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</center>By <a href=http://www.8easybits.net>Pat R</a>, originally seen at <a href="http://www.socksmakepeoplesexy.net">SMPS dot net</a><center><p>਀ 
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So.  Anyone remember <i>Mario 2?</i>  <a href="http://www.socksmakepeoplesexy.net/index.php?a=mario2" TARGET="_NEW">Sure you do.</a>  At the time, we all thought it was another "black sheep" NES sequel like <i>Adventure of Link</i> or <i>Simon's Quest;</i> but in actuality (for those of you who aren't in the know), Nintendo pulled a diabolical switcheroo on American gamers back in 1988.  The <i>Super Mario Bros. 2</i> with which most of us are familiar was originally an entirely different game called <i>Doki Doki Panic.</i>  Nintendo simply made a few tweaks here and there, gave the characters Mario facelifts, and then shipped it off to American shores as the sequel to <i>Super Mario Brothers.</i>  Why?  Well, because the Nintendo higher-ups decided the real <i>Super Mario Brothers 2</i> (later known as <i>The Lost Levels</i> in <i>Super Mario All Stars</i>) would be <i>too difficult</i> for American audiences.  And honestly, it probably would have been.  In all fairness, the "real" <i>Super Mario Brothers 2</i> wasn't much of a loss at all: it's like the Nintendo execs gathered in their board room in '87 and said, "All right.  We've just put out the biggest and best video game <i>ever.</i>  Now we must get to work on the sequel, which naturally must use the same engine and graphics as the first game and be as maddeningly difficult and frustrating as our programmers' ones and zeros can allow.  IT IS THE ONLY WAY."  Enter poison mushrooms, backwards warp zones, and Piranha Plants that don't play by Piranha Plant rules.  I'll take a doctored <i>Doki Doki Panic</i> almost any day.<p>਀ 
Square pulled the same trick with its early <i>Final Fantasy</i> releases in America, and did so much more often.  Mention <i>Final Fantasy II</i> to most casual gamers who owned an SNES, and they'll think "Oh!  Cecil!  Jumping guy!  Spoony bard!  SNES!"  This is incorrect. The game they are thinking of is <i>Final Fantasy IV.</i>  The real <i>Final Fantasy II</i> is an 8-bit Famicom game that only recently hit North American shores in the <i>Final Fantasy Origins</i> and <i>Dawn of Souls</i> collections on PSOne and GBA.  Why didn't we ever get the NES version?  Because the original <i>Final Fantasy</i> hit American shores in 1990: three years after its Japanese release and one year before the release of the SNES and <i>Final Fantasy IV.</i>  It's straight business: localizing and releasing a new game for a new system makes a lot more sense than localizing and releasing an old game for an outdated system.  That and the fact that <i>Final Fantasy II</i> is much like the original <i>Super Mario Brothers 2</i> in that it is merciless and unforgiving to the point where it the gameplay becomes more agonizing than challenging.  I'm seeing an almost identical board room meeting: "okay, so we have a runaway RPG hit on our hands and we need to make a sequel.  I think our goal for <i>Final Fantasy II</i> should be to make as many people as unhappy as we can, and we should begin by revamping the experience and leveling up systems so that the most efficient way of increasing your characters' stats is to have your own guys beat the hell out of each other in battle.  Sound good to you folks?"<p>਀ 
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<center>਀㰀琀愀戀氀攀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㤀㔀─㸀 
<tr>਀㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀　　─ 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀琀漀瀀㸀 
