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Now, the empire is striking back.</p></div></section><style data-emotion="css 1bdax0c">.css-1bdax0c{margin:0.875rem 0;}.css-1bdax0c .eikojtn0+*{margin-top:0.875rem;}.e1t0la761+.css-1bdax0c{margin-top:0;}</style><div class="css-1bdax0c e13p72us0"><style data-emotion="css 1i4m1tx">.css-1i4m1tx{color:var(--ds-color-london-20);font-family:var(--ds-type-system-sans);font-size:var(--ds-type-scale--1);line-height:var(--ds-type-leading-lower);}.css-1i4m1tx s,.css-1i4m1tx del{-webkit-text-decoration:line-through;text-decoration:line-through;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;}.css-1i4m1tx b{font-weight:600;}.css-1i4m1tx i{font-style:italic;}.css-1i4m1tx sup{font-feature-settings:'sups' 1;}.css-1i4m1tx sub{font-feature-settings:'subs' 1;}.css-1i4m1tx u{text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;}.css-1i4m1tx a{color:var(--ds-color-london-5);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;}.css-1i4m1tx 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