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- Legends of Equestria: When Princess Luna became Nightmare Moon, her actual goal was to re-acquire equal footing with her sister, who had taken all the power in the country for herself.
Source: Written by the Winners -
Certain actions taken in Fallen London may cause you to acquire the quality "Unaccountably Peckish", which is a constant hunger you can't seem to sate.
Source: Horror Hunger -
Emi is especially taken aback when Maou mentions that he couldn't help but acquire empathy for humans after living as one for a year.
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