Feb 22, 2011

Posted by Paul Humphreys in Locations, Valour | 34 Comments

King’s Gauntlet

King’s Gauntlet

This many-storied tower is the King’s personal challenge to MouseHunters everywhere: anyone who can reach the top is among the kingdom’s elite. The King’s Gauntlet works on a tier system, with Hunters advancing to the next floor by hunting with cheese that they collect on the current floor. The Gauntlet is meant as a challenge for hunters of all skill levels, but in order to ascend to the very top, a Hero’s rank will come in handy.

 

  1. Overview
      Requirements
      Hunting Tips by Larry
      New Mice
  2. Shops
      Cheese Shoppe
      Trapsmith
  3. Related Articles

 

Overview

The King’s Gauntlet is a unique location that offers a challenge to hunters of most ranks.

Upon entering the Gauntlet, a hunter may use nearly any cheese to hunt with.

Purchased cheese such as Marble and Swiss work well here, and will attract the mice of Tier 1.

These mice drop a potion that can be used to imbue a new cheese, called Gauntlet Cheese Tier 2.

Arming Gauntlet Cheese Tier 2 will allow a hunter to attract the mice of Tier 2.

The process then repeats itself, with each tier of mice dropping loot to allow you to hunt on the next tier until you reach the final tier.

We have divided this article into 9 parts, this overview article and one additional article on each tier.

Each tier is said to bring different challenges, which means a hunter may need to collect weapons of different power types in order to be able to hunt effectively on each tier.

Here are some quick links to our pages on the various tiers of the King’s Gaunlet:

Tier 1 – aka the Puppet Floor
Tier 2 – aka the Thief Floor
Tier 3 – aka the Melee Floor
Tier 4 – aka the Bard Floor
Tier 5 – aka the Magic Floor
Tier 6 – aka the Noble Floor
Tier 7 – aka the Dust Floor
Tier 8 – aka the Eclipse Floor

 

Requirements

To hunt in the King’s Gauntlet a Hunter must have:
    A Hunter’s Title of at least Initiate.
    Have purchased the King’s Gauntlet Floorplan from the Cartographer in the Harbour.

 

Hunting Tips by Larry

Why hello, Mousehunter! It looks like we’ll be ascending the King’s Gauntlet together!

Hunters have flocked in from all over the land to face the terrors, the wonders, and the challenges of the King’s Gauntlet. If you can make it to the top of this tall, tall tower, you will gain lots of loot, and you will be able to count yourself among the land’s elite.

Every Hunter starts on floor one, using any bait they wish. From then on, Hunters progress to the next floor by using potions collected on the previous floor to make special cheeses. There is no need to travel– just equip the right cheese to move to the next floor!

On each floor, the mice are weak to a different power type. If you get confused, the cheese descriptions may lend a hand. The further you go up the Gauntlet, the more difficult, and profitable, the mice become. Can you make it all the way to the top, and defeat the mysterious Eclipse Mouse?

Good luck, MouseHunter, and don’t get tired on the stairs!

 

New Mice

There are 34 new mice in the King’s Gauntlet that a hunter won’t have encountered before, and none of these mice can be found in other locations.


Aquos

Bandit

Berserker

Black Mage

Cavalier

Clockwork Samurai

Cowbell

Dancer

Drummer

Eclipse

Escape Artist

Fencer

Fiddler

Fiend

Guqin Player
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Hapless Marionette

Ignis

Impersonator

Knight

Lockpick

Necromancer

Page

Paladin

Phalanx

Puppet Master

Rogue

Sacred Shrine

Sock Puppet Ghost

Stealth

Terra

Toy Sylvan

White Mage

Wound Up White

Zephyr

 

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Shops

The King’s Gauntlet contains two shops: a Cheese Shoppe and a Trapsmith.

 

Cheese Shoppe

The Cheese Shoppe of the King’s Gauntlet offers two varieties of cheese. With prices the same as those found in the Town of Gnawnia, this saves a hunter needing to travel to restock their cheese.

Swiss Cheese
Swiss offers a good chance of attracting a variety of mice.
Cost: 100 gold
Refund: 100 gold
 
Brie Cheese
Brie offers a very good chance of attracting a variety of mice.
Cost: 200 gold
Refund: 200 gold

 

Trapsmith

The Trapsmith of the King’s Gauntlet contains a selection of physical weapons and bases that should help you against most of the mice found here.

