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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 14:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Go Daddy trying to sell Blitz?]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=77255</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 06:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=12473">skc007</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[When I click on the Blitz Link in the Alamein42 designer notes under the first page of the Scenario Section, I get to a 'Go Daddy' page offering to sell Blitz Website for &#36;3788 ! Please tell me it is a scam and you're not selling!?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[When I click on the Blitz Link in the Alamein42 designer notes under the first page of the Scenario Section, I get to a 'Go Daddy' page offering to sell Blitz Website for &#36;3788 ! Please tell me it is a scam and you're not selling!?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hans Boersma passed away]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=77244</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 03:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=23630">k3mu</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I apologize if this is the wrong place for this post—I'm new here and just found out that another user passed away almost 1.5 years ago.<br />
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Hans Boersma passed away on July 4, 2024, at the age of 56.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">It's sad and 56 isn't that old... Man... </span>:(<br />
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<br />
<span style="color: black;" class="mycode_color">Note: I'm working on a small research project with the old Battleground engine and came across this research paper by him:</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: black;" class="mycode_color"><a href="https://www.napoleon-series.org/military-info/battles/c_ptw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Quatre Bras: The Maps Use in Battleground Prelude to Waterloo Computer Wargame</a></span><br />
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I searched for his name in the forums and found his username and website at:<br />
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<span style="color: black;" class="mycode_color"><a href="https://www.orbat85.nl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Netherlands Armed Forces ORDER OF BATTLE 1985</a></span><br />
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That's where I found the <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">news</span> about his death. I just wanted to let you know, that's all...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I apologize if this is the wrong place for this post—I'm new here and just found out that another user passed away almost 1.5 years ago.<br />
<br />
<br />
Hans Boersma passed away on July 4, 2024, at the age of 56.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">It's sad and 56 isn't that old... Man... </span>:(<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: black;" class="mycode_color">Note: I'm working on a small research project with the old Battleground engine and came across this research paper by him:</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: black;" class="mycode_color"><a href="https://www.napoleon-series.org/military-info/battles/c_ptw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Quatre Bras: The Maps Use in Battleground Prelude to Waterloo Computer Wargame</a></span><br />
<br />
I searched for his name in the forums and found his username and website at:<br />
<br />
<span style="color: black;" class="mycode_color"><a href="https://www.orbat85.nl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Netherlands Armed Forces ORDER OF BATTLE 1985</a></span><br />
<br />
That's where I found the <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">news</span> about his death. I just wanted to let you know, that's all...]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Spam posts]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=77095</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 02:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=2348">CountryBoy</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Is there anything that can be done about the spam posts? I don't want to have unsubscribe from emails.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Is there anything that can be done about the spam posts? I don't want to have unsubscribe from emails.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fast Phil surgery done and at homeresting.]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=76996</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 23:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=6351">fastphil</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I should be Back to gaming in a few days as soon as I don,t need OXY for new shoulder. 😁]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I should be Back to gaming in a few days as soon as I don,t need OXY for new shoulder. 😁]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blitz Wargaming Club scenario scores?]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=76969</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 22:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=20596">Darrell999</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[In the Blitz Wargaming Club scenario section, I see scores that don't seem to have any bearing on the scores in the game (looking at any WDS/Tiller game, for example).  How are these scores calculated?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the Blitz Wargaming Club scenario section, I see scores that don't seem to have any bearing on the scores in the game (looking at any WDS/Tiller game, for example).  How are these scores calculated?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Shrapnel Games Forums down]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=76959</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=4954">Scaz</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Shrapnel Games forums have been down for two days.  Anyone know whats going on over there?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Shrapnel Games forums have been down for two days.  Anyone know whats going on over there?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[WDS 2025 Summer Sale!]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=76958</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=6407">Compass Rose</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=76951</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=13654">JP48</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I recently purchased this game and was wondering if anyone here has played it.<br />