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਀吀漀 戀攀 昀愀椀爀Ⰰ 眀攀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 猀琀愀爀琀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 最漀漀搀⸀  㰀椀㸀䘀椀渀愀氀 䘀愀渀琀愀猀礀 䤀䤀㰀⼀椀㸀 椀猀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀洀攀渀琀 昀攀愀琀甀爀椀渀最 瀀氀愀礀攀爀 挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀猀 眀椀琀栀 搀椀愀氀漀最甀攀 愀渀搀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀氀椀琀椀攀猀Ⰰ 愀猀 漀瀀瀀漀猀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 最愀洀攀✀猀 洀甀琀攀 䰀椀最栀琀 圀愀爀爀椀漀爀猀⸀  吀栀攀 挀愀猀琀 椀猀渀✀琀 渀攀愀爀氀礀 愀猀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀搀 愀猀 氀愀琀攀爀 最愀洀攀猀✀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 挀漀洀瀀愀爀攀搀 琀漀 洀漀猀琀 漀琀栀攀爀 愀搀瘀攀渀琀甀爀攀 愀渀搀 䨀刀倀䜀 栀攀爀漀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 ㄀㤀㠀㠀Ⰰ 㰀椀㸀䘀椀渀愀氀 䘀愀渀琀愀猀礀 䤀䤀✀猀㰀⼀椀㸀 栀攀爀漀攀猀 愀爀攀 焀甀椀琀攀 琀栀攀 挀栀愀琀琀攀爀戀漀砀攀猀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
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<b>FRIONIEL</b><br/>਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀昀爀椀漀渀椀攀氀㄀⸀瀀渀最∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀氀攀昀琀∀⼀㸀 㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀戀氀愀渀欀⸀瀀渀最∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀氀攀昀琀∀⼀㸀  
Your standard virtuous JRPG "Hero" archetype, and a precursor to characters like Butz/Bartz, Locke, Zidane, Tidus, etc.  Unlike his later counterparts, Frioniel isn't an alien, a clone, a basket case, or a dream, and doesn't have any skeletons in his closet, because this was before gimmicks like that were necessary.  "Frioniel" appears to be his actual name, but it was changed to "Firion" in the American releases because of space restrictions.  I dubbed him "Freon," after the ozone-damaging chlorofluorocarbon.਀ 
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The "kind-hearted, frail-of-body-yet-strong-of-will female lead" who reappears in later games as Rosa, Lenna, Terra, Celes, Aeris, Rinoa, Dagger, Yuna, etc.  I don't think there's much else to be said about Maria other than that she boasts one of the most enticing 8-bit racks in existence, for whatever the hell that's worth.਀ 
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<b>GUY</b><br/>਀吀栀攀 ∀最攀渀琀氀攀 最椀愀渀琀∀ 愀爀挀栀攀琀礀瀀攀⸀  匀攀攀 愀氀猀漀㨀 匀愀戀椀渀Ⰰ 䈀愀爀爀攀琀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䬀椀洀愀爀栀椀⸀  䠀椀猀 猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀 瀀漀眀攀爀猀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀 爀攀琀愀爀搀 猀琀爀攀渀最琀栀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 愀戀椀氀椀琀礀 琀漀 挀漀洀洀甀渀椀挀愀琀攀 眀椀琀栀 戀攀愀瘀攀爀猀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
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Maria's older brother is a double prototype.  Lionheart is both the first instance of the Dark Knight class in <i>Final Fantasy</i> and the first "bad good guy" character, followed by the likes of Kain, Shadow, Vincent, Amarant, etc.  He's the last of the four main characters, although he disappears after the first battle and doesn't the your party until the end of the game.  He has been renamed "Leon" in the official American releases, which isn't nearly as striking as "Lionheart."  I personally like to call him "RASTA."<br/>਀ 
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<center>਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀氀椀漀渀栀攀愀爀琀㈀⸀瀀渀最∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀爀椀最栀琀∀⼀㸀 㰀瀀㸀 
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਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀洀椀渀栀㄀⸀瀀渀最∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀氀攀昀琀∀⼀㸀 㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀戀氀愀渀欀⸀瀀渀最∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀氀攀昀琀∀⼀㸀  
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Princess Hilda's right hand man and White Mage extraordinaire.  Minh is the first ally to join your party and, thanks to his extensive White Magic grimoire, the closest thing you get to a genuinely useful one.  Hard to say which later characters in the series resemble him, since most (all) future White Mages are female.  <br/>਀ 
</td>਀㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㌀㐀─ 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀琀漀瀀㸀 
