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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence, death, illness, and suicidal ideation and self-harm.

Part 1: “Legacy of the Survivor”

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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence, death, suicidal ideation, and illness.

Part 2: “Cloth and Glass”

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Part 3: “The Broken Skies”

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Part 4: “Beautiful Destroyer”

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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence, death, illness, and animal death.

Part 5: “Trust”

Part 5, Chapters 59-71

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Part 5, Chapter 72-Epilogue

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