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Jim]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I recently purchased this game and was wondering if anyone here has played it.<br />
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Jim]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[WDS Website Down]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=76924</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 13:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=11801">Dion</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Out of approximately 100 tries, I can reliably access their site only few times, and in that time, it only works if I don't do anything, as soon as try any function, it freezes up again and gives me a gobbledygook message: This site can’t be reached. The webpage at <a href="https://wargameds.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://wargameds.com/</a> might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address. ERR_QUIC_PROTOCOL_ERROR .<br />
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It worked just fine for years. Anybody know what's going on?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Out of approximately 100 tries, I can reliably access their site only few times, and in that time, it only works if I don't do anything, as soon as try any function, it freezes up again and gives me a gobbledygook message: This site can’t be reached. The webpage at <a href="https://wargameds.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://wargameds.com/</a> might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address. ERR_QUIC_PROTOCOL_ERROR .<br />
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It worked just fine for years. Anybody know what's going on?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[John Pirman's obituary]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=76918</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 15:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=1027">Warhorse</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi folks, forgot to post this here. A lot of you folks new and played John over the years, he will be greatly missed.<br />
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RIP buddy.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/ontario-oh/john-pirman-12368656?fbclid=IwY2xjawKNok1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmIoIKPFoZGXla9g6G_LL8sxdl8pgHMRIX37BzAC7PlObAt2DNtRabk3Y6h9_aem_FtkR5J1QQ2B5-rxgBThe1g" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituari...-rxgBThe1g</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi folks, forgot to post this here. A lot of you folks new and played John over the years, he will be greatly missed.<br />
<br />
RIP buddy.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/ontario-oh/john-pirman-12368656?fbclid=IwY2xjawKNok1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmIoIKPFoZGXla9g6G_LL8sxdl8pgHMRIX37BzAC7PlObAt2DNtRabk3Y6h9_aem_FtkR5J1QQ2B5-rxgBThe1g" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituari...-rxgBThe1g</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[John Pirman]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=76870</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=1027">Warhorse</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello all, it is with a heavy heart I announce the passing of John Pirman this morning. His wife informed me he died of complications with liver and kidney issues. I knew John for many years and chatted regularly with him, he will be missed. <br />
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RIP buddy.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello all, it is with a heavy heart I announce the passing of John Pirman this morning. His wife informed me he died of complications with liver and kidney issues. I knew John for many years and chatted regularly with him, he will be missed. <br />
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RIP buddy.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Primary Email Account Unavailable]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=76865</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=6351">fastphil</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Good Morning Gentlemen:<br />
<br />
   My primary email account is not working.  Please send turns to fastphil55atgmail.com.<br />
<br />
Regards,<br />
<br />
Phil]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Good Morning Gentlemen:<br />
<br />
   My primary email account is not working.  Please send turns to fastphil55atgmail.com.<br />
<br />
Regards,<br />
<br />
Phil]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Series WDS Sword & Siege]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=76822</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=840">Steel God</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Will the Blitz be supporting the new WDS series with a Ladder and Forum?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Will the Blitz be supporting the new WDS series with a Ladder and Forum?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[4x3 screen preferred? 128 key keyboard?]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=76820</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 17:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=21473">tonyhernandez</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Two technical questions for those that know these kinds of things. Goodness knows i <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">don't </span>know!<br />
