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p~~ ?f John in hi~ brairl, \0;0. Scorp,iO:S·, l~(ChniC~!1 ~ho~lo:>d~"",r~li~"the 'I'~d, It the 01 ri,OM ~I~dd. ~Qo,ck~Rt bar '.lI'1!1:Qn!:(d<1lu;s., h 5torpitJ, !1;1;1'1 delrid{lde-rl lh,l! Lne hilmbrr hdp him iru.er1·!he II.~" rod, Q'i!,-,I,I<')'l, f%hlit~g II)", fnIIUeJl,,,,'oj 11-,,;; chip. m~na~d to· crawl ii iilY. 1e-1ivil1E, ......
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n· Il~\ard fJ<.e d€,;tr'u~t'fan ClH~e Gammak ~ she h,.d ~m~d hQ-.~1I5 ~3d ~nd,s~.i;?:ed his propfitty. 3ihe .dle-red hfrn tmiQ>F'dl-indi5e! o~ 0: v.lrt~'" 10 flld1~ drn;.'nds. While thl;!)' \~~e' ailins. 5c£>rpf!J5 sent hi$ men b,~r.k to' Ii!)p.~r rowder, ,,·nile he "Iayerl lo' ...ni().~ N~I;I·il·;;.,
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rQb~er)i S[l'lr'piu~ had I",c;",d 51"'1:1·~, lifll ailE! ,&aifled ;;CceS5 Ie Maya's ddlab;m~, "fbi;' 1,:tlj-lw"~fll~.lrn0d 'Mh'y th.2}· :rolbhed ~hl::''depo5ti-o.ry. ,an? had mQ~.d to ?~~P Ih~rTl. Icihru h.d a pleh, "They \"01.1 Id recruli rn erC"'liari~, ,,"lho Ih~ mom,} !f.,;r,y _aEqulredi. Ii ibey muM secure rhe.ai d 91 iho: Ze n,,---tal) prF;;~"'.s, i-h@ Tal<J(';ks-. the' Shey'!lns;;. -""J lh", VQfC1lrial"ls. they cOuld pu~ on ilAclher heist Ihb lilne I!I:jI;I)'P,t .all Ir~qsmis~ar;d.ellilblfril;llh~rn to C:~''f1fl'llJMic.,!e ~le"lin,g lolih~eLWhi.le ('richtol1 ('l<.pla1IlQ,d hi51plan. Stark . IIh ,Qd;ch ()~h.er secur.d . ilild ,alSQ provid ed d",yi!.:t's 111,<11 bw-s:! 11"1, ~c.~-arnii!ifThe 1-o.cooB.ani" sl<lves ill [otheo's OLjldtenll:dl the c6ol"5.16hn l'equc~t~done more item loom lot hil~been hlItEd ~rld Sldlik fejllhl:)tT' rlll rlying-in Kts, Zit dr I: ~J'i,fdrl I~l~. wi lii;h ""~LJlr.I f':o;pllld;e \"I1en+'E:ibed, 5~iirl l"eillizeC! that i::IurU:Ji:t.t~
OnbC'Brd M(:Y~.ioiln In~is.led~h·d{&.ark h~d knOWFI :!Jut ~Clrpfus, fmd a: v_ault tne.I"e., HIZ' a.d[J'ji\(&I a~ FT'1U~,," bur d"lw;J tllilt ~e: .d[~ ro.;;t dfr'>Jr~rn~," an hl5' .,ald 'kir. HIl; rn~ll?jy w'Cnted to tr~s~!,le'ljl1<!:'e< ~Ilrl 'lhQ~~ ..lmth I &nik~r:a\''Q.s·al !he a~lion: if SCQI'Pi~'':~..... ,io\.iilh rr'ol,ild~d tI1iil. so mlJchAi{;! be:lUI:!f.. Slark mo(hfi$d litelr-c-omlt".s.to
