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DGA 53
First official DGA for 2009
Sponsored by:
Browns Mart NT, The IT Shack, Computers For You and Projection Plus.
DATE: Saturday 24th January - Sunday 25th January.
TIME: Start will officially be 11AM. Helpers required at 10AM, early computer setup will be allowed after the lan setup is complete.
The Lan will end at Sunday 4PM at the latest ( the lan may finish earlyer depending on the lans end of day numbers )
LOCATION: Around the back of Malak shops. The old Video 2000 building.
FEE: $20 Admission.
SPECIAL: Two for One entry for those who bring a friend who's not been to a DGA in the past.
REGISTRATION:
Though registration isn't required, we do request that if you plan to attend, registration will guarantee a seat for you.
You can reserve a seat for yourself and who ever you decide to bring along. We cannot guarantee a seat if the venue gets crowded for unregistered people. Registration will be up soon.
REGISTER HERE: Darwin Gamers Association (registration will be up shortly)
LIMIT: 50 people will be catered for (ie, 50 chairs, and enough space for a little over 50 on tables). This limit is soft, so any more then that we may accept you, but will stop you at the door if it gets too crowded.
FILE SHARING: See the white board when you enter the venue. More details on the a local web server.
HELPERS: If you wish to assist in the setup of the DGA event, please add a comment to this thread. We open the doors to people wishing to help us at 10am if you come early and not help you will be asked to wait outside in the heat/rain until we are ready to start.
Please note, helpers MAY bring their computers in prior to assisting, but may not setup on tables until the lan is setup enough.
speakers / no speakers
RULES: We shall permit speakers. They are limited to fit on top of your allocated space and are no more than two desktop speakers (or monitor speakers alternatively). If you have a small sub with these speakers, it may be placed on the floor but must not impact other gamers. When gaming slows down, usually around 1AM, we ask that speakers be turned down to bare minimum if used for a crowd of people (ie, watching Anime, or very quiet music). If on your own, use headphones.
Excessive noise will not be tolerated, and is at the discretion of DGA staff.
All other rules will remain in place as per DGA's general rules.
Time Table: (its back and hopefully bringing the fun back into it)
A general note. Due to the nature of these games... No more late entries will be tolerated. Please be sure to be preloaded for these events if you wish to compete. Failure to enter a game because of pre loading issues, will not be permissible to delay the official tournament start times. (ie. you snooze you loose).
12pm
babo vilent / armagetron
1.30 pm
quake 3 / painkiller
3 pm
company of heroes / Supreme commander
5pm till about 6PM
Savage 2 , will be a human vs beast tournament the winners are decided by special circumstances, aka best heals, the most constructed ect. after a team has won the game, the winning circumstance will be pulled out from a hat to decide the winner.
6 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm FOOD
8pm - 9PM
Trackmania Nations. Map rotation will be a mix of Nadeo short maps a few tricks and several multi lap tracks. The map rotation will be setup before the lan. Prizes are going to be for each 5 minute map. Chupa Chups are BACK so expect fun.
9:30 Pm till the comp finishes.
SOF2 Comp free for all DeathMatch.
12-9 am
Free time
PRIZES:
- There are no prizes as of yet. (besides chubba chubs)
NOTES:
Registration Fee's.
DGA at the moment will not be implementing any fee's or membership discounts. We apologize for any confusion this has caused.
We are currently working towards an updated website which will be online soon - looking at a relaunch for 2009. You may see more shortly.
Time Tables.
While it's not mandatory to be in any tournaments, we do highly recommend it, simply for the chance of winning. The time table at DGA51 wasn't adhered to at all last time, due to extensive issues that showed up on the day. This was a once off, and DGA52 timetable will be strictly adhered to.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE YOUR COMPUTER IS RUNNING THE GAME IN TIME FOR THE TOURNAMENT! If your computer isn't setup and ready to go, do NOT come to the admins and ask for us to hold up, instead, be ready five minutes earlier. If the admins are involved in the tournament, and you can SEE they are playing, do not disturb them. This is a courtesy. Outside of tournament time, we're at your call. The only exceptions to this rule is if there are injuries or emergencies that require attending immediately.
