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XCOM: Long War |Let's Play| Invaders Must Die
- Thread starter Jintor
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hooijdonk17
Member
Incendiary
Banned
Team Bravo with another successful mission! Well...mostly succesful. But no arm, no foul right Hazaro?
Command, I really need to see some action. Every other Joe and Jill in Alpha and Bravo has seen at least two deployments, be it via Task force Omega or going in as a team just like now, but here I am, stuck in a treadmill of drills, drills and drills with a dash of good 'ole drills on the side.
When NightmareTriggers offer of fixing you something to eat starts to sound like a good way to alleviate the boring routine, something is off.
Shucks, I've been staring at the killboards for so long, I could almost swear I can see two separate mentions of Clevinger up there.
You know that thing, about being careful what you wish for... yeah.
When NightmareTriggers offer of fixing you something to eat starts to sound like a good way to alleviate the boring routine, something is off.
Shucks, I've been staring at the killboards for so long, I could almost swear I can see two separate mentions of Clevinger up there.
You know that thing, about being careful what you wish for... yeah.
CLASSIFIED TOP SECRET
//ENGAGEMENT REPORT 003 – UFO-003//
24 March 2016
At 1311 Zulu 24 March 2016, UFO-003 was detected over the Pacific Ocean inbound for the Western Seaboard of the USA. Lt. PBalfredo was deployed.
Contact was made over Nevada at 1330 Zulu.
Lt. PBalfredo’s first missile caused a massive explosion in what is presumed to be UFO-003’s primary propulsion system, resulting in an uncontrolled descent. UFO-003 confirmed crash-landed along Highway 95, Nevada, USA, just south of Beatty.
Skyranger-1, carrying Strike Team Omega, was dispatched.
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XCOM PILOT KILLBOARD
//ENGAGEMENT REPORT 003 – UFO-003//
24 March 2016
At 1311 Zulu 24 March 2016, UFO-003 was detected over the Pacific Ocean inbound for the Western Seaboard of the USA. Lt. PBalfredo was deployed.
Contact was made over Nevada at 1330 Zulu.
Lt. PBalfredo’s first missile caused a massive explosion in what is presumed to be UFO-003’s primary propulsion system, resulting in an uncontrolled descent. UFO-003 confirmed crash-landed along Highway 95, Nevada, USA, just south of Beatty.
Skyranger-1, carrying Strike Team Omega, was dispatched.
---
XCOM PILOT KILLBOARD
PBAlfredo: 2 [2 x Scout]
_Hekk05: 1 [1 x Scout]
_Hekk05: 1 [1 x Scout]
CLASSIFIED TOP SECRET
//INCIDENT REPORT_0007//
OPERATION EMPTY SMOKE
<<HIGHWAY 95, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA>>
24 March 2016
STRIKE TEAM OMEGA
SPEC Sober (Gunner)
SPEC Baalzebup (Infantry)
PFC A Sentient Keyboard
PFC Lollipop Dave
PFC Papasmurf1038
PFC Aztecnology
--- ATTACHED: POST-OPERATION TACTICAL REVIEW EXCERPT ---
<<Conference Room 3>>
Attending: DirOps, Brig. McNum, Dr. Diablos, SPEC Sober, SPEC Baalzebup
Diablos: Ah, gentlemen, there you are. Please be seated.
Sober: Sir?
DirOps: This is not a disciplinary meeting, so no need to look so nervous.
McNum: No-one holds you to blame for what happened-
Baalzebup: Sir, with respect, we were in field command. It happened under our watch.
Diablos: Yes, yes, that is true. But some things are… difficult to anticipate. We’d like to get your perspective on what could have gone differently, and what tactical overhauls can be made to our contact procedures.
Sober: Alright. Where should I start?
DirOps: I’d prefer to get an overview of the entire mission, before delving into specifics. Start pre-contact.
Sober: Right. So… we were wheels down a little after sunset…
//INCIDENT REPORT_0007//
OPERATION EMPTY SMOKE
<<HIGHWAY 95, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA>>
24 March 2016
STRIKE TEAM OMEGA
SPEC Sober (Gunner)
SPEC Baalzebup (Infantry)
PFC A Sentient Keyboard
PFC Lollipop Dave
PFC Papasmurf1038
PFC Aztecnology
--- ATTACHED: POST-OPERATION TACTICAL REVIEW EXCERPT ---
<<Conference Room 3>>
Attending: DirOps, Brig. McNum, Dr. Diablos, SPEC Sober, SPEC Baalzebup
Diablos: Ah, gentlemen, there you are. Please be seated.
