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21. I don't think they actually portrayed Cairo as 'occupied.'

Reply to NinetySix (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 6, 2013, 12:53 PM

Feb 2013

The dig site, somewhere outside of Cairo, seemed to be self contained and the diggers were hired, not captured.

The actual ground war didn't come to Cairo, true.

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