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Speaker 1: He Hello, friends from across the nation, around the world. My

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Martin and you are listening to Dad's Bedtime Stories. Tonight,

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We're gonna finally be continuing with the Dragon Knights series,

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a series that is now twenty three chapters long, I believe,

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and is you know, getting more intense with every single chapter.

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In the last chapter, we discovered the background of the

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Earth Dragon General who turned out to be Bennett's father,

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if you remember that, and we're gonna continue on from

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there when this series is over. I do plan to

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do something else Dragon Knight related. I'm just thinking maybe

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more of a you know, a series of individual stories

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from the Dragon Knights universe, so people can suggest new

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and interesting dragons and writers and things like that. To me,

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make one off stories might be the best way to

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go for a Bedtime Stories podcast, But you can let

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me know your thoughts and your ideas if we do

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something like that. If you like the podcast, don't forget

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to rate it and review it wherever it is you're listening,

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share with a friend, and to support the podcast financially

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on Patreon. It does take a lot of effort to

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make three episodes a week regularly, so again, I really

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appreciate all my Patreon sponsors, and as much as ads

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aren't my favorite, they also help the podcast run. Ads

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like this possible one. Now it's time to close your eyes,

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get as comfy as you can in that bed, and

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imagine yourself doing what the kid in the story does.

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This one's a bit of a two parter. We're going

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to start off from an outside perspective back at the

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Earth Dragon's Stronghold, and then go back to you and

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your perspective is the main character, if that makes sense.

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Chapter twenty three, The Battle for the Earth Dragons, Part one,

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Basalts Orders Basalts stood on the highest balcony of the

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Earth Dragon's Stronghold, looking out across the mountains. The stronghold

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was enormous. Great stone towers rose from the mountains themselves.

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Walls thicker than houses surrounded the inner fortress. Well tunnels

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twisted beneath the earth in every direction. It had been

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rebuilt since the Dragon King's original invasion, but it had

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never truly been restored. The dragons living there were all controlled.

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Their eyes glowed with the Dragon King's magic. Their riders

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commanded them through false connections instead of sharing their power

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through true bonds. Basalt knew the difference better than most.

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He heard the beating wings above him, and an enormous

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elemental dragon descended from the clouds and landed on the balcony.

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It was larger than nearly every dragon in the stronghold.

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Its scales shifted between black, red, green, blue, and gray,

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while strange energy moved beneath them, like light shining through

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stained glass. The Dragon King sat upon its back. Three

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more elemental dragons landed behind him, each carrying one of

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the elementes, the Dagon King's most powerful riders. Basalt lowered

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his head, My King, the Dragon King climbed down. You

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have heard what has happened. The Fire Dragon's stronghold has fallen.

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Hundreds of fire dragons now serve the rebellion. They have

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chosen riders. The water stronghold has fallen as well. Splash

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and Icetorn betrayed me, and many water dragons have formed

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new bonds. The Dragon King walked toward the edge of

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the balcony, and now even Violet has revealed herself. Basalt

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said nothing. He'd known Violet for many years. He'd always

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sensed there was something unusual about her loyalty, though he'd

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never imagined how long she'd been waiting. The Nature's stronghold

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now belongs to the rebellion. Violet and Bloom are reunited.

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The jungle fights for them. More natured dragons find right

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as every day. He slowly turned back toward but Salt,

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and worst of all, my daughter stands among them. There

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was something beneath the dragon King's anger when he spoke

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about August, something quieter, something almost wounded. But it disappeared quickly.

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I have allowed this to continue for far too long.

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I underestimated them when they were merely children hiding in caves.

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I underestimated them when they began freeing individual dragons. I

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will not underestimate them again. Bassalt looked toward the mountain passes.

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They will come here next. Yes, they have fire dragons,

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water dragons, Nature dragons, and a small number of Earth

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and wind dragons free during the fighting. The King's face

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twisted slightly. But most of the Earth dragons remain here,

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most of the wind dragons remain mine, and I still

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have the elementes. He motioned towards the three elemental dragons

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behind him. These three will remain around the perimeter. They

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will use their elemental camouflage to become completely invisible. They

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will scout the rebels approach and strike from positions the

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enemy cannot locate. Basalt studied the three riders, and you

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will return to the castle. No, the answer surprised him.

