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at all times, readily available for presentation if requested by law enforcement. Dara accused manager Takuya "Aotaka" Fujita of threatening him while his residence card was being held, shouting, "If you don't leave your card here, you can't leave the team. This residence card is the property of the team." Aotaka's actions outraged the
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336:(DFM) in the grand finals. Rampage managed to place first in both the regular season and playoffs of the 2016 LJL Summer Split after defeating DFM 3–2 in a close series in the grand finals. This qualified them for the 2016 International Wild Card Qualifier (IWCQ), where they failed to qualify for the
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