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The first round of the tournament had concluded.
According to the rules, the previous winners were required to participate in the next round.
As for those who had lost a city for their nation in the first round, they were permitted to withdraw—or continue competing if they so chose.
As a result—
When the second round began, the number of participants drawing lots was immediately halved.
Nearly all the losers chose to forfeit!
They weren’t fools ...
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