<font face=arial color=white size=2>਀㰀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀 
<img src="minh2.png" align="right"/> <p>਀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 
</tr>਀㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀 
਀㰀瀀㸀 
<p>਀ 
਀㰀琀愀戀氀攀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀　　─㸀 
<tr>਀㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㘀㘀─ 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀琀漀瀀㸀 
<font face=arial color=white size=3>਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀樀漀猀攀昀㄀⸀瀀渀最∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀氀攀昀琀∀⼀㸀 㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀戀氀愀渀欀⸀瀀渀最∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀氀攀昀琀∀⼀㸀  
਀㰀戀㸀䨀伀匀䔀䘀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
The mayor of the wintry village of Salamando is both a "barehanded fighter" and a "middle-aged/geezer hardass" character, which makes him a prototype of Yang, Galuf, Sabin, Strago, Tifa, Zell, Amarant, Steiner, and a whole lot of Cids.  He lends the party his Ice Sled, which they are then forced to lug around for the entire game because there's no Fat Chocobo to hold onto unneeded story items.<br/>਀ 
</td>਀㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㌀㐀─ 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀琀漀瀀㸀 
਀㰀昀漀渀琀 昀愀挀攀㴀愀爀椀愀氀 挀漀氀漀爀㴀眀栀椀琀攀 猀椀稀攀㴀㈀㸀 
<center>਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀樀漀猀攀昀㈀⸀瀀渀最∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀爀椀最栀琀∀⼀㸀 㰀瀀㸀 
</td>਀㰀⼀琀爀㸀 
</table>਀㰀瀀㸀 
<p>਀ 
਀㰀琀愀戀氀攀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀　　─㸀 
<tr>਀㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㘀㘀─ 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀琀漀瀀㸀 
<font face=arial color=white size=3>਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀最漀爀搀漀渀㄀⸀瀀渀最∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀氀攀昀琀∀⼀㸀 㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀戀氀愀渀欀⸀瀀渀最∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀氀攀昀琀∀⼀㸀  
਀㰀戀㸀䜀伀刀䐀伀一㰀⼀戀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀䄀 ∀猀瀀漀漀渀礀Ⰰ 眀攀愀欀氀椀渀最 氀漀猀攀爀 瀀爀椀渀挀攀∀ 欀椀渀搀 漀昀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀㬀 䜀漀爀搀漀渀 爀攀愀瀀瀀攀愀爀猀 愀猀 䔀搀眀愀爀搀 椀渀 㰀椀㸀䘀椀渀愀氀 䘀愀渀琀愀猀礀 䤀嘀㰀⼀椀㸀 愀渀搀 椀猀 琀栀攀渀 爀愀爀攀氀礀 猀攀攀渀 愀最愀椀渀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 渀漀戀漀搀礀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 㰀椀㸀氀椀欀攀猀㰀⼀椀㸀 琀栀椀猀 欀椀渀搀 漀昀 挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀⸀  䜀漀爀搀漀渀 椀猀 琀栀攀 昀漀爀洀攀爀 瀀爀椀渀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀攀挀椀洀愀琀攀搀 欀椀渀最搀漀洀 漀昀 䬀愀猀栀甀漀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 攀瘀攀渀琀甀愀氀氀礀 猀琀攀瀀猀 甀瀀 琀漀 氀攀愀搀 琀栀攀 爀攀戀攀氀氀椀漀渀 愀琀 䠀椀氀搀愀✀猀 猀椀搀攀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 
<td width=34% valign=top>਀㰀昀漀渀琀 昀愀挀攀㴀愀爀椀愀氀 挀漀氀漀爀㴀眀栀椀琀攀 猀椀稀攀㴀㈀㸀 
<center>਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀最漀爀搀漀渀㈀⸀瀀渀最∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀爀椀最栀琀∀⼀㸀 㰀瀀㸀 
਀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 
</tr>਀㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀 
<p>਀㰀瀀㸀 
਀ 
<table border=0 width=100%>਀㰀琀爀㸀 
<td width=66% valign=top>਀㰀昀漀渀琀 昀愀挀攀㴀愀爀椀愀氀 挀漀氀漀爀㴀眀栀椀琀攀 猀椀稀攀㴀㌀㸀 
਀㰀瀀㸀 
<img src="layla1.png" align="left"/> <img src="blank.png" align="left"/> ਀㰀戀㸀䰀䄀夀䰀䄀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀吀栀椀猀 昀爀攀攀ⴀ猀瀀椀爀椀琀攀搀 瀀椀爀愀琀攀 挀栀椀挀欀 椀猀 礀漀甀爀 ∀猀愀猀猀礀 戀攀愀甀琀礀 眀椀琀栀 愀 洀攀愀渀 猀琀爀攀愀欀∀ 挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀Ⰰ 眀栀漀 氀愀琀攀爀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 最甀椀猀攀猀 漀昀 䘀愀爀椀猀Ⰰ 夀甀昀昀椀攀Ⰰ 䰀甀氀甀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 倀愀椀渀攀⸀  䰀椀欀攀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 漀昀 栀攀爀 搀攀猀挀攀渀搀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 猀栀攀 攀渀搀猀 甀瀀 樀漀椀渀椀渀最 愀昀琀攀爀 愀 昀愀椀氀攀搀 愀琀琀攀洀瀀琀 愀琀 欀椀搀渀愀瀀瀀椀渀最 愀渀搀 爀漀戀戀椀渀最 琀栀攀 瀀愀爀琀礀⸀  䰀愀礀氀愀 愀氀猀漀 猀瀀漀爀琀猀 㠀ⴀ戀椀琀 挀氀攀愀瘀愀最攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 戀礀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 礀漀甀 挀漀洀攀 愀挀爀漀猀猀 栀攀爀 琀栀攀 渀漀瘀攀氀琀礀 栀愀猀 愀氀爀攀愀搀礀 眀漀爀渀 漀昀昀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