i~'ell, Gichicll'l1i>5;l'Ured him !hij! s,.;.9rpilj~Io\'!l,klo'r but di5fID~ ,afth~ bwj1,l5t yet. Af!fjl1. D'Argp.",1n-1 Crichton 1~lnQ 'G0r1j,!"(.,1, Scerplus IO;S:E::fuerin h~r'G.IiI;;rtcrS, he)' willkedoottl ~og~therJf:l<!Yii12 T If'Ie ~j;lQJlr'tl ro(l. ~I !ill~, ,]hlJ (ridltt}rddtil1'1ro~dil!ltd),. Int~rdtng t;(J ~ Il'i~wi'nilri"'~he::.~ 6u~dnl;!ii.'(kD:AI'~ hi;urid I ..... R"trl and Rm·g. the Vor.cilriaf15 whQ ~itlCl lQdt1I"i:'d ~~b lh<?fn "'ith i'tlltai I 1)"5l"" 1-1 i'~m~lllul l-hir} lii",d !~pr,;,~·enl h;it"f.l.OU! him'. iiri,d saved ih'emfronl Oil Peac ...i~~lw.f' l A.ol!)'n i;:0mpfli.!e'd !hw W.]. 101'him •• 10d fuii" re!urfl'~a .qulckly t~ Ihe patr91. ,RoM ~sre",d to help,ihetn. as hb Ilii1ll~ b'>t'r><!fiojt d~d>. 'end 'SCQn-t,o;.-be.bom thHcI. ,,'ou'ld ne"d Zhaal1 mbi(et'ecl her Hern~ from lhe r~w l1ailll, d'I~l'It ('4ll, Ryg"'l. who InOI'€")', .A~'I)·n. fQ1Ufl~ Tf/urac, ·the ShiyBtJg .... iJl> liicfing in O(le, ~hhe crc.1li(!!!'! . .Be,tl.)r~ 5~ !:otll~ e~it y,~ .d"fX"oit{lfY. hQwever. tb~if i'lJ'i'>t' W<I'i"i ~;ii-~o"~I-ell Scar-pius wfmt,lo, r~~ic".e hi, captain ""bc, haJd allOldw-d IlwrtlWn.et;J. {JW), \,~re &n' tlJc ldbll'li0.r:t. Te.\Jr3!: \'io5 t)ltl. A/ld p>li:>et'>!o!l!l; .>;l{11_y fl(.d i1 hClII~w ~~~l'Wi! 0 r .. J 11'~14rir)- 111 i~, [0 pl~J:';:; Th~ hi!,d ~,om~ dii:!irnli} f,'l[DdutlHg 1:lanlE;l~ I')Hl de~~flory "'il~locl:\.",d'd~lWHc.~lld ~I""'" l,~d Ip lightto-"',~[~rfloh[le; ~!~r.k Ih~ i §tilll aef'~~ btl help. lohrl f~l,ln-d lJel<hesh. rotr!rd~e-d the doors an>:!~lJrned d~ (H~ o;;dI1'",,,,, It;lhFi h:!rl d iHitul~, fl:e<llinfl: lb", T.t\.~;::~ I~ui:!er ...,-he ha 9 f~idnap~d Iht>~hil?'ih his mltll:ltfijZ'd ttl ma~{:,hkfl :5~:mrerld.el'". Ome lh"eyT(iilcht'dlhe marr) Rygd ov~r ~ cycle ag.o'. Sjm~e,tl)E'I1. th", dram ber; IleMf'],,",'elll ~k to ilol4. <U"ld si?alll-.e d("",)I''''<3n;J("~m~ t~ce 10 i.:;c€"wiib !l'ill'r·.!l'n~'r'yfQlIl"ld tanh and 5wGr.e <iii Sefp;fu5. Qathd pacifbm.l1J9tlgh ilIQ,+ ,,(j~,e
cc;nvindrlg.he- ij8n!'eJ I,~,,,~ist Ihem
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John.
