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CDH, desperate to control the surviving population, manufactured the myth of Terra to keep humans in line, transforming those who qualified for life in Terra into the
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and Kazumi Mitome. Hirota had trouble creating the music as there were only three sound layers−the melody, the countermelody, and the bass line−and an additional sound effect channel used for drum beats.
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915:インタビュー: 『シャドウハーツII』
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858:"Q&A: Sacnoth"
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552:Volume Burn
380:Publication
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106:Platform(s)
92:Composer(s)
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564:References
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442:Dive Alert
331:Dive Alert
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556:in Japan.
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366:Reception
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