Information.
DGA now has a white board, which we'll write up a short selection of quick information, that is often frequently asked of us. This will hopefully sort out some of the issues people experience during the night (ie, where do I get this? Dinner etc).
Your Computer.
While we are open to everybody, we do ask that people ensure they can RUN at least the tournament games that they wish to enter into prior to the LAN.
A good place to start is by checking the website for the games, or doing a google for "game name" and "specs" which will most likely show what is needed. If you don't understand what it's telling you, then check with a friend who does understand.
Ensure you also have space. The reality is that at LAN's, you usually loose around 10-50gbytes of space either with installation of infrequently played games or simply copying of files.
If you're looking for what to use at the LAN, this is a good bet on what is a generally affordable system by todays standards.
Dual Core CPU (At least Athlon X2 Cpu) with AGP or PCI Express card, with equivalent power to X800 Radeon, or 7800 nVidia GPU's, with 2 gigs of memory (minimum) updated drivers and decent mouse and keyboard. At least 10 gigs free at any one time either on an external HDD, or internal HDD or memory stick. A computer of this level will defiantly be able to run Savage 2 and Soldier of Fortune 2.
If you think you need an upgrade, our two main sponsors, COMPUTERS FOR YOU & The IT SHACK are both excellent providers of complete computer systems, upgrades, and components. They may also offer discounts to DGA gamers if you've registered for the next LAN (check above for links). |
31-12-2008, 03:25 AM by dragon xr |
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DGA 52 - Final DGA for 2008
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DGA 52
Last official DGA for 2008
Sponsored by:
Browns Mart NT, The IT Shack, Computers For You and Projection Plus.
DATE: Saturday 22nd November - Sunday 23rd November.
TIME: Start will officially be 12PM (Mid-day). Helpers required at 11AM, early setup allowed after setup complete. End time sometime Sunday 12PM, so that we have a chance to pack up quickly, although pending numbers that wish to stay we will decide on the day.
LOCATION: Around the back of Malak shops. The old Video 2000 building.
FEE: $20 Admission.
SPECIAL: Two for One entry for those who bring a friend who's not been to a DGA in the past.
REGISTRATION: Though registration isn't required, we do request that if you plan to attend, registration will guarentee a seat for you.
You can reserve a seat for yourself and who ever you decide to bring along. We cannot guarentee a seat if the venue gets crowded for unregistered people. Registration will be up soon.
REGISTER HERE: Darwin Gamers Association (registration will be up shortly)
LIMIT: 50 people will be catered for (ie, 50 chairs, and enough space for a little over 50 on tables). This limit is soft, so any more then that we may accept you, but will stop you at the door if it gets too crowded.
FILE SHARING: While file sharing is permitted, extensive file sharing during tournament times, or excessive sharing causing network delays for gamers will result in a request being made to stop. Failure to do so, will result in the offending networked computer being disconnected.
HELPERS: If you wish to assist in the setup of the DGA event, please add a comment to this thread. We open the doors to people wishing to help us at 11am if you come early and not help you will be asked to wait outside in the heat until we are ready to start.
Please note, helpers MAY bring their compters in prior to assisting, but may not setup on tables until 12PM.
RULES: In general, the rules HAVE changed - the following are rules to be trialed.
We shall permit speakers. They are limitted to fit on top of your allocated space and are no more than two desktop speakers (or monitor speakers alternatively). If you have a small sub with these speakers, it may be placed on the floor but must not impact other gamers. When gaming slows down, usually around 1AM, we ask that speakers be turned down to bare minimum if used for a crowd of people (ie, watching Anime, or very quiet music). If on your own, use headphones.
Excessive noise will not be tollerated, and is at the discretion of DGA staff.
All other rules will remain in place as per DGA's general rules.
TimeTable: (its back and hopefully bringing the fun back into it)
A general note. Due to the nature of these games... No more late entries will be tollerated. Please be sure to be preloaded for these events if you wish to compete. Failure to enter a game because of preloading issues, will not be permissible to delay the official tournament start times. (ie. you snooze you loose).
