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‘Reform of corruption. Civil order to prevent the abuses of power. Justice.’

— Nick Drake Book 3: Egypt: The Book of Chaos (2011)

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In these dark times people prefer to look away from everything they would rather not see.

It would be another day ruled by this world’s new gods: gold and power.

Book 3: Egypt: The Book of Chaos (2011)

Fear, that unknowable and all-powerful enemy, has invaded us all, like a secret army of shadows.

My dear friend, the world is really one vast marketplace. No one cares where a man is from as long as he has gold in his pocket, or something you want.

Book 3: Egypt: The Book of Chaos (2011)

Fear is a powerful enemy, but a useful friend.

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