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WEDNESDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER 1965
The loot box has a 0.5% chance of something good.
The studio has a 100% chance of your money.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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