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"The supposed invasion of West Egg and Nuevos Aires was but a ruse. Such are the foibles of historical hindsight."

In the midst of The Great War, a squad of eighteen Cervidian soldiers journeyed to South Nuevos Aires. Intelligence reports speculated their purpose was to train insurgents in Las Cruces. Instead, the squad headed into the heart of the Nuevos Aires jungle and never returned.

"The Lost Eighteen" is a favorite subject among Great War historians¹. It has been gathered the squad was ordered to find a pyramid deep within the Nuevos Aires jungle. The motive for finding this pyramid remains hazy, the only clue being a precious few intercepted telegrams² which mention the words "secret weapon."

Natural train of thought leads one to believe the Lost Eighteen's mission was another example of the Cervidian interest of the supernatural. This theory would fall in line with their search for the Bark of the Covenant, the Holy Grail Rail Cannon, and the Emperor's Tomb³.

¹ Though common consensus states there were eighteen soldiers, it is commonly argued there were nineteen. The conflict stems from the infamous 1938 "puppy photo," which to this day remains a point of contention. See Spector, W. "Stereometric Screening by Analogue Terminal." Ann. Tech. 7:1033-9.

² Hugo, V. "Travailleurs de la Mer." Rotterdam: Pantheon, 1956.

³ Flansburgh, J., "In Darkest Zhongguo." Nuevos Yanqui: Marlow, 1921.
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