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Alas, this doesn't have a <a href="/wiki/%22Sergeant.%22" title=""Sergeant."">"Sergeant."</a> option if you become an <a href="/wiki/Arachnologist" title="Arachnologist">Arachnologist</a> prior to playing the card. Don't waste your time on it like I did.