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Topic | The Marvels opens with $47 million. Lowest MCU opening ever. |
TheShadowViper 11/14/23 5:24:09 AM #95 | Hornezz posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/c/cf6bac5d.jpgStephen King is known for having some terrible opinions. The answer to his question is that the only thing companies understand is money. When you believe something is on the wrong track, like many do with the MCU, the only time you can say "I told you so" with actual evidence is after box office failure...as that is the only metric that matters to these companies and the people who support them. Of course Stephen King wouldn't understand a disaffected fan of Marvel, he is, by his own admission, largely indifferent to such content. |
Topic | Would you watch a Star Fox Anime |
TheShadowViper 11/05/23 5:06:33 PM #7 | "Can't let you do that, Starfox!" |
Topic | "The Marvels" gets middling reviews |
TheShadowViper 11/01/23 10:34:13 PM #28 | This movie doesn't have a lot going for it and an absurd budget. I will not be surprised if it bombs, especially given the state of the MCU in general. |
Topic | This car has been parked on the street in front of my house for almost a month. |
TheShadowViper 11/01/23 6:29:17 PM #8 | Have you made any effort to discover whose vehicle it is? |
Topic | Anyone of you get prescribed Wellbutrin for non-stimulant ADHD treatment? |
TheShadowViper 10/16/23 10:35:36 PM #20 | Wellbutrin is mainly used to treat depression, but it can also be used to treat ADHD and anxiety, though it is effectiveness is limited and should not be used alone to combat those conditions if they are severe. Wellbutrin is not believed to cause the sexual side effects of other anti-depressants (it works in a completely different way), though atypical cases have been reported, they are generally mild and clear up after stopping. In some cases Wellbutrin was used to treat sexual side effects caused by other anti-depressants. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC181094/ In short, I'd give it a shot if I were you, it is a relatively safe medication and given the shortage of drugs to treat ADHD, it is a common sense place to start. Just be aware that it WILL take a toll on your appetite and you will want to make sure you are consuming the right amount of fluid and food. |
Topic | Watching the first episode of House MD |
TheShadowViper 10/08/23 9:23:29 PM #102 | Fantastic show, wish i could watch it again with fresh eyes. Most of the doctors he works with are entertaining in their own way with one or two exceptions. |
Topic | Gavin Newsom vetoes bill aimed at capping prices on insulin |
TheShadowViper 10/08/23 8:03:00 PM #52 | Not a good streak by Newsom as of late. The fact that the state brand insulin will be under the price cap means he likely only vetoed the bill to help pharmaceutical companies so they wouldn't put up as much fuss. So they could get their last bit of price gouging in before the slow veil finally collapses over insulin, give them plenty of time to set up on the next con. |
Topic | is star wars dead? |
TheShadowViper 10/07/23 4:55:20 PM #47 | Star Wars isn't dead. It takes a long time to murder such a beast of media. But Disney is doing its' best and there is no reason to believe that it will not succeed eventually. |
Topic | What Star Wars films are better than Serenity? |
TheShadowViper 10/07/23 4:25:50 AM #7 | Original trilogy and probably Revenge of the Sith. Force Awakens might make the list but it is responsible for the dumb as hell reset of the status quo and any potential it did have was burnt into nothingness by the sequels. I'd also say Rogue One is just a hair under Serenity in terms of quality. With the difference largely being because of the established characters of Firefly being more interesting than the rather cliche group assembled in Rogue One. |
Topic | Is it too much to hope for a new F-Zero game now? |
TheShadowViper 10/07/23 4:20:25 AM #5 | BurmesePenguin posted... I do think it is too much, but I'll hope along with you. |
Topic | I can only bicep curl 30 lbs in each arm. Am I weak? |
TheShadowViper 10/06/23 10:01:02 PM #10 | There is no way to give a meaningful answer to this question without weight and height. |
Topic | ''Huh the screenshots for this game on Steam look pretty cool.'' *clicks* |
TheShadowViper 10/06/23 9:57:52 PM #14 | That sounds great, what are you even talking about TC? Gimme a Griftlands or a Monster Train... I don't even need something as grand as Slay the Spire. |
Topic | I feel like Elden Ring has a glorious first impression, but is hard to replay |
TheShadowViper 10/06/23 9:55:47 PM #13 | I had no difficulty replaying it at all and in fact enjoyed it much more the second time. There are so many ways to change YOUR end of the boss fights that it doesn't matter if you are fighting a boss that is equivalent to one you have fought a few times before. You can just change up YOUR end to make it interesting. |
Topic | Bruce Faulconer's DBZ music is GOAT tier |
TheShadowViper 10/01/23 1:38:49 AM #51 | PraetorXyn posted... No it doesnt. Saw the Faulconer version first. Original is superior.Hahahaha that is hilarious. The original is fine to garbage tier depending on how you believe these tracks should actually be. Garbage tier if you think they should be anything close to the Faulconer score and "fine" if you just want a soundtrack that adds absolutely nothing to the material. |
Topic | Ashton Kutcher and Mila wrote the judge for leniency |
TheShadowViper 09/10/23 4:45:39 PM #224 | DeadBankerDream posted... I don't think you can get death penalty for rape.You can't. Supreme Court decision has outright said so, even heinous rapes don't count. Taking a life is irrevocable and there is no continuation and no chance for healing for the killed. As for the letter, I don't have any problem with someone writing leniency letter for someone they knew. I feel like it is pretty childish to believe everyone who knows someone can give testimony to every part of their life, they were asked to give their insight on the person they knew, not the complete person. We all have small windows in which we can see into people's lives, and there are plenty of people who have seen only the good in horrible people because that is all those people showed them. |
Topic | After work, I finally get to play BG3. Only issue is that I always play |