and
~at-on~;;, th"i? d lip "'W~PLJ~,hit, wQ~Jldkilll<lilil pain1es5~. M~anwhil:e. 11:1£ 'm~cen,]ri<\'~ t,~rr'le'10' ~f)~a~ ~~h p.,,,,~'SR,d"ifTIj~that St'ar-R", . pj~11 ",.~~ IIl'1t1drrel>1l, · Ar'[\(j W€'e:<d and \hr~~" ~he Qld pia n QUI. H~~l~kerl Pil,~t if D Mc;ya.\,,as w.?tl €'n~~h 'tQ' ilft;"FI1pl i) ,ih~le 19,.-..~lno~pbe'r<: erseuver. \"hith m \""'01.1 vovr d'", a di~trc;::lj<)Tl'dAd I!Jlie Ijqem ~ime to slerm Ih,", h;'(lL MOyil ~grliJi!tl 1'1" try. RorL:md BekhC'~h arrlv ....d at the cllOp;!i"iI6ICY, !;.~j RQI~ tmlld net I ~J11~11Qkht-OTl ".',ell ehQiJ8h to tra.ck h'm. To m~l<e malt",!'!> >yOr"f:, 'Ih... Sh,,~·;trl~ T€IJi"d<.. Wi!:'> , '11having d iAieuI~t pn"duCi"S fif!m@. R(ll:' be'.ameiiepiirc(",d from Bekh.c:>h ~nd Wll~ §ODr. 4"P",l!1:>,cl When
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Th~
d!:'I~.""dall ellcrts to eliminak them. they. prove'd rnl;i~(apHo J I! I iJ'11 f L> {) r injuPl' '~i'\I'", n",; ,H.,~ ii, .;!;,.eme.;i. o I', :cmJJd<dcstoo}, ·!hem, but ~lw'lii:'l'f'P(!!'dl<l'''' 1V'I~lin:!dW<l, li>O high '\hat tNlvy,1' wo~ tid ~ls\1'.iJ€,llcll'tT)ed. Wl.ii<2 lhwl ,r;a[che_d for 'a.1'IDt~r opUo,n, Rygli:1!dt t-q, 'r<;'cruit lli~' z..:enelanpicrate~. W~~rr he arri\'Cd, he 'r~c\?W<:1d ~ fU~ sh<;>ck: b old eni2my. tap.!,1In DUTka. no",' I!<d Iho;h
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N.. til'acJ!;!H...km., \,.([1 CI~~hl(,)'M.I!)!d lh(;>h~lan·lhal SCOf'p1U5 had ~ed: hEj drlC! no! ha" .. to kIll CriLh~Qr~lo ~)jbrad th~ chip. Sbe then It IfrleJ'ofl him, p-lannir:1I;l'Q take hiS eyes., but '~Clj~ pas'o@.d 10\.. :oyer th~' dl2p.asih:!.:ry in th~ ni~k at time. slW\I'!i>if'iS'~II i~ .....i~Q""'~ and i! di';l.,rti~ J<tlt:r,L Thf!olhel'5 ~;¥I1 5lormir:!S the dC"p<J~HOfy: lh;ruFI.:5,tJi'k ;!nu TillJmc: 1l"1d·~;~j, il' 1Jfiij' te Ihe' genera!pr-. .. bul Teura.Q could not pNdiJ~~ ,!l~fk"""" I~~~J ~Qd<;~II1,,"J".~'
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ta, lI..f!i'PPf vulgar thrc':ts. HYIJ,e:1 produced an en(?r&~' knit€' arid JjI]eJ his Q~d £'!wrny, O1.rka\ li'eu~il'naht was mud,. mDI'E! 'wilhng t~ilEl2.oti<tt.~ a, deal. Wilh th~ l1'leC~1Ij'flh C:I'1'I'I!ifl\1irig, 1'0 rtl"''I'!g<' Mr?ya.the erew had
in dose ~mly ~fle ~ptfQn. FI:q"'PHl)g '1be ~fffldlfl~
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I~"rled
plu~~d i!"lt:;) garkn,es?.'. leavlns the g'JIiI'ds blind. t1Arso, B~he,h, and A£!I}n ,we-rf!ilrm~d ~"ilh ni,!lf11-gosa1e5'cmd "tanned i0\""<ii"~~ Cri<::htion's I!~~"lii; ... \Vorri",d "!Nul S'Qr'p.iLls·Spla.,rulOr hCl'P, Nat~]'a
d!O'po'~ik~I)' !reed
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!he;.' igni(ed It, l~lIlirtg dw~' tre~tu:t~. but .sev~rf.ly h!Frnfl'lg Ih~ l~.eviafh.ln lillfw prQC!C's5,ZHcr,an, p5}'Chi.c.;I~· ,ibSOI·bi'!d'l~ muc.h ar Ilw' pain as she could, but. i~,over,whelmed her. +h:l}\' .~I,JM~J.. bl!ll
5uH~!,ed severe \lilhOIl
IMd ~hem ~);).s ..~elyJ)u~ it:ost~1J",~1k$d (Jil:<i'¢~rinro s!:C~rpiCJs:"hand;, Rort wa~,'hillfld. ""d NJ III'll U"d. t]ulCrichlon tOl,lnd he ~p;Lildf'I(]~ move.. Whil~ hb
ne\lriil clone.trtedto l'3rwhirntogp lo,hn straggled to ran. Thiiflldl~lIy.
