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                               THE GAME REVIEW
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                "All the games that are fit to print."


Un-Releastic:  "I have never played a game I didn't like."  -Stu Pid Fewl
Realistic   :  "This game sucks!" -Ionizer


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 NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW
-I'm trying out a new way of displaying the reviews, instead of the usual
format of =Game= and then the Group, disks, I'm going to be showing the diz's
instead.  They will never have any courier tags in them so don't bitch or
moan that your group couriered it.  IF YOU LIKE THIS WAY OR DON'T LIKE IT YOU
HAVE TO LET ME KNOW!  If you don't write to me saying whether or not you like
it, I'm going to assume you like it.  So if you prefer the previous way more,
then TELL ME!  Write to ionizer@ns2.clever.net, takes two seconds to do!  And
since I feel I must give credit to where credit is due, thanks go out to
Rebel Chicken for the idea, we'll see how people like it soon ;) .
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Important Information:  B/C TGR's purpose is to review games and not explain
(Yes, AGAIN...)         controversey/problems/misunderstandings, I won't go
                        into detail.  TGR will continue to appear in INQ, as
                        long as INQ continues to appear, and basically that's
                        all you, the reader, should care about.

              ============================================
              HOW TO GET THIS MAGAZINE ON A REGULAR BASIS:
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(will be released every SUNDAY, in IRC, and can be obtained by /m iondcc xdcc
 (list or /m ionizer xdcc list on Sunday, usually sometime after 3pm (EST). )
        (This magazine is also released in the magazine Inquisition)
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 GAME REVIEWS, RATINGS, UN-BIASED OPINIONS, HELP/TIPS FOR INSTALLING GAMES!
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-Rating scale:
                 (0-19)/100 = In a nutshell, it sucked!
                (20-39)/100 = Still crap but slightly better.
                (40-49)/100 = Possibly worth downloading.
                (50-69)/100 = Pretty decent game. Might want to check it out.
                (70-79)/100 = Worth the download if you like that type.
                (80-89)/100 = Very good, 9 outta 10 its worth the download.
                (90-99)/100 = Excellent game, a MUST download.
                    100/100 = HOLY SHIT I'VE NEVER SEEN A BETTER GAME!

-It's time for the reviews.  The format is like this:
Name of game, group, # of disks, review, rating.
           RATINGS are based on if you would have fun playing it NOW.
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                     -<*><*> THE GAME REVIEW <*><*>-
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The Mask "The Origin" (c) Cyber Comics [x/45]
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R E L E A S E   O N   R A M P A G E
if u liked the movie, get this!!!! -jim ;)
(=[01/22/96]================================)
Although a bit huge in size, 81 megs installed, this is a full length comic
book involving the plot of the movie "The Mask".  The music <when applicable>
is excellent, and the entire comic book is voice narrated with tons of comic
book like pics.  In some instances there is also animation to go along with
the pictures.  To get started quickly, click the face picture in the bottom
right after clicking the "Who's laughing now" picture, this will pretty much
take you through the whole comic book, so hope you have some free time, it's
lengthy.  This is not a game, so don't think you'll have fun "playing" any-
thing, it's just a comic book for your computer.  Another thing to note, is
after you get through the first "chapter" you'll find more and more sounds
were ripped, which makes it less enjoyable, and eventually you'll see that
the entire last chapter was ripped.  <Fuck, now I don't know what happened.>
                                RATING: 57/100

CONQUEST OF THE NEW WORLD P-DEMO/INTERPLAY
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. \_______   \___|/          /
.Ck|   ______/   |    _/____/ PARTNERS    .
:  |      |      |    \     \    iN CRiME .
|  |      :      |______     |            :
|  :   PRESENTS  :      `    :            |
.                                       x/7
Although only a demo, it doesn't seem to be missing much.  This sim game is
a lot like warcraft, but it's missing the real time action that makes WC2 so
great.  This is more of the SVGA, skill thinking, rather than just simple
building and fighting.  I'd also reccomend a pentium for this sucker, it
takes forever for it to load up and set the scenario.
                                RATING: 54/100

