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When Leopold II, King of Belgium, set about creating his own colony in the Congo, he used elephants - and barbaric cruelty - to clear the impenetrable jungle The Daily Mail Books department ...

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Necromancy is one of the darkest forms of magic, and the following anime characters are masters of this twisted craft.

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