Sober: Sir?
DirOps: This is not a disciplinary meeting, so no need to look so nervous.
McNum: No-one holds you to blame for what happened-
Baalzebup: Sir, with respect, we were in field command. It happened under our watch.
Diablos: Yes, yes, that is true. But some things are… difficult to anticipate. We’d like to get your perspective on what could have gone differently, and what tactical overhauls can be made to our contact procedures.
Sober: Alright. Where should I start?
DirOps: I’d prefer to get an overview of the entire mission, before delving into specifics. Start pre-contact.
Sober: Right. So… we were wheels down a little after sunset…
Sober: We’d barely started moving towards the nearby building to secure the area when a group of ‘toids blundered right into us.
Diablos: How many were there?
Baalzebup: Three.
Baalzebup: They dove for cover behind the highway pillars right away.
Sober: Smurf, Keyboard and Dave started trying to flank them using the fence to block line of sight. It was a risky strategy, since we hadn’t secured the building yet. I kept the one we could see distracted.
Sober: Keyboard tried for a potshot, but it wasn’t happening.
Sober: The one I was suppressing tried to do that mind thingy, I think, but I didn’t feel a thing.
Baalzebup: Then one of the others managed to get around and flank us. We never thought it’d move that far, so we hadn’t prepared for it.
Sober: Aztec was quicker on the draw, but it was a glower, so it managed to shrug it off.
Baalzebup: Thankfully, it stuck to trying to freak us out instead of shooting us.
Sober: Could’ve turned out bad.
Baalzebup: Real bad.
Baalzebup: I picked it off asap while the rooks kept trying to creep around the side. Sober, you were shepherding them, right?
Sober: Yeah. Keyboard and Smurf went down the alley, I was keeping our closest friend suppressed, Aztec and Dave were trying to draw its attention away from the sides.
Sober: Damn thing just keep trying for the purple prizes.
Baalzebup: Its buddy moved outta the fog, and Aztec took a shot, but missed his mark.
Baalzebup: Smurf was luckier, but couldn’t get a killshot in.
Baalzebup: She did freak it out enough to throw off its aim, though.
Sober: We tried to spring our trap, but the bullets just weren’t hitting.
Sober: At least until Keyboard got a good shot in. Brought the wounded one down for keeps.
Sober: It finally dawned on toid that he should be shooting instead of trying to spoonbend
Sober: but it was a little late for that.
Baalzebup: The rookies hit it with everything they had.
Sober: It was Keyboard that got the kill.
Baalzebup: Thats when another two came to join the party.
Sober: but it was a little late for that.
Baalzebup: The rookies hit it with everything they had.
Sober: It was Keyboard that got the kill.
Baalzebup: Thats when another two came to join the party.
Sober: Smurf heard a thrummer off beyond where they’d just come from. The new guys were probably guarding it and got attracted by the gunfire.
DirOps: No need for conjecture at this point, gentlemen; just the facts.
Baalzebup: Well, Dave started moving towards the UFO to try and flank again…
Sober: Got a solid hit in on her way, too.
Sober: Keyboard and Smurf had to pull back to reload…
Sober: And I took out one scrambling towards us.
Sober: The survivor tried to retaliate…
Sober: So I put the sucker on lockdown.
DirOps: No need for conjecture at this point, gentlemen; just the facts.
Baalzebup: Well, Dave started moving towards the UFO to try and flank again…
Sober: Got a solid hit in on her way, too.
Sober: Keyboard and Smurf had to pull back to reload…
Sober: And I took out one scrambling towards us.
Sober: The survivor tried to retaliate…
Sober: So I put the sucker on lockdown.
Baalzebup: After that it was just a case of advancing towards it, sticking to cover points and trying not to get shot.
Sober: The rookies took the left flank, taking potshots along the way. Aztec got in a good hit-
Sober: While Dave was still trying to flank right.
