Medallion of Akelha Ra  

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Where:
Who:
Rating:
*****
Information:
Time:Weeks
Level:60
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Quest
Quest Goal:
  • Loot
Quest Items:
Related Zones:
Related Creatures:
Related Quests:
Era:Shadows of Luclin
Recommended:
Group Size:Solo
Min. # of Players:1
Max. # of Players:1
Appropriate Classes:
  • All
Appropriate Races:
  • All
Entered: Thu Jul 18 16:24:44 2002
Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
The Remains of Val Kerrath is in a ring of fungi, surrounded by Guardian Spirits, at +1590, 80.

You say, 'Hail, remains of Vah Kerrath'

remains of Vah Kerrath says 'Fleshy mortal, can you not see that I am cursed to live in eternal anguish? What is it that you seek from me?'

You say, 'Where is Vex Thal?'

remains of Vah Kerrath says 'The city of shadow is sealed by powerful magic. Only one that wears the talisman of Akelha Ra can pass through the seals on the gate. I have not been beyond the gates but rumors of dark prophets that possess great power have been heard throughout the ages.'

You say, 'What dark prophets?'

remains of Vah Kerrath says 'Only legends and rumors have circulated about the dark prophets in Vex Thal. I suspect that they are the reason for my eternally cursed state. If you could find someway to defeat the dark prophet leading those in Vex Thal and bring me back proof of the deed, I shall reward you with an ancient relic that I possess.'

Bring the Soul Essence of Aten Ha Ra to the remains. (The turn-in can be completed with dubious faction.)

remains of Vah Kerrath says '______, you have done more than was ever expected. Take this and my blessing will be with you always.'

You gain experience!!

You receive the Medallion of Akelha Ra.
Submitted by: Illia
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#Anonymous, Posted: Jul 21 2002 at 10:04 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) gawd! this quest was a breez! getting the key was the hardest part, and you know what? i ogt a freind to bind hid=s druid on the other side of thee door, and never change it, i mean, he is never gonna use his dru again, why not port all of our chars to the other sid, now my rogue and nec have it
This is good for ALL classes
# Jul 20 2002 at 2:59 PM Rating: Good
it regens HP good for warriors/monks/rogues, it regens mana good for cleric/druid/shaman/necromancer/enchanter/magician/wizard, and it's AWESOME for ranger/paladin/shadowknight/bard/beastlord because it regens both! that and the 20 extra attack, 8 point damage shield, and ultravision make it good for all races (just icing on the cake if you ask me! hehe)
RE: This is good for ALL classes
# Jun 24 2003 at 7:42 PM Rating: Default
na its great for Shammies and necros who need extra mana regen, and the hp regen off sets their hp to mana conversion :P. but yeah this thing rocks I'll never get one in my life time :)
#REDACTED, Posted: Jun 14 2003 at 4:04 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) you are a complete idiot
RE: This is good for ALL classes
# Jul 30 2004 at 12:58 PM Rating: Decent
how is he a complete idiot? for not stating why he is you yourself is the idiot
#REDACTED, Posted: Jul 18 2002 at 7:42 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) This item is like Heidi Klum , damn good to look at but unatainable except for the very select few.... /e sticks with his beloved Blackened alloy medallion.......
After Key has been Assembled, and your with a Uber guild...
# Jul 01 2002 at 8:10 AM Rating: Good
Then to continue this quest, you must make your way through Vex Thal to Aten Ha Ra, and kill Aten.
Once Aten is dead, she will drop uberific lewt and one thing that doesn't seem uber: Essence of Aten Ha Ra. If your all splitting the phat lewt, try getting this. (WARNING: This part of the quest is Bugged!!!) Now, If you have the time and with guards, go to Vah Kerrath again. Give him the Essence, and in return, he will give you this Uber Necklace:

Talisman of Vah Kerrath
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: NECK
AC: 35
STR: +15 DEX: +15 STA: +15 CHA: +15
WIS: +15 INT: +15 AGI: +15 HP: +125
MANA: +125 SV FIRE: +20 SV DISEASE: +20 SV COLD: +20
SV MAGIC: +20 SV POISON: +20
Effect: Blessing of Vah Kerrath (Worn)
WT: 0.4 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL


Blessing of Vah Kerrath:
Increase Mana by 8 per tick over 600 ticks
Increase Hit Points (HP) by 8 per tick over 600 ticks
Increase Attack (ATK) by 20
Ultravision
Damage shield for 8 hit points


And as I am told, there are less than 4 of these in all of EQ.

