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An industrial robotics firm is planning a massive expansion. Currently, their Return on Investments (RoI) is exactly 6.5%. The Financial Department secures a long-term loan to fund the expansion, which carries an interest rate (Ki) of exactly 6.5%. The expansion will triple the company's Debt (D) while Equity (E) remains unchanged. Assuming the core operations maintain the same RoI after expansion, how will this massive increase in debt impact the company's Return on Equity (RoE)?