Changed the description (flavor text) in several AI decks. the old descriptions consisted of flavor texts of existing cards. Even though the flavor texts are often just a few words long, I'm pretty certain that this is copyrighted material, and before we go to great lengths to find out whether any interpretation of "fair use" would allow us to use them nevertheless, I think it's better to just remove them and come up with texts that we don't have to worry about.

Note: I used Google to match our deck descriptions with existing card flavor texts, and then used Google again to check whether the text was in the public domain (the fact that a verse from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner appears on the Scathe Zombies card, does obviously not preclude us from using Coleridge's work ourselves). I may have missed something in wither process, please report if I did. For the time being, this is unfortunately a loss in quality, since the official flavor texts were obviously better than the replacement texts I thought up in a few minutes. Feel free to replace my texts with something better. This could be original work of yours, or something that's clearly in the public domain. The latter includes classical literature and poetry btw. We already have Milton, Browning, and Coleridge in the flavor texts, and we could certainly use more of that. Unfortunately I've read about 100 SciFi/Fantasy books for every book of classical poetry I even touched, so I'm in a bad position to provide such material, but perhaps someone else can. I discussed this change with wololo beforehand, because it required changes to decks that weren't made by me. Please review / criticize.
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 #NAME:Nightmare
-#DESC:Of royal blood among the spirits
+#DESC:I had a terrible Nightmare once
-#DESC:he rides on the wings of the winds. 
+#DESC:and then a second
-#DESC:The thunder of its hooves 
+#DESC:and a third
-#DESC:beats dreams into despair
+#DESC:and then I won.
 #2x Obsianus Golem
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #NAME:Howlings
-#DESC:High in Jund's mountains. 
+#DESC:Supported by elemental rage
-#DESC:They build up a head of steam 
+#DESC:goblins descend from the mountains
-#DESC:before attacking prey down below.
+#DESC:to conquer the lands below.
 # (PSY) added 2 Mountains, 1 Black Vise, 1 Howling Mine
 # (would've been better to add creatures, but all creatures in the
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #NAME:Jungle
-#DESC:Two glowing red eyes 
+#DESC:Creatures of the mountains,
-#DESC:and the stench of foul breath 
+#DESC:forests, and plains,
-#DESC:are all the warning 
+#DESC:are ready to take their revenge.
 #DESC:you're likely to get.
 # (PSY) added 1x Tundra Wolves, 1x Scryb Sprites, 1x Forest, 1x Mountain, to bring card count to 60
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #Black/White Deck 10E/RV
 #NAME:Panda Hive
-#DESC:Their buzzing will make your bones
+#DESC:When the last living being
-#DESC:hum from a mile away
+#DESC:succumbs to the terrible blight
-#DESC:They can't disobey orders, 
+#DESC:the wasps will rise
-#DESC:never surrender, 
+#DESC:stirring the barren air
-#DESC:and don't stop fighting 
+#DESC:with their hum.
 #4x The hive
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 #NAME:Taiga
-#DESC:The most terrifying thing
+#DESC:The forces of fire and nature unite.
-#DESC:is probably the horrible 
+#DESC:
-#DESC:crashing sound. 
+#DESC:Can you withstand their combined fervor?
 #DESC:This noise is so loud 
 #DESC:it echoes through the trees 
 #DESC:and seems to come 
 #DESC:from all directions at once.
 #2x Cockatrice
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@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #NAME:Giants!
-#DESC:A giant can brood 
+#DESC:It's actually very hard to miss a giant.
-#DESC:over a grudge for decades, 
+#DESC:you don't even have to aim your blow well.
-#DESC:and woe to those who interrupt him. 
+#DESC:The hard part
 #DESC:is to get into striking range.
 #Mogg Fanatic
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@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 #NAME:Soldiers
 #DESC:We stand together
 #DESC:Man by man
 #DESC:A marching wall of swords and shields
 #DESC:We will not stop
 #DESC:We will not bend
 #DESC:And never, never will we yield.
 Rhox Pikemaster *4
 Veteran Armorsmith *4
 Veteran Swordsmith *4
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 #NAME:Tsabo
-#DESC:"Death is such an exquisite sensation.
+#DESC:You may be prepared
-#DESC:Your life was meaningless, 
+#DESC:for an army of zombies
-#DESC:but your death will glorify Yawgmoth.
+#DESC:rising from the graves.
-#DESC:Rise, metathran. You shall serve
+#DESC:But did also expect them
-#DESC:a nobler cause in death.
+#DESC:to crawl
-#DESC:Every last one of you 
+#DESC:out of the sea?
 #DESC:will become my servant. 
 #DESC:Do you think you can stop me? 
 #DESC:There's nothing I wouldn't give 
 #DESC:to achieve victory. 
 #DESC:Can you say the same?"
 #4x Glen Elendra Liege {1}{UB}{UB}{UB} - flying lord black/blue creature +1/+1
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 #NAME:Vigilant Watch
-#DESC:Soldiers are prepared for war,
+#DESC:A single soldier may sleep,
-#DESC:they are useful in their way, 
+#DESC:but the squad never does.
-#DESC:but they must be commanded 
+#DESC:Vigilant and watchful
-#DESC:as the builder commands the stone.
+#DESC:they will be ready to fight
-#DESC:Disciplined and dedicated, 
+#DESC:as soon as you arrive.
 #DESC:they will hold their ranks to the end, 
 #DESC:even in the face of tremendous losses.
 #4x Akrasan Squire - human soldier {W}, 1/1 exalted
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 #NAME:Millage
 #DESC:More than one mage has been
 #DESC:driven insane by the sound 
 #DESC:of the millstone relentlessly
 #DESC:grinding away.
 #DESC:
 #DESC:v1.0 2009 10 01
 Wrath of God (10E) *4
 Damnation (PLC) *4
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 #NAME:Shatter
-#DESC:The scepter of power is fragile 
+#DESC:See all your efforts shattered
-#DESC:in a calloused hand.
+#DESC:by the all-consuming power
-#DESC:See your effort reduced
+#DESC:of righteous fury.
 #DESC:to a smoking stack of scrap 
 #DESC:in one easy step.
 #2x Shatter
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