Weapons

Mouse Trebuchet (600 Physical Power)
Power Type: Physical
Power Bonus: 2%
Attraction Bonus: 4%
Luck: 1
Cheese Effect: Very Fresh
For those so inclined to not so much harm a mouse, but rather relocate it a few miles away there is the wooden mouse trebuchet. When triggered this trap catapults the mouse at over 500 miles per hour up to a range of 7 miles.
Cost: 15,850 gold
Refund: 2,855 gold
Points Required: 11,000
 

Mouse Rocketine (650 Physical Power)
Power Type: Physical
Power Bonus: 6%
Attraction Bonus: none
Luck: none
Cheese Effect: Extremely Stale
Off with their heads! This super-charged, rocket-powered version of a guillotine is the perfect way to hold all those criminal mice accountable for stealing your precious cheese.
Cost: 18,700 gold
Refund: 3,375 gold
Points Required: 11,000
 

Swiss Army Mouse Trap (1,200 Physical Power)
Power Type: Physical
Power Bonus: 2%
Attraction Bonus: 2%
Luck: 10
Cheese Effect: No Effect
Three razor sharp knife blades come downwards rapidly while a half dozen high speed drill bits come upwards, leaving little evidence that the mouse ever existed.
Cost: 70,300 gold
Refund: 12,655 gold
Points Required: 45,500
 

NVMRC Forcefield Trap (2,350 Physical Power)
Power Type: Physical
Power Bonus: 12%
Attraction Bonus: 10%
Luck: 12
Cheese Effect: No Effect
This trap generates a force field tough enough to hold even the strongest mice within. Once trapped, the mouse is harmlessly incapacitated with 100% organic sleeping gas and relocated to a mouse reservation.
Cost: 256,000 gold
Refund: 46,155 gold
Cost: 243,580 gold
Refund: 43,845 gold
Points Required: 91,000
 

Mouse DeathBot (2,400 Physical Power)
Power Type: Physical
Power Bonus: 15%
Attraction Bonus: 10%
Luck: 2
Cheese Effect: Stale
Although origins of this high-tech robot are unknown, its ability to destroy mice is well known. The DeathBot comes equipped with a high speed chain gun, two rapid fire laser guns, an extending saw blade arm and nine mouse-seeking missiles. Even the quickest, cleverest mouse stands little chance against this adversary.
Cost: 256,400 gold
Refund: 46,155 gold
Points Required: 91,000
Bases
Wooden Base (35 Power)
Power Bonus: none
Attraction Bonus: none
Luck: none
Cheese Effect: Very Fresh
A standard wood base to attach to your weapon.
Cost: 300 gold
Refund: 60 gold
Points Required: 0
 
Wooden Base with Target (75 Power)
Power Bonus: none
Attraction Bonus: 20%
Luck: none
Cheese Effect: No Effect
A wooden base with a target pad to increase the accuracy of your weapon.
Cost: 1,225 gold
Refund: 225 gold
Points Required: 650
 
Stone Base (150 Power)
Power Bonus: 10%
Attraction Bonus: none
Luck: none
Cheese Effect: Fresh
The added weight of a stone base increases the stability of your weapon.
Cost: 6,175 gold
Refund: 1,115 gold
Points Required: 5,000
 
Explosive Base (300 Power)
Power Bonus: 5%
Attraction Bonus: 5%
Luck: none
Cheese Effect: Stale
A base made of plastic-explosive, the ultimate back-up plan for any weapon.
Cost: 29,775 gold
Refund: 5,360 gold
Points Required: 22,500

 

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Thank you to all who have contributed so far and will do so in the future.

 

This article contains information relevant to MouseHunt v3.

  1. Terry Winfield says:

    Have found Gingerbread Base/House Surprise/Cheese to be very effective and has given the chance to use some otherwise worthless cheese.

  2. In order to buy the Floorplan, I need a jewel…. where do you get the jewel?

  3. I am rank Legendary and have never caught a Master Burglar mouse. True, I haven’t realy put in a serious attempt, but it seems strange to have the Gauntlet open to all ranks apprentice and above when obtaining the crown jewel will probably keep out most Masters and below.

  4. Terry Winfield says:

    The Sock Puppet Ghost Mouse also drops gauntlet potion (+2).

  5. The Sock Puppet Ghost also drops a potion.

    1:37 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 6 oz. Sock Puppet Ghost Mouse worth 225 points and 210 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Potion (+2)

  6. Professor Chaos says:

    The Puppet Master Mouse also drops a potion.

  7. Don’t know if that helps, but…

    4:14 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 10 oz. Wound Up White Mouse worth 70 points and 100 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Cheese Tier 2

    Now I have that cheese in my inventory :)

    • Professor Chaos says:

      The devs said that was a glitch. Shouldn’t happen again until Tier 2 is officially released.

  8. Mouse Hunter says:

    Hey, here’s some more info .

