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While clearing the prison Rick and Tyreese encounter a closed door to the cafeteria. When they burst in they find 4 other survivors, Dexter, Andrew, Axel and Thomas Richards.
They bring the rest of the group inside the cafeteria where they eat for the first time in quite a while. But unlike Rick's initial thought, the 4 new survivors reveal they are inmates not guards. Dexter, killed his ex-wife and her boyfriend; Andrew was a drug dealer; Axel committed armed robbery; Thomas Richards says "Tax Evasion". It is also implied that Dexter and Andrew are in a homosexual relationship. Then Dexter shows them around the prison, they reveal they had to use the freezer as bathroom after the buckets were all filled with excrement.

33 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2004

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Robert Kirkman

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Robert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead, Invincible for Image Comics, as well as Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of the original co-founders of that publisher.

Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.

In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.

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Profile Image for Jon Nakapalau.
6,541 reviews1,035 followers
February 4, 2023
Just when you think everyone is safe - just when you think everyone is going to catch a break - everything goes bad! Our group meets four inmates in the prison - they seem to be willing to cooperate and work to make the place a safe haven. Everything is going good; but then two members of the group decide to go 'Romeo and Juliet' as a way out!
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652 reviews63 followers
September 21, 2024
In volume 14 we meet Dexter, Axel, and Thomas. The group gets a tour around the prison and Rick suggests that they bring the farm over so they can be better prepared. Make a home there. An unexpected turn of event, leave the group one less person..

As always, good to keep going!

Happy reading!♥️
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266 reviews
March 6, 2018
¡No esperaba para nada lo que ha pasado al final, muy fuerte e inesperado!

De 9,75 este comic, espero que en el siguiente Tyresse sobreviva.
October 22, 2024
In The Walking Dead Issue #14, we witness an intense and pivotal moment in the series, as the group settles into the prison—a potential stronghold against the relentless walker threat. Yet, while the exterior defenses might offer security, the interior dynamics within the group—and the dangerous new additions of inmates—bring an entirely different set of challenges.

The issue starts with Rick and Tyreese following Dexter's lead into the cafeteria, where they are introduced to the food supply, a surprising luxury given the group's recent struggles. There’s enough food to last weeks, an almost unbelievable bounty for Rick's group, who've been scavenging for every morsel outside. This moment of respite offers a glimmer of hope, and the group, finally, has the chance to eat a proper meal.

However, it's in this scene that the new survivors’ true nature is revealed—these aren’t guards; they are prisoners. Dexter, the de facto leader, confesses to killing his ex-wife and her lover. The other inmates also share their crimes: Andrew was a drug dealer, Axel an armed robber, and Thomas, somewhat humorously, admits to "tax evasion." It's a mix of disturbing revelations, yet there’s something darkly comical about Thomas's relatively minor crime amidst the more serious confessions.

The prison’s layout becomes an essential aspect of the group's survival plan, with Dexter providing a tour of C-Block. It's here we see a key difference from the TV series—the prison is in far better shape in the comics, with food supplies still intact, and a gymnasium and laundry room that remain functional. But danger lurks: the gym is full of walkers, an issue they choose to "deal with later," a decision that ominously hangs over the remainder of the issue. There’s also a disturbing moment when Dexter explains how they were trapped in the cafeteria after the guards abandoned them, forced to use a freezer as a makeshift bathroom. It's a vivid reminder of the brutal conditions they faced and the inhumanity of the prison system, even before the apocalypse.

Tensions arise between Rick and Tyreese over whether to invite Hershel’s family into the prison. Tyreese is apprehensive, viewing Hershel as potentially dangerous after their tense encounter at the farm, while Rick sees Hershel as a valuable asset, primarily because of his farming skills. Rick is pragmatic—if they want to survive long-term, they need to think about growing food, and Hershel could be the key. There’s a moral aspect to Rick’s decision, too: he knows the farm isn’t safe, and bringing Hershel and his family to the prison feels like the right thing to do. Ultimately, Rick prevails, and the next day, he sets off with Dale to convince Hershel to leave the farm behind.

At the farm, we learn the zombie threat has escalated, with the family burning a pile of walkers. Hershel, visibly worn down by the constant attacks, quickly agrees to return with Rick, a stark contrast to the Hershel in the TV series, who is far more stubborn and unwilling to leave his home. Rick’s ability to convince Hershel highlights his leadership skills and strategic thinking—he recognizes that the prison represents a future, while the farm is nothing but a deathtrap.

