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Initech

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10. And version Q.Batshit.01 is quite infectious.

Reply to HUAJIAO (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 29, 2021, 11:46 PM

Jan 2021

And known to be highly toxic. If you know anyone who is infected, they need to be isolated and quarantined. Otherwise they can cause great harm to themselves or others.

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