Keep Dreaming...


#REDACTED, Posted: Apr 14 2003 at 12:00 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) my guild has over 8 of these as so there more than 4 lol
#REDACTED, Posted: Mar 20 2003 at 4:53 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) youre a moron
#REDACTED, Posted: Jul 09 2002 at 3:55 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) must be more then 10 by now
#Anonymous, Posted: Jul 18 2002 at 5:40 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Sorry got to start a big fight.... Its not a monk item. it give you mana :)
RE: After Key has been Assembled, and your with a Uber guild
# Jul 18 2002 at 5:43 PM Rating: Default
Well to put a quick end to that big fight, the monk item comment is his signature, it's after all his posts, and I'm pretty sure everyone would love this item, it's all all and I can't think of a class that would pass this up if given the chance at it. =D
#Anonymous, Posted: Jul 18 2002 at 8:11 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) considering the fact that there are about 5 guilds that can even enter vex thal because of the insane difficulty of getting the key, there is no argument over who gets it. it would be awarded.
RE: After Key has been Assembled, and your with a Uber guild
# Jul 21 2002 at 1:50 AM Rating: Decent
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64 posts
That isn't quite true. There is one guild in Vex at the moment on Rathe (Blood of the Spider), with a 2nd farming for the keys now. I believe yet a 3rd are working towards there keys as well, but I'm not 100% sure on them to be honest. BotS may be in your list of 5 guilds, but the other 2 wouldnt be, despite being able to do the same things BotS can.

All would be considered Uber guilds, I expect, simply because of what they can do. But everything they can do, other guilds on Rathe have also pulled off. Remember when NToV was considered an Uber-guild only area? It just takes time to break things down and from that point smaller guilds will be going as well.

Guilds that arent "uber" WILL go here, whether its sooner or later. Other guilds are going to Veeshans Peak (albeit rarely) now as an example. Not flaming, just pointing out that more than 5 guilds will be going here, and in a very short time now the knowledge of how to get to Vex is commonly known.

Grunter Tonedeth
56 Troubadour
The Rathe
#REDACTED, Posted: Jul 23 2002 at 11:49 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Almost every server has at least one guild in VT now. VT is by far the best looking, most boring zone in EQ!!
#REDACTED, Posted: Oct 01 2002 at 10:40 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Tunare has 4 in VT. Can we split this crappy server please?
RE: After Key has been Assembled, and your with a Uber guild
# Apr 14 2003 at 12:07 PM Rating: Default
Vallon Zek only has 2 guilds in VT Defiant and Ancient Dawn.
Defiant is a US guild and Ancient Dawn is Euro guild who do think gets all the loot from VT Ancient Dawn because there raid times are right after patchs and defiant raid time is in the evening so by the time they get on VT Cleared Ancient Dawn Rules hehe
RE: After Key has been Assembled, and your with a Uber guild
# Oct 11 2002 at 8:30 PM Rating: Excellent
40 posts
Cazic-Thule has 7 guilds with VT keys... if anyone needs to be split we do.