Back at the prison, the issue takes a darker turn. The group is settling in, and while Rick tries to reassure a nervous Lori about their safety, the underlying tension remains. Lori, pregnant and hormonal, is struggling emotionally, and her concerns about the inmates add another layer of stress. While Rick tries to comfort her, we see a breakdown in communication, something that becomes a recurring theme in the series.

The real shock, however, comes when Chris and Julie follow through on their suicide pact. This subplot has been brewing for several issues, but its execution is tragic and unsettling. After having sex, they decide to shoot each other, a twisted act of love gone wrong. Only, the pact fails—Chris survives, while Julie dies instantly. Tyreese finds his daughter’s body, cradling her in his arms in one of the most gut-wrenching moments of the comic. But the horror doesn’t end there—Julie reanimates, forcing Tyreese to kill his own daughter. It’s a brutal, devastating moment that highlights just how much the apocalypse has warped human relationships and expectations.

For me, this issue stands out because of how it balances moments of hope with deep tragedy. The prison seems like a sanctuary, offering food and shelter, but it’s clear from the outset that this new environment brings new threats—both from the walkers and from the group dynamics.

Rick’s decision to bring Hershel and his family to the prison was a smart one, and I appreciate how the comic handles Hershel’s character with more flexibility than the TV series, where he’s far more attached to the farm. The Hershel in the comic is pragmatic, recognizing that survival comes first, even if it means abandoning the life he once knew.

Lori, on the other hand, is becoming increasingly frustrating as a character. Her constant anxiety about the prisoners, while understandable due to her pregnancy, feels misplaced—these inmates, while criminals, have shown no signs of aggression. In fact, they seem more cooperative than some of the survivors Rick has encountered. Yet, Lori’s fear is real, and it adds tension to the group’s dynamic.

The suicide pact between Chris and Julie feels unnecessary, and I share Tyreese’s anguish and anger towards Chris. It’s a dark, senseless act that further illustrates the collapse of hope in this world. While I understand their motives, it feels like a waste, especially considering Julie’s potential to grow as a character. Tyreese’s grief is palpable, and it makes me fear for his mental state moving forward—how much more can he take before he breaks?

This issue continues to build on the themes of survival, trust, and the loss of humanity. It shows that while the group may have found a new home, the real challenge is learning to live with each other, and with the trauma they’ve all endured. The walkers may be the external threat, but it’s the emotional and psychological toll that will truly test them.

This issue stands as one of the most emotionally charged in The Walking Dead series thus far, and its blend of hope, horror, and tragedy is what makes it so compelling.
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2,454 reviews934 followers
July 8, 2020
Being a huge fan of the show, I wanted to see how the original writing started and how the show writers followed and deviated from the comics. My dislikes were that the comics are much more crude, crass, and unnecessarily violent. I did like the change in relationships and how people worked together differently, and the comics have a different creepiness feel than you get watching it on TV. Overall, I prefer the show, and probably will not finish out the comic book series.
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Author 1 book317 followers
November 19, 2020
This is a review of the entire series.

Rick Grimes is a strong-willed deputy who missed the end of the world because he was in a coma for a month after getting shot in the line of duty. Shaken, starving and confused, Rick escapes the horror of the abandoned hospital only to be met with something far more terrible. Not only has the world ended, but the dead have learned to walk and to kill without mercy. After learning that his wife and son have fled to Atlanta from a single survivor and his son, Rick goes on a journey to reunite with his family and search for more survivors.

Rick quickly has to come to terms with the fact that the world has ended and only a select few survived. The dead have risen from their graves and they prey on the living. In a world where every minute feels like hours, where there's no such thing as law and order, where finding a small meal is a tremendous task, the walking dead are quite possibly the least threatening thing for the survivors to have on their breaking minds. Humanity is pushed to the brink of destruction, forcing them to embrace their cruel and primal nature in order to survive. Sometimes you have to be more concerned about who you let into your community so they don't kill you in your sleep and steal everything you once cared about. Rick has no choice but to abandon the ways of law and order that he's upheld as an officer for so long in order to protect the few loved ones he has left. He has to become a monster to protect his crew or risk being devoured by those who became more monstrous than him and even the walking dead.

Despite zombies running the world and having the series named after them, what really sets this series apart from the average zombie apocalypse tale is the focus on realism and the daily struggles, flaws and depth of the characters. There's plenty of badass zombie killing action, but the action often takes a back seat to give the characters plenty of times to share their extremely tragic yet endearing stories, grow through mutual suffering and learn to adapt to a world that has left them to die. Even after the world has ended, many people still can't see eye to eye. They turn on each other and kill each other when they should come together. Others form alliances in spite of their differences and try to rebuild over the corpse of everything that was lost. The daily human drama and conflict is more intense than any monster apocalypse could hope to be.