Baalzebup: Another hopeless shot of plasma
Baalzebup: But Dave had just gotten into its flank.
Baalzebup: She took care of the problem.
Sober: The rookies took the left flank, taking potshots along the way. Aztec got in a good hit-
Sober: While Dave was still trying to flank right.
Baalzebup: Another hopeless shot of plasma
Baalzebup: But Dave had just gotten into its flank.
Baalzebup: She took care of the problem.
McNum: Right. So
Sober: Everyone was checking their weapons, reloading, making sure they were prepped.
Baalzebup: Wed all seen the UFO-001 mission, after all. We knew there was an outsider in there.
McNum: Didnt think there were any more patrols outside?
Sober: We judged it unlikely. Recon said light activity, and we couldnt hear any more skittering around either.
Baalzebup: Not to mention it sounded like the thrummer was going critical.
Diablos: So you started advancing towards the UFO?
Sober: Thats right.
Sober: We were all bunched up on the left flank, except for Dave, who was catching her breath.
Baalzebup: I ordered Dave up to join us-
Sober: -and thats when everything went to shit.
Sober: Everyone was checking their weapons, reloading, making sure they were prepped.
Baalzebup: Wed all seen the UFO-001 mission, after all. We knew there was an outsider in there.
McNum: Didnt think there were any more patrols outside?
Sober: We judged it unlikely. Recon said light activity, and we couldnt hear any more skittering around either.
Baalzebup: Not to mention it sounded like the thrummer was going critical.
Diablos: So you started advancing towards the UFO?
Sober: Thats right.
Sober: We were all bunched up on the left flank, except for Dave, who was catching her breath.
Baalzebup: I ordered Dave up to join us-
Sober: -and thats when everything went to shit.
NightmareTrigger
Banned
Are we gonna have a funeral or a barbecue?
--- AUDIO TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT STRIKE TEAM OMEGA
Baalzebup: -ont let it get to your head, kid. Get over here.
Lollipop Dave: Alright, alright Im moving, Im move-
Sober: Wait, Dave, thats where the crystal thing was on the last bird before it woke up-
Lollipop Dave: Oh, shit!
Papasmurf1038: Fuck!
Aztechnology: SHIT!
Sober: Bad activation, BAD ACTIVATION!
[automatic rifle fire]
[automatic rifle fire]
Lollipop Dave: St-stun out!
[flashbang explosion]
Papasmurf1038: Its still- its still going for its-
[plasma carbine discharge]
Papasmurf1038: -hrk.
Baalzebup: -ont let it get to your head, kid. Get over here.
Lollipop Dave: Alright, alright Im moving, Im move-
Sober: Wait, Dave, thats where the crystal thing was on the last bird before it woke up-
Lollipop Dave: Oh, shit!
Papasmurf1038: Fuck!
Aztechnology: SHIT!
Sober: Bad activation, BAD ACTIVATION!
[automatic rifle fire]
[automatic rifle fire]
Lollipop Dave: St-stun out!
[flashbang explosion]
Papasmurf1038: Its still- its still going for its-
[plasma carbine discharge]
Papasmurf1038: -hrk.
Papasmurf1038: [--static--]
Lollipop Dave: Smurfy!
Aztechnology: Smurf!
Sober: SHIT! SUPPRESSING!
[continual SAW fire]
Aztechnology: She’s… she’s gone, guys.
Baalzebup: Fuck! Flank that sonnovabitch!
Lollipop Dave: Charging right!
A Sentient Keyboard: Moving in-
Sober: Don’t bother with potshots until you’re sure you can hit it! The-
[continual SAW fire]
Sober: -fucking thing regens! We gotta take it out all at once or it’ll just keep patching itself together.
Baalzebup: Dave! You’re with me, we’re going to take it from the right! Aztec-
[plasma carbine discharge]
Baalzebup: - you and Keyboard get through that door and fuck its shit up! Don’t get killed, do you understand me? DO NOT GET-
Sober:
the rest of the mission was tense, but no real surprises. Me and the Outsider traded shots until the two teams could breach. It went out as planned Aztec burst through the door and put the better half of a clip into that things chest-
Baalzebup: And I finished it off with a shot to the head.
