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Zel: *Looks shocked, then skeptical.*

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Zel: *My skeptical look turns into one of disbelief and slight annoyance.* The two of ya must be pullin' my leg, cause I've never heard rumors of any functionin' countries, let alone someplace filled with natural alloys.
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He said they were countries, not that they were functional societies.