We watch Rick struggle to balance his old moral code with the many necessary evils he has to commit in order to survive and make the world a better place for the ones he holds close. We watch people like Glen, Dale and Maggie attempt to find love in spite of having every reason to be filled with fear, hate and self-loathing. Characters like Michonne have to learn how to forgive themselves and convince themselves they deserve to be loved despite all the blood on their hands. We watch the weak like Carl and Andrea become strong and sometimes the strong become evil like The Governor. Even monsters like the wicked yet oddly lovable Negan are given the chance to find new ways of redeeming themselves by struggling alongside the other survivors that have all been changed by the horrors of the fallen world.

The pacing is extremely slow and I can understand why that may be a turnoff for a lot of people, but I eventually learned to enjoy watching the characters grow, overcome their trauma, find meaning in life and learn to love again. The characters are forced to do many terrible things to survive and it haunts them every waking moment. The ways they overcome these regrets is very realistic, human and hopeful. The slow pacing really gives the feeling that we're living beside these people. The way every tiny detail of their lives and who they are is explored makes them feel very real and believable.

When I first started reading the series, I wasn't expecting it to have such an uplifting ending. It seemed so bleak and nihilistic for a long time and things would go horribly wrong even when they seemed to be going so well, but the finale channels all the pain, suffering and betrayal of the previous volumes and tops it off with a very touching and inspiring finish. This was never a story about hopelessness. It's about learning to appreciate the little things, learning to forgive yourself and learning to move on even when it's hard. When everything seems lost there's always more to be found, even when we believe otherwise because we convince ourselves that we don't deserve to be happy ever again. Instead of dwelling on what was lost, strive to try and make things better than they were before.

I've never been a huge fan of zombie apocalypse stories, but The Walking Dead had enough heart and strong social commentary to make me stick by the characters until the end and I enjoyed every moment of their long trial.

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282 reviews
July 22, 2024
What an issue!!

You know, one thing Kirkman does as a writing tool that I really like- he’ll begin a plot point early on in a series or in relative earlier issues, and he’ll let them hang after the intro.

Then, when the reader has all but forgotten about it, as our attention is on the current plot, action, etc., he goes and follows up on it.

I was a little annoyed that Rick didn’t immediately question the inmates in the ORANGE JUMPSUITS until a few pages later, because He and Tyreese were just that hungry and that type of sense was overridden by their hunger.

Thing is, you’re a cop Rick, why would you automatically assume they were guards? That felt like a goof in the writing.

But that was all forgiven because of the developments and that damn ending which followed up on a loose plot thread Kirkman introduced in the first few issues (when they were still on the farm?).

That ending was heart breaking.
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296 reviews24 followers
October 16, 2018
This was a far more interesting issue.
Got to know the inmates (ex-inmates?) a little better, Axel was my favourite from the show so I hope he's as cool in the comics, I also loved Oscar but he's not in the comics so eh. I actually preferred the shows way when it comes to the farm. In this issue, Rick goes back to the farm, with Dale, and offers Hershel and his crew to come live in the prison, not the giant show down with the zombie horde like in the show.
I assume, by the ending, that the group find out that you don't need to get bitten to turn which is way latter in the story compared to the tv series. I never really liked Julie and her wormy boyfriend but I hope Tyreese doesn't change too much after this blow to him.
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90 reviews
December 30, 2025
Achei meio chatinho.

Não sei se eles ficarem na prisão vai dar muito certo a longo prazo.

As pessoas simplesmente se transformam em zumbis ao morrerem??

Sem nem precisar ser mordidas??

Mas então por que o Shane não se transformou??

Pelo menos, eu acho que não se transformou.

Tô curioso pra ver como tudo vai se desenrolar agora.
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2,736 reviews14 followers
January 15, 2019
Life begins picking up in the prison. Questions about trusting prisoners. Rick wants to bring the Greene family to the prison. Discover that we are carrying the virus and that the cold slows the Walkers down.
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2,399 reviews132 followers
February 16, 2025
The Walking Dead
Issue#14
Volume#03
Robert Kirkman

We found food in the cafeteria
Getting to know the prison more, exploring around
Rick invites Hershel and his family to the prison
Chris and Julie commit to shooting each other in a suicide pact
Julie attempts to bite Tyreese.
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23 reviews3 followers
May 18, 2025
I don't understand, Carl got shot and recovered, and this girl got shot and transformed????
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237 reviews2 followers
April 14, 2016
First off, I know that Rick and his group are hungry, but I do not think I would take food from strangers. Rick, Tyreese and the rest of the group do not even know these people. What if these people tried to poison them? Or kill them in their sleep?

