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They knew what the true cost would be and hid it.

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[–] Ozymati 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I'm pretty sure they had no idea about the cost. They probably asked their finance minister, who, instead of reading the paperwork tossed a kina at a flock of seagulls and interpreted their reaction as the answer.