck were equated according to the amount of money in the coffers.
By a series of prognostications, the boy did bring the precious cash forth, all the while rocking violently on his magical rocking horse, which was actually a tool of mediation and focus for him to assuage the winning horse in the day's race. He was eventually driven insane by the a-dolt's pre-occupation until his demise.
Ironically, in one scene, his mother admonished him to cast away his childish ways, when she herself did not realize her own compulsion.
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In both accounts, 'supernatural' elements were used to exemplify the inner turmoil contained within the characters' own imbalanced psyches, diverting blame onto others which should have gone to themselves, to tragic results.
Collective morale of the stories: Self-realization, balanced values, honesty with oneself and cared-for others will yield productive results, and serve as a vehicle for true enlightenment. ∞
Young Goodman Brown is an intriguing short story about a young Puritan man existing in a self-righteous miasma who discovers the true motivations behind the hypocritical facade of the towns people surrounding him.
On All Hallow's Eve, he must leave his wife "Faith" {recognized as symbolic of his own allegorical belief}behind to venture into the vast untamed wilderness {represents the dark subconscious, akin to "The Great Abyss"} amidst wild beasts and savage Indians*. He eventually holds concert with The Devil {perhaps representative of his own guilty conscience within the Judeo-Christian myth's paradigm} in the forest, where The Devil attempts to persuade him to The Sabbath, but Brown is determined to remain in the good graces of his "God", upholding the perceived honor of his ancestors - yet to his horror, discovers and witnesses that the very same men and women he admires most in the past and present for their piety, are themselves in league with Lucifer, and have been for centuries.
For instance, the elderly Goody Cloyse {she who had schooled him in catechism, now considering him a "silly fellow"}, an apparently staunch Puritan matriarch, appears in the forest to inform his "worship" [sic] that her broom has disappeared despite her knowledge of the ingredients to make the broom fly, including "baby fat", as is the classic claim born of hysteric legendry, as invented by various dramatic writers and Christian propagandists of the time. The Infernal Gentleman graciously lends her His own serpentine staff to usher her forth safely into the night to the ceremonial grounds.
Traveling on, Goodman Brown witnesses clergyman Deacon Gookin he admired so well, riding his horse astride with The Prince of Darkness, salaciously laughing it up about the night's initiate, a nubile young lady. To his horror, he later realizes that she who is to be initiated is his precious wife Faith, as is made evident in one maddening sequence, in which he tears violently through the forest lamenting his apparent loss, subsequently finding falling pink ribbons {representing "purity" and innocence"; translate: ignorance}. His visage ironically resembles that of a fearsome beast {see Satanic Statement #7}, more terrible than those who inhabit the woods, as he comes closer to himself as the beast in man.
As if in a dream, he finds his way to The Sabbath, where Satan appears in a plume of sulfurous flame amidst an Altar and arc of rock, calling forth the converts**.
Before him, Brown recognizes prominent persons of all pursuations of good and ill-repute celebrating the diabolic mass together. During His Sinister Sermon, Satan recognizes the true nature of man is that of 'evil', no matter how much one tries to deny it, offering historical proof of such. Brown's delusions are shattered, awakening the next morning, as if his eyes were finally opened to the undefiled truth.
Consequently, Young Goodman Brown refused to acknowledge man's true selfish nature, thus becoming paranoid and fearful, suspicious and muttering.
Conclusion
Whether or not the events occurred is not as important as the consideration of the effect it had on the protagonist, establishing that the antagonist frequently causes a change for the better, as he/she/it forces the pretentious so-called 'righteous' to face themselves in all of their repressive false sanctimony. ∞
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* Indians were considered literal 'devils' by early English-American settlers because of their natural and perceived exotic customs.
** Comparable to a butterfly bursting from its cocoon of fleshly ignorance unto the raptures of The Devil's carnal delights.
The Sisterhood By Florence Stevenson; XXIII A.S. Leisure Books. Genre: Horror/Thriller
Judith Jordan returns to Pacific Palisades, California after a familial tragedy on the east coast, surreptitiously re-acquainting with a secret society of wizened necromantic Witches contacting sinister spirits residing beyond the grave through Séance, in The Octagonal Room...
