Tropescilloscope: Improbable Aiming Skills
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An Axe to Grind
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Does This Remind You of Anything?
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Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
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I Need a Freaking Drink
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Exactly What It Says on the Tin
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Not What It Looks Like
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