</td>਀㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㌀㐀─ 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀琀漀瀀㸀 
<font face=arial color=white size=2>਀㰀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀 
<img src="layla2.png" align="right"/> <p>਀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 
</tr>਀㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀 
<p>਀㰀瀀㸀 
਀ 
<table border=0 width=100%>਀㰀琀爀㸀 
਀㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㘀㘀─ 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀琀漀瀀㸀 
<font face=arial color=white size=3>਀ 
<img src="richard1.png" align="left"/><img src="blank.png" align="left"/> ਀㰀戀㸀刀䤀䌀䠀䄀刀䐀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀䔀瘀攀渀 椀昀 栀攀 挀愀渀✀琀 䨀甀洀瀀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䐀爀愀最漀漀渀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀氀搀 漀昀 㰀椀㸀䘀椀渀愀氀 䘀愀渀琀愀猀礀 䤀䤀㰀⼀椀㸀 椀猀 琀栀攀 瘀攀爀礀 昀椀爀猀琀 䐀爀愀最漀漀渀 椀渀 愀 㰀椀㸀䘀椀渀愀氀 䘀愀渀琀愀猀礀㰀⼀椀㸀 最愀洀攀⸀  䠀漀眀✀猀 琀栀愀琀 昀漀爀 猀漀洀攀 椀洀瀀爀攀猀猀椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀攀渀琀椀愀氀猀㼀  刀椀挀栀愀爀搀 挀漀洀攀猀 愀挀爀漀猀猀 愀猀 愀 ∀渀漀戀氀攀 眀愀爀爀椀漀爀 眀椀琀栀 愀渀 愀椀爀 漀昀 琀爀愀最攀搀礀∀ 欀椀渀搀 漀昀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀Ⰰ 氀椀欀攀 䌀礀愀渀Ⰰ 䘀爀攀礀愀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䄀甀爀漀渀⸀  䠀攀 栀愀猀 琀栀攀 愀戀椀氀椀琀礀 琀漀 挀漀洀洀甀渀椀挀愀琀攀 眀椀琀栀 愀渀搀 爀椀搀攀 琀栀攀 䠀椀爀礀甀甀Ⰰ 愀 琀礀瀀攀 漀昀 搀爀愀最漀渀 琀栀愀琀 甀猀甀愀氀氀礀 最攀琀猀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀攀搀 愀猀 ∀眀礀瘀攀爀渀∀ 漀爀 ∀眀椀渀搀 搀爀愀欀攀∀ 椀渀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀猀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
</td>਀㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㌀㐀─ 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀琀漀瀀㸀 
<font face=arial color=white size=2>਀㰀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀 
 <img src="richard2.png" align="right"/> <p>਀ 
</td>਀㰀⼀琀爀㸀 
</table>਀㰀瀀㸀 
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<br><FONT SIZE="4"><b>The Villains</FONT></b><p>਀㰀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀㰀戀㸀䤀䴀倀䔀刀䤀䄀䰀 䘀伀刀䌀䔀匀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀瀀㸀 
<img src="imperialforces.png" ></center><br/>		਀吀栀攀 倀愀爀愀洀攀欀椀愀渀 䔀洀瀀椀爀攀✀猀 椀渀昀攀爀渀愀氀 氀攀最椀漀渀猀⸀  吀栀攀礀 愀爀攀 栀甀洀愀渀漀椀搀 椀渀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀椀爀 猀琀爀攀渀最琀栀Ⰰ 搀甀爀愀戀椀氀椀琀礀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 洀攀爀挀椀氀攀猀猀渀攀猀猀 攀砀挀攀攀搀 栀甀洀愀渀 氀椀洀椀琀猀⸀  唀渀氀攀猀猀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 愀 搀攀愀琀栀 眀椀猀栀Ⰰ 椀琀✀猀 甀猀甀愀氀氀礀 愀 戀愀搀 椀搀攀愀 琀漀 琀爀礀 琀愀氀欀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀攀洀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀㰀戀㸀吀䠀䔀 䐀䄀刀䬀 䬀一䤀䜀䠀吀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀瀀㸀 
਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀搀愀爀欀欀渀椀最栀琀⸀瀀渀最∀㸀㰀⼀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀 㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
A mysterious and powerful warrior who shot upwards through the imperial ranks to become one of the Emperor's most trusted servants.  Maria remarks that <i>HIS VOICE...IT SOUNDS SO FAMILIAR!</i>, so you can probably guess his real identity.<br/><br/><br/>਀ 
<center><b>BORGAN</b><p>਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀戀漀爀最愀渀⸀瀀渀最∀ 㸀㰀⼀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀 㰀戀爀⼀㸀ऀ 
A treacherous coward who was instrumental in the imperial takeover of Phin, acting as the empire's man on the inside.  Borgan is a complete wuss in battle.  Hours after you kill him off, he reappears as a zombie in the final dungeon.  It's equally funny and morbid.<br/><br/><br/>਀ 
<center><b>GOTUS</b><p>਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀最漀琀甀猀⸀瀀渀最∀ 㸀㰀⼀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀 㰀戀爀⼀㸀ऀ 
