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Golden Dawn members performed incredibly dramatic rituals in badly fitting Egyptian cosplay outfits

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They thought they were channeling the ancient, vibrating power of the gods, but they honestly looked like a community theater troupe. Victorian aristocrats would meet in basements wearing giant cardboard pharaoh hats, violently waving swords around in complete seriousness.

Golden Dawn members performed incredibly dramatic rituals in badly fitting Egyptian cosplay outfits
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