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* [[https://missbgt.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/lol.gif Calvin's dad as a giant eyeball.]]

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* [[https://missbgt.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/lol.gif [[https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/02/20 Calvin's dad as a giant eyeball.]]
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* [[https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1988/04/26 This strip]] is ExistentialHorror at its finest. What if we are all just reflections?
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that his mum answered the door... Made even scarier by [[https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1995/12/29 Calvin's final snowman]]... [[spoiler:Which has an ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says [[DissonantSerenity rather calmly,]] [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story..."]] GilliganCut to the landscape which is blanketed in white snow- and ''no sign of his parents''... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]

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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that his mum answered the door... Made even scarier more horrifying by seeing [[https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1995/12/29 Calvin's final snowman]]... [[spoiler:Which has an ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says [[DissonantSerenity rather calmly,]] [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story..."]] A final GilliganCut to the landscape which is blanketed in white snow- and ''no sign of his parents''... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that his mum answered the door... Made even scarier by Calvin's final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says [[DissonantSerenity rather calmly,]] [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story..."]] GilliganCut to the landscape which is blanketed in snow- and no sign of his parents! [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]

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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that his mum answered the door... Made even scarier by [[https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1995/12/29 Calvin's final snowman...snowman]]... [[spoiler:Which has an ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says [[DissonantSerenity rather calmly,]] [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story..."]] GilliganCut to the landscape which is blanketed in white snow- and no ''no sign of his parents! parents''... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that his mum answered the door... Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says [[DissonantSerenity rather calmly,]] [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story..."]] GilliganCut to the landscape which is blanketed in snow- and no sign of his parents! [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]

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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that his mum answered the door... Made even scarier by Calvin''s Calvin's final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says [[DissonantSerenity rather calmly,]] [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story..."]] GilliganCut to the landscape which is blanketed in snow- and no sign of his parents! [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that his mum answered the door... Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says [[DissonantSerenity rather calmly]] [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story..."]] GilliganCut to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign of his parents!'' [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]

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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that his mum answered the door... Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says [[DissonantSerenity rather calmly]] calmly,]] [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story..."]] GilliganCut to the landscape which is blanketed in snow snow- and ''no no sign of his parents!'' parents! [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that his mum answered the door... Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says [[DissonantSerenity rather calmly]] [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story..."]] GilliganCut to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign of his parents...'' [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]

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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that his mum answered the door... Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says [[DissonantSerenity rather calmly]] [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story..."]] GilliganCut to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign of his parents...'' parents!'' [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''... Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]... {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]

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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered his mum answered the door''...door... Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says calmly [[DissonantSerenity rather calmly]] [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]... {{Gilligan Cut}} story..."]] GilliganCut to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' sign of his parents... parents...'' [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''... Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]

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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''... Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''. Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ''ice-cream scoop'' in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]

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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''.door''... Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ''ice-cream scoop'' ice-cream scoop in its back while it's fallen]], all while Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''. Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ''ice-cream scoop'' in its back while it's fallen, all while Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]

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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''. Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ''ice-cream scoop'' in its back while it's fallen, fallen]], all while Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''. Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ''ice-cream scoop'' in its back while it's fallen,]] all while Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]

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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''. Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ''ice-cream scoop'' in its back while it's fallen,]] fallen, all while Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''. Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ''ice-cream scoop'' in its back while it's fallen, all while Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]

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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''. Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ''ice-cream scoop'' in its back while it's fallen, fallen,]] all while Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''. Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ''ice-cream scoop'' in its back while it's fallen]] while Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]

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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''. Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ''ice-cream scoop'' in its back while it's fallen]] fallen, all while Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''. Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ''ice-cream scoop'' in its back while it's fallen and Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]

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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''answered the door''. Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ''ice-cream scoop'' in its back while it's fallen and fallen]] while Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''screaming for Calvin'' behind a locked door. {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]

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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''screaming for Calvin'' behind ''answered the door''. Made even scarier by Calvin''s final snowman... [[spoiler:Which has an ''ice-cream scoop'' in its back while it's fallen and Calvin says calmly [[SelfMadeOrphan "It's a locked door. sordid story"]]...]] {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* The final story-arc of the comic where aliens visit Calvin and the last thing we see of his parents is that they're ''screaming for Calvin'' behind a locked door. {{Gilligan Cut}} to the landscape which is blanketed in snow and ''no sign'' of his parents... [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What happened to Calvin's parents?!]]
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* If you were to believe that any of Calvin's adventures through space and time were real, the idea that his parents were inches from losing their only child would be nauseating.
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* [[http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1987/06/09 This strip]] where Calvin turns a simple sandcastle city into a case of life-threatening negligence of toxic waste disposal. Hobbes' expression in the last panel speaks volumes.
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** Earlier in the arc, Calvin wakes up in the middle of the night with an upset stomach and asks for his mom. His mom is initially not happy with having to get up in the middle of the night and thinks that Calvin had better not be faking. She then hears him throwing up and gives a panicked shout of, "I didn't ''mean'' it!"

