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    Joe appears on the road from around a corner. A good hundred yards out he lifts up his arms and laughs as he jogs towards them. One of his arms is drenched in blood and it holds up an elongated silver claw, and the other hand holds a wide bladed short sword.


    “Of course I’m fine! Why would I not be fine?” Todd groans.


    As Joe reaches them he brings his weapons down together in front of him and slows. Grinning, he affixes the pommel of the sword to the claw protruding from his [Mercury Rod] and directs it to grip like a vice.


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    Todd glares at Joe for a moment, but then his glower slips away as he takes a closer look at Joe’s invention, with both its superior reach and intimidating momentum.


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