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I will remain here, the Dragon King said. The other

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battles will lost because I was not present. My armies

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fought the rebels, but no one attacked the source of

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their strength, the true bonds, Bassault said, exactly, they believe

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those bonds make them powerful. I will show them how

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easily bond can be broken. The Dragon King raised one hand,

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closing his fingers slowly. When the rebels enter the battlefield,

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I will reach into every dragon's mind. I will block

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their connection and replace them with my own. Basalt imagined

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hundreds of dragons suddenly turning against the children and their

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riders on their backs their army. You will destroy itself,

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the king continued. Those who survive will face the full

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strength of the earth Dragon army. The king stepped closer.

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This battle will end the rebellion. You will stop them

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here and now. Basalt lowered his head. As you command

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the preparations began immediately. Earth dragons raised new rings of

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stone walls around the valleys. The first walls were low

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enough to tempt dragons to fly over them, but strong

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enough to hide new weapons placed behind. Giant spear throwers

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were constructed along the mountain ridges. Each one could fire

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an iron bolt as long as a tree trunk. Catapults

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were placed on high towers, some loaded with boulders, others

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carried enormous metal nets or stone containers filled with sand

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that would explode into blinding clouds. Rotating launchers were built

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into the walls, each holding rows of sharpened metal spears.

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the Earth dragons could wait under ground burst up beneath

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the attackers. Stone platforms were placed at different heights along

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the cliffs, allowing dragons and soldiers to attack from every direction.

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The three elementes vanished into the surrounding mountains, taking up

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hidden positions. The Dragon King remained inside the central tower

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with his enormous elemental dragon and Basalt oversaw it all.

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He checked the walls, He inspected the weapons, He positioned

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the dragons. He created a battle that the rebels should

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not be able to survive. But each night Basalt returned

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to the highest balcony and stared toward the horizon. Somewhere

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beyond those mountains, Bennett was coming, and when his son arrived,

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Basalt would finally have to decide who he truly was.

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Part two, Preparing the Dragon Knights. Your perspective. You stand

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on one of the enormous wooden platforms inside the Nature

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Dragon's stronghold, looking down at the army gathering below. Your

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forces have grown quickly. Hundreds of fire dragons have bonded

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with riders from the mining villages around the volcanoes. Water

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dragons now train beside fishermen, workers, former soldiers, and others

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chosen After Splash and ice Thorn helped free the stronghold,

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Nature dragons moved through the jungle with their own new riders,

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practicing vines, healing, magic spores, roots, and of course, the

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ability to communicate with living things. There are a few

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Earth dragons among you, now freed during some of the

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previous battles, but there remain a number of dragons that

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haven't chosen new riders. They tell the same story. Their

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riders are still alive. They can feel them faintly hidden

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in prisons, camps, castles, or distant villages. Somewhere. One day

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they will find them again, assuming you can survive the

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next battle. Violet, the Nature Dragon General, approaches with Bloom

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walking behind her. She now wears her true green Nature

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Dragon armor rather than the black and red armor she

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wore when serving the Dragon King. August walks beside you.

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The world has been restless, Violet says, you mean you

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spoke to the world again. You ask, I listened. The

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roots beneath us connect to forests, grasslands, farms, and even

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the small plants growing between the stones of the earth

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Dragon stronghold, and August asks, your father will be there.

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August's expression Titans, he knows we are coming, Violet continues,

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and he knows that his control spell is the greatest

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weapon he possesses, and we can reverse it. You say, yes,

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some of you can. Some of your closest friends have

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learned enough to help. But this army contains hundreds of

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new rightsitis. If the Dragon King attacks every bond at once,

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many will not know what's happening until it's too late.

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You look down at the dragons below. Then we teach

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everyone the training begins that day. At first, you return

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to the same method August used when teaching you bunny rabbits.

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The rabbits are placed throughout a large jungle clearing, with

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piles of carrots nearby. To make the experience a slightly

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less insulting, You and August teach the riders to ignore

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the huge elemental power flowing from their dragons and find

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the smaller source of human magic within themselves. Many struggle,

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but eventually you help the knights find their inner magic,

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and you teach them them to create a temporary connection

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with the rabbits, one that takes over the control center

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of their brain, one that allows them to order the

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rabbits to walk where they want them to walk, and

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to do what they want them to do. No one

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truly enjoys this kind of magic. It feels imposing and wrong.

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The connections are released quickly, and the rabbits are given

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plenty of carrots afterwards. Once the riders understand what the

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spells feel like, though, the lessons become more serious. You

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and August attempt to connect to them to their dragons.

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The riders must sense your magic entering their minds and

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push it away, but first, many can't do it, Some

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free ease in place, some begin walking in circles, but

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slowly they improve. They learn to feel the false connection.