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਀吀栀攀 氀攀愀搀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀洀瀀攀爀椀愀氀 昀漀爀挀攀猀 漀挀挀甀瀀礀椀渀最 倀栀椀渀⸀  䄀渀漀琀栀攀爀 眀椀洀瀀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀㰀戀㸀吀䠀䔀 䔀䴀倀䔀刀伀刀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀瀀㸀 
<img src="emperor1.png" > <img src="emperor2.png" ></center> <br/><br/>	਀吀栀攀 爀甀氀攀爀 漀昀 倀愀爀愀洀攀欀椀愀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 瘀椀氀氀愀椀渀 眀栀漀 戀攀最愀渀 琀栀攀 㰀椀㸀䘀椀渀愀氀 䘀愀渀琀愀猀礀㰀⼀椀㸀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 ∀攀瘀椀氀 瀀漀眀攀爀 栀甀渀最爀礀 爀甀氀攀爀 漀昀 愀 欀椀渀最搀漀洀⼀攀洀瀀椀爀攀⼀挀漀爀瀀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀 愀琀琀攀洀瀀琀猀 琀漀 栀愀爀渀攀猀猀 愀渀 愀渀挀椀攀渀琀⼀猀攀愀氀攀搀⼀昀漀爀戀椀搀搀攀渀⼀攀猀漀琀攀爀椀挀 昀漀爀挀攀 椀渀 漀爀搀攀爀 琀漀 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀氀搀 戀甀琀 琀栀攀渀 氀漀猀攀猀 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀 漀昀 愀渀搀 椀猀 挀漀渀猀甀洀攀搀⼀搀攀猀琀爀漀礀攀搀 戀礀 猀愀椀搀 瀀漀眀攀爀猀Ⰰ 攀琀挀⸀ 攀琀挀⸀∀ 琀栀愀琀 栀愀猀 戀攀挀漀洀攀 愀渀 椀渀最爀攀搀椀攀渀琀 漀昀 眀栀愀琀 猀攀攀洀猀 氀椀欀攀 攀瘀攀爀礀 䨀刀倀䜀 琀漀 挀漀洀攀 漀甀琀 猀椀渀挀攀⸀  夀漀甀 欀渀漀眀 栀漀眀 椀琀 最漀攀猀⸀  䄀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 琀栀椀猀 最甀礀 欀攀攀瀀猀 椀琀 猀琀爀愀椀最栀琀昀漀爀眀愀爀搀 愀渀搀 樀甀猀琀 猀攀氀氀猀 栀椀猀 猀漀甀氀 琀漀 琀栀攀 搀攀瘀椀氀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀戀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 匀䤀娀䔀㴀∀㐀∀㸀伀琀栀攀爀 䌀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀猀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀㰀戀㸀䠀䤀䰀䐀䄀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀瀀㸀 
<img src="hilda.png" ></center> <br/>	਀ 
The exiled Princess of Phin who leads the rebellion out of the town of Altea.  Most of <i>Final Fantasy II's</i> gameplay consists of following the orders she barks at you from her throne.  "We need Mythril to compete with the Imperial Army!  Go find some!"  "The Empire's Warship will kill us all!  Go deal with it!"  "Now we need Ultima magic!  Snap to it!"  "AIIEE!  Now the Emperor's summoned a tornado!  Fix it!"<br/><br/><br/>਀ 
<center><b>PAUL</b><p>਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀瀀愀甀氀⸀瀀渀最∀ 㸀㰀⼀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀 㰀戀爀⼀㸀ऀ 
Master thief and ninja dude.  Paul is a recurring character, but he never actually joins your party -- which is a shame, because he's cooler than most of the losers who do.<br/><br/><br/>਀ 
<center><b>CID</b><p>਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀挀椀搀⸀瀀渀最∀ 㸀㰀⼀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀 㰀戀爀⼀㸀ऀ 
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The very first Cid in <i>Final Fantasy</i> appears here as an airship engineer and pilot.  Yup.  As you can tell by the screenshot, he also dies at some point.  Sorry about the spoiler, but it was the only capture I took of him and I'm not going back and taking more.<br/><br/><br/>਀ 
<center><b>ELINA AND CHILD</b><p>਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀攀氀椀渀愀开欀椀搀⸀瀀渀最∀ 㸀㰀⼀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀 㰀戀爀⼀㸀ऀ 
The wife and son of a slain Dragoon.  They're not really worth mentioning, except for the fact that that <i>Final Fantasy Origins</i> does some retconning and changes the unnamed child's name to "Kain."  Richard, whose last name is "Highwind," adopts the boy later on in the game.  This suggests that the boy will grow up to be Kain Highwind of <i>Final Fantasy IV</i> fame, which is Square Enix revisionary garbage and you shouldn't believe it.<br/><br/><br/>਀ 
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<i>Final Fantasy II</i> starts off with Frioniel and friends locked in a hopeless struggle against an imperial death squad and getting the earthly piss beaten out of them.  This is fitting, inasmuch as it sets the mood for the rest of the game to come.  <i>Final Fantasy II</i> will do everything in its power to beat you down.  And when I write "you," I am not referring to Frioniel's party.  I am referring to <i>you,</i> the player.  <i>Final Fantasy II</i> is a pair of simultaneous battles on two separate planes.  The first is the fictional struggle of Frioniel and the rebel forces against the might of the Paramekian Empire.  The second is the very real battle between you, the player, and <i>Final Fantasy II,</i> in which the game attempts to foil your efforts and demoralize you from ever playing again.  As you try to beat <i>Final Fantasy II,</i> <i>Final Fantasy II</i> tries to beat <i>you.</i><br/><br/>਀ 