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  NCAA Championship Basketball by
       GTE Entertainment (c)
ù--[ox/o4]-----------------[2o.o1.96]--ù
This is a non-playable demo of the game.  It looks very similar to NBA Live
'96.  It doesn't look too promising unless they plan on improving the graph-
ics and some better sound, because it's pretty ugly right now.  It's also not
to fast even on a pent/100.  We'll have to wait to see if they improve it,
but as it looks, this ain't not NBA Jam.
                                RATING: 37/100

PICTURE BLACKJACK *DISK VERSION*  DISK [x/4]
   (C) DREAMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES & PENTHOUSE
  ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ 1
³ ÜÜ ßß ÜÜ ßß ÜÜ ÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛ ÜÜ 9 ³
  ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ    ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ 9
³ ÜÜ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ 6 ³
³ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ RELEASE DATE : 23-JAN-96 ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
Hmph, this is far from quality, or something you'd expect from Penthouse <G>.
It's a really buggy game, constantly locking up, and hell you don't even have
to play the game to see the good shit!  The pictures are all in gif format,
der DreaMedia!  So have fun copying pictures of your friends mom and renaming
them, and listen to her say nasty things to you, all over a good game of BJ.
                                RATING: 28/100

STRIP POKER PRO *CD-RIP*  ENGL/FREN  [xx/28]
          (C) INTERACTIVE PICTURES
  ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ 1 
³ ÜÜ ßß ÜÜ ßß ÜÜ ÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛ ÜÜ 9 ³
  ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ    ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ 9 
³ ÜÜ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ 6 ³
³ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ RELEASE DATE : 24-JAN-96 ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
No, this isn't the same thing, although this group seems to be very in to
porn games.  This is a pretty big game considering there is only 2 bitches to
play poker against.  When they lose their first 100 bucks they take strip off
some clothing and you watch the video, then another 100 and some more clothes
and it goes on till they are nude, and then it's over.  You don't get to fuck
the bitch, or get some nice close up shots, so it's really not worth it <G>.
Hint: When you get the bitches shirt off, click the picture so it's off the
      cards, and then grab <click> her tits *Honk, honk*.
                                RATING: 55/100

þþþþÛÛÛþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ
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ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÜÜÜÜÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÜÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÜÜÜ ÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛÜÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÜÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÜÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ
    dEATH zONE <> nO PRiSONERS    
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
   Shell Shock  (C) Core Design    
                           [xx/15]
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ
Well this name sounds familiar, so it could be a dupe, but don't take my word
for it.  Anyway, this is a pretty good tank shoot em up.  The graphics for
the intro and game over part is pretty good.  The actual game play doesn't
have the best graphics, but they are still ok.  You have to rescue hostages
in your first mission.  It's definitely challenging, and the controls are as
follows: q <up>, a <down>, < <left>, > <right>, spacebar <shoot>, and I think
s is to change weapons.  To get started quickly, go to the briefing room on
the right, then go inside the next door, and your mission begins.  A doc or
instructions for how to get the other shit to work would be nice.
                                RATING: 67/100

   Ring Cycle CD-Rip (c) Psygnosis [x/6]
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I think Hybird themselves best put it:
"º Stripped by ³ Hoson                  ³ Game Rating     ³ PSYGNOSIS SUX!    
...
º  Some kind of RPG where you walk in a not-to-different-from-Comanche-gfx
º  world.... Use F1-F10 to change views... Control your character with
º  the mouse.... But the most important key is 'Q' (Quit to DOS) :)-"
                                                                (HYBRID.NFO)
        It's a pretty damn UGLY `world' and it's choppy as hell.  Like they
say, the most important key is q, cuz that's exactly what you're going to
want to do once you see this pile of crap.  Don't bother it sucks, it's lame
and it makes me sick to think about.
                                RATING: 16/100