DirOps: No further contacts?
Sober: None, sir.
McNum: Youve had some time now to review the operation. What, precisely, went wrong?
Sober: Sir, the radio comm says it best. It was a bad activation.
Baalzebup: I I didnt realise that the outsider crystal stays dormant until it detects something within a certain radius. I had assumed that because I couldnt hear footsteps from within the UFO, there was nothing there.
Sober: On my part I was perhaps too eager to move up too quickly, drawn by the MELD canister into rushing foolhardedly into a bad situation. And Smurf paid the price.
DirOps: Anything else?
Sober: Nothing else sticks out beyond those two points, sir. Perhaps we rely on flashbangs a little too much; theyre not complete failsafes, I suppose, but-
Baalzebup: The tactic of concentrating as much firepower into a short timeframe as possible to overload the creatures regenerative capabilities is sound, though. I doubt we would have fared better attempting to whittle it away.
Sober: Although I do think shotguns may be a better bet against Crystals.
McNum: Hmmm. Noted.
Diablos: Do you have any further suggestions for tactical procedures on UFO crash-landing operations in future?
Sober: Hmmm. Well
--- FILE EXCERPT ENDS ---
Baalzebup: And I finished it off with a shot to the head.
DirOps: No further contacts?
Sober: None, sir.
McNum: Youve had some time now to review the operation. What, precisely, went wrong?
Sober: Sir, the radio comm says it best. It was a bad activation.
Baalzebup: I I didnt realise that the outsider crystal stays dormant until it detects something within a certain radius. I had assumed that because I couldnt hear footsteps from within the UFO, there was nothing there.
Sober: On my part I was perhaps too eager to move up too quickly, drawn by the MELD canister into rushing foolhardedly into a bad situation. And Smurf paid the price.
DirOps: Anything else?
Sober: Nothing else sticks out beyond those two points, sir. Perhaps we rely on flashbangs a little too much; theyre not complete failsafes, I suppose, but-
Baalzebup: The tactic of concentrating as much firepower into a short timeframe as possible to overload the creatures regenerative capabilities is sound, though. I doubt we would have fared better attempting to whittle it away.
Sober: Although I do think shotguns may be a better bet against Crystals.
McNum: Hmmm. Noted.
Diablos: Do you have any further suggestions for tactical procedures on UFO crash-landing operations in future?
Sober: Hmmm. Well
--- FILE EXCERPT ENDS ---
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
Man, this is really cool, I wish I'd known about it when it started so I could've signed up.
Damn, rookie down already.
You can signup to be a pilot (later)! (soldiers are probably getting full, there's about 40 ppl and you start with 40 in LW)
papasmurf1038
Neo Member
I have no regrets! My tour was short but I fought bravely. Hopefully all the Meld I picked up can help the rest of the team last a little longer than I did.
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
I wanted to be a sniper. Those are my favorite class when I play. Oh well. Fun to read though.
RECOVERED: 5 x Sectoid Corpses, 30 x Elerium, 12 x Alien Alloys, 6 x Weapon Fragments, 1 x MELD, 1 x UFO Power Source, 2 x UFO Flight Computers (Damaged)
KILLS/MISSION BOARD – STRIKE TEAM OMEGA
Baalzebup: 3 | 2 (+2)
Sober: 2 | 3 (+1)
A Sentient Keyboard: 2 | 2 (+2)
Lollipop Dave: 1 | 2 (+1)
Aztechnology: 0 | 2 (-)
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
I'm putting in my !SIGNUP for the waiting list. I'd like to be a sniper, but an Assault class will do if you need it instead.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Poodlestrike
Banned
RIP in peace, Papsmurf. May you smurf forever smurf.
Also, didn't know you *could* get promoted without getting any kills. Good job, Aztec.
Also, didn't know you *could* get promoted without getting any kills. Good job, Aztec.
F
Que droga, Smurf.. I know I just begged for action, but I didn't think someone else would end up paying the price. Rest in peace, sister. I'll make sure E.T pays the price, time and again.
You really have a knack for doing this, Jintor. Excellent choice of making it a post-mortem report. Good stuff.
hooijdonk17
Member
F
Keep fighting the good fight on the ground boys. We'll be keeping the skies safe.
