It took so many deaths, because of scatterguns and rocket launchers and flamethrowers and axtinguishers and stickybomb launchers and every demoman melee unlockable ever made and miniguns and sentry guns and mini-sentries and wranglers and everything about the medic and sniper rifles and bushwackas and backstabs, but I finally did it.
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I have little else left to say after my ordeal. But I suppose I can share a few words...
I know 1000 is not a whole lot in the grand scheme of things but let me have this damn it ; - ;