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They learn to place their own human energy against it

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and redirect it or cut it in half. Their dragons

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even learn to help through their true bond, pushing strength

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and awareness back towards their riders. Violet and Bloom walk

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among the groups, teaching them to ground themselves through the

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living world, giving them the mental strength they need to

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perform so many tasks, and at the same time, regular

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dragon night training continues. Splash and ice Thorn join with

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Bethy and Luna to help train the water riders. Ash

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and Cinder work with the fire riders, jew Rules and Vine,

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with the help of Violet and Bloom, train the nature knights.

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Bennett and Granted train the small group of free Earth riders,

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and James and Whisper teach the few wind riders who

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have been freed how to maintain focus while moving at

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incredible speed. Connor and Bolts just practice striking nearby controlled

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targets without actually hitting them, and Curtis and Phoenix develop

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clouds of sleeping spores to disable enemy riders. Since well

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nobody else has their exact powers to help train. After

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several weeks, the army is ready. You stand on the

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highest platform of the Nature Stronghold. Ellie waits behind you.

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August and Eliara stand to one side. Violet and Blue

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Looms stand to the other. Splash, James, Ash Connor, Curtis, Bethy, Jewels,

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and the rest of your friends gather nearby. Below you,

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hundreds of dragons and riders wait for years. The Dragon

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King has forced dragons to fight against the people they

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were meant to choose. You say, the jungle becomes quiet.

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He took true bonds and replaced them with chains. He

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turned dragons into weapons and riders into prisoners. You look

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across the army, but the real dragon knights have returned.

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The dragons begin to rumble and growl. The Fire dragons

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are free. A roar rises from the Fire dragons. The

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Water Dragons free. The Water Dragons cheer. The Nature Dragons

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are free. The entire jungle shakes as the Nature Dragons roar,

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and now we are going to free the Earth Dragons.

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The army erupts. When the Earth's Stronghold falls, only the

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Wind dragons Stronghold and the Dragon King's personal army will remain.

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The end is in sight. Soon dragons will choose their

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riders freely again. Soon this world will belong to dragons

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and humans together as it was meant to be. You

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raise your sword, Let's restore what was stolen. You climb

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onto alley. Hundreds of dragons take to the sky behind you.

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The fire dragons form the largest part of the formation.

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Water dragons fly beside them, drawing moisture from the clouds.

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Nature dragons carry vines and seeds woven around their bodies,

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and a much smaller group of earth dragons flies near

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Bennett and Granite. James Whisper, and the few free wind

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dragons move around the outside of the formation, scouting ahead.

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The earth dragon's stronghold eventually appears between the mountains. Massive

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walls circle the entire region. Towers line the cliffs. Machines

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point toward the sky. They have been preparing for us.

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Violet says. You fly over the first wall. A hornasts

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and the mountains explode. Trees, sigh spears tear through the air.

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Catapults launch boulders, Nets and stone containers spread out. You yell.

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The dragon formation breaks. Earth dragons burst from the ground below.

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Entire mountain sides open as controlled dragons launch boulders into

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the sky. Then elemental attacks strike from nowhere. A wall

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of fire appears beside you at least spins away, only

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to be struck by a blast of wind from another direction.

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Water whips around a fire dragon and freezes its wings.

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Vines reach out of empty air and sees riders. The

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alementes are invisible. August shouts. Your army attacks back, but

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there's nothing clear to aim at. Fire fills the sky.

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Water dragons create shields, Nature dragons send roots toward the walls,

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and the few free Earth dragons try to break the

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enemy weapons, but they're facing an entire stronghold filled with

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dragons of their own element The battle quickly becomes chaos.

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You and Elly dodge another spear. A boulder crashes into

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a group of water dragons. A hidden elemental blasts fire, ice, rock, wind,

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and vines into the center of the formation. For the

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first time, it looks as though your arm you might

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actually be overwhelmed. Then an enormous shadow passes over the battlefield.

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The largest elemental dragon you've ever seen descends from the clouds.

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The dragon kings stand on its back. He raises both arms.

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A wave of strange energy rolls across the sky, and

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Alley screams. You feel something cold reaching through your bond.

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All around you, dragons begin to struggle. Their eyes flicker yellow.

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Some turn toward their own riders, others lose control of

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their wings. The Dragon King's voice booms across the mountain.

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You have brought every dragon you freed directly to me.

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His enormous dragon circles above the battlefield. You believe your

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bonds make you powerful, but every bond can be blocked,

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every dragon can be controlled. When this is finished, your

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own ah ME will destroy you. The spell pushes harder

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against Eli's mind, but you recognize it. You find your

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own inner magic and push back. It's too bad, You

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shout that we already know how your spell works. The

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Dragon King's expression changes, and so does everyone else. Across

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the battlefield. Riders resist, Hundreds of true bonds flare with light. Fire.

