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PHILIPPA WARR
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Strafing
This month
Somehow found herself
embroiled in the madcap
japes of Serious Sam 4
developer Croteam. Not
very serious.WELCOME
“THE SWARMS OF
ALIENS AND MANY
BADASSES”
PHIL SAVAGE
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Flying
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@Octaeder
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Skipped out on deadline
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Crouching
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Donned some shades for
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Planning
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ways you can bring down
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Stabbing
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@SamuelWRoberts
This month
Found that Ancient
Greece was full of murder
jerks. Pretty serious.A member of the Audit
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