as for how hard it is to get this item, first of all you need the emp key. just to get one you need 2 groups of well balanced well equipped 60s to spend around 5-10 hours. so to get all 12 of those people keys you're looking at 60 to 120 hours. you have to have about 75 people who are already well equipped and level 60 willing to do that much work just to fight the emperor. then you have to actually kill the emperor, thats definitely no small task. then you have to do it again because you only get 40 planar rifts each time you kill him. then you need an orb of luclinite for each person. these drop off of any of the bosses in luclin. grieg, itraer vius, burrower beast, thought horror overfiend, etc., there are about 8 in ssra also. then you need 10 lucid shards from around luclin. expect 100-200 or more hours spent trying to collect these. now you can GET INTO THE ZONE. now spend hundreds more hours with your guild learning the zone. then spend hundreds more trying to kill the boss of the zone. then when you kill him you just might get ONE of the item you need to turn in for this amulet. don't even dream. if you even enter Emperor Ssraeshza's chamber you're doing damn good, and if you enter Vex Thal you just accomplished the most time consuming difficult quest in the game we all know and love as Everquest.
RE: After Key has been Assembled, and your with a Uber guild
# Apr 28 2003 at 8:07 AM Rating: Default
You only need that many people if your a gd gimpy zerg guild - emp is really broken since pop and it's disease slow and levels. One group can farm keys, your raid can farm 3rd floor emp key pieces, and you need about 40 or so to kill emp. That said, you'll need more people when/if you ever get beyond 1st floor in VT.
RE: After Key has been Assembled, and your with a Uber guild
# Apr 09 2003 at 8:59 AM Rating: Default
Cazic represent ;/
#Anonymous, Posted: Jun 25 2002 at 11:13 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I know this is abou the key quest but has anyone talked to him about elysians they are located in umbral can be soloed by a druid they drop their heads and is this the mob that quest them if so then might try to test it.
#REDACTED, Posted: Jun 20 2002 at 2:57 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I was looking at some stuff for a "Dream Ranger" and came across this;
Vex Thal Key Quest Solved - :)
# May 07 2002 at 1:44 PM Rating: Excellent
28 posts
QUEST AT A GLANCE

1. The first part entails gathering 10 different shards from all over luclin.
2. For the second part, you will need to obtain a Scepter Frame and combine the 10 shards to reassemble the Scepter. This Scepter is now a 2 slot container.
3. The third part will require the killing of the Emperor and looting a Staff. This Staff has 2 charges of Summon a Shaded Sphere. Zaar of Triton confirmed it with : Yea 2x charges of 20 power source, so 40.
4. The fourth part is the re-energizing of the Scepter by combining the Orb of Luclinite and the summoned Shaded Sphere in the reassembled Scepter.
5. Enjoy your key as the final product is the Scepter of Shadows aka Vex Thal Key - Item 22198 in Magelo.
6. Use key to enter Vex Thal ======> spell effect is not relevant.


LIST AND LOCATIONS OF ITEMS NEEDED

Shards

Please note that the Maiden Eye shard seems to be the most elusive to obtain. It drops from a few different Gorangas but seems to require heavy camping. Sorry!

Shard 1: The Grey - Kel - 22185 - Boulder, Sun Revenants
Shard 2: FG - Dat - 22186 - Shik'Nar Warrior, Soldiers and possibly Foragers
Shard 3: Scarlet Desert - Set - 22187 - Sun Revenants and Sun Reavers.
Shard 4: The Deep - Raf - 22188 - Thought Leeches or Thought Horrors
Shard 5:Ssra - Vin - 22189 - Skeletal Drudge and a few more random mobs
Shard 6:Akheva - Dax - 22190 - Xi Vius or Shadow Reavers - Roudy Rubble
Shard 7 : Dawnshroud - Lor - 22191 - Rockhoppers - Sambala
Shard 8: Maiden Eye - Tak - 22192 - Goranga Forager, Gatherer, Hunter, Prophet
Shard 9:Acrylia - Ved - 22193 - Grimling Skullcrackers, Shade Golem
Shard 10:Sanctus Seru - Kelara - 22194 - A Legionneer of the Hand at Marus Seru zone

Other Items and Containers
Summoned from Emperor Staff: Shaded Sphere - 22195
Glowing Orb of Luclinite - 22196
Sceptre of Akelha Ra FRAME - 17323.

The first container you will need is the Sceptre of Akelha Ra FRAME. It is a 10 slot container than holds only tiny items. It is originally called the Shadowed Scepter Frame. The reassembled Scepter is a 2 slot container that will be used to combine the Sphere and Orb.