Keep fighting the good fight on the ground boys. We'll be keeping the skies safe.
decoyplatypus
Member
Rest in peace, papasmurf. They can't hurt you now.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
One casualty and still no live specimen, eh? This mission was...disappointing, to say the least.
Let's pay our respects to the deceased and then continue onward. Every minute we spend off of the battlefield brings us one minute closer to extinction, and mankind has very little time left as it is...
Let's pay our respects to the deceased and then continue onward. Every minute we spend off of the battlefield brings us one minute closer to extinction, and mankind has very little time left as it is...
Poodlestrike
Banned
I dunno about the Believe. I'm fond of the IFO: Identified Flying Object.
Or, if you prefer, I'm sure there are more... colorful ways to apply the acronym.
hooijdonk17
Member
Lets name the transport in memory of our first loss: PapaSmurf
Poodlestrike
Banned
This I can get behind. Smurfy lives on through a flying barn.
E instead of an A! I'm gonna be the best soldier.
Command,
Formal request to roll the Medical Staff into the Engineering Department. There are a lot of redundancies already and our goals can be met more quickly if we worked together. The speedy recovery and upgrade of our agents is better served this way.
Dr. Mindlog
Chief Engineering Officer
***
Engineering shares its condolences with the team.
These losses will not be in vain.
Dr. Igor. The vengeance shovel, post haste.
***
***
Memorandum to Agents with Scarlett Security Clearance:
Our initial repair to Field Agent Hazaro is complete. The goal of these trials is for limb replacement therapy to match the previous limb's performance exactly. The agent should notice no difference. The cover story that his limb was not removed has held. Recovery is nearly complete, but the agent will be medicated to match the cover story. Please do not share the details of this trial with non-approved personnel. We wouldn't want to alarm the troops.
Formal request to roll the Medical Staff into the Engineering Department. There are a lot of redundancies already and our goals can be met more quickly if we worked together. The speedy recovery and upgrade of our agents is better served this way.
Dr. Mindlog
Chief Engineering Officer
***
Engineering shares its condolences with the team.
These losses will not be in vain.
Dr. Igor. The vengeance shovel, post haste.
***
Engineering has concluded its investigation. There is no localized wormhole event aboard Skyranger 1.
***
Memorandum to Agents with Scarlett Security Clearance:
Our initial repair to Field Agent Hazaro is complete. The goal of these trials is for limb replacement therapy to match the previous limb's performance exactly. The agent should notice no difference. The cover story that his limb was not removed has held. Recovery is nearly complete, but the agent will be medicated to match the cover story. Please do not share the details of this trial with non-approved personnel. We wouldn't want to alarm the troops.
Okay Omega. Chinas put in a request for assistance in Wuhan, Hubei. No, Ive never been there either. No, we cant get Chinese on the way back. Chinese food from China is not the same as it is here anyw- look, just shut up, okay? Recon says light activity, but the bird where we lost Smurfy had the least amount of ETs weve shot so far, so lets not take that as gospel, alright? Get out there and get us some alien heads. Central out.
CLASSIFIED TOP SECRET
//INCIDENT REPORT_008//
OPERATION BLINDING MIST
<<WUHAN, CHINA>>
27 March 2016
STRIKE TEAM OMEGA
SPEC Tangaroo (Scout)
SPEC Doczu (Sniper)
PFC Lamptramp
PFC Palehorse
PFC Deraldin
PFC Sciz
--- Audio Transcript Excerpt – STRIKE TEAM OMEGA –
Palehorse: So if we get the chance, I’m gonna try and take one’s limbs off.
Doczu: Yeah. Yeah. Get some payback for Smurfy.
Palehorse: Well, to be perfectly honest, Hazaro asked me. So did Mindlog, the weirdo.
Lamptramp: A little bit of pain never hurt anyone… you know what I mean.
Palehorse: I reckon knives are a good idea. Big fuck-off shiny ones. Ones that look like they could skin a crocodile. Knives are great, ‘cos they don’t make any noise. And the less noise they make, the more likely we are to use ‘em. Shit ‘em right up. Make it look like we’re serious.
Deraldin: …Horse, is there anything we should know about you?
Sciz: I don’t know what’s more terrifying, plasma-induced sudden death or your goddamn past.
