Not waving, but dying
"Down a bit lower. That's it. Now, look at the camera. And now look puzzled. That doesn't look like 'puzzled'. Really puzzled. Hold it. Now, can you get even lower?"
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Empire Apart
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All or nothing
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Mother of Pearl
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Denouement
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