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There's onlyonewayout, buthe's playing a baby.
ItstillMay, however, KaywouldreturnbyblastinghiswayoutofthemultiLimbevillainjustintime.
However, theragtaggroupofcourageousyoungstersmanagestoovercometheirworstfears, leavingStephenKing's horrifyingcreationwithnothinglefttofeedontherematch.
Theyhave 27 yearslaterisprettygood, too, butnotquite a suspensefulisthisone?
Uh, you'relikelyviewingthewholethingthroughyourfingers, butthat's just a testamenttohoweffectivethisparticularbattleis.
Numbertwo.
GandalfversustheBalrog, TheLordoftheRings.
TheFellowshipoftheRingandTheTwoTowers.
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