Most reviews and guides only cover the first aspect of this struggle.  I, however, will be talking about the latter.  To this end, I have pinpointed the <i>five</i> primary devices <i>Final Fantasy II</i> employs in its psychological battle against the player's will.<br/><br/><br/>਀ 
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This is the main culprit and <i>Final Fantasy II's</i> greatest weapon.  Somebody in SquareSoft thought it might be a cool idea to discard experience points and leveling up in favor of an alternative system.  This wasn't such a bad idea in spirit, and was quite progressive for an eight-bit RPG in 1988.  However, the system they came up with is absolutely absurd and renders <i>Final Fantasy II</i> unplayable to the point where I honestly have a hard time believing it wasn't intentional.<br/><br/>਀ 
Here's how it works: party members' statistics increase with use.  If they use a lot of physical attacks in battle, their Attack and Weapon Skill increase.  If they use a lot of magic, their Intelligence or Soul (depending on whether Black or White magic is used) increase.  Losing a lot of HP means an increase in HP and Vitality increase, and consuming large amounts of magic points might lead to an increase in MP.  (I say "might" because there's never any real guarantee that anyone will receive a stat increase after a battle.)<br/><br/>਀ 
What this means is that the most efficient way of building up your party's HP, Attack, Vitality, and Weapon Skill levels is to seek out random battles and, instead of fighting the enemies, having your party members whale on themselves and each other with their equipped weapons while the monsters gaze on in horrified stupefaction.  I will have Maria demonstrate:<br/><br/>਀ 
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<b>STEP ONE</b>: Maria targets self<br/><br/>਀ 
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It gets worse.  <i>Final Fantasy II's</i> Magic and Weapon Skill system works on the same basic principle.  Regularly using a certain type of weapon increases a character's proficiency with that weapon, allowing them to score more hits and inflict greater damage.  Similarly, casting the same spell enough times levels it up, making more effective.  (A modified version of this system was later included in <i>Secret of Mana.</i>)  The problem lies in the frequency with which you must use a weapon or spell to see a Skill Level increase.  It isn't much of an issue with melee attacks, but using magic with any degree of effectiveness becomes a grueling ordeal.  When you buy that "Fire" spellbook and give it one of your party members, it starts off at level 1.  In order to level it up to 2, you must cast Fire in battle anywhere from 50-100 times.  And that's another 50-100 uses to get it up to level 3 afterwards.  And if you have any interest in using Ice or Bolt magic, you'd better get to leveling <i>those</i> up too.  The Heal and Blink spells are useful as well: START LEVELING.  Holy?  Flare?  Ultima?  They all start off at level 1 as well, and you gotta get them up to at least level 5 before they become even remotely useful at the stage of the game in which you acquire them.  That's 250-500 uses.  Each.<br/><br/>਀ 
But never fear!  There <i>is</i> a shortcut to boosting your Magic ability.  Due to a bug in the game, selecting a spell and choosing a target registers as a successful use of said spell.  This allows you to increase spell levels by having a character pick a spell and choose a target, then pressing "B" to cancel it.  Repeat 50-100 times for an increase in that spell's level.  It's a lot like doing reps at the gym: tedious, repetitive, and time-consuming, but in this case, the results are a lot less...well, tangible.  If your brain releases <i>any</i> endorphin during this process, I'd contact a neurologist immediately.<br/><br/>਀ 