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Consider it a wannabe Leisure Suit Larry crossed with a lame adventure game.
It's got those bright ega looking type colors, although it is vga.  There's
no humor <and if there is, it sucks> and there is way too much yacking and
sitting around waiting for the lame convo to end.  It's just not a very attr-
active, and it doesn't keep you drawn to it.  I think I'll go take a nap now.
Note: There were like a bunch of .exe's after you unzipped it, I don't know                                
      what they are, but I wouldn't advise trying them out, so be safe and
      delete them, and you'll have nothing to worry about.
                                RATING: 38/100

CypherStrip Poker For Win & MAC [x/o2]
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            ßßß -AboyZ-  ßßß
        Released on o1/21/95
It's bad enough this is SW, but it's REALLY bad that some other lame idiot
already released it.  It's not too good, the bitch stands their and it's not
to easy to win.  Eventually she has her clothes off but the video is annoying
because it's just like 3 images make up the movement.  Shitty, loud, and not
worth checking out.  What's with all these strip poker and bj games?
                                RATING: 31/100
 
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   MVP Backgammon for Windows    
ù--[ox/o2]-----------------[22.o1.96]--ù
Oh joy, backgammon, I'm just jumping for joy.  Lemme tell ya, this is really
my idea of fun.  I think I'll go play checkers and then some Shoots and Ladd-
ers.  Then I'll go play myself in monopoly.  Anyway, it's a windows backgamm-
on for you backgammon enthusiasts <yes all 2 of you>.  What's there to say...
who the fuck plays backgammon!?!?
                                RATING: 26/100

=Duke Nukem 3D (BETA)=
        WOW!  Move over doom, move over quake, make way way for the classic.
Although just a beta <and sw> this game KICKS ASS.  If you have the computer
to put in SVGA and a good graphics mode you'll love this.  Pretty soon you'll
be saying "Doom?, what's that?".  Perhaps it's the fact that the game <1st
episode> takes place in a real life area, rather than those boring and stupid
catacombs we've been drowned with.  Your in the city, but the one bad thing
is that Apogee is still using monsters, I mean why couldn't they make it all
different types of gangsters or something.  When's the last time you saw a
monster in the city (no, that big fat lard was still human).  Anyway, you can
take a piss, watch a porn flick, and blow up motherfuckers and watch their
blood splatter on the walls.  This game appears to have it all.  Now if you
will excuse me, I need to go find some dramamine.
                        RATING: 83/100 (Yes, even though it's SW)

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º                       Tekken PC (c) GTInterActive/NAMCO                  º
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º Supplied by ³ K-nyce                 ³ Release Date    ³ Jan 21th 1995   º
º Cracked by  ³ Jumbalya               ³ Protection      ³ CD Check        º
º Packaged by ³ DeezNutz               ³ Stripped by     ³ N/A             º
º HD Space    ³ 18 Megs                ³ Game Rating     ³ 94%             º
ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
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º  Yes, It is true Tekken has found its way to the PC, with a 3DBlaster    º
º  The Fun of this phat psuedo-3D fighter can be yours, but only with      º
º  the power of a pentium.  If you have a P60+ with a bare minumum of 8    º
º  megs have phun!!! Only Movies have been ripped.                         º
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I got two words for ya pal...but I'd rather say it in many more.  It's a fake
and someone is just trying to frame someone or they are incredibly stupid.
There's no .exe's and it appears as though they just took some .arj's from
some kiddie program and renamed the arj's.  Don't waste our time faggots.
                                RATING: USUK/100

A.D.A.M.: The Inside Story  xx/10
Full CD-Rip 
Multimedia on The Human Anatomy
Yeah, fucking full CD-Rip of the DEMONSTRATION.  Damnit, I thought I was so
ready for the interactive learning experience about the human body!  Shit,
and Eve (Adam's wife, der) was really hot, I couldn't wait to get *in* her,
we have so much in common, like our stomache, our brain, our muscles, I could
go on and on...
                                RATING: Demo/100