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Iw. 1'·t:'~,l;;.u&;n
up b~ck in
to.sl:()rpiLJ~.
John returned to t~O,y'1IIJ (lii'>tQ:VI;'1:!;'J.III!:~ truth abo,ut thC?k ~ mol'l!?y, he L'i?·aliz';·clhi~ pl~n ih.),I.,I;\H;,,,ly r~i:I"'cLTIw mercenaries 'WJlJld f1p\ h~lp thOl'Ill v.·i!flout pay, Wdh,'Qut r~lling,1h~o<IJ'r~J·s. h",ll;'t~ 191" th~' d,~pf).\iH"T)' ~nd !mrred hirn.~ell >In.. :;<:,curfl'il!. loihee's reJeaw, The- ('Abec~ d Idn"1 l'ei'ilille what had ~appcltil?-d Idntil lotht:>e arr.i'..ed Cin N16yi1. D·J.\r1,'d'{'\ r~Uilf0r1 wijfn 'h15 youn&S>Qn~vas cut ohqrl "",hM n.;, dii;.r;6l<;1?!I·'Bg ,lh.1 I",hn wa~
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@';<pl~~irHh", l.ln. h6\~';>~i£'t.Pilol intl1',rruph:!t1. Tal}'n arril.it'd, an;I:!' r 9ceafllran~f~rl'ifl.:l ["I1I1dents 10 "'I'OY'I, 11€;;'lf'["8 h~r h~alir!& pnxes:;. Aer'ln r'CqUEls!f;'d ,Cri'il;!;\ ,md
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b'Ulf Crai> rC'~15ed,
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hand ln marti<ige, Ryget fn~dl1\Yhil€\ sought G"unchlk's iil5sisfanj:e in S<Jillif'@ lran:'F"lr! .Iliw! ·of Ihe Or-.c:.hatte--d TEllI'ri'tQrk's. hen aMr paying QH H1';' rnliclj<al h,lk Rft'.p1 was frhalIy 1.-.:.aHhy, Bl'I~,,'i~hed·'o r~~'!..Irr1l('> \,I'l~ri,~rnfl'T~'" r.;:r~iS'~p-ok.e with H d";"broYl'!rl ih..- d.,p-...,tt;;~o~, Aeryh, hopins ~Q pem""d<e h",r t:o j~ih him"i1>fl T~~'n, Thl~ (rille. IF'.!'rlthe:;, 'Ih~~ li-ro0did G:khltlr\ .. .,ked lh~~" 1':ii01n w ilh'·hlm In Uni'!y, 'il'l ti'j.5<~ he' 'sh(')i Ilei riie in Iron'] fhe dt:'p~1>ilgry w<iil:e" Ilot p~rii$itic. su_rsery. -As_;.he joined \\~th ,hirn, ib~ f!o;·l..w~il done ma:n~g~d to i;)ve""helm Zn~il.f!I,She passed dLi!;. and erichl OIl In?~dI h,rn~eli~l'IcllEcaped Maya iri (h", El'l1'Klhcrsh, th~ '5ol~ survivor "I the m<i'Gt:enarit~,tuoh r;i~ ~I}a~ and jJliufl)i.s",d rof3'coP..'f! ·m.o~dlJle. A~[yn pur~~<;1 1,1m tn h€:~ Prf1wkr. "nod Soorpi~~1", b,.hg. Rod .r-.ird "J$Ul'aC'C§: .sharc,o>to their G:rk~~[')ri liM II,;;,oUer~1 tc! .!o",[!rel1d~r,~IwaSil trl.!~ hq)",ew.r. i:md he 1~"Jf!:J
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rn rti!i;6:.