Also, Rick should know better, thinking that these strangers were guards. Look at their clothes. Do they LOOK like prison guards to you? They are wearing prisoner's uniforms. Come on Rick, get your damn head together.

Believing that Andrew was the one who caused everyone to turn into zombies is stupid. I mean these prisoners have to know what a load of bull crap that is, right?

Okay seriously? Rick is going to go around checking out the prison with one of the prisoners with Dale? He might as well be by himself for all the good Dale will be! What a fucking moron. Come on, man! Use the damn brain you supposedly have!

If that prisoner kills Dale or you, then it is your own stupid fault. Common sense says if you do not know the guy, bring some kind of weapon, do not trust him, and keep an eye on the guy at ALL Times, so you can defend yourself if he would try to kill you.

So the prisoner with Rick and Dale said they were using buckets to go to the bathroom in, and that they had run out of buckets. What, do they just go to the bathroom all over the floor now? That is just disgusting.

Okay, yet ANOTHER dumb thing Rick and the group is doing. What kind of idiot just leaves a whole shit ton of zombies in the gym? I mean seriously? Find something with a sharp edge, get a handful of people, like two of the prisoners and maybe Rick and two other people from the group, and go take those zombies out right now.

I am telling you. Them leaving the zombies there in the gym, is going to come back and bite them in the ass very soon. VERY soon. I am telling you. Rick needs to man up and start doing what needs to be done, starting with getting rid of those zombies.

I agree with Rick about going back to Hershel's farm and going to get Glenn, Hershel and his family and bringing all of them to join the group at the prison. The way I see it is, the more people you have, the better chance you have of fighting off the zombies when you have to deal with them.

I am glad that Hershel agreed to move himself and is family into the prison with Rick and the group. Like I said a few mins ago, they will all stand a better chance of handling any nearby zombies, if they have more people, more fighters.

As for the prisoners sleeping nearby Rick and the group, I do not like that. There is no way of knowing if any of them were lying about what they were in jail for. Any or all of them could be killers or rapists, and I would NOT want them sleeping anywhere near me. Rick should lock the prisoners in their cells at night, until they figure out of they can trust the prisoners or not.

Well, Julie is dead and came back as a zombie, after being shot by Chris. Now Rick, Tyreese and everyone will know that being bitten is not the single way people turn. That when everyone dies, they turn automatically.
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404 reviews10 followers
March 22, 2015
The prison wasn't full of zombies after all. Some prisoners were left and the guys will have to trust them if they want to live there. And with all the space they could ask for, maybe it's time to heal some wounds and reunite with old friends.

The Best. Rick's group seems to have found a good place to stay and rest for a long time. Feeling as though, its not right to just leave the Greene's to fend for themselves at the farm, Rick makes a peace offering and brings them to the prison. I really like the whole set up with this. Not only does it show that Rick is a man to let things go and show no one true ill will, but it also brings the groups together and makes them stronger. I love the detail on this issue as well. I very rarely don't like the amount of detail placed in any of The Walking Dead comics. It seems the more walkers and the more places the groups encounter, the more detailed the issues become.

The Worst. Julie and Chris. I mean come on, I understand being in love with someone and wanting spend the rest of your life with them. And I understand that given the new world they live in not wanting to deal with it and maybe taking drastic measures to get away from it and end it. What I don't understand is why you would waste your life for a guy who bad mouths your father and who says he wants to be with you forever, but he isn't willing to wait for to long to do it. The whole thing with these two was just AHHH. And then the ending, wow... now we will have a lot of trying to figure all that out.

The Differences. Besides the factors of certain events upon meeting the 4 inmates and the individuals represent now at the time in the prison, really its all about the same. Of course the whole scene with Julie and Chris isn't in the TV series, because Tyreese is actually in a group with Allen, Donna, Billy and his sister Sasha. And the ending part, well this isn't actually how they are introduced to the whole people coming back from the dead without being bitten in the TV series either.

Those Remembered. Julie, who was shot by Chris after agreeing to make love to each other before completely a suicide pact to be together forever. However, Julie has come back as a walker and we haven't seen the full outcome of what happens to her yet.

Recommend. To any fans of The Walking Dead Universe, zombies, horror dramas or prison shows where the inmates don't really want to leave.