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A small and weird arkanoid game.  It's got all this shit coming down at your
thing when you try to break the blocks.  Lots of obstacles to avoid and other
hard shit.  I would only reccomend this to someone who loves Arkanoid games,
lives in a mental hospital, jail, or just has a lot of spare time in which
they can't go anywhere.
                                RATING: 41/100

ESPN Extreme Games(c)Sony Interactive[0x/09]
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Another great game released this week!  This is very similar the screamer
type of racing game, but you race with either a luge, a skateboard, a bicycle,
or with rollerblades.  Personally I reccomend the luge, it picks up speed
fast on the downhills.  There's 5 or 6 different tracks you run.  You face
15 other computer players, who you can kick and punch off the course.  You
have to avoid many different obstacles on the course, which are usually rele-
vant to the place the course is in.  A good game, but it can get boring quick.
A modem patch or network might help make it more interesting, because the
computer players are very good, and coming in 1st or 2nd means you have to be
more than just perfect. Definitely check it out if you like racing type games.
                                RATING: 86/100

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Disk 6 arj was bad everywhere.
                                RATING: NA/100

Real Deal and Arcade America will be in next weeks.  The reason for this is
because they are for win95, and I have to copy them to disk then x-fer them
to another computer in order to try them out.  Hopefully I'll have my arcnet
<network stuff> up soon, and therefore this will aid in the process.
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                         <*>GAME OF THE WEEK<*>
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-This week we have another tie for GOTW!  Believe it or not, for the first
time, a BETA/SW wins the award, DUKE NUKEM 3D.  Also receiving the award is
RAZORCD'S release of ESPN EXTREME GAMES.  Duke Nukem 3D is your typical Doom
game, but consider it to be the most advanced of all them, not to mention
funny and appealing.  No more lame catacombs, this SW episode takes place
in Hollywood.  Whether your in the streets or in the porno shop checking out
a porno flic, or taking a leak, you'll always have your `gun' with ya ;).
ESPN Extreme Games is similar to screamer but your not in a car.  This is the
more athletic side, either rollerblading, skateboarding, luging, or bicycling
this is a great game.  The scenery might seem to get repetitive, but it does
not last too long, and pretty soon there will be some new graphic.  For fun,
on the race where you're in a greenhouse type place, and there are chickens,
punch the fucking chicken and watch it explode.  Mmmm Mmmm, KFC for dinner!

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                         <*>UPCOMING RELEASE DATES<*>
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*Please note: This area is STILL only up to date as of 1/4/96, this is not my
              fault and I there is nothing I can do about it at the moment.

                       Key to system types:

DCD   = DOS CD           WCD = Windows CD      MCD = Mac. CD
W95CD = Win 95 CD        M3  = Mac. Disk       W3  = Windows Disk
W953  = Win 95 Disk      D3  = DOS Disk        HCD = Mac./Windows CD
  