The more they interject themselves, the more suspicious she becomes of their motives and peculiar involvement with her parents' fate. They have known her all of her life, she recalls from hazy, dream-like memory, operating with clandestine manipulations all the while which persist to this day. Despite all her efforts, she cannot seem to escape their clutches.
Bit by bit, she develops her psychic sensitivity, perceiving subtleties in the ethereal environment from spectral voices and visions, ghost children, relatives, to even herself...
When a series of mysterious deaths begin occurring in the area, she meets with perhaps too likely a feral character whom she develops affection for. Learning of the family mansion's history, diabolical secrets are revealed, and thus descends both into the shadows of hidden chambers lain deep down in a labyrinthine maze, and the darkness of her gifted mind as she receives impressions and contacts from the timeless inhabitants therein, which turns out to be a main reason for The Sisterhood's involvement with she as the chosen one, to summon a demonic horror from a blackened netherworld of nightmarish terror. ∞
A most excellent book of its kind, an occult anthology of eerie tales from Year I; a parapsychological documentary thriller relating a wide variety of mysteries, bleeding one into another, a veritable bibliographical Tales From The Darkside.
Favorite stories herein so far, are The Bridge Across The River Styx, The Mother Who Returned to Change Her Son’s Life, The Hobo Specter, Birthright Established By Visitation, and many more. If you enjoy presentations such as Journey Into The Unknown, you will be sure to appreciate Strange Events Beyond Human Understanding. ∞ [5/5]
Following are parapsychological impressions & hypotheses on some of these events. Join Me in analyzing this shadowy void between the worlds of psychology, parapsychology, science, and the paranormal:
TV Transmission From The Past: It seems to Me that lightning could have been the cause of the temporary electricity entering the set, in effect charging it for a short amount of time, just enough to catch an afar off transmission, as mentioned by the repairman. The etherically conducive atmosphere such as a storm, generated by ionic proliferation caught in the set as a paranatural default medium, as an attraction reflective of the couple’s subconscious desires for a home, perhaps combined with a little help from ancestors.
Birthright Established By Visitation: A subconscious projection motivated by consternation that an unscrupulous irrelative not receive undue rewards earned by the girl’s honorable parents for her preservation. She exhibits oneiric clairvoyance to divulge the location of the document, while her parents demonstrate precognition and good, considerate, practical forethought combined with a mutual dislike towards one who deserves it.
The Bridge Across The River Styx: A man refuses to die because he will not cross water in a boat, and even at the end, the River Styx is daunting, so he dreams that a bridge is built so he can cross after all. This seems like a staunch landlover who justifies with himself his own demise without having to submit; this in a time segment shortly prior to his passing.
The Hobo Specter: Through a subsequent dream, a traveling man riding the rails finds good fortune during an encounter with an apparition {precognitive projection} to lead him towards the occupation as a farmhand, with cooperation with the owner of the farm who telepathically summoned one who could succeed him.
The Mother Who Returned To Save Her Son’s Life: Psychology students may recognize the dynamics of The Jungian Shadow side operating here. The deep subconscious projection of his true innermost desires towards psychotherapy, in the form of his beloved mother whom he sees as his last guide to steer him in a direction most beneficial to himself.
The Scorpion In The Author's Bed: An obvious case if precognition from a concerned friend.
The Silent Ghost In The Jamaican Monastery: The priest had sublimated the missing note in the missal so deeply, that feelings of guilt manifested as a projection of the estranged friend confessor, and being that other monks are receptive to such occurrances, could actually also perceive the etheric / pineal projection, emanation, with subsequent resolution concluding in a more or less traditional mythological manner. Overall, a shared illusion projected by a guilty monk.
The Crying Specter: The woman's distress made an environmental impression, playing back upon the ether nightly about the same moments recorded, thus perceived by a conducive populace.
Overall, a fantastic tome on a plethora of anomalies that haunt the consciousness, from various urban legends to true case files explained, unexplained processes of nature, all presented in parapsychological fashion - the suspension bridge between psychology and the paranormal, teetering above The Abyss of One's Shadow Side, wherein gazing into The Pit, you may find one's own reflection staring back. Move steadily ahead with logic and reason, yet with a sense of adventure and wonder, to reveal many strange mysteries awaiting in the darkness.
