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      <p ns="0" title="Ironmight Plate Shield" snippet="&#039;&#039;A superior shield forged from sun silver. The &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; of the crest on its face has been lost to time.&#10;" size="864" wordcount="104" timestamp="2019-08-13T22:42:05Z" />
      <p ns="0" title="Spiral Warden (Emberlight)" snippet="...e achieved the required rank. Which is [[Player Rank|Rank 7-1: Defender]], &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; you need to complete the {{mission|6-2 Hall of Heroes}} first.&#10;" size="986" wordcount="122" timestamp="2020-05-13T07:25:14Z" />
      <p ns="0" title="Feron Dialogue/Honor and Duty" snippet="|pd = I hope her findings produce something &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt;ful.&#10;" size="1425" wordcount="244" timestamp="2015-09-19T13:19:15Z" />
      <p ns="0" title="Spiral Warden (Moorcroft Manor)" snippet="...ve achieved the required rank. Which is [[Player Rank|Rank 4-2: Soldier]], &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; you need to complete the {{mission|4-1 Hall of Heroes}} first.&#10;" size="1015" wordcount="128" timestamp="2020-05-13T07:25:10Z" />
      <p ns="0" title="Spark and Roar" snippet="...other monsters, constructs don&#039;t seem capable of reproducing on their own, &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; that any time one is deconstructed, it&#039;s a permanent dent in their numbers.&#10;" size="1372" wordcount="187" timestamp="2020-04-26T05:10:52Z" />
      <p ns="0" title="Buckaroo Banzai (Guild)" snippet="I think he may have misunderstood my &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; in asking this question, but I am pretty sure the answer is still the same.&#10;He didn&#039;t understand my &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; here... I have expanded this question with more specificity...&#10;" size="7852" wordcount="1102" timestamp="2019-01-28T05:01:53Z" />
      <p ns="0" title="Elevator Pass" snippet="...hey please for the duration. Additionally, passes stacked with each other, &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; that two Explorer&#039;s Pack purchases would have granted a four week pass.&#10;" size="1792" wordcount="282" timestamp="2019-07-03T09:10:01Z" />
      <p ns="0" title="Industrial Catalyzer" snippet="...er 20 seconds. Orbs that are not yours are not restricted to your own gun, &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; any player with any level of the Catalyzer can detonate the orbs.&#10;" size="1970" wordcount="279" timestamp="2020-05-01T12:30:13Z" />
      <p ns="0" title="Volatile Catalyzer" snippet="...er 20 seconds. Orbs that are not yours are not restricted to your own gun, &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; any player with any level of the Catalyzer can detonate the orbs.&#10;" size="2050" wordcount="292" timestamp="2020-05-01T12:31:36Z" />
      <p ns="0" title="Catalyzer" snippet="...er 20 seconds. Orbs that are not yours are not restricted to your own gun, &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; any player with any level of the Catalyzer can detonate the orbs.&#10;" size="2023" wordcount="289" timestamp="2020-05-01T07:01:52Z" />
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