| This year so far... |
[25 May 2007|09:24am] |
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It's been really rough and really great all at the same time.
There has been a lot going on with my extended family in regard to health issues and we don't really know if either of my grandfathers are going to make it to the end of the year, let alone beyond.
We've had a scare with my sister concerning her health that has finally been sorted out for the better. She's not allowed to take additional hormones ever again (ie birth control), but she's also not going to have stroke at 25.
And we lost a friend a little over three weeks ago. She was much loved, even by her greatest critics. It's puts life in perspective though. I have list just like my friend did of things I want or need to get done in this lifetime and she was supposed to get hers done, but she won't have the chance now. I want my list to be very short when it's my time to go.
I can't help but feel that others probably view me as emotionally cold to the bad things that are happening. I talk about my problems to others as though they don't bother me because if I felt the full impact every time I talked about it, I would do little else but cry.
It's shallow, but one of the things that I've taken away from the things that have happened is to enjoy the life you have right now. You can either sit and fester or you can move forward and look for new opportunities and adventures. I choose to dance. Cliche but true...
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| Arrr, What type o' swinger ye be? |
[25 May 2007|08:34am] |
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I totally yanked this from a Facebook buddy, but there really was no chance that I would be able to resist. Dancing and pirates, mutually exclusive yet at the same venue... I never had a chance.
| You scored as Lindy Hop, Your best swing dance is Lindy Hop, the ragingly popular swing of the 1920's and 30's. To the Lindy die-hard, looking cool isn't as important as having a great night. Swing isn't just a dance to you; it's a lifestyle.
Lindy Hop | | 75% | West Coast Swing | | 70% | Carolina Shag | | 60% | Ballroom East Coast Swing | | 35% | Texas Whip | | 35% | </td>
Which swing dance best suits you?
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| I've seen 146 out of 241 movies |
[24 Apr 2007|02:45pm] |
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Yeah, I love to watch movies.
SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 movies, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 241 movies on this list. Copy this list, go to your own facebook account and paste this as a note. Then, put x's next to the movies you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun!
(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
(x) Boondock Saints
(x) Fight Club
(x) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
(x) Blazing Saddles
( ) Airplane
Total: 9 of 10
(x) The Princess Bride
(x) AnchorMan
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth
(x) Saw
( ) Saw II
(x) White Noise
(x) White Oleander
( ) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
(x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 19 of 22
(x) Scream
( ) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
( ) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
( ) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 21 of 33
(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
(x) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
(x) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 29 of 43
(x) Finding Nemo
(x) Finding Neverland
( ) Signs
(x) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
(x) Robots
Total so far: 35 of 54
(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(x) Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
(x) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
(x) Joe Dirt
(x) KING KONG
Total so far: 45 of 66
(x) A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
(x) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
(x) Final Destination
(x) Final Destination 2
(x) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
(x) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving X-MAS
(x) Flubber
Total so far: 54 of 80
( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(x) Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
(x) From Hell
(x) Hellboy
(x) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
(x) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 60 of 90
(x) The Day After Tomorrow
(x) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
(x) Just Married
(x) Gothika
( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
(x) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
(x) Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 69 of 105
(x) Bad Boys
(x) Bad Boys 2
(x) Joy Ride
(x) Lucky Number Sleven
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
( ) Predator I
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(x) Ice Age
(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
(x) Curious George
Total so far: 81 of 121
(x) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
(x) ET
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
(x) War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
(x) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 87 of 133
( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
( ) Calendar Girls (Really want to see this one)
( ) Sideways (Have been told that I must see this movie)
(x) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
(x) Big Trouble in Little China
( ) The Terminator
( ) The Terminator 2
( ) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 94 of 147
(x) X-Men
(x) X2
(x) X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
(x) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
(x) Reign of Fire
(x) The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
Total so far: 108 of 165
(x) Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street
(x) Old School
(x) The Notebook
(x) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf's Tribe
(x) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
( ) The 40-year-old-virgin
Total so far: 114 of 175
(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(x) Back To The Future I
(x) Back To The Future II
(x) Back To The Future III
Total so far: 123 of 184
( ) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
( ) Elf
(x) Highlander
(x) Mothman Prophecies
(x) American History X
( ) Three
Total so Far: 126 of 194
( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) God of Cookery
( ) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(x) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
Total so far: 130 of 204
( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
(x) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
(x) Chronicle Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(x) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
(x) Waterworld (Wish I could get those three hours of my life back)
Total so far: 135 of 214
(x) Kill Bill vol 1
( ) Kill Bill vol 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
(x) Army of Darkness (I think I'm one of few girls that finds this movie absolutely hilarious)
Total so far: 137 of 221
(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
( ) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
( ) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 141 of 231
(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
(x) Red Dragon
( ) Silence of the Lambs
(x) Hannibal
Total so far: 146 of 241
Now Add them up and......
