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The Lord of Chaos: Chapters 41-48

Season 8, Ep. 8
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In which Preeti and Jenn agree on pretty much everything, including that Mat is one of the few good things about this section, that Robert Jordan keeps making it weird, and that they are VERY NERVOUS about what's coming next.


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