Vex Thal Key
The Scepter of Shadows - Item 22198


A FEW DETAILS, QUOTES AND DIALOGUES

This has been copied from several posts and consolidated. Again, credit goes to original posters.

GETTING THE SCEPTER IN AKHEVA...

Getting ready for the dialogues...
Head to Akheva. From the zone in, run straight, past the fallen pillar. When you get to the next room, head right. Going left will take you to Va'Dyn. Go down the next set of stairs. To your right is IV. Go left, you will see a large "gate" with two "shades" standing on the left and right edges of this gate.

Pull the far right shade, it will bring 2 mobs. Clear them, then move in hugging the right side. Cross directly over the open area and kill the alien midget mob that is by a set of stairs. Then run up those stairs where you will fight 3 alien mobs that have 4 arms each. They only hit for ~160s and can be slowed. Be sure to root the last one. Sometimes they will drop a "Ans Xundrau xi Tekar" 13/25 3 to all stats dagger, melee and caster only.

At this point, you can drop down from the stairs and you will see a number of green con "Sacrificed Remains" and a "Shimmering Presence."

From there you will need items from a mage and a necro to continue the script.

Dialogues and actions...
A shimmering presence's voice invades your mind.
'Shadows can not exist without light. Bring me a wisp stone so that my balance can be righted by their soft glow.

This points to a MAGICIAN SPELL:
Name: Summon Wisp
Level: 4
Type: Summon a No-Rent Miscellaneous Object
Actual Effects: Summons Wisp
Description: This will summon a "wisp stone" that acts as a light source when worn for those who cannot see well at nighttime.

Give the summoned Wisp stone and Spirit of Akelha `Ra will spawn.

You say, 'Hail, The Spirit of Akelha`Ra'
The Spirit of Akelha`Ra 's hollow eyes look up at you. You have the distinct impression that she can see right into the darkest shadows of your soul. She opens her mouth to speak but the sounds you hear come from inside your mind. 'Greetings mortal, thank you for releasing me from my [tormented prison].
You say, 'what tormented prison'
The Spirit of Akelha`Ra appears to be fading in and out of existence as you speak to her. The spirit's voice fills your mind. 'I am Akelha`Ra, once high priestess of Luclin and leader of the Akheva. This form you see before you now is a fading remnant of my former existence. The storm was the cause of my imprisonment in the world of undying [spirits].

You say, 'what spirit'
The Spirit of Akelha`Ra says 'We Akheva are immortal entities placed in this plane by the mistrees of shadow. We are her most perfect creation. Death has no meaning to us, as even in death we find rebirth through the power of the mistress. My imprisonment was caused by my seperation from the power of the mistress by [Atenha`Ra]. It was she who sent the storm to destroy me and all that followed me. '

You say, 'who is atenha ra'
The Spirit of Akelha`Ra says 'It is more then a little ironic that Atenha`Ra is a reflection of myself. An entity created from my own consciousness, a reflection of a shadow. She now holds the seat of grand power in [Vex Thal], and I have not the power to gain entry to the city, let alone face her. You must find my scepter that was lost in the storm to gain entry to Vex Thal. The scepter has likely lost much of it's power from being shattered. Once it is reassembled you will need to merge a Orb of Luclinite with a source of celestial power inside the scepter. The spirits whisper that the emperor of the Shissar holds the power to manipulate such energy. Be weary of him, he is heralded as the slayer of gods, the defiler of realities. '

You say, 'what Vex Thal'
The Spirit of Akelha`Ra says 'Vex Thal is the sacred home of the Akheva. The place where Luclin's power directly touches this world...ungh... I can not summon the frame of my scepter in my current weakened state. I need a soul to regain my pow...' As she speaks you can see her slowly fade out of existence. You wonder how long her spirit will stay with this world. She seems entirely unable to speak to you now, and can only muster the strength to point at the ground at Dimi 's feet. Dimi reaches down a picks up a small emerald off the ground, but it disappears silently into the shadows. Akelha`ra looks as if she is trying to speak again. '

This points to a Emerald Essence. Hand it in to collect the Scepter Frame that will allow to reassemble the Scepter.