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| Ugh! |
[11 Apr 2007|05:18am] |
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Of course with the cold weather descended upon us again, I've got another sinus infection. And this one was accompanied by a nice, severe bout of dehydration. So I didn't get a whole heck of a lot of sleep last night.
I really don't need to be sick right now. The UAH Patton James dance is this Friday, but I'm also going to Atlanta next weekend for ATLX (Atlanta Lindy Exchange). I'm going to need ALL of my strength for that. I guess I have to suck it up early and go to the doctor.
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| Your Life's A Soundtrack |
[09 Apr 2007|09:34pm] |
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IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
NO CHEATING
Opening Credits: Lullaby of the Leaves- Benny Goodman
Waking Up: Exactly Like You- Pee Wee Russell
First Day At School: Which Switch Witch- Red Norvo
Falling In Love: On the Sunny Side of the Street- Lionel Hampton
Fight Song: Sick & Tired- Default
Breaking Up: Nero's Fiddle- Clutch (Don't let the name fool you, it's pretty harsh stuff)
Prom: I Could Write a Book- Harry Connic Jr. (When Harry Met Sally soundtrack)
Life's OK: Learnin' the Blues- Frank Sinatra *sigh*
Mental Breakdown: The Boys' Night Out- The Rat Pack
Driving: Believe- Burning Paris
Flashback: Savin' Me- Nickelback
Getting Back Together: What Do You Do?- Papa Roach
Wedding: It Had to Be You- Harry Connic Jr.
Sex Scene: The Freaks Are Coming- Smile Empty Soul (Hmmm, I wonder what this says about me...)
Birth of Child: Stardust- Frank Sinatra
Final Battle: Leg to Stand On- Theory of a Deadman
Death Scene: More (Theme from Mondo Cane)- Frank Sinatra & Count Basie
Funeral Song: Blue Moon- Mel Torme
End Credits: Moon Baby- Godsmack
Yeah... you see a bit of difference in my listening preferences?
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| So Strange... |
[07 Apr 2007|12:15am] |
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Alabama weather is the craziest I've ever seen. All of last week, the temperature was in the 80's and then this sudden drop off into the 50's-30's. Not only that, but for a few minutes tonight, was SNOWING!!! If you don't believe me ask the rest of the gaming crew: Trey, Jen, Stephen, or Benjamin.
It's April! It's Spring! Not Winter, or Summer, but Spring! I just wish we'd have one of those sometime. I hear that they're really quite nice.
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| I have a sinus infection |
[27 Feb 2007|08:03pm] |
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.... and it stinks! At least it would, if I could actually breathe through my nose. The semester has been going well. Still as busy as usual, but I'm getting the hang of coping and not getting too overwhelmed.
Still dancing of course. If there is one thing that I don't ever want to give up, it's dancing. It's an escape and a release. I've been working on my Lindy Hop Swing lately, and I'm excited because I'm getting better at it. My swing out and Lindy circle are good but I'm so into structure that I'm just abysmal at a lot of the improv. I'm working on it though and the practice helps a lot. I've been going up to Nashville to the Jump, Jive, & Swing dances with a few more experienced Lindy dancers and it's been a whole heck of a lot of fun. I would have gone up again on Sunday for a more informal, cozy coffee shop dance, but I got all kinds of congested and icky this weekend.
I'm now going to go ponder on......things. =)
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| Wooooooow, I didn't actually realize how long it had been since I last updated. |
[14 Dec 2006|01:24am] |
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I guess I should apologize, but almost all of my friends are people that have regular contact with me so I can't feel too bad. Plus, I've been doing this thing lately where I actually tell people what I'm really thinking instead of putting it up here. It seems to be working well for me so far. But, on to the show!
I'm excited that school is over for the moment. Now I get to do those things that I have been ignoring for the past couple of days, weeks, or months. Cleaning my car and room, wrapping presents, planning my mother's 50th birthday party are on the top of that list. I should probably be working more right now that I have the free time, but I'm afraid that if I do, my brain won't have sufficient time to re-materialize itself before the next semester starts. And I'm much more interested in enjoying the fun things since I haven't been fully able to in a while.
Been sick on and off for the past month. It started with a kidney stone a couple days before my birthday through a cold that had a mean comeback a week ago. Being eternally under the weather is just annoying at this point, so hopefully I won't be sick at all for the remaining cold months.
In hopes of a healthier me, I'm going swing dancing in Atlanta this weekend and exited about it! Hopefully I won't cough out a lung at the exercise, haven't been dancing enough for a while. I also get to test out my new dance shoes that I got last week before I was sick again. Of course, I also get to hang out with a buddy of mine, so I'm glad about that too. But I have a lot of potential plans this weekend so it may turn into a busy one!
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| Ten Things That Make me Feel Better |
[07 Jul 2006|10:07am] |
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All the cool kids are doing it so I guess it's my turn.
What Makes Me Feel Better:
-Dancing
-Watching a movie with friends and adding commentary
-Baking cookies and then giving them away so I don't have to eat them
-Somthing Complicated that falls into place
-Getting Hugs, ecspecially from male peoples
-Conversations that last until the sun comes up
-Doing something nice for someone else
-Finding the perfect present and seeing their face light up
-Finishing a project
-Sleeping until I decide I want to get up
Tag, Your It!
If you've complained about Work, Relationships, or Life in the past week, post 10 things that make you feel better. Ha, I've infected you with my meme!
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[19 Jun 2006|05:04pm] |
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As usual, I haven't updated in quite some time. Finding the inclination to sit down and write is hard for me. So instead, I go through all the things I've done in my mind, thinking that I'll update, but I just never do. I get distracted by the lures that the internet throws out there, deliberating trying to snatch me away from doing anything even partially useful. Like now..... *checks email, looks at facebook, checks online comics, uploads weekend pictures*
Yay, back now!! I really did have such a great time this weekend. ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) canoecrasher and I drove down to Birmingham to meet Shannon and Co. and we all went to City Stages this weekend. Out of the nine stages, there was one that was just for dancing with live music. Obviously we spent most of our time there getting down with our bad selves, but we saw a lot of great bands dancing and non.
On Friday, there was some shows that I wanted to get up close for so I separated from the group to go play in the rock crowd. I saw Trapt for the second time, and then Puddle of Mudd and Shinedown, both of which were really great live. It took a little while, but I did end up holding the front barrier by the middle of Shinedown. I got some really great pictures from up in front.
The rest of the weekend consisted of dancing until you couldn't any longer, resting a bit and then doing it all over again. Lots of great music on the dance stage, including L'Angelus, The Martini Shakers, Patton James and the Synchromatics, and Joe Krown Swing Band. We also saw some other blues music, Frankie Velvet and Veltones, a little bit of Snoop Dogg, and !!The Beach Boys!! L'Angelus played a couple times on Friday and Saturday, and though it's unfortunate that I didn't get to see them on Friday, I was having fun elsewhere. They're a really great family band out of Louisiana that plays wonderful, fast-paced Cajun music and everyone should check them out at http://www.angelusband.com/ .
I had such fun making new dancing pals, getting red, meeting some bands, listening to good music, and dancing all weekend long! I can't wait until I get to do it again.
And Look! My little kitty is dancing too.
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People think I'm crazy anyway, but I really want to see Kinky Boots when in comes out everywhere on Friday. I'm pretty sure I'm going by myself though. Hmm, oh well!
Paper, finals, studying, blah..... it makes my brain hurt at the end of every semester, but it won't last forever.
Patton James was pretty awesome on Friday. We just had a major kink in the form of the weather. A group had the exhibit hall in case of rain from 6-8, but our event was supposed to start at 8pm. Guess what? It rained and the group's band (who wasn't actually all that bad) didn't finish until 8:15. So we had a lobby full of dancers, a hall full of other students, a rock band to take down, a swing band to set up, and a floor full of gunk that almost ruined my dancing shoes. I don't do so horrible well under that particular kind of pressure. I get frantic and bossy; not so much on the fun for the people in my way.
Everything turned out okay though, even if we didn't start until around 8:45. Despite everything, we had a tremendous turnout. Ryan and I are staying on as officers next year, but Kerry is going to grad school in Pennsylvania and Shanna is taking her place as secretary. I guess the thing I was most disappointed about with the dance (besides falling on my ass swing dancing) was that we didn't get to hang out with the band before or after. We'd had to clear out pretty quickly after we finished so the UC could close.
Eep! Time to get ready to go cha-cha! Later!
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| One day at a time |
[20 Apr 2006|12:47pm] |
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Yay! Tomorrow is Friday and the Patton James dance at UAH. Good swing music is sure to mean a very good time tomorrow night.
I'm feeling better today. Watching Rent. The music makes me happy.
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[18 Apr 2006|05:46pm] |
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The semester's almost over and I feel like I've gone through all the motions and accomplished nothing at all. I don't really even feel like I'm moving forward, still sitting in the same spot where I was three years ago. Yes, I've changed since then, but is it really enough to make a difference? I don't know....
For the most part, it's just me feeling sorry for myself, but I can't help but think its something bigger that's bothering me. I go through my rounds of jubilation and depression, mostly leaning toward the former, but I feel like I'm really just ignoring something else but I don't know what it is. It's natural to be confused, I guess. It's not like my life's bad at all. I have good friends and family, I go to school, make some money, have hobbies that I enjoy. I know people that are much better off, but more that are the opposite. Do I need some help sometimes, someone to listen and ask questions? Absolutely. Do I ever ask for those things? Nope. And whose fault is that? Mine.
Okay, enough for me right now. I'll be better tomorrow.
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[09 Mar 2006|04:03pm] |
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I should have learned by now that I shouldn't update so late at night. I tend to go a little crazy after midnight. Hmm, oh well...
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[09 Mar 2006|01:25am] |
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I have this really odd habit of reading in my car at night when I get home from wherever because I'm too lazy to get up and move for the two minutes it's take to go inside, into my room, and get ready for bed. Yosh thinks I'm crazy, especially when I do it during winter. I'm inclined to agree with her.
In other news, its been getting warmer outside, which is great. Outdoor activities are fun, but I dread summer temperatures and humidity more than almost anything else. I love being out in the woods, I'm just miserable when I get over-heated, sweaty, and dehydrated.
It's a wonder that I'm making complete sentences at almost 2am with a splitting headache.
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[01 Mar 2006|01:28pm] |
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I was playing with the colors for my friends page and tried to kind of match them to their actual pages and now I have Easter egg colors down the entire side of that page. Hmm, I'll have to mess with it again later.
Last night was the last night of swing for Tuesday nights and that makes me a little sad, but next month is Tango and I know that I need the practice with that. I got tired more quickly yesterday and the results are a bobbing, uncoordinated Danielle. Fun to watch but not so much to dance with, unless you don't mind me bumping into you.
This weekend is going to be much fun. A first friday dance at the Knights of Columbus and a West Coast Swing/Hustle workshop on Saturday from 1-4pm at the UC. And then I'm going contra dancing Saturday night! Yay! I haven't been contra dancing in two months or so and it is one of my favorite activities. Hmm, I know there's a contra workshop on Saturday as well from 5:30 to 6:30, but I don't know if that is going to be too much for me for one day. That will be nearly eight hours. I'll have to think about it. It'll probably depend on how I feel on Saturday. But if I go to the contra workshop, they'll feed me. You know I can't say no to that.
Classes are currently very boring and dry, though necessary. I have a test in Business Stats on Friday that shouldn't be difficult and a test in Music on Tuesday. That is the only class that I find marginally interesting, but its an easy filler course that I need to finish off my Electives. I find out if I got into Nursing School for the fall at the end of the month, Hopefully. Of course they took almost a month longer than they said they would last spring. My friends that were starting last year were not amused.
I work tonight and tomorrow night and I dread going in. For the past two weeks, Melissa hasn't been scheduling Nearly enough help at night. As a result, there's only one person that does the chores of three people in a portion of the usual allotted time. Its been stressful and exhausting when I don't get out of there til 1 or 2 in the morning with class that morning.
Egh, I have stuff I need to do, but I don't really feel like getting up.....
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