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of Aeryn"5 Pnsw1er.
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ba ..ed physiokl1!;y
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daim, '5t.0'-lI'd s1c: ever relurn 1" D!:'~n. ~h", w"LlI~1 pI'0t:ablx_be-imprls.Cil'l<id b,-ml"rder 'ltirK:-tl,lmt'd 11\ll!l14 Peac--eke<Jpe:f,",D~_"pite.-tbe d~r Zlla':',. ~till r~1~<ifil~ tp r~4m i.nd fie:~f':ree &!-iif p~ple, 1'10 rnW~r 'Ihi: Q:'l.:.t, l
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Peacekeeper Maraud er, She '!Jse,5 h;?f'altradlvel1ie~~ to put rnal~ iii ea~t";.dis rac6ns I.henl with I~"'I-IEmli~lirlE"wib;"'·hilc ti!thll'1~ tne,t; b~l~ngir:ll'<;"She i!;;:xtremely aoc;ti ili palrnirijjJ 6b,i~d~. iij the id,~n,tcfii1p,'frmTl n P"'~I~h""P.""-'5nee~ or a std~n 6~ ~n"iE?:ctcr r~detl to S<I\'ie Aer>-'l'is- l'i1e,:Dil;~rfldi~(' ~nJ 51educti~~ ilr~ mer ~,wt;mt!' \'I'-eap;J~' ~eeping at:fier~ Orf-l!&loird d[1d hero;;df out of troufjI0?_5~~ ~ IWld a ~at c!e~1 t!)f practice <il bo"l:h. H(:"roltl"ali5izehep. her ~omhl~~~lIs:.:I!ill.'linimLm tiM 1e'W!rue sddi",1IS
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of N"Lari' arl cO".L~,-1111.' N",h .. rl resulari), min~ cleanse ,l;1>'<'lIi'1<:' \/.:hl'id~e5'wi1lh their lir~wpoint on ~ d:1'1'!:'d i:rehavE9r, i3 n~ s_lr;lCf! ChJ~ ri,' w,1(, him ~o,de,)th_ unw[lltng I; irE if', Heeln,s her hClIJ1C\<!lJ:r1 d was j;(!r Despf:te h.. 1' l1i4()ne~l te-ndendes-;Chjarul ha!iprqv~r>i1 ~orti'l"\\nat ~I>' pplion_ Shf=ran ol"a . with h~i'"brether l'J.,rrl. IDy,]1 !'Ind d~lermil\~d ric.Jld 10 hm:",crewm;]{l.es_ :~h" <m!:~ r~sl<<:!d her d ld 'li'<wc:led \r,rjth him tor ~ tl!T1~ bf'.,fore n<:' lilE'~ c5si5{ Cridh!DI"I tn ,nrnki're":0f1to lihe (i,~tnITTil~ bese ln-order to returned to th~ir home ~y~ham h:>le,),1 " ~b~II~c:n 'I.w~ A'~,ryn" ;:;.I'Id EI.l~ hefooN ~ f oc.n.i.idJ;ra bit;> il5k w'hi I_~hQIj;lf.n.t!; Mo~ ag,alris,t ~h(;rr l~adBri., TIf(> N£'h~r1 fowl Infed~d all 8h~ebirth. 5h0 and Ii N>g" be;;.)lTl<?,lnve)lvcd " lew ffIIontfls afte~ [1JnD\'''J'''~ with w ,o.mrnLll1ici'He, v1rrJ3 de5~ed to
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willl~gfu'u~t~w~id'~ve):: m~es to h!'<f1dt~ d..j~~rh~I"pr)C;"lti<3n, Her'Pr;'~ica! mamterism5, hirl'l at i?~perie;nc:(i in ~11'",ji)1, b,<;Iwis and ~t5 ,sh~ i~ @nst.ard,ly-poiseci '\0 rlllC~k1,')1' Qodg<: bl<;l\,--sand thc1'l"str'.ap1,xk-tJp.TE"ady lo tJel(Jrn the attaok,"."uh in(<rttst She once In'orliJ&!U to kill" pp.at~~e!=p,er C'pt,lin by dir'OCl't11l en Opri'J'l, Hami'og tud pip!:l-ljl1~ ".I hltn and ..bllmi 118