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Question 1. I play mostly exclusively WDS/JTS Nappy games on a laptop. I want to make the ultimate setup since i'm moving and will have a desk to game. From what i can see, while the world has moved on to 16x9 aspect ratio, and WDS games do a great job of adjusting to these different ratios, the title screens seem, to me, to be in 4x3. And that kinda makes sense. Putting the Hex Info Area on the top or to the side works...sort of. To me, it seems that these games would play better on the old school ratios they were designed on. Should me external monitor be 4x3?<br />
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For example, they make this gorgeous, 17" LED HD monitor for &#36;62! (With coupon.) <a href="https://amzn.to/4hi9kK7" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://amzn.to/4hi9kK7</a> Is this a good idea? I can then turn my small, 16x9 on its side and make that hold the PDFs. I dunno. I think this is a great idea. Do you?<br />
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Question 2. And this has the possibility of making my gaming experience like NASA's Mission Control Center! Does anyone have any experience with X-Keys? They started with a 24 key programmable keyboard and now have a 60, 80, and as i've linked, 128 keyboard! <a href="https://amzn.to/4bGqCiX" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://amzn.to/4bGqCiX</a><br />
<br />
You can make a Black Powder board to handle all your Nappy games <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">and </span>your ACW games all in one place! Maybe more!<br />
<br />
Not only can you print out colored tabs and recreate the toolbar, but you could also possibly add shortcuts that don't exist like Mode &gt; Play By E-Mail.<br />
<br />
Thoughts?<br />
<br />
Go Suns,<br />
<br />
Tony Hernandez, Phoenix]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Two technical questions for those that know these kinds of things. Goodness knows i <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">don't </span>know!<br />
<br />
Question 1. I play mostly exclusively WDS/JTS Nappy games on a laptop. I want to make the ultimate setup since i'm moving and will have a desk to game. From what i can see, while the world has moved on to 16x9 aspect ratio, and WDS games do a great job of adjusting to these different ratios, the title screens seem, to me, to be in 4x3. And that kinda makes sense. Putting the Hex Info Area on the top or to the side works...sort of. To me, it seems that these games would play better on the old school ratios they were designed on. Should me external monitor be 4x3?<br />
<br />
For example, they make this gorgeous, 17" LED HD monitor for &#36;62! (With coupon.) <a href="https://amzn.to/4hi9kK7" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://amzn.to/4hi9kK7</a> Is this a good idea? I can then turn my small, 16x9 on its side and make that hold the PDFs. I dunno. I think this is a great idea. Do you?<br />
<br />
Question 2. And this has the possibility of making my gaming experience like NASA's Mission Control Center! Does anyone have any experience with X-Keys? They started with a 24 key programmable keyboard and now have a 60, 80, and as i've linked, 128 keyboard! <a href="https://amzn.to/4bGqCiX" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://amzn.to/4bGqCiX</a><br />
<br />
You can make a Black Powder board to handle all your Nappy games <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">and </span>your ACW games all in one place! Maybe more!<br />
<br />
Not only can you print out colored tabs and recreate the toolbar, but you could also possibly add shortcuts that don't exist like Mode &gt; Play By E-Mail.<br />
<br />
Thoughts?<br />
<br />
Go Suns,<br />
<br />
Tony Hernandez, Phoenix]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[German Speaking John Tiller Discord Server]]></title>
			<link>https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=76705</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/member.php?action=profile&uid=22220">vonKleist</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Arial;" class="mycode_font"><span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color">Hello everyone,</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Arial;" class="mycode_font"><span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color">I'm currently setting up a small John Tiller German-speaking Discord community. If you are German-speaking, I would be happy if you would become a part of it. You will find opponents, teammates, multiplayer events, informations and useful links!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Arial;" class="mycode_font"><img src="https://forum.wargameds.com/images/smilies/icon_arrow.gif" loading="lazy"  width="15" height="17" alt="[Image: icon_arrow.gif]" class="mycode_img" /><span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color"> </span><a href="https://discord.gg/StUE4juePP" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: #368ad2;" class="mycode_color">https://discord.gg/StUE4juePP</span></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Arial;" class="mycode_font">See You soon!</span></span></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Arial;" class="mycode_font"><span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color">Hello everyone,</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Arial;" class="mycode_font"><span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color">I'm currently setting up a small John Tiller German-speaking Discord community. If you are German-speaking, I would be happy if you would become a part of it. You will find opponents, teammates, multiplayer events, informations and useful links!</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Arial;" class="mycode_font"><img src="https://forum.wargameds.com/images/smilies/icon_arrow.gif" loading="lazy"  width="15" height="17" alt="[Image: icon_arrow.gif]" class="mycode_img" /><span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color"> </span><a href="https://discord.gg/StUE4juePP" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: #368ad2;" class="mycode_color">https://discord.gg/StUE4juePP</span></a></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Arial;" class="mycode_font">See You soon!</span></span></span>]]></content:encoded>
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