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One night, Ken Arok stole the kris back from Kebo Ijo while he was asleep. He then secretly went to
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Gandring to kill Ken Arok; the same kris that Ken Arok used to kill Tunggul Ametung thus fulfilling the beginning of Empu Gandring's curse. In the end, Anusapati was also killed by his stepbrother,
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