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A little backstory:

On the site where these were uploaded (whatCD), users can post torrent requests. These stories were some of the most requested items on the site, and they had huge ratio bounties.

So when this torrent was uploaded it attracted tons of (unwanted) attention -- the admins panicked and temporarily took the site offline. After thinking it over, they decided to remove the torrent from the site, which didn't actually do much since the file had already made its way onto thousands of other sites.

If I remember correctly, a similar thing happened with a lost Godspeed You! Black Emperor album a couple months ago.



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