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** Earlier in the arc, Calvin wakes up in the middle of the night with an upset stomach and asks for his mom. His mom is initially not happy with having to get up in the middle of the night and thinks that Calvin had better not be faking. She then hears him throwing up and gives a panicked shout of, "I didn't ''mean'' it!""[[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor I didn't]] ''[[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor mean]]'' [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor it]]!"
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*** Bordering on AdultFear, Rosalyn has to deal with the possibility that Calvin flushed her notes down the toilet. Imagine, it's the day before a big test and all your hard work is about to be destroyed by something you have no control over. [[spoiler: Thankfully, Calvin doesn't go through with it.]]

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*** Bordering on AdultFear, Rosalyn has to deal with the possibility that Calvin flushed her notes down the toilet. Imagine, it's the day before a big test and all your hard work is about to be destroyed by something you have no control over. [[spoiler: Thankfully, Thankfully for her, Calvin doesn't go through with it.was bluffing.]]
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** It wasn't just his being a giant eyeball that was scary. Calvin's dad wasn't just giving him a glance of parental sternness; he was [[DeathGlare glaring]] with what looked like pure, primal anger.

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** It wasn't just his being a giant eyeball that was scary. Calvin's dad wasn't just giving him a glance of parental sternness; he was [[DeathGlare glaring]] with what looked like pure, primal anger. To be fair, it may have just appeared that way from Calvin's perspective, [[NightmareFace but still.]]
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** It wasn't just his being a giant eyeball that was scary. Calvin's dad wasn't just giving him a glance of parental sternness; he was [[DeathGlare glaring]] with what looked like pure, primal anger.
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* Hobbes is stalking Calvin and the strips show this through his perspective. Calvin is seen in the distance, he panics when he sees Hobbes and starts running away, only to be quickly overtaken and pounced upon. His expressions are less humorous and convey genuine terror, especially where he shuts his eyes and braces for the impact. Moments later, this is revealed to be a dream, which Hobbes wakes up from still violently chewing on his pillow. While most fights are PlayedForLaughs, the state of the pillow is pretty bad, which makes one shudder what Hobbes was doing to Calvin in his dream.
** Even worse, as Hobbes eventually settles down and goes back to sleep, Calvin, is now awake and the last shot shows him looking fearfully at his tiger, as the panel shrinks in. He's probably terrified at the possibility of Hobbes attacking HIM in his sleep, NOT his pillow.
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* The break-in. Dear god... for anyone who's had their house broken into, this can be genuinely terrifying. Calvin's parents immediately freak out, and Calvin goes into hysterics when he realizes Hobbes was home when it happened. Even after the police arrive, there is a strong sense of ParanoiaFuel in the house. Calvin's father stays up for most of the night wondering how to cope the break-in:

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* The break-in. Dear god... for anyone who's had their house broken into, this can be genuinely terrifying. Calvin's parents immediately freak out, and Calvin goes into hysterics when he realizes Hobbes was home when it happened. Even after the police arrive, there is a strong sense of ParanoiaFuel in the house. Calvin's father stays up for most of the night wondering how to cope with the break-in:situation:
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* The break-in. Dear god... for anyone who's had their house broken into, this can be genuinely terrifying. Calvin's parents immediately freak out, and Calvin goes into hysterics when he realizes Hobbes was home when it happened. Even after the police arrive, there is a strong sense of ParanoiaFuel in the house. Calvin's father stays up for most of the night wondering how to cope the break-in:
-->'''Dad''': When someone breaks into your home, it shatters your last illusion of security. If you're not safe in you're own home '''you're not safe anywhere.'''
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** Earlier in the arc, Calvin wakes up in the middle of the night with an upset stomach and asks for his mom. His mom is initially not happy with having to get up in the middle of the night and thinks that there's probably nothing wrong with Calvin at all. She then hears him throwing up and gives a panicked shout of, "I didn't mean it!"

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** Earlier in the arc, Calvin wakes up in the middle of the night with an upset stomach and asks for his mom. His mom is initially not happy with having to get up in the middle of the night and thinks that there's probably nothing wrong with Calvin at all. had better not be faking. She then hears him throwing up and gives a panicked shout of, "I didn't mean ''mean'' it!"
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* The arc where Calvin forgets to do his homework starts with Calvin having a nightmare where he completed his homework, only for all of the writing to jump of the page, leaving his paper blank. Miss Wormwood, angry at Calvin for not turning his homework again, then transforms into a monstrous alien and sets Calvin on fire. This lasted several strips before it was revealed to be AllJustADream.
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* The comic books Calvin reads are intentionally disturbing and violent, which isn't helped by his mother telling him to stop watching violent TV and read a book.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[NothingIsScarier We never see the full monster]].]]

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