TheShadowViper 09/10/23 4:37:39 PM #6 | If you need mental tricks to play something else just pick a completely different class like a Barbarian and tell yourself you will play your usual later. That is what I did in the EA to avoid playing my usual Sorcerer, and I ended up trying a number of different classes. Though to be fair you can play something different and still have something like that in your party - that is one of the strengths of games with companions. |
Topic | Elon Musk and Grimes' three kids are gonna get bullied to hell |
TheShadowViper 09/10/23 4:35:58 PM #13 | Techno Mechanicus sounds like an organization in Warhammer 40k. I think they will be fine. All they have to do is go by nicknames and most of them have pretty easy ones to. |
Topic | Best Baldur's Gate 3 girl |
TheShadowViper 08/27/23 7:56:44 AM #36 | Fenriswolf posted... You know that redeemed Viconia dies a few years after Throne of Baal right? *BG2 spoilers* If Gorion's Ward completed Viconia's Romance and chooses not to embrace godhood, the two lovers continue adventuring together until they decide to settle down, with Gorion's Ward becoming an important political figure. They marry and have a half-drow son together, but after several years, Viconia is assassinated by an agent of Lolth - the Ascension mod contains an expanded version of this epilogue stating that this was achieved through the use of venom taken from Lolth's own fangs. Unable to resurrect his wife, Gorion's Ward sadly raises their son on his own, disappearing into the pages of myth - some say they go on to crusade against the drow, but none know the truth. |
Topic | Arleen Sorkin original harley quinn VA has passed away |
TheShadowViper 08/26/23 7:46:56 PM #17 | RIP to a legend. One of those performances that not only sticks with you, but sticks with the character. |
Topic | Best Baldur's Gate 3 girl |
TheShadowViper 08/26/23 7:43:43 PM #2 | Honestly can't go wrong with any of those choices, but Shadowheart will win and probably should. |
Topic | Revive ONE of these 10 spooky video game franchises |
TheShadowViper 08/26/23 7:42:06 PM #14 | What level are we reviving it to? Like F.E.A.R had one great and a few middling games. Does it go back to being great if we revive it or what is the quality of the release upon revival? Because it would be pointless to revive a franchise which has had its shot just for them to release more "meh" games. |
Topic | Should prostitution (or at least brothels) be legalized? |
TheShadowViper 08/25/23 9:34:27 AM #73 | The problem is a lot more complicated than most pro/against advocates would have you think. One of the chief issues is those most ready to jump into legalized prostitution are exactly the sort you don't want being in the forefront. These people often have illegal enterprises beyond prostitution, giving them legitimate business where the supply is often vulnerable men and women is not exactly looking for a good outcome. Think Littlefinger from GOT, those type of people will use the legitimized business to fund supply for illegal businesses - such as human trafficking and sexual exploitation of minors. Just because you legalize prostitution does not mean the seedier elements disappear nor does it even guarantee they will be mitigated. This is one of those things that would need the implementation to not be shit, and I don't think many places in the US are capable of doing that at the moment. |
Topic | sup with dudes with big ass pockets but put their phone in their back pockets |
TheShadowViper 08/25/23 9:19:55 AM #10 | accord posted... what long term effects? i always have my wallet on my back pocket because i use my left front pocket for my phone and the right for my keys and airpodsOver time there will be wear from the pressure and from you moving while it is pressed against the seat. Mind you, depending on the quality of the wallet, you could go 5+ years without noticing considerable wear, or be done with one in less than a year. |
Topic | I'm in my late 30s. Is this a good or bad thing? |
TheShadowViper 08/25/23 5:59:59 AM #20 | It is neither a good or a bad thing. You have just entered into another less forgiving phase of your life. Like the previous 2 decades. That is the main thing about getting older, mistakes are less forgiving and yet you are exposed to many more possibilities to make critical ones. But you also have more reason to appreciate that which you do have and do experience. R1masher posted... As long as your dingaling is working, you goodWe've got medication for that. People in their 70s can swing for the fences these days. |
Topic | Darth Vader is underwhelming in live action Star Wars (SPOILERS for all SW) |
TheShadowViper 08/25/23 5:01:09 AM #7 | Yeah they really did him a disservice in a number of ways, Ahsoka should have been killed by Vader (it really would have completed his transformation) and he never should have met Obi-wan again until their meeting in A New Hope. |
Topic | Baldur's Gate Topic 3 |
TheShadowViper 08/25/23 4:45:29 AM #126 | thronedfire2 posted... dk I think he did a good job for the part. if he used his normal voice it might have been hilarious but wouldn't have fit the gameHe had some good lines but I think there was confusion on what the writers wanted to do with the character. The lines he delivered coldly and dismissively were well delivered and fit the character. I feel like they should have simply made him more depressed, dismissive, and cold, barely reacting to the things that were happening. Not only fits the status of his character at that time, but his role as a necromancer who has outlived many conflicts. Honestly felt like they wanted to get too much Omni-man out of JK Simmons when it didn't fit the character. |
Topic | I don't get why people hate The Last Jedi. |
TheShadowViper 08/25/23 3:49:40 AM #25 | Super_Slash posted... Lmao. Examples?I got a whole video for you LOL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyzwBWsqqw8 Dark_Arbron posted... ^minor nitpick, but its episode 8, not 7.Thanks, edited now. Those creatures have largely retreated to the shadows as reality has slowly beat away at them. They are waiting for that mythical day when the ST is suddenly loved by everyone. |
Topic | I don't get why people hate The Last Jedi. |
TheShadowViper 08/25/23 3:45:11 AM #21 | There have been innumerable posts detailing specifically the problems with the movie, one could not give you a rough bullet point with explanations - I've tried and it ended up being like 3 pages. TLJ wastes massive potential, doesn't follow the rules of the established universe it