12pm - 5pm
Free Game play - Nothing official has been allocated to this time.
5pm till about 6PM
Battlefield 2 Comp, map is undicided post what you recommend would be good for 30 - 40 players. It will be 3 x 20 minute rounds on the same map with a side rotation once.
6pm ish - 7:30pm FOOD
7:30pm - 9PM
Trackmania Nations. Map rotation will be a mix of nadeo short maps a few tricks and several multi lap tracks. The map rotation will be setup before the lan. Prizes are going to be for each 5 minute map. Chupa Chups are BACK so expect fun.
9Pm till the comp finishes.
FarCry2 Tournament. We trialed this game at the last LAN, and feel confident that most people with relatively modern hardware shouldn't have any major difficulty in playing this game. If you can run Call of Duty 4, you'll definantly be able to play this game at some setting or another.
PRIZES:
- Dual HDD external enclosure - Donated by Kagetsu.
- Spore Collectors edition - Donated by Papadom
- 320 GB External Hard drive - Donated by Papadom
- CHUPA CHUPS ARE BACK WOOT !!!!! - Supplied by DGA
NOTES:
Registration Fee's.
DGA at the moment will not be implementing any fee's or membership discounts. We appologise for any confusion this has caused.
We are currently working towards an updated website which will be online soon - looking at a relaunch for 2009. You may see more shortly.
Time Tables.
While it's not mandatory to be in any tournaments, we do highly recommend it, simply for the chance of winning. The time table at DGA51 wasn't adhered to at all last time, due to extensive issues that showed up on the day. This was a once off, and DGA52 timetable will be strictly adhered to.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE YOUR COMPUTER IS RUNNING THE GAME IN TIME FOR THE TOURNAMENT! If your computer isn't setup and ready to go, do NOT come to the admins and ask for us to hold up, instead, be ready five minutes earlier. If the admins are involved in the tournament, and you can SEE they are playing, do not disturb them. This is a courtesy. Outside of tournament time, we're at your call. The only exceptions to this rule is if there are injuries or emergencies that require attending immediately.
Information.
DGA now has a white board, which we'll write up a short selection of quick information, that is often frequently asked of us. This will hopefully sort out some of the issues people experience during the night (ie, where do I get this? Dinner etc).
Your Computer.
While we are open to everybody, we do ask that people ensure they can RUN at least the tournament games that they wish to enter into prior to the LAN.
A good place to start is by checking the website for the games, or doing a google for "game name" and "specs" which will most likely show what is needed. If you don't understand what it's telling you, then check with a friend who does understand.
Ensure you also have space. The reality is that at LAN's, you usually loose around 10-50gbytes of space either with installation of infrequently played games or simply copying of files.
If you're looking for what to use at the LAN, this is a good bet on what is a generally affordable system by todays standards.
Dual Core CPU (At least Athlon X2 Cpu) with AGP or PCI Express card, with equivalent power to X800 Radeon, or 7800 nVidia GPU's, with 2 gigs of memory (minimum) updated drivers and decent mouse and keyboard. At least 10 gigs free at any one time either on an external HDD, or internal HDD or memory stick. A computer of this level will definantly be able to run Battlefield 2, and definantly Trackmania. Farcry 2 may have difficulty.
If you think you need an upgrade, our two main sponsors, COMPUTERS FOR YOU & The IT SHACK are both excellent providers of complete computer systems, upgrades, and components. They may also offer discounts to DGA gamers if you've registered for the next LAN (check above for links). |
30-10-2008, 07:54 PM by Kagetsu |
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DGA 51 - 25th October - 26th October.
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DGA 51
Sponsored by:
Browns Mart NT, The IT Shack, Computers For You and Projection Plus.
DATE: Saturday 25th October - Sunday 26th October.
TIME: Start will officially be 12PM (Mid-day). Helpers required at 11AM, early setup allowed after setup complete. End time sometime Sunday 12PM, so that we have a chance to pack up quickly, although pending numbers that wish to stay we will decide on the day.
LOCATION: Around the back of Malak shops. The old Video 2000 building.
FEE: $20 Admission.
