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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, trouble was brewing. The throne had been seized by a sorceress, who had bewitched the king into an everlasting sleep so that she could do as she pleased, and the people had turned to the ways of witchcraft, led astray from faith and from God. From all the world, there came beasts and monsters, drawn by the pull of evil.
It was only a matter of time until evil found its way out.
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