diff --git a/Server/Serialization.cs b/Server/Serialization.cs
index c505c94a9..2832a6e42 100644
--- a/Server/Serialization.cs
+++ b/Server/Serialization.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-//07MAR2007 Update for Linux - seirge
 /***************************************************************************
  *                             Serialization.cs
  *                            -------------------
@@ -66,16 +65,10 @@ namespace Server
 		public abstract Item ReadItem();
 		public abstract Mobile ReadMobile();
 		public abstract BaseGuild ReadGuild();
-#if MONO
-		public abstract T ReadItemG<T>() where T : Item;
-		public abstract T ReadMobileG<T>() where T : Mobile;
-		public abstract T ReadGuildG<T>() where T : BaseGuild;
-#else
+
 		public abstract T ReadItem<T>() where T : Item;
 		public abstract T ReadMobile<T>() where T : Mobile;
 		public abstract T ReadGuild<T>() where T : BaseGuild;
-#endif
-
 
 		public abstract ArrayList ReadItemList();
 		public abstract ArrayList ReadMobileList();
@@ -986,192 +979,161 @@ namespace Server
 		{
 			return BaseGuild.Find( ReadInt() );
 		}
-#if MONO
-		public override T ReadItemG<T>()
-		{
-			return ReadItem() as T;
-		}
-#else
+
 		public override T ReadItem<T>()
 		{
 			return ReadItem() as T;
 		}
-#endif
 
-#if MONO
-		public override T ReadMobileG<T>()
-		{
-			return ReadMobile() as T;
-		}
-#else
 		public override T ReadMobile<T>()
 		{
 			return ReadMobile() as T;
 		}
-#endif
 
-#if MONO
-		public override T ReadGuildG<T>()
-		{
-			return ReadGuild() as T;
-		}
-#else
 		public override T ReadGuild<T>()
 		{
 			return ReadGuild() as T;
 		}
-#endif
+
 		public override ArrayList ReadItemList()
 		{
 			int count = ReadInt();
 
-			ArrayList list = new ArrayList( count );
+			if ( count > 0 ) {
+				ArrayList list = new ArrayList( count );
 
-			for( int i = 0; i < count; ++i )
-			{
-				Item item = ReadItem();
+				for ( int i = 0; i < count; ++i ) {
+					Item item = ReadItem();
 
-				if( item != null )
-					list.Add( item );
+					if ( item != null ) {
+						list.Add( item );
+					}
+				}
+
+				return list;
+			} else {
+				return new ArrayList();
 			}
-
-			return list;
 		}
 
 		public override ArrayList ReadMobileList()
 		{
 			int count = ReadInt();
 
-			ArrayList list = new ArrayList( count );
+			if ( count > 0 ) {
+				ArrayList list = new ArrayList( count );
 
-			for( int i = 0; i < count; ++i )
-			{
-				Mobile m = ReadMobile();
+				for ( int i = 0; i < count; ++i ) {
+					Mobile m = ReadMobile();
 
-				if( m != null )
-					list.Add( m );
+					if ( m != null ) {
+						list.Add( m );
+					}
+				}
+
+				return list;
+			} else {
+				return new ArrayList();
 			}
-
-			return list;
 		}
 
 		public override ArrayList ReadGuildList()
 		{
 			int count = ReadInt();
 
-			ArrayList list = new ArrayList( count );
+			if ( count > 0 ) {
+				ArrayList list = new ArrayList( count );
 
-			for( int i = 0; i < count; ++i )
-			{
-				BaseGuild g = ReadGuild();
+				for ( int i = 0; i < count; ++i ) {
+					BaseGuild g = ReadGuild();
 
-				if( g != null )
-					list.Add( g );
+					if ( g != null ) {
+						list.Add( g );
+					}
+				}
+
+				return list;
+			} else {
+				return new ArrayList();
 			}
-
-			return list;
 		}
 
 		public override List<Item> ReadStrongItemList()
 		{
-			int count = ReadInt();
-
-			List<Item> list = new List<Item>( count );
-
-			for( int i = 0; i < count; ++i )
-			{
-				Item item = ReadItem();
-
-				if( item != null )
-					list.Add( item );
-			}
-
-			return list;
+			return ReadStrongItemList<Item>();
 		}
 
 		public override List<T> ReadStrongItemList<T>()
 		{
 			int count = ReadInt();
 
-			List<T> list = new List<T>( count );
+			if ( count > 0 ) {
+				List<T> list = new List<T>( count );
 
-			for( int i = 0; i < count; ++i )
-			{
-				T item = ReadItem() as T;
+				for ( int i = 0; i < count; ++i ) {
+					T item = ReadItem() as T;
 
-				if( item != null )
-					list.Add( item );
+					if ( item != null ) {
+						list.Add( item );
+					}
+				}
+
+				return list;
+			} else {
+				return new List<T>();
 			}
-
-			return list;
 		}
 
 		public override List<Mobile> ReadStrongMobileList()
 		{
-			int count = ReadInt();
-
-			List<Mobile> list = new List<Mobile>( count );
-
-			for( int i = 0; i < count; ++i )
-			{
-				Mobile m = ReadMobile();
-
-				if( m != null )
-					list.Add( m );
-			}
-
-			return list;
+			return ReadStrongMobileList<Mobile>();
 		}
 
 		public override List<T> ReadStrongMobileList<T>()
 		{
 			int count = ReadInt();
 
-			List<T> list = new List<T>( count );
+			if ( count > 0 ) {
+				List<T> list = new List<T>( count );
 
-			for( int i = 0; i < count; ++i )
-			{
-				T m = ReadMobile() as T;
+				for ( int i = 0; i < count; ++i ) {
+					T m = ReadMobile() as T;
 
-				if( m != null )
-					list.Add( m );
+					if ( m != null ) {
+						list.Add( m );
+					}
+				}
+
+				return list;
+			} else {
+				return new List<T>();
 			}
-
-			return list;
 		}
 
 		public override List<BaseGuild> ReadStrongGuildList()
 		{
-			int count = ReadInt();
-
-			List<BaseGuild> list = new List<BaseGuild>( count );
-
-			for( int i = 0; i < count; ++i )
-			{
-				BaseGuild g = ReadGuild();
-
-				if( g != null )
-					list.Add( g );
-			}
-
-			return list;
+			return ReadStrongGuildList<BaseGuild>();
 		}
 
 		public override List<T> ReadStrongGuildList<T>()
 		{
 			int count = ReadInt();
 
-			List<T> list = new List<T>( count );
+			if ( count > 0 ) {
+				List<T> list = new List<T>( count );
 
-			for( int i = 0; i < count; ++i )
-			{
-				T g = ReadGuild() as T;
+				for ( int i = 0; i < count; ++i ) {
+					T g = ReadGuild() as T;
 
-				if( g != null )
-					list.Add( g );
+					if ( g != null ) {
+						list.Add( g );
+					}
+				}
+
+				return list;
+			} else {
+				return new List<T>();
 			}
-
-			return list;
 		}
 
 		public override bool End()
@@ -1752,5 +1714,4 @@ namespace Server
 		int SerialIdentity { get; }
 		void Serialize( GenericWriter writer );
 	}
-}
-
+}
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