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You wake up at 1 am to score a pre-order. You put yourself in manageable debt to finance it. You confirm the card on file is valid when it ships. You stay home to make sure UPS doesn\u2019t drop the package down an open manhole instead of your door. You make sure nobody stapled the goddamn receipt to the screen<\/a> that\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n

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