    10:40 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 10 oz. Wound Up White Mouse worth 70 points and 100 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Cheese Tier 2

    Cheese Description : The thieving mice on the second floor of the King’s Gauntlet can’t keep their hands off this tasty treat. Too keep the little pickpockets from getting away with too much of your cheese, use a physical trap to stop them in their tracks.

    • Kyle Hunt says:

      I have one Gauntlet Potion Tier 3, but can’t imbue it yet. I’ll see what I can tell ya’ll tomorrow.

  9. MH Knight says:

    At the trap smith spot what means by Point: xxxx GOLD?
    If its a mistake change it plz :)

  10. The log summariser doesn’t seem to have KG programmed in yet so I thought I’d post my log here in the hope that it’ll reach the database.

    This is from a Hero with Tacky Glue trap/target base/swiss and a gold shield.

    12:07 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn, but my Swiss Cheese failed to attract a mouse.
    12:00 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 7 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.
    11:50 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 1 oz. Clockwork Samurai Mouse worth 150 points and 210 gold.
    11:50 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I claimed a King’s Reward worth 1029 gold.
    11:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 8 oz. Toy Sylvan Mouse worth 115 points and 100 gold.
    10:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 4 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.
    9:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 4 oz. Wound Up White Mouse worth 70 points and 100 gold.
    8:59 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I went on a hunt with Mélanie Ferrière where I was successful in my hunt! I caught a 12 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.
    8:10 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 3 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Potion Tier 2

    8:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 12 oz. Clockwork Samurai Mouse worth 150 points and 210 gold.
    7:46 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 10 oz. Toy Sylvan Mouse worth 115 points and 100 gold.
    7:04 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I went on a hunt with Mélanie Ferrière where I was successful in my hunt! I caught a 1 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.
    7:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I returned to check my trap, but it appeared my Swiss Cheese had failed to attract a mouse. I replaced my bait since it seemed to be stale.
    6:49 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I went on a hunt with Mélanie Ferrière where I was successful in my hunt! I caught a 3 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.
    6:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I returned to check my trap, but it appeared my Swiss Cheese had failed to attract a mouse.
    5:54 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 11 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Potion Tier 2
    5:38 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn, but my Swiss Cheese failed to attract a mouse. I replaced my bait since it seemed to be stale.