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The dungeons in the first <i>Final Fantasy</i> have doors.  Behind those doors are rooms.  Often, these rooms contain stuff.  It is usually a good idea to check behind doors in <i>Final Fantasy.</i><br/><br/>਀ 
Final Fantasy II's dungeons have doors.  Lots of doors.  More doors than <i>Final Fantasy's</i> dungeons.  But behind these doors, about 90% of the time, is <i>nothing.</i>  Totally empty rooms.  Neat, huh?  It gets better: when enter the empty room and the screen changes, your character is positioned several paces inside the room instead of in the doorway.  In a game where every step is a potential enemy encounter, and fleeing from battle can be anywhere from difficult to downright impossible (side note: you cannot retreat from undead foes, which dungeons are <i>full</i> of), this can be much more of a pain than it sounds.  The obvious solution is to just never go through any doors, but <i>Final Fantasy II</i> throws curveballs by sometimes hiding an extremely crucial and rare piece of equipment behind a single nondescript door among fifteen others, or placing the staircase to the next floor behind a door.  The only thing that could possibly make dungeon exploration in <i>Final Fantasy II</i> more painful would be if stepping into an empty room caused the voice of George W. Bush to cackle over the speakers: "HEH HEH!  NO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN HERE!"<br/><br/><br/>਀ 
<b><FONT SIZE="4">3.) Useless Allies</FONT></b><br/></br>਀匀漀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀爀攀攀 瀀爀椀洀愀爀礀 瀀愀爀琀礀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀㨀 䘀爀椀漀渀椀攀氀Ⰰ 䴀愀爀椀愀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䜀甀礀⸀  吀栀攀礀 爀攀洀愀椀渀 眀椀琀栀 礀漀甀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 攀渀琀椀爀攀 最愀洀攀 愀渀搀 愀爀攀 眀漀爀琀栀 戀甀椀氀搀椀渀最 甀瀀 愀猀 洀甀挀栀 愀猀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀⸀  吀栀攀 昀漀甀爀琀栀 瀀愀爀琀礀 洀攀洀戀攀爀 猀氀漀琀 椀猀 昀椀氀氀攀搀 愀渀搀 瘀愀挀愀琀攀搀 愀猀 琀栀攀 瀀爀漀最爀攀猀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀氀漀琀 搀攀洀愀渀搀猀⸀  吀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 愀氀氀礀 礀漀甀 最攀琀 椀猀 䴀椀渀栀Ⰰ 眀栀漀 欀渀漀眀猀 愀氀洀漀猀琀 攀瘀攀爀礀 圀栀椀琀攀 䴀愀最椀挀 猀瀀攀氀氀 椀渀 琀栀攀 最愀洀攀 愀渀搀 愀琀 昀愀椀爀氀礀 栀椀最栀 氀攀瘀攀氀猀 琀漀 戀漀漀琀⸀  䴀椀渀栀 椀猀 愀 栀攀氀瀀昀甀氀 愀搀搀椀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 搀漀攀猀 愀 最漀漀搀 樀漀戀 栀攀氀瀀椀渀最 礀漀甀爀 椀渀攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀搀 瀀愀爀琀礀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀 猀琀愀礀 愀昀氀漀愀琀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 猀琀愀最攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 最愀洀攀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
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਀䄀渀搀 㰀椀㸀琀栀攀渀㰀⼀椀㸀 礀漀甀 最攀琀 䜀漀爀搀漀渀⸀  䜀漀爀搀漀渀 椀猀 甀猀攀氀攀猀猀⸀  䠀椀猀 猀琀愀琀猀 愀爀攀 瀀椀琀椀昀甀氀Ⰰ 栀攀✀猀 甀渀猀欀椀氀氀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 眀攀愀瀀漀渀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 栀攀 欀渀漀眀猀 渀漀 猀瀀攀氀氀猀⸀  䴀愀欀椀渀最 栀椀洀 甀猀攀昀甀氀 攀瘀攀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀洀愀氀氀攀猀琀 搀攀最爀攀攀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀猀 洀甀挀栀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 攀昀昀漀爀琀⸀  圀栀攀渀 䜀漀爀搀漀渀 栀攀 氀攀愀瘀攀猀 礀漀甀爀 瀀愀爀琀礀Ⰰ 栀攀✀猀 爀攀瀀氀愀挀攀搀 戀礀 䰀愀礀氀愀Ⰰ 眀栀漀 栀愀猀 氀漀眀 䠀倀Ⰰ 愀 䰀攀瘀攀氀 ㈀ 猀欀椀氀氀 氀攀瘀攀氀 眀椀琀栀 昀攀眀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 眀攀愀瀀漀渀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 漀渀氀礀 欀渀漀眀猀 漀渀攀 猀瀀攀氀氀⸀  䜀漀琀琀愀 瀀漀眀攀爀 栀攀爀 甀瀀Ⰰ 琀漀漀⸀  匀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 栀漀甀爀猀 氀愀琀攀爀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 最攀琀 刀椀挀栀愀爀搀Ⰰ 眀栀漀 栀愀猀 氀漀甀猀礀 䠀倀Ⰰ 猀漀ⴀ猀漀 愀琀琀愀挀欀 瀀漀眀攀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 渀漀 猀瀀攀氀氀猀⸀  䜀攀琀 琀栀攀 最椀猀琀 礀攀琀㼀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