You say, 'what frame of your scepter'
The Spirit of Akelha`Ra opens her mouth to speak, but the voice in your head is no longer audible. You reach forward to touch the fading shadow of a creature and draw back in horror as your hand disrupts the spirit before you. She evaporates into the shadows once more.
More Info
# Apr 28 2002 at 9:21 PM Rating: Decent
The glowing Orb Of Luclinite drops off of The Va`Dyn
RE: More Info
# Oct 14 2002 at 7:12 PM Rating: Decent
40 posts
orb of luclinite is from almost any luclin boss. rhag1 in ssra is probably the easiest. doable with 1 good group of uber 60s. my guild usually takes around 10 people to be safe. i've seen a guild with around 25 people wipe out to him, but they were mostly mid 50s in a casual guild.
RE: More Info
# May 13 2003 at 10:19 PM Rating: Default
Servitor of Luclin in Griegs would probably be the second easiest. We've done him with 11 people and he can probably be done with less.
RE: More Info
# May 21 2002 at 8:38 PM Rating: Decent
I gathered that the orbs drop off any high level luclin boss. I.E. Grieg,V. the cursed,Va'dyn...etc.
RE: More Info
# Feb 12 2003 at 12:34 AM Rating: Default
I've seen Orbs drop from The Va'dyn and Servitor of Luclin so far.
Info from beastie page
# Apr 24 2002 at 1:31 PM Rating: Good
From the beasiary page at:

http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com/search.shtml?zone=146

Redwind posted this info. It's pretty far along, so I thought it should be reproduced here.

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If I am being repetitve here I just want to keep it all in one post the mobs listed are the ones that they have been found on may be found on others. The numbers are teh item number that VI uses. Zones are self explainatory.The three letter name is what it identifies as.

1 Srra Temple - Vin 22189
2 The Deep - Raf 22188 Thought leach Invoker
3 Akheva Ruins - Dax 22190 Shadow Reavers
4 Acrylia Caverns - Ved 22193 Grimling Skull crackers
5 Sanctus Seru - Kelara 22194 Legionnare of the hand
6 Dawnshroud - Lor 22191 Rockhoppers
7 The Grey - Kel 22185 Boulder
8 Fungus Grove - Dat 22186 Shik'nai warrior
9 Maiden's Eye - Tek 22192 Goranga Forager
10 Mons Letalis - Vet? 22187 Thought leech
11 Shaded Sphere - 22195 Summoned from staff that drops from emporer ssra
12 Glowing Orb of Luclinite - 22196 No Idea

Don't know what drops the glowing orb of luclinite. when you get the sceptre container of akelha ra you combine the shards in it and form a new container you take the luclinite and shaded sphere and combine and you have the key supposedly( I may be putting to much trust in others since I have not and probably won't ever kill the emperor. None of this involves vah kerrath which leads his quest up in there, as I said may be an alternate quest for entering Vex Thall. Do the shards work in it? I don't know.
All shard drops are rare, akelha ra is in akheva summoned by giving a shimmering presence a wisp stone! Please post corrections under this!

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If you follow up to his info, you should probably do so in both places. Beastiary is a bad place for it, but it is where he put it.
RE: Info from beastie page
# May 04 2002 at 10:18 AM Rating: Good
Thx nixoh I was going to post it here but it was too much typing.. One thing I should note that teh Mons Letalis drop is wrong the shard drops in Scarlett desert on the plateu-I posted it in bestiary cause this quest starts in Akelha and peopel check that post for VT info but the more places that it si posted teh better I WANT to see people here cause that means I might get a shot to go tehre in 7 months when the top guilds have ahd their fun tehre

BTW someone should try to put the shards in thsi container well GL in EQ guys I am going on vacation!
Coins and Turn ins
# Apr 16 2002 at 3:12 PM Rating: Default
Anyone try to hand in the items (coins) that you think MIGHT be for the quest. Normally, if you had something in that is not for a quest, the NPC says 'what is this' and VI said they were going to start to have NPCs return useless items to the giver. Maybe it would be smart to try to turn something in a few times to test if it works. Obviously if you dont know if something works, and it was easy to get.. turn it in, if it works, get another.