Tangaroo: Quit jawing back there – touchdown in five… four… three…
Tangaroo: There’s a fucking sectoid right fucking there.
//INCIDENT REPORT_008//
OPERATION BLINDING MIST
<<WUHAN, CHINA>>
27 March 2016
STRIKE TEAM OMEGA
SPEC Tangaroo (Scout)
SPEC Doczu (Sniper)
PFC Lamptramp
PFC Palehorse
PFC Deraldin
PFC Sciz
--- Audio Transcript Excerpt – STRIKE TEAM OMEGA –
Palehorse: So if we get the chance, I’m gonna try and take one’s limbs off.
Doczu: Yeah. Yeah. Get some payback for Smurfy.
Palehorse: Well, to be perfectly honest, Hazaro asked me. So did Mindlog, the weirdo.
Lamptramp: A little bit of pain never hurt anyone… you know what I mean.
Palehorse: I reckon knives are a good idea. Big fuck-off shiny ones. Ones that look like they could skin a crocodile. Knives are great, ‘cos they don’t make any noise. And the less noise they make, the more likely we are to use ‘em. Shit ‘em right up. Make it look like we’re serious.
Deraldin: …Horse, is there anything we should know about you?
Sciz: I don’t know what’s more terrifying, plasma-induced sudden death or your goddamn past.
Tangaroo: Quit jawing back there – touchdown in five… four… three…
Tangaroo: There’s a fucking sectoid right fucking there.
Doczu: Punch it into the squadsight then.
Tangaroo: Already done.
Doczu: Cheers.
[sniper rifle shot]
Doczu: One kill up and Im not even off the ramp.
Deraldin: Maybe we should just let you sit up there and tell Bigsky to hover in place.
Doczu: Im not adverse to that suggestion.
Tangaroo: Already done.
Doczu: Cheers.
[sniper rifle shot]
Doczu: One kill up and Im not even off the ramp.
Deraldin: Maybe we should just let you sit up there and tell Bigsky to hover in place.
Doczu: Im not adverse to that suggestion.
Tangaroo: Busboy had pals – and a can. Squad, fan out!
Palehorse: Moving up…
Lamptramp: Supporting.
[shotgun blast]
Tangaroo: Was worth a try… here they come-!
Sciz: It’s in my sights.
[automatic rifle fire]
Tangaroo: Other one’s retreating…
Palehorse: Yeah, keep running, jackass! I’M GONNA CRUCIFY YOUR GREY ASS!
Sciz [muttered]: I’d retreat too if Horse was after my ass.
Lamptramp: Heh. Butt stuff.
Tangaroo: Jesus Christ, guys, focus.
Deraldin: Moving up- woah, another two tangos.
Palehorse: Ooh, joy.
Tangaroo: Glower, incoming!
[automatic rifle fire]
Deraldin: No effect-
[plasma pistol discharge]
[plasma pistol discharge]
Tangaroo: Theres a can up here and Ive found an old friend. Let em have it, Omega!
Deraldin: Understood!
Sciz: Firing!
[automatic rifle fire]
[automatic rifle fire]
[shotgun blast]
Sciz: Little shits feeling brave
Palehorse: Oh, you want some of this?!?
[automatic rifle fire]
Palehorse: That ones mine, alright?
Duczu: Only if you promise to feed it, and care for it, and pick up its shit.
Palehorse: I dunno how much shitting its going to do once Ive finished this taxidermy course, though.
Sciz: Horse, youre really freaking me out.
[automatic rifle fire]
Deraldin: No effect-
[plasma pistol discharge]
[plasma pistol discharge]
Tangaroo: Theres a can up here and Ive found an old friend. Let em have it, Omega!
Deraldin: Understood!
Sciz: Firing!
[automatic rifle fire]
[automatic rifle fire]
[shotgun blast]
Sciz: Little shits feeling brave
Palehorse: Oh, you want some of this?!?
[automatic rifle fire]
Palehorse: That ones mine, alright?
Duczu: Only if you promise to feed it, and care for it, and pick up its shit.
Palehorse: I dunno how much shitting its going to do once Ive finished this taxidermy course, though.
Sciz: Horse, youre really freaking me out.
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