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Sure, <i>Final Fantasy II</i> is the first game in the series featuring characters with backgrounds and personalities, but what difference does it make if most of them can't pull their weight in battle?  Jerks.<br/><br/><br/>਀ 
<b><FONT SIZE="4">4.) Limited Inventory Space</FONT></b><br/></br>਀吀栀椀猀 椀猀 渀漀琀栀椀渀最 渀攀眀⸀  吀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 㰀椀㸀䘀椀渀愀氀 䘀愀渀琀愀猀礀✀猀㰀⼀椀㸀 椀渀瘀攀渀琀漀爀礀 眀愀猀 㰀椀㸀猀攀瘀攀爀攀氀礀㰀⼀椀㸀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀⸀  䈀甀琀 眀栀愀琀 㰀椀㸀䘀椀渀愀氀 䘀愀渀琀愀猀礀 䤀䤀㰀⼀椀㸀 氀椀欀攀猀 琀漀 琀栀爀甀猀琀 愀 琀漀渀 漀昀 猀琀漀爀礀ⴀ爀攀氀愀琀攀搀 ∀欀攀礀∀ 椀琀攀洀猀 愀琀 礀漀甀 琀栀愀琀 栀愀瘀攀 渀漀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀愀氀 瀀甀爀瀀漀猀攀 愀渀搀 愀爀攀 椀洀瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 琀漀 琀栀爀漀眀 愀眀愀礀 漀爀 栀愀渀搀 漀昀昀⸀  䈀礀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 礀漀甀✀爀攀 愀琀 琀栀攀 昀椀渀愀氀 搀甀渀最攀漀渀Ⰰ 栀愀氀昀 漀昀 礀漀甀爀 椀渀瘀攀渀琀漀爀礀 ⴀⴀ 猀瀀愀挀攀 礀漀甀 挀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 甀猀椀渀最 琀漀 猀琀漀爀攀 䔀氀椀砀椀爀猀Ⰰ 䔀琀栀攀爀猀Ⰰ 倀栀漀攀渀椀砀 䐀漀眀渀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 猀琀甀昀昀 礀漀甀 洀椀最栀琀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 㰀椀㸀甀猀攀㰀⼀椀㸀 ⴀⴀ 挀漀渀猀椀猀琀猀 漀昀 眀漀爀琀栀氀攀猀猀 最愀爀戀愀最攀 琀栀攀 最愀洀攀 眀漀渀✀琀 氀攀琀 礀漀甀 琀栀爀漀眀 愀眀愀礀⸀  䤀琀 攀瘀攀渀 搀爀漀瀀猀 琀栀攀 䠀椀爀礀甀甀 ⠀愀 昀氀礀椀渀最Ⰰ 瀀爀攀猀甀洀愀戀氀礀 昀椀爀攀ⴀ戀爀攀愀琀栀椀渀最 搀爀愀最漀渀⤀ 椀渀琀漀 礀漀甀爀 瀀愀爀琀礀✀猀 戀愀挀欀瀀愀挀欀 愀猀 愀 琀漀琀愀氀氀礀 甀猀攀氀攀猀猀 眀攀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 愀瀀瀀愀爀攀渀琀氀礀 漀渀氀礀 琀漀 琀愀甀渀琀 礀漀甀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀戀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 匀䤀娀䔀㴀∀㐀∀㸀㔀⸀⤀ 圀椀氀搀 䜀漀漀猀攀 䌀栀愀猀攀猀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀⼀戀爀㸀 
਀伀欀愀礀⸀  䠀攀爀攀✀猀 栀漀眀 愀渀 攀愀爀氀礀 挀栀甀渀欀 漀昀 㰀椀㸀䘀椀渀愀氀 䘀愀渀琀愀猀礀 䤀䤀㰀⼀椀㸀 瀀氀愀礀猀 漀甀琀㨀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀戀㸀匀吀䔀倀 伀一䔀㨀㰀⼀戀㸀 吀愀氀欀 琀漀 䠀椀氀搀愀 椀渀 䄀氀琀攀愀⸀  ∀圀䔀 一䔀䔀䐀 䴀夀吀䠀刀䤀䰀℀  䜀伀 吀伀 吀䠀䔀 匀䔀䴀䤀吀䔀 䌀䄀嘀䔀 一䔀䄀刀 匀䄀䰀䄀䴀䄀一䐀伀 䄀一䐀 䜀䔀吀 匀伀䴀䔀℀∀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀戀㸀匀吀䔀倀 吀圀伀㨀㰀⼀戀㸀 䰀攀愀瘀攀 䄀氀琀攀愀⸀  吀愀欀攀 琀栀攀 挀愀渀漀攀 愀挀爀漀猀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀欀攀⸀  䔀渀琀攀爀 倀愀氀洀⸀  倀愀礀 琀栀攀 洀愀渀 椀渀 倀愀氀洀 琀漀 琀愀欀攀 礀漀甀 琀漀 倀漀昀琀 漀渀 栀椀猀 猀栀椀瀀⸀  倀愀礀 䌀椀搀 椀渀 倀漀昀琀 琀漀 琀愀欀攀 礀漀甀 琀漀 匀愀氀愀洀愀渀搀漀 椀渀 栀椀猀 愀椀爀猀栀椀瀀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀戀㸀匀吀䔀倀 吀䠀刀䔀䔀㨀㰀⼀戀㸀 䔀渀琀攀爀 匀愀氀愀洀愀渀搀漀⸀  吀愀氀欀 琀漀 䨀漀猀攀昀⸀  䔀砀椀琀 匀愀氀愀洀愀渀搀漀⸀  圀愀氀欀 琀漀 琀栀攀 匀攀洀椀琀攀 䌀愀瘀攀⸀  䔀渀琀攀爀 匀攀洀椀琀攀 䌀愀瘀攀Ⰰ 昀椀最栀琀 礀漀甀爀 眀愀礀 琀漀 琀栀攀 戀漀琀琀漀洀Ⰰ 愀挀焀甀椀爀攀 琀栀攀 䴀礀琀栀爀椀氀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀戀㸀匀吀䔀倀 䘀伀唀刀㨀㰀⼀戀㸀 䔀砀椀琀 琀栀攀 匀攀洀椀琀攀 䌀愀瘀攀⸀  圀愀氀欀 琀漀 匀愀氀愀洀愀渀搀漀⸀  吀愀氀欀 琀漀 䨀漀猀攀昀⸀  䔀砀椀琀 匀愀氀愀洀愀渀搀漀⸀  圀愀氀欀 琀漀 倀漀昀琀⸀  倀愀礀 琀栀攀 洀愀渀 椀渀 倀漀昀琀 琀漀 琀愀氀欀 礀漀甀 琀漀 倀愀氀洀 漀渀 栀椀猀 猀栀椀瀀⸀  䔀砀椀琀 倀愀氀洀⸀  吀愀欀攀 琀栀攀 挀愀渀漀攀 愀挀爀漀猀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀欀攀⸀  䔀渀琀攀爀 䄀氀琀攀愀⸀  吀愀氀欀 琀漀 䠀椀氀搀愀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀戀㸀匀吀䔀倀 䘀䤀嘀䔀㨀㰀⼀戀㸀 䠀椀氀搀愀㨀 ∀一伀圀 䜀伀 吀伀 䈀伀䘀匀䬀 䄀一䐀 匀吀伀倀 吀䠀䔀 䔀䴀倀䤀刀䔀✀匀 圀䄀刀匀䠀䤀倀℀∀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
	਀㰀戀㸀匀吀䔀倀 匀䤀堀㨀㰀⼀戀㸀 䔀砀椀琀 䄀氀琀攀愀⸀  吀愀欀攀 琀栀攀 挀愀渀漀攀 愀挀爀漀猀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀欀攀⸀  䔀渀琀攀爀 倀愀氀洀⸀  倀愀礀 琀栀攀 洀愀渀 椀渀 倀愀氀洀 琀漀 琀愀欀攀 礀漀甀 琀漀 倀漀昀琀 漀渀 栀椀猀 猀栀椀瀀⸀  倀愀礀 䌀椀搀 椀渀 倀漀昀琀 琀漀 琀愀欀攀 礀漀甀 琀漀 䈀漀昀猀欀 椀渀 栀椀猀 愀椀爀猀栀椀瀀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀戀㸀匀吀䔀倀 匀䔀嘀䔀一㨀㰀⼀戀㸀 䔀渀琀攀爀 䈀漀昀猀欀⸀  䘀椀最栀琀 洀愀渀礀 戀愀琀琀氀攀猀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀戀㸀匀吀䔀倀 䔀䤀䜀䠀吀㨀㰀⼀戀㸀 䔀砀椀琀 䈀漀昀猀欀⸀  圀愀氀欀 琀漀 倀漀昀琀⸀  倀愀礀 琀栀攀 洀愀渀 椀渀 倀漀昀琀 琀漀 琀愀欀攀 礀漀甀 琀漀 倀愀氀洀 漀渀 栀椀猀 猀栀椀瀀⸀  䔀砀椀琀 倀愀氀洀⸀  吀愀欀攀 琀栀攀 挀愀渀漀攀 愀挀爀漀猀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀欀攀⸀  䔀渀琀攀爀 䄀氀琀攀愀⸀  吀愀氀欀 琀漀 䠀椀氀搀愀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀戀㸀匀吀䔀倀 一䤀一䔀㨀㰀⼀戀㸀 䠀椀氀搀愀㨀 ∀吀䄀䰀䬀 吀伀 䌀䤀䐀℀  䴀䄀夀䈀䔀 䠀䔀 䬀一伀圀匀 䠀伀圀 吀伀 匀吀伀倀 吀䠀䔀 圀䄀刀匀䠀䤀倀℀∀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
਀㰀戀㸀匀吀䔀倀 吀䔀一㨀㰀⼀戀㸀 䔀砀椀琀 䄀氀琀攀愀⸀  吀愀欀攀 琀栀攀 挀愀渀漀攀 愀挀爀漀猀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀欀攀⸀  䔀渀琀攀爀 倀愀氀洀⸀  倀愀礀 琀栀攀 洀愀渀 椀渀 倀愀氀洀 琀漀 琀愀欀攀 礀漀甀 琀漀 倀漀昀琀 漀渀 栀椀猀 猀栀椀瀀⸀  吀愀氀欀 琀漀 䌀椀搀 椀渀 倀漀昀琀⸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀㰀戀爀⼀㸀 
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