Reads largely like a veritable Tales From The Shadowside collection, causing one to ponder beneath the common facade of what is merely apparent. ∞
Quite honestly, even though one may be able to relate to a great majority of the subject matter discussed in this book, as a progressive evolution in preferences, I have to say that this tome reads like it was written by a trendoid who just automatically switched to the next herd trend once the populace was directed otherwhere by music executives, manipulating via financial reasons, rather than core resonance.
This can be perceived in the large majority of commentary made in the past-tense, as if HM no longer exists! While the pop-wave recedes, the few true remain. What's with the veritably insulting title "Rise & Fall" - there is no "fall", unless under mass consideration. More evidence that this is merely in the author's mind alone, or speaking for all other posers. Though obviously the first part of the title makes reference to both the nascent activity partaken of, and the Quiet Riot song.
Despite a small portion bring dedicated to Black & Death Metal {Venom, Slayer, Exodus, Bathory, Celtic Frost, Possessed, etc}, & actual Heavy Metal {Sabbath, Maiden, Priest, Manowar, Danzig, etc.}, the author lumps in "pop rock/metal" {"hair band" - the ladies love the locks!} in with the previous, which is decidedly NOT the case! That is referred to as just "glam rock", or music to get laid by. There certainly are some catchy tunes therein, and is assuredly evocative, but let perspective be applied.
By far, My favorite chapter is 8: Bonded By Blood. There are some amusing stories from performers' antics {such as Venom causing $666.66 worth of damage to the Capital Theater stage in Philadelphia! wherein a "hellhole" was created via pyrotechnics!}
Overall, though amusing at times, this rather cursory book doesn't hold a torch or even a candle to either Lucifer Rising or Lords of Chaos. 3/5 ∞
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Serial Killers coloring book K. Shroeder. XLVII A.S.
Having appreciated the true crime genre of the serial killer realm, those who thin the herd and sometimes even themselves in the process, while lending an intriguing introspection into the darkside of the psyche latent within all. As a matter of fact, I have devised certain mass & serial methods of physical and mental torture upon deserving victims, or "sacrifices", and enjoy implementing them enmasse, and already have in part.
In a misanthropic sense, the psychopath & sociopath provides a service in society, whether serving themselves with selfish fetishes, and/or playing out a murderous ideology, many times with religious justifications or pretensions of authority to exercise psychopathy.
Though in many ways, the serial & mass murderer become vicarious perpetrators of what has been secretly envisioned in the minds of humanity, and perhaps if given the opportunity, would fulfill without a second thought. I know there are those who need to be brutally punished, and would be so if ever again in My presence, to be introduced into a true Hell. In the meantime, they are victims suffering at the hands of a dedicated fate created for them.
Satan's Little Helpers...
Herein is featured 37 infamous killers to titillate the imagination, including The Nightstalker, BTK, Dahmer, H.H. Holmes, Son of Sam, Eileen Wuornos, The Killer Clown, Bundy, Gein, The Zodiac Killer, Kemper, and many more fascinating subjects.*
The pen complements the Sword...
Real coloring book construction paper stock, one-sided templates so you can even excise the piece once you've completed, to frame or just place somewhere for a disturbing and/or gratifying display. You can even add additional details to the images if you wish.
Devil worshipers, cannibals, cultists, thrillkillers, misandric whores, funhouse killers, childkillers, to killer kids, rapists, mutilators, and sexual deviants. All on display here for your contemplation and coloring pleasure. Methods need not be limited to crayons, colored pencils, pens, or markers either. Perhaps you may wish to add a little of your own sanguine essence for further personalization...? ∞
_____________ * Interesting to note that the ubiquitous Manson is not included herein because he was not a serial killer, in fact, he did not actually take part in the Tate-LaBianca murders.
Trick or Treat! And what's in the bag at the haunted Helloween House Noctuary this year so far? Along with a plethora of indulgent infernal oblations, arrives a book from The Devil's messengers emerging from deepest darkness...
Letters From The Night Stalker by Marquis HK. A veritable scrapbook of personal correspondence, biographical crimeline, a plethora of newspaper clippings, photos, and relations with ЯR spanning a decade.
Written by an aficionado of the true crime genre and Church of Satan member, we get commentary from a Satanic perspective on this intriguing serial killer, an unapologetic, unrepentant devil worshiper reveling in the nightmarish characterization, and the veritable "blood sacrifices" of this veritable "Messenger of The Devil".
