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Apocalyptic cults mixed obscure prophecies with deadly gas

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Mixing peaceful spiritual exercises with massive biological weapon production is an absolutely horrific pivot. A completely unhinged leader convinced his followers that an apocalyptic war was rapidly approaching, eventually ordering them to deploy deadly neurotoxins on highly crowded public transit systems.

Apocalyptic cults mixed obscure prophecies with deadly gas
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