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After careful consideration I am making one final change: all references to there being only one survivor have been removed from the OP.  

However, this does not necessarily mean that the final trial will proceed any differently than what I originally intended.  It simply means that the possibility is now open, and whether or not that possibility is explored will depend on players' actions during the RP.  That is all I will say about it.