Makes a great complement to the definitive The Life & Crimes of Richard Ramirez [Carlo] & Nightstalker {Linedecker]. ∞
"As for what is said of my life, there have been lies in the past and there will be lies in the future. I don't believe in the hypocritical, moralistic dogma of this so-called civilized society. I need not look beyond this room to see all the liars, haters, the killers, the crooks, the paranoid cowards - truly trematodes of the Earth, each one in his own legal profession. You maggots make me sick - hypocrites one and all. And no one knows that better than those who kill for policy, clandestinely or openly, as do the governments of the world, which kill in the name of God and country or for whatever reason the deem appropriate. I don't need to hear all of society's rationalizations, I've heard them all before and the fact remains that what is, is. You don't understand me. You are not expected to. You are not capable of it. I am beyond your experience. I am beyond good and evil, Legions of the night - night breed - repeat not the errors of the Night Prowler and show no mercy. I will be avenged. Lucifer dwells within us all."
- The NIGHTSTALKER
My own interactions in one point separation:
I. During the "Reign of Terror" expanse, while riding our skateboards down Radford street in northollywood, a red orange toyota corolla stops in the middle of the street a block away, as a reverse cornu emerges from the darkened recesses therein. My friend, also named "Rick", goes to investigate who this may be or what they may want, returning with an ashen expression after a brief discussion with the mysterious driver. He wouldn't discuss details, but probably in the pursuit of intoxicants.
II. Sat nexto Zeena during a courtdate. Had to conceal a blade somewhere nearby in order to gain admittance into this metal detector trial. Briefly locked eye to eye with The Nightstalker. As a side note, I would spot Myself later that night in the background on the news during an interview.
III. Interactions with Musician Eva O {Christian Death, Shadow Project} at 666 High Mass & Sintennial Eve at Zen Sushi who also corresponded with Rick. ∞
A scrapbook from one who was an acquaintance of LaVey's, and the items are a precious collection to observe and possess copies of through this book.
The Devil In The Marketplace {Sin Is In! When diabolical imagery took a favorable turn in society}; and the author's relations on The Black Pope's return to Hell. Relations about some humor including a Limburger taken on the bus, to watching movies and discussing the plotlines {a particular favorite The Most Dangerous Game displaying playfully murderous misanthropy, as in 'hunting humans'!}, and a plethora of personality dimensions.
It's a very easy, flowing read, filled with rare photography {personal & mediarchival}, scans of ads for LaVey's various presentations, haunts, enhanced information, personal relations, all adding an enhanced perspective of the complex matrix comprising the Magus. A veritable biography / autobiography memoir with substantial complementing ephemera.
The cover resembles The Satanic Bible, which only adds to its allure. [5/5] ∞
So-called 50th Anniversary "ReVision" contains material that was excised from publication, compiled by an insider and early member, which is of real interest being a Sorcerer, bibliophile, and Church archivist. It's a good 405 pages {9}, lending additional insight into the evilution of The Church, likened Testament.
So far what I'm detecting is it's pretty much an attempt to accentuate The Black Book. But I have to say that to put out such a monumental tome, they could have at least used a higher quality Baphomet for the cover! Despite that minor aesthetic point, of course it is the actual content that is of paramount importance.
Stanton Hagerty puts in 2¢, while Diane Hagerty says all but a short sentence, while Aquino is the academic here. He actually begins with a questionable dedication to "Devil Father', in a seeming 'water under the bridge' manner. ∞
It's high time a book like this emerges, complementing the Satanic curriculum. For those from a muslim background, this book provides a purging black mass ritual entitled The Red Jamu-ah, tailored especially for you. Then evolve towards more infernally sovereign states of being. But perhaps returning once upon certain holidays to retain perspective.
The introduction and preface offer a thorough explanation as to why this tome is timely, some history on the mysterious author, and observations on the development of Satanism since Year I A.S.
Sarah Al-Iblis are veritable diabolic scriptures done in koran style entries to ensure maximum sacrilegious impact, stylized from Allah Xul Iblis, likened AL-JILWAH.*
Al-Ighlak presents inspirational poetry on Auto-Deism.
Along with Death Curses enforced upon deserving muslim zealots, this text may be of use for those from a non-muslim background as well, perhaps a powerful statement for 9/11, veritable "infidels" infiltrating the ether from the inside-out. Most blasphemous!