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Dragons roar as their riders drive the spell away. Water

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dragons strengthen their riders' minds. Nature. Dragons ground themselves through

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the world. The yellow light disappears from their eyes. No,

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the Dragon King shouts, this cannot be happening. You reach

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toward the false connection between him and his enormous elemental dragon.

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You can feel the chain. You grab it with your

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mind and begin pulling. The Dragon King, realizing what's happening,

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reacts instantly. A bolt of lightning blasts from his hand

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and strikes you in the chest. You're thrown from elly.

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The wind catches you before you fall, but by the

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time you look up, the Dragon King and his dragon

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have disappeared. He's using elemental camouflage. August calls you search

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the sky, but can't find him. The battle continues. The

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spear throwers fire again. The invisible elementes attack from new positions.

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The Earth Dragon arm He pushes your forces backward. Then

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the ground shakes. A gigantic dark earth Dragon bursts from

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the mountain beneath the strongest wall. Basult, the Earth Dragon General,

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sits on its back. Bennett stares at him. Basult raises

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one hand and hundreds of stones rise into the sky.

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You brace for the attack, but the rocks turn. They

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smash into the giant spear throwers. They crush catapults and

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tear apart the rotating launchers. Basult fires another ring of

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stones into apparently empty parts of the sky, and each

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one strikes an invisible elemental dragon. Their camouflage flickers. There.

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You shout, Connor and Bull strike the first with lightning,

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James in whisper blast the second with a tornado Violet

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and Bloom sees the third with vines. With their location revealed,

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the others attack as well, and the Alementes are quickly defeated.

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Riders blasted off of their backs, leaving them useless. You, August,

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and the other trained riders move toward the controlled earth dragons.

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You find the false connection and pull them loose. The

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riders around you do the same, and one by one

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the Earth Dragon's eyes clear. Some roar with anger, others

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stare at Basalt. Then the Earth dragons turn against the

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remaining soldiers of the Dragon King. The battle ends quickly

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after that. You land before the gates of the stronghold.

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Your friends gather beside you. Bennett and Granted land nearby.

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Basalts dragon descends in front of them, and Basalt climbs

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down slowly. He looks at Bennett. My name is Basalt,

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he says, and I believe I'm your father. Bennett freezes,

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Basult tries to explain everything he tells them about Mirah,

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about the rebel camp, about the information he gave to

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the Dragon King, and about secretly protecting Bennett from inside

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the army. I portrayed your mother, Basult says, I betrayed

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the rebell I serve the Dragon King. I know I

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can never expect you to forgive me. Bennett doesn't say anything.

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August walks toward Basalt's dragon, and it's time to free him,

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she says. Basalt looks up, but the dark Earth Dragon,

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please do I was never worthy of a dragon. August

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removes the control spell. The dragon's glowing eyes become clear.

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For a moment, it simply stares at Basalt. Then a

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beam of silver and brown light shoots from its chest

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and connects to his true Earth Dragon armor forms around Basalt.

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Stone and metal cover his arms, legs, and chest. Silver

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lines low across the armor, like veins of ore through rock.

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Basalt looks down in disbelief. You demonstrated friendship to dragons,

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the Earth Dragon says, when it counted most you acted,

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but I controlled you. You were used as I was.

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Yet when given the choice, you turned against the one

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holding the chains. The dragon lowers its head. You were

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always meant to be a dragon knight, but the will

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of the world knew you first had to fulfill your purpose.

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As the Earth Dragon, General Basalt places one hand against

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the dragon's snout. Bennett watches silently. He's not ready to

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forgive his father. If this man actually is his father,

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he has a lot of questions, but those can wait.

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The gates of the Earth Dragon's stronghold open. Freed dragons

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begin searching for their true riders. Some feel their riders

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imprisoned somewhere inside the mountains. Others sends people far beyond

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the stronghold and prepare to find them. You look around

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at your exhausted friends. The Earth Dragons are free. Only

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the Wind Stronghold and the Dragon King's personal army remain.

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Melly creates a quiet room inside the stronghold using stone, wood,

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vo and soft moss. You climb into the bed and

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pull the covers up to your chin. You close your eyes,

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and with each breath, your body begins to relax. Your

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arms become heavy, your legs sink into the soft mattress,

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and your mind begins to wander off to thoughts of

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new dreams, new adventures, and the final battles still to come.

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Good Night everyone, and.

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