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Torchlight

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4. There are no ethical convictions, everything is a prop to used or exploited

Reply to luvallpeeps (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 07:53 AM

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Family Values, Small Government, States Rights, God & Country, Freedom... they're all t-shirt slogans they wear as fashion statements, but hold no real place in their hearts. Their only true value held is number of tickets sold, the rest are just commodities the carnival barker has been using to sell tickets.

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