Hard truths must be told, dragons slain.

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Most of the dead are believed to be victims of sectarian animosity, slain after they were kidnapped or assassinated in so-called extra-judicial killings or in massive bombings.

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Or that Luxor the Moonprince, whose magic ring enabled recruited lords to be commanded remotely, had been slain, and Morkin had to abandon his quest and retrieve the ring to resume the armed struggle.

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When this inflation dragon is slain, as it will be eventually, commodity prices will resume their long-term descent.

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Another schoolgirl, Giseena, was found slain, her throat slit in what appeared to be retribution for her father's refusal to agree to her marriage.

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