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So, we found this weird Sega Genesis cartridge in one of the dusty game boxes we have lying around the office. It looked like a copy of Sonic the Hedgehog but…something was off. No matter where we moved our heads, it seemed like Sonic was gazing at us. Staring into our souls. And it looked like there was a bloody hand print where someone had tried to frantically rip the cartridge out of the console. But what the heck--let’s boot it up and see what happens!

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