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lom~d thE !)amilF!~r'!D"'e<.r- ro. the;
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Il1'Qd]j~e:d her as p<!11 oIat:l e;o;perim~nt !o, br-.?-pd \tlhflr! ~ ~.r\l.':stH=W d.isco .... cn.,d th~s<2,.m.rjs, Prl6lrlPRed ol,lHh!E!! a~lif'i~ial L~y~a!h_an'8unshlps, dI'Id her caplo,"!; io("<i:!.tl h!:"I' ~QHd~nd \vith tneJr blalF' ir;sta·iJerl a mOn,. nalur,,,1 lalbeit .11::5'5 lQ tramport other pri5QnQl'S-ilg1ijn~!1.",[' ,~1I1.H~r. "<,)rlll'~rl,,,{JI bood in R5 plac~; Since' he is i" ~ytlrlJi""i5 ..... t.oya,Pih'lt 'Ith.... lif.. ,.,·hich -had such wondrous polen!;"1 held is tlno bld9 I",.ilv'; Ih.,..(;;;nnirn~nd-th<ilmb~r \,t8~(,- h~ IS CLlH!,~d,,;,J l~ De~ ,,;_.dut..f.;d !¢r !R-.lI~ '1' a lab r~t' and b@~f ~f her C-.nh';.ll n~'ViCI.CJ~ ·;'p~"'411-. He percei v C'S rrros] ol May,,'1< burd~F Wh~l Ryg~1.D',~r&"".arld lhaan ool1tspII'~d e1f~@fi"n(j"', If !F)I,.iE,h Il(;1f5'enst's es \,'£iJ a~hts tlsfrt), l,f~o\.n, lto br.~akal!~oj prison, Using th{! ~hrp Hwi('escape ;tl NainfainlngthC' srrra.o'h~p"r<llHar\,(lof a ~ompfi03!ed bc'ine..Iike vessel secem~ irl~';:'l~lp,<;! Ihill,!!, ti;) do ~ and Moya was -a Leviatha~ re'1tlir-e.<; fl'Iulti- i-asking breln r lInc~ion>'an"d enh;Jrrcr.~1 A01abollt to dk\gr""",_ ~ell*~. which Pilat's 5p(?l:i~r.h-.~£ In ~1~l1danc'e:,The)' a~()\o\' him 'SirfniJhen, N1~.\,,_a-Cs.life. b~',mJI~y!JirUg b~d rodl;i~, h'~~ ltY fi~t"rIh~ rr~1.Jlrip'e,,,,b\4P"'ih.1s of _hundF€',1 .. £) I ORO'", if1r,rloll. Rr~1 d,~rl;' ",~~ _lf~ nec':;!'5;t~}.. QI tihding allJ r'~'I!re..Ing tr0IP' MC'),;<l:,. irile rrI~l end Ci'xtCrcnii~ .5ien~of~_ ,1"J ~'~['ious I'~,:hl"'~ { c~~"k:'1;'5 ""hk'h the Peacckce:pers jl1s!,)ll~.d cQli1mllrl'l...j'iicim rnSm the' crew' as wdl as i2'lt~I't~1 ~jgn~b ~l'lng ,bPI' ~~r)lj,il~jI, Then !I-'dfe \\'",.. her IJr;";xp!?'CI.ed 1""1n ,,(her ships and pla!lr~k 1-11"~It"ii~~rl, ,conkol Dl pr<:tnanc)" lrip,g~red ....hen D'At:g.~ TilBdv~r~etrtlj' d,SlIo:~cl ~ Mo:Y.3'~5t~rBtlf'S~ c"p,1h;litL..... i+±~h~~q~e,lot !h(:' W:~"', Pea;c~k:ecp~r ,.c(lotr'lc~pfi\"~- snidd. 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