While The Satanic Verses by Rushdie offers an amusing mytheological scenario, The Satanic Quran goes straight for "muhammad's" neck from a devotee of IBLIS, and offers others the opportunity to swing the blade also by contributing to the text, as an organic progression.
To his credit, the author offers full support for inspiration to Magus LaVey, and is supportive of The Church of Satan. The text is intended as relevant cross-reference supplementary to Le Messe Noir.* It will be interesting to see further expansive devilutions. [5/5] ∞
A couple of weeks prior to Beaster, I was amused to come into possession of this curious little game similar to Bingo, called "Loteria" {'lottery'}. I remember seeing these images from time to time at various places here and there, particularly when acquiring some select culinary indulgences, so when one night they veritably presented themselves before Me at the cash register anyway, with a bit of extra change, I decided to see what it was really all about.
This game originated in Spain & Italy, then was brought to 'New Spain', the Americas, where it integrated into the subsequent culture.
To prepare the game, one has to cut out the little blue squares provided which become the play pieces. The game is played exactly like traditional bingo, although there are certain little phrases which can be uttered when an image is traversed [see link above].
I always thought the Devil card, or "El Diablito" {who appears rather Lokian, in My estimation} and the skull card, or "la calavera" were visually interesting; and at first, I quite honestly thought these were tarot cards upon first impression.
As it turns out, even though billed as merely a game, these cards are actually used as "divinatory" tools by some; but what I really found amusing are the folkloric relations of Roman Soldiers 'casting lots' for the nazarene's robes, as well as the timing of their purchase, so it seemed to make some sort of sense that this would be played on a Beaster night, for this lottery game may very well have been the one referred to in the legend. Of course, depending on the company, it can be modified to gamble from anything from money, to libations, to salacious dares, if desired.
Also turns out that there are many variations of these cards, and have become quite a franchise among the latin crowd; there is even a deck called "Space Loteria" which correlates characters from the Star Wars saga into its art. ∞
I found Count 
Judith Jordan returns to Pacific Palisades, California after a familial tragedy on the east coast, surreptitiously re-acquainting with a secret society of wizened necromantic Witches contacting sinister spirits residing beyond the grave through Séance, in The Octagonal Room...
Strange Events Beyond Human Understanding
A most excellent book of its kind, an occult anthology of eerie tales from Year I; a parapsychological documentary thriller relating a wide variety of mysteries, bleeding one into another, a veritable bibliographical Tales From The Darkside.
Quite honestly, even though one may be able to relate to a great majority of the subject matter discussed in this book, as a progressive evolution in preferences, I have to say that this tome reads like it was written by a trendoid who just automatically switched to the next herd trend once the populace was directed otherwhere by music executives, manipulating via financial reasons, rather than core resonance.
A scrapbook from one who was an acquaintance of LaVey's, and the items are a precious collection to observe and possess copies of through this book.
So-called 50th Anniversary "ReVision" contains material that was excised from publication, compiled by an insider and early member, which is of real interest being a Sorcerer, bibliophile, and Church archivist. It's a good 405 pages {9}, lending additional insight into the evilution of The Church, likened Testament.
It's high time a book like this emerges, complementing the Satanic curriculum. For those from a muslim background, this book provides a purging black mass ritual entitled The Red Jamu-ah, tailored especially for you. Then evolve towards more infernally sovereign states of being. But perhaps returning once upon certain holidays to retain perspective.
A couple of weeks prior to Beaster, I was amused to come into possession of this curious little game similar to Bingo, called "Loteria" {'lottery'}. I remember seeing these images from time to time at various places here and there, particularly when acquiring some select culinary indulgences, so when one night they veritably presented themselves before Me at the cash register anyway, with a bit of extra change, I decided to see what it was really all about.
This game originated in Spain & Italy, then was brought to 'New Spain', the Americas, where it integrated into the subsequent culture.
As it turns out, even though billed as merely a game, these cards are actually used as "divinatory" tools by some; but what I really found amusing are the folkloric relations of Roman Soldiers 'casting lots' for the nazarene's robes, as well as the timing of their purchase, so it seemed to make some sort of sense that this would be played on a Beaster night, for this lottery game may very well have been the one referred to in the legend. Of course, depending on the company, it can be modified to gamble from anything from money, to libations, to salacious dares, if desired.
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