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 And that about sums it up. 
 I was absolutely not expecting that. Every time I read a volume of Saga it cuts a little deeper. They're always hard, and they're always important, but for some reason the conclusion of volume seven... really hurt. Perhaps in a poetic gesture, I shed a single tear. 
 This was a rough one, folks.