Nightops
60 Paladin
Veeshan
#Anonymous, Posted: Apr 13 2002 at 11:16 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) This quest was yanked as the Real Vex Thal key quest was put in. check out safehouse for details.
The skulls
# Apr 06 2002 at 4:47 AM Rating: Decent

I know this is a little off topic, but has anyone tried handing him a Elysian Skull. The info in the quest guide says he also asks about "freeing" the remains. I beleive the skull is also a sign of "freedom" for the shield quest in Katta, just a thought and also this may help with faction issues. Good Luck all.

Ashture
52 Druid
Coins
# Apr 03 2002 at 10:56 AM Rating: Decent
Coins has different Id's like
"ancient coin" azia
beza...
Safehouse
# Mar 26 2002 at 7:36 PM Rating: Decent
Go to the safehouse site under quests of Norrath. There is a LONG discussion about this and it is still not soved.
12 outdoor zones, 10 things to get?
# Mar 20 2002 at 3:07 PM Rating: Excellent
1. scarlet desert
2. twilight sea
3. tenebrous mountains
4. grimling forest
5. hollowshade moor
6. mons letalis
7. the grey
8. shadeweavers thicket
9. dawnshroud peaks
10. marus seru


I would probably say that *if* you get one item from 10 different zones then my guess would be a item from the above 10 outdoor zones

maidens eye,umbral plains, the storm started in ME, and the quest is given out in UP so if you canceled those 2 out for this quest then you have 10 zones left to get a drop from
damini 54 druid, veeshan server

Edited, Wed Mar 20 15:08:41 2002
Coins are just coins
# Mar 18 2002 at 12:34 PM Rating: Decent
When ID'ed they id as the same name that they are when looking at them normal.
#Anonymous, Posted: Mar 06 2002 at 5:28 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) does anyone know what all the gems that drop in umbral are for or can they be part of the quest?
just an idea
# Mar 01 2002 at 8:45 AM Rating: Default
if your looking for links, then maybe one of the links is the platinum chain, used currently for ranger twilight armor, its found in dawnshroud of a named wolf, i forget witch one, but i have the chain, its for the mask. just an idea to shoot your way, my thinking is that this Vex Thal zone will be the single most dangerous zone in the entire game, so this quest will be mega hard, and hope the key is soul bound when it is found. Good Luck to all of you who try this quest

Tealaan Wolfgaurdian
54 Pathfinder
Lany's T'yvel
#Anonymous, Posted: Feb 20 2002 at 3:11 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) You people really don't listen.... it's been said at least 4 or 5 times by my count that it is said to be LINKS not COINS! sigh......
RE: Sheesh!
# Feb 27 2002 at 11:19 AM Rating: Default
Calm down! anyways the point about the coins is that it is POSSIBLE, not saying it is, that the links may not be called links but in fact be called other items are silver like the coins that pop up in SH and katta----I find this as unlikely though the coin from katta identifies as just that a coin, but I ma surprised that no one has found anything called a silver link either...hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......
#Anonymous, Posted: Feb 17 2002 at 9:48 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I got confirmation a while back from a GM that Vex Thal IS up, no one has finished the quest to go IN in though. I imagine if someone starts a discussion at Safe House this will get answered quick.
cant get box
# Feb 15 2002 at 3:00 PM Rating: Default
Was unable to get box at amaiable and indifferntly.

=(
no help here i see
# Feb 15 2002 at 3:07 AM Rating: Default
trabius--prexus
faction
# Feb 13 2002 at 12:04 PM Rating: Default
the guy u talk to to start this quess anyone know what faction u need?
also the ten slot what does it weigh?
Anyone know
# Feb 13 2002 at 9:24 AM Rating: Default
Anyone know a good board where they studying this quest?
re-read~
# Feb 06 2002 at 11:16 PM Rating: Default
he says links not coins.
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