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Thousands of peasant children marched to retake holy lands

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In a display of absolute strategic incompetence, massive crowds of unarmed European youths decided their sheer innocence would effortlessly conquer hostile territories. Unsurprisingly, the Mediterranean sea did not part for them, and most were tragically sold directly into harsh servitude.

Thousands of peasant children marched to retake holy lands
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