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===<span id="13" style="color:orange">54 Day</span> Countdown to <span style="color:orange">Summer 2016 Expiration Event, Part 1</span>===
As we march toward the Final Wipe and Lot Selection milestone, we are having a Summer 2016 Expiration Event split into Two Parts!

'''Summer 2016 Expiration Event, Part 1'''

*At Midnight CDT (5:00 UTC) on July 27, 2016, we are expiring the homes and basements from the '''''[[Ancestor (Benefactor)|Ancestor]], [[Edelmann (Benefactor)|Edelmann]], [[Knight Marshal (Benefactor)|Knight Marshal]], [[Lord Marshal (Benefactor)|Lord Marshal]], [[Duke (Benefactor)|Duke]], and [[Lord of the Manor (Benefactor)|Lord of the Manor 2]]''''' pledges. We are also expiring new Player Owned Towns (upgrades of existing POTs will continue to be available). All other rewards (including tax free property deeds) that are currently available in the remaining pledges will continue to be available. The final wipe of all game data will also occur at Midnight CDT (5:00 UTC) on July 27th. To commemorate this momentous milestone, we are holding a 12-hour Summer Telethon Part 1, starting at 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC) and running right up to the Final Wipe at Midnight CDT (5:00 UTC).

'''Summer 2016 Expiration Event, Part 2'''

*At Midnight CDT (5:00 UTC) on August 22, 2016, we are expiring ALL remaining pledges, including: '''''[[Adventurer (Benefactor)|Adventurer]], [[Founder (Benefactor)|Founder]], [[Royal Artisan (Benefactor)|Royal Artisan]], [[Explorer (Benefactor)|Explorer]], [[Ancestor (Benefactor)|Ancestor]], [[Edelmann (Benefactor)|Edelmann]], [[Knight Marshal (Benefactor)|Knight Marshal]], [[Lord Marshal (Benefactor)|Lord Marshal]], [[Duke (Benefactor)|Duke]], and [[Lord of the Manor (Benefactor)|Lord of the Manor 2]]'''''. To commemorate the final expiration of all remaining pledges, we are holding a 12-hour Summer Telethon Part 2, starting at 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC) and running right up to the Final Pledge Expirations at Midnight CDT (5:00 UTC).

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