    5:13 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 3 oz. Clockwork Samurai Mouse worth 150 points and 210 gold.
    5:13 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I claimed a King’s Reward worth 1289 gold.
    5:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 6 oz. Wound Up White Mouse worth 70 points and 100 gold.
    4:47 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn, but my Swiss Cheese failed to attract a mouse. I replaced my bait since it seemed to be stale.
    4:21 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I went on a hunt with Mélanie Ferrière where I was successful in my hunt! I caught a 10 oz. Toy Sylvan Mouse worth 115 points and 100 gold.
    4:06 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I went on a hunt with Mélanie Ferrière where I was successful in my hunt! I caught a 5 oz. Toy Sylvan Mouse worth 115 points and 100 gold.
    4:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 6 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.
    3:35 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 10 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.
    3:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 6 oz. Sock Puppet Ghost Mouse worth 225 points and 210 gold.
    2:31 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I went on a hunt with Aleksandra Hadzelek where I was successful in my hunt! I caught a 1 oz. Clockwork Samurai Mouse worth 150 points and 210 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Potion Tier 2
    2:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 12 oz. Sock Puppet Ghost Mouse worth 225 points and 210 gold.
    1:56 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 1 oz. Wound Up White Mouse worth 70 points and 100 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Potion Tier 2
    1:56 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I claimed a King’s Reward worth 1095 gold.
    1:39 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I went on a hunt with Mélanie Ferrière where I was successful in my hunt! I caught a 6 oz. Toy Sylvan Mouse worth 115 points and 100 gold.
    1:02 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 1 oz. Wound Up White Mouse worth 70 points and 100 gold.
    1:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 8 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Potion Tier 2.
    12:46 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 5 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Potion Tier 2
    12:22 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I went on a hunt with Mélanie Ferrière where I was successful in my hunt! I caught a 2 oz. Toy Sylvan Mouse worth 115 points and 100 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Potion Tier 2
    12:07 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I went on a hunt with Mélanie Ferrière, but my Swiss Cheese failed to attract a mouse. I replaced my bait since it seemed to be stale.
    12:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 9 oz. Wound Up White Mouse worth 70 points and 100 gold.
    11:42 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 9 oz. Wound Up White Mouse worth 70 points and 100 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Potion Tier 2
    11:19 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn, but my efforts were fruitless. A Sock Puppet Ghost Mouse ate a piece of cheese without setting off my trap.
    11:00 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 2 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.
    10:48 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 3 oz. Toy Sylvan Mouse worth 115 points and 100 gold.
    10:00 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I returned to check my trap, but it appeared my Swiss Cheese had failed to attract a mouse. I replaced my bait since it seemed to be stale.
    9:00 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I returned to check my trap, but it appeared my Swiss Cheese had failed to attract a mouse.
    8:00 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 2 oz. Wound Up White Mouse worth 70 points and 100 gold.
    7:00 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I returned to check my trap, but it appeared my Swiss Cheese had failed to attract a mouse. I replaced my bait since it seemed to be stale.
    6:00 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I returned to check my trap, but it appeared my Swiss Cheese had failed to attract a mouse. I replaced my bait since it seemed to be stale.
    5:00 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I returned to check my trap, but it appeared my Swiss Cheese had failed to attract a mouse.
    4:00 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 7 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.
    3:00 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 9 oz. Wound Up White Mouse worth 70 points and 100 gold.
    2:37 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I went on a hunt with Aleksandra Hadzelek where I was successful in my hunt! I caught a 10 oz. Toy Sylvan Mouse worth 115 points and 100 gold.
    2:17 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I went on a hunt with Mark Santos, but my Swiss Cheese failed to attract a mouse. I replaced my bait since it seemed to be stale.
    2:00 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 12 oz. Wound Up White Mouse worth 70 points and 100 gold.
    1:55 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn, but my Swiss Cheese failed to attract a mouse. I replaced my bait since it seemed to be stale.
    1:40 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 11 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.
    1:05 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 10 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.
    1:00 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 3 oz. Clockwork Samurai Mouse worth 150 points and 210 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Potion Tier 2.
    12:46 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 2 oz. Hapless Marionette worth 90 points and 100 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Potion Tier 2
    12:09 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn, but my Swiss Cheese failed to attract a mouse. I replaced my bait since it seemed to be stale.
    12:00 am – King’s Gauntlet
    I returned to check my trap, but it appeared my Swiss Cheese had failed to attract a mouse.
    11:48 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn, but my Swiss Cheese failed to attract a mouse. I replaced my bait since it seemed to be stale.
    Monday 11:26 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 10 oz. Sock Puppet Ghost Mouse worth 225 points and 210 gold.
    Monday 11:26 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I claimed a King’s Reward worth 1482 gold.
    Monday 11:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 8 oz. Wound Up White Mouse worth 70 points and 100 gold.
    Monday 10:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 9 oz. Puppet Master Mouse worth 200 points and 210 gold.
    Monday 9:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 11 oz. Wound Up White Mouse worth 70 points and 100 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Potion Tier 2.
    Monday 8:53 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I went on a hunt with Mélanie Ferrière where I was successful in my hunt! I caught a 7 oz. Toy Sylvan Mouse worth 115 points and 100 gold.
    Monday 8:22 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 2 oz. Clockwork Samurai Mouse worth 150 points and 210 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Potion Tier 2
    Monday 8:00 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I returned to check my trap, but it appeared my Swiss Cheese had failed to attract a mouse. I replaced my bait since it seemed to be stale.
    Monday 7:50 pm – King’s Gauntlet
    I sounded the Hunter’s Horn and was successful in the hunt! I caught a 1 oz. Sock Puppet Ghost Mouse worth 225 points and 210 gold.

  11. bipedias says:

    i am master 10 %, should i go to king’s gauntlet?

    • If you fancy a change, there’s no reason not to.

      You may not be able to catch all the mice there, but any hunting there now will help you out later on when you return.

  12. Stealth mouse also drops Tier 3 potion:

    I checked my trap and found that I had caught a mouse! I caught a 2 oz. Stealth Mouse worth 500 points and 295 gold.

    The mouse also dropped the following loot:
    1 Gauntlet Potion Tier 3.

  13. Sam Siebert says:

    I’d recommend splitting this page (eventually) into 8 or 9 different pages – there are a lot of images to load, and it’s only going to get worse as the rest of the Gauntlet is opened.
    Perhaps a main page with an introduction, shop details, cycle analysis, etc. should be retained, but then a separate page for each tier would help reduce the load while sticking to nice logical breaks.

  14. I have found that it is like level six that there is a bottleneck effect for potion collection. What I mean by that is that I used like 1000 brie to get potions and I would have like 100 potions at each level but once I got to level six I only got like 12 potions to move on.

    I am not 100% on the exact floor level but I know it is an upper floor that did it for me. I didn’t feel like sitting around for another month on the bottom floors so I moved on to another area.

  15. Paul, I would like to enquire where is the best place to get my Crown Jewel. Some of my friends said that they got it at Town of Gnawnia, while other got it at the Bazaar. Can you please help? Thanks :D

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