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497 reviews22 followers
April 13, 2016
Well, this was a great freakin' issue. Not much zombie action, but there didn't need to be. My attention is so focused on the characters and their scenario, that it doesn't so much matter that there were no awesome zombie fights. In fact, the zombie fighting is actually sweeter because the story doesn't focus on that.

Lori's pregnancy may be a little stereotypical, but the dialogue definitely suggests the baby is not really Rick's. They have all but told us this before, and this little reminder makes me think it's going to become relevant real soon. Maybe Rick is going to find out while they're here at the prison.

Dexter (one of the four prisoners they found holed up inside), was incarcerated for the murder of his wife and her lover. He seems trustworthy though, if a little angry. But, I mean, c'mon. Wouldn't you be angry if you had almost made your escape, and then the guards locked you in to rot? I think I would be. Though, I wouldn't be rushing to give him a gun either. Rick is right. He needs to prove his trustworthiness to the group.

I still don't think this will be their permanent digs. At least not for the remainder of the comic. I think some people might end up staying here (or dying before the rest finally leave). Rick did the right thing and brought Hershel and his family to the prison. That solves the farming problems. Hershel will know where to get the seeds, and how to turn the fields of grass into farm land. I wonder how far they're going to get before the story moves away from the prison. It would be nice if this became a stronghold for the characters, and they could branch out from here. Also, they could come back occasionally and resupply themselves when they are in dire need. I guess I'll have to keep reading in order to find out.

Also, just saying, there needs to be more women in this story. Not just to have more women, but all the men seem like variations on the same theme ... we need to diversify this cast. And lastly--hold the fucking phone, Tyreese's daughter and her boyfriend were all Romeo and Juliet suicidal for each other after they finally had sex. Only, the boyfriend shot first, and now the daughter is dead, but he isn't ... and she is somehow a zombie now ... at least, that is what the cliffhanger suggests. It could be something else. She wasn't bitten ... must. read. on.

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183 reviews5 followers
June 18, 2016
Mientras se elimina la prisión Rick y Tyreese encuentran con una puerta cerrada a la cafetería. Cuando estallan en que encuentran otros 4 supervivientes, Dexter, Andrew, Axel y Thomas Richards.
Traen el resto del grupo en el interior de la cafetería donde comen por primera vez en bastante tiempo. Pero a diferencia de pensamiento inicial de Rick, los 4 nuevos supervivientes revelan que son presos no guardias. Dexter, mató a su ex mujer y su novio; Andrew era un traficante de drogas; Axel cometido robos a mano armada; Thomas Richards dice "evasión fiscal". También se da a entender que Dexter y Andrew están en una relación homosexual. Entonces Dexter les muestra alrededor de la prisión, que revelan que tuvieron que utilizar el congelador como baño después de los cubos fueron todos llenos de excrementos. Dos personas deciden ir a matar a zombis pero resulta que una de ellas es mordida y...Así acaba el cómic ¡ a por el siguiente cómic !
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856 reviews27 followers
April 10, 2014
The prisoners are willing to share food with everyone.

One inmate (Andrew) thinks he started the apocalypse by praying to get clean from drugs.

The inmates don't appear threatening.

The guards and inmates weren't together in the cafeteria. The guards pushed the inmates in there.

Inmates:
Dexter- bald guy
Axel - biker with beard
Andrew - junkie
Thomas - Nerd

The store room is huge and loaded with food.

Dexter gives Dale and Rick a tour of the prison. He gets them to C-Block.

Rick wants to get Hershel's group to bring them to the prison.

Lori is halfway through her pregnancy.

Hershel never mentions being an ex-drunk.

Tyreese, Rick, and Carl learn you don't have to get bitten to turn.
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741 reviews14 followers
May 5, 2021
Walking Dead Deluxe #14 is another superb entry Kirkman and Adlard's undead saga. Kirkman plays with expectations after the cliffhanger of #13 and the group start to willingly mingle with the prisoners, Rick once again proves to be the bigger man asking Hershel to join them in their new safe haven and before everyone gets settled the issue wraps up with one of many gut punches the prison with deal out to the gang.

A whole lot happens in one issue, it never takes a breath.
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76 reviews
February 11, 2016
If you think Tyreese freaking out over his 2-episode girlfriend in the show was crazy, try reading this one.
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Author 1 book9 followers
March 26, 2016
Another of the better issues with human drama taking the forefront to the zombie action, culminating in an unexpected and shocking turn of events. Well done.
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452 reviews75 followers
October 1, 2016
It was okay. I liked how they introduced the prison characters. I also liked Hershel and Glenn coming back. Wasn't too fond of the cliffhanger ending though.
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