SPECIAL: "Bring a mate" who has not come before and you get in for $10
REGISTRATION: Though registration isn't required, we do request that if you plan to attend, registration will guarentee a seat for you.
You can reserve a seat for yourself and who ever you decide to bring along. We cannot guarentee a seat if the venue gets crowded for unregistered people. Registration will be up soon.
REGISTER HERE: Darwin Gamers Association (registration will be up shortly)
LIMIT: 50 people will be catered for (ie, 50 chairs, and enough space for a little over 50 on tables). This limit is soft, so any more then that we may accept you, but will stop you at the door if it gets too crowded.
FILE SHARING: While file sharing is permitted, extensive file sharing during tournament times, or excessive sharing causing network delays for gamers will result in a request being made to stop. Failure to do so, will result in the offending networked computer being disconnected.
HELPERS: If you wish to assist in the setup of the DGA event, please add a comment to this thread. We open the doors to people wishing to help us at 11am if you come early and not help you will be asked to wait outside in the heat until we are ready to start.
Please note, helpers MAY bring their compters in prior to assisting, but may not setup on tables until 12PM.
RULES: In general, the rules HAVE changed - the following are rules to be trialed.
We shall permit speakers. They are limitted to fit on top of your allocated space and are no more than two desktop speakers (or monitor speakers alternatively). If you have a small sub with these speakers, it may be placed on the floor but must not impact other gamers. When gaming slows down, usually around 1AM, we ask that speakers be turned down to bare minimum if used for a crowd of people (ie, watching Anime, or very quiet music). If on your own, use headphones.
Excessive noise will not be tollerated, and is at the discretion of DGA staff.
All other rules will remain in place as per DGA's general rules.
TimeTable: (its back and hopefully bringing the fun back into it)
A general note. Due to the nature of these games... No more late entries will be tollerated. Please be sure to be preloaded for these events if you wish to compete. Failure to enter a game because of preloading issues, will not be permissible to delay the official tournament start times. (ie. you snooze you loose).
12pm - 5pm
Free Game play - Nothing official has been allocated to this time.
5pm till about 6 - 6:30
Battlefield 2 Comp, map is undicided post what you recommend would be good for 30 - 40 players. It will be 3 x 20 minute rounds on the same map with a side rotation once.
6:30pm ish - 7pm FOOD
7pm - 8:30 / 9PM
Trackmania Nations. Map rotation will be a mix of nadeo short maps a few tricks and several multi lap tracks. The map rotation will be setup before the lan. Prizes are going to be for each 5 minute map. Chupa Chups are BACK so expect fun.
9Pm till the comp finishes.
Worms World Party.
This will be a Ladder style comp with a 1v1 at the end. Will have spectators for fun and hopefully a projector so everyone can see. More info may come as this will be a first time event for most people, including DGA staff.
PRIZES:
- Dual HDD external enclosure - Donated by Kagetsu.
- Spore Collectors edition - Donated by Papadom
- 320 GB External Hard drive - Donated by Papadom
- CHUPA CHUPS ARE BACK WOOT !!!!! - Supplied by DGA
- 4gb memory sticks - Donated by Computers for You
NOTES:
Registration Fee's.
DGA at the moment will not be implementing any fee's or membership discounts. We appologise for any confusion this has caused.
We are currently working towards an updated website which will be online soon - looking at a relaunch for 2009. You may see more shortly. |
29-09-2008, 10:39 AM by Kagetsu |
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DGA 50 - September 27th - 28th
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DGA 50
Sponsored by: Browns Mart NT, The IT Shack, Computers For You and Projection Plus.
DATE: Saturday 27th of September to - Sunday 28th of September.
TIME: Start will officially be 12PM (Mid-day). Helpers required at 11AM, early setup allowed after setup complete. End time sometime Sunday. Usually 12PM, though pending numbers, should be round up by 2PM at the latest.
LOCATION: Around the back of Malak shops. The old Video 2000 building.
FEE: $20 Admission.
REGISTRATION: Though registration isn't required, we do request that if you plan to attend, registration will guarentee a seat for you.
We cannot guarentee a seat if the venue gets crowded for unregistered people. Registration will be up soon.