  DATE            TITLE            SYS
-------- ------------------------ -----
01/29/95 Warhmmr:Horned Rat       W95CD
12/28/95 Psychc Detcv             DCD
01/08/96 Deep Space Nine          DCD
01/09/96 Daedalus Encounter       W95CD
         Kyrandia Trilogy         DCD
         TTAX95 FDFN              W3
01/10/96 Ganster Bundle           DCD
         Phantasmagoria           MCD
01/12/96 NFL Qback Club           DCD
         Warhammer 40K            WCD
01/15/96 Cyberia 2                DCD
         Elk Moon                 WCD
         Elk Moon #1              MCD
         H! Zone                  DCD
         Net Mech                 DCD
         Solitaire Deluxe         W95CD
         TTAX 95 FDFN DLX         WCD
01/16/96 Battlcrsr 3000           DCD
         X-Wing Collector         MCD
01/17/96 Fast Attack              D/W5C
         TTAX95 FN CA             W3
01/20/96 AH-64D Longbow           DCD
         Dinotopia                WCD
         NBA Live 96              DCD
         Sensible Soccer          DCD
         Top Gun                  DCD
01/23/96 Sport Hits 2             DCD
01/25/96 T-Mek                    WCD
01/26/96 Silent Hunter            DCD
01/30/96 Escalation               DCD
         Space Bucks              WCD
02/01/96 Angel Devoid             DCD
         Cry.Sys                  W95CD
         CYBERJUDAS               DCD
         Empire II                WCD
         Gabriel Knight 2         MCD
         Grand Prix 2             DCD
         HARVESTER                DCD
         Heroes M&M               MCD
         MetalLords               DCD
         Promised Land            DCD
02/01/96 Shadows Over Riva        DCD
         Spr Bubsy/WIN95          WCD
         Starship                 DCD
         Terracide                DCD
         Wing Commander 4         DCD
02/05/96 Doom II                  W95CD
         Ult Doom: Flesh          W95CD
02/06/96 Nicklaus@Muirfield       DCD
         Star Control 3           DCD
02/07/96 Chronomaster             DCD
02/08/96 Pro Pinball:Web          DCD
02/10/96 Madden NFL 96            DCD
02/15/96 Maximum Roadkill         DCD
         Racing's Greatest        DCD
02/16/96 A10-2:Silent Thunder     W95CD
02/20/96 Ripper                   DCD
         Wooden Ships&Iron Men    DCD
02/21/96 Whiplash                 DCD
02/25/96 Daggerfall               DCD
02/26/96 Adams Pinball            DCD
         Wizardry Gold            HCD
03/01/96 Bioforge +               DCD
         Citzns:Blckwtr Affrs     DCD
         Civilization 2000        W95CD
         Confirmed Kill           DCD
         Deathtrap Dungeon        DCD
         Dragon's Lair II         DCD
         Hoyles Classic           MCD
         Indy Jones & Adv         W95
         Jagged H2H               DCD
         Lost Admiral II          DCD
         MAGIC/GATHERING          DCD
         Master of Antares        DCD
         Mortimer                 DCD
         MT:Earthsiege            W95CD
         Nemesis                  DCD
         Pax Imperia              DCD
         Police Quest 5           MCD
03/01/96 Shivers                  MCD
         Space Hulk 2             DCD
         St Trk Generations       W95CD
         Super Heroes             DCD
03/03/96 Mortal Kombat 3          W95CD
03/04/96 Tommy                    WCD
03/05/96 RBI '96                  DCD
03/06/96 Rise&Rule/Anc Emp        WCD
03/11/96 Hexen                    W95CD
03/12/96 The id Anthology         DCD
03/13/96 Descent 2                DCD
03/18/96 Crystal Skull            DCD
03/19/96 Hexen                    MCD
         Mission Force:Cyberstorm W95CD
03/26/96 Hammer Slammer           DCD
03/27/96 VR Baseball              DCD
04/01/96 Aikman Football          MCD
         Colonization Gold        DCD
         Klingon                  DCD
         Pinball Classics         DCD
         Ripper                   MCD
         Sensory Overload         DCD
         Toy Story Strybk         DCD
04/10/96 NFL Football/Aikman      DCD
04/16/96 VR Soccer                DCD
04/24/96 Conquest/New World       DCD
05/01/96 F-16 Fighting Falcon     DCD
         Third Reich              DCD
06/01/96 Chessmates               MCD
         Northlands               DCD
         Vision of Glory          DCD
07/01/96 Jetfighter III           DCD
08/01/96 Dragon Dice              WCD

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-Welp this last week of January seemed to be a sign of things to come, the
games picked up towards the end of this week, and it was filled with quality.
-That's it for this week, hope it was of help.
                              
                              -Ionizer (Game Reviewer/MALiCE & Razor Courier)

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