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 # World State: ch-20
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- The Hum (Cypress Bend): UNIFIED -- Absorbed all individual coven wills into a single protective sentience -- Established total biological defense.
+- The Hum (Cypress Bend): UNIFIED -- Absorbed all individual coven wills into a single protective sentience.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- External Authorities: TERROR -- Viewing the Bend as a lethal anomaly zone -- Established a permanent "no-man's land" exclusion policy.
+- External Authorities: TERROR -- Viewing the Bend as a lethal anomaly zone; established a permanent "no-man's land" exclusion policy.
 - The Coven: DISSOLVED -- Individual identities ceased to exist, replaced by the collective consciousness of the Hum.
 
 ## Active World Events