REGISTER HERE: http://www.darwingamers.org/ (NOW UP!)
LIMIT: 50 people will be catered for (ie, 50 chairs, and enough space for a little over 50 on tables). This limit is soft, so any more then that we may accept you, but will stop you at the door if it gets too crowded.
CONSOLES: There will be a console available for individuals who have paid only to fill time, and for group entertainment.
Personal consoles are also allowed during the event, along with your own viewing area. As consoles are a recent adoption by us, we'll be interested in what people feel would be appropriate for us to supply to make this a possibility. At this stage, we request you let us know if you intend to bring a console with you. Thus we can ensure you have enough space for it.
Please note, that we cannot supply viewing equipment for consoles, and you'll need to supply your own.
FILE SHARING:Information will be provided at the event on how to file share larger files. Some files will be shareable on Bit-torrent which is easily done, and will be fully explained at the LAN. File sharing is allowed, but alternative sharing methods to windows sharing are suggested for large files (500mb+). Regular slamming of network by file sharing will cease during competitions or if it's causing persistent irregular game play.
HELPERS: If you wish to assist in the setup of the DGA event, please add a comment.
RULES: In general, the rules haven't changed. Still no speakers, and you're responsible for your own equipment. Cheating outside of a comical context will not be tollerated, nore will persistent loutish behaviour... it's not been a problem in the past though.
Also are as per previous LAN's and DGAs standard guidelines.
If you know someone who would be interested in this event, please let them know.
Kagetsu
DGA President.
OFFICIAL GAMES LIST:
- COD4
- CS:S
- Rainbow 6: Vegas 2
- Trackmania Nations Forever (free game)
- Flatout 2/3
- War Craft III.
- Aerial fighter game (to be announced)
PRIZES:
- Dual HDD external enclosure - Donated by Kagetsu.
-Asus 79cm Gold HSF (limited edition + awesome cooling) – Donated by Computers for You.
+ More coming soon
NOTE:
[I]It has been brought to my attention that when registering, a notification is brought up that suggests membership fee's etc etc.
DGA at the moment will not be implementing any fee's or membership discounts. We appologise for any confusion this has caused.
We are currently working towards an updated website which will be online soon.
For now, until further notice, DGA will only charge a flat fee of $20 for every person seated playing at the LAN, which covers him or her for the use of their computer at the venue during the LAN times.[/I] |
31-08-2008, 01:03 PM by Kagetsu |
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DGA 2008 - 23rd August 2008
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Sorry for the late update. ^_~
DGA 2008 - Lan 4
Sponsored by: Browns Mart NT, The IT Shack, Computers For You, Projection Plus
DATE: Saturday 23rd of August to the 24th of August
TIME: Start will officially be 12PM (Mid-day). Helpers required at 11AM, early setup allowed after setup complete. End time sometime Sunday. Usually 12PM, though pending numbers, should be round up by 2PM at the latest.
LOCATION: Around the back of Malak shops. The old Video 2000 building.
FEE: $20 Admission.
REGISTRATION: We request you register prior, it isn't required however. We cannot guarentee a seat if the venue gets crowded for unregistered people. Registration will be up soon.
LIMIT: 50 people will be catered for (ie, 50 chairs, and enough space for a little over 50 on tables). This limit is soft, so any more then that we may accept you, but will stop you at the door if it gets too crowded.
CONSOLES: There will be a console available for paying entries only to fill time, and for group entertainment. A seperate fee for console only play will be discussed prior to the LAN, and will be announced soon.
Personal consoles are also allowed during the event, along with your own viewing area. As consoles are a recent adoption by us, we'll be interested in what people feel would be appropriate for us to supply to make this a possibility. At this stage, we request you let us know if you intend to bring a console with you. Thus we can ensure you have enough space for it.
Please note, that we cannot supply viewing equipment for consoles, and you'll need to supply your own.
FILE SHARING: Information will be provided at the event on how to file share larger files. Some files will be shareable on Bit-torrent which is easily done, and will be fully explained at the LAN. File sharing is allowed, but alternative sharing methods are suggested for large files (500mb+). Regular slamming of network by filesharing will cease during competitions or if it's causing irregular gameplay.
RULES: In general, the rules haven't changed. Still no speakers, and you're responsible for your own equipment.
HELPERS: If you wish to assist in the setup of the DGA event, please add a comment.
Rules are as per previous LAN's and DGAs standard guidelines.
If you know someone who would be interested in this event, please let them know.
Kagetsu
DGA President.
OFFICIAL GAMES LIST:
- COD4
- CS:S
- Rainbow 6: Vegas 2
- Trackmania Nations Forever (free game)
- Flatout 2
- War Craft III.
PRIZES:
- Razer Diamondback 3G Mouse & Steelpad QcK Mini mouse pad – I.T. Shack.
-Asus 79cm Gold HSF (limited edition + awesome cooling) – Computers for You .
NOTE:
[I]It has been brought to my attention that when registering, a notification is brought up that suggests membership fee's etc etc.
DGA at the moment will not be implementing any fee's or membership discounts. We appologise for any confussion this has caused, and the registration page will be updated shortly with regards to the confussion.
For now, until further notice, DGA will only charge a flat fee of $20 for every person seated playing at the LAN, which covers him or her for the use of their computer at the venue during the LAN times.[/I] |
23-07-2008, 03:06 PM by Kagetsu |
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LAN 3 - DGA 2008 - 19-20th July - Rego Open
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DGA 2008 - Lan 3
Presented by Projection Plus, Brownsmart, and the IT Shack.
DATE: Saturday 19th of July to the 20th of July
TIME: Start will officially be 12PM (Mid-day). Helpers required at 11AM, early setup allowed after setup complete. End time sometime Sunday. Usually 12PM, though pending numbers, should be round up by 2PM at the latest.
LOCATION: Around the back of Malak shops. The old Video 2000 building.
FEE: $20 Admission.
REGISTRATION: We request you register prior, it isn't required however. We cannot guarentee a seat if the venue gets crowded for unregistered people. Registration will be up soon.
LIMIT: 50 people will be catered for (ie, 50 chairs, and enough space for a little over 50 on tables). This limit is soft, so any more then that we may accept you, but will stop you at the door if it gets too crowded.
GAMES: Final schedule to be discussed. Games will include, Counterstrike, Flatout 2, Trackmania Nations (free version available at LAN), Rainbow 6, plus more.
CONSOLES: There will be a console available for paying entries only to fill time, and for group entertainment. A seperate fee for console only play will be discussed prior to the LAN, and will be announced soon.
Personal consoles are also allowed during the event, along with your own viewing area. As this is a first for us, we'll be interested in what people feel would be appropriate for us to supply to make this a possibility. As it stands, we cannot supply any AV equipment for such things, and if you do with to bring a console, you'll need everything required to run it yourself. We can supply seats as per usual, and a table if needed.
At this stage, we request you let us know if you intend to bring a console with you. Thus we can ensure you have enough space for it.
FILE SHARING: Information will be provided at the event on how to file share larger files. Some files will be shareable on Bit-torrent which is easily done, and will be fully explained at the LAN. File sharing is allowed, but alternative sharing methods are suggested for large files (500mb+). Regular slamming of network by filesharing will cease during competitions or if it's causing irregular gameplay.
Rules: In general, the rules haven't changed. Still no speakers, and you're responsible for your own equipment.
Helpers: If you wish to assist in the setup of the DGA event, please post here.
Rules are as per previous LAN's and DGAs standard guidelines.
If you know someone who would be interested in this event, please let them know.
Kagetsu
DGA President.
Official Games List:
- COD4
- CS:S
- Rainbow 6: Vegas 2
- Trackmania Nations Forever (free game)
- Flatout 2
PRIZES:
- Razer Diamondback 3G Mouse & Steelpad QcK Mini mouse pad (IT Shack)
Thanks to Projection Plus for their supply of projects for games consoles!
Thanks to Browns Mart for their supply and support with the premisis!
Thanks to IT Shack for supply of prizes for competitions and/or door prizes! |
25-06-2008, 08:00 AM by Kagetsu |
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