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TIL Spike Spiegel is a True Gentleman. He did not lay a single hand on his opponent (She). Furthermore, he acknowledges her strength by being on the defense and just breaking her guard at times by poking and transferring momentum with the broom. Genuinely such cool little detail I just noticed.

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