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Von Mechel&#8217;s 3,000 elite hunters fall for the trap and continue toward Corleone. Meanwhile, Garibaldi makes a wide detour and unexpectedly appears in Palermo from the east.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palermo. 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