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I Like Stories Of The Classic Hero, Of Good Versus Evil, The Ones In Which The Good Guys Wear White And The Bad Guys Wear Black... And I Love A Good Sword Fight.

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I Like Stories Of The Classic Hero, Of Good Versus Evil, The Ones In Which The Good Guys Wear White And The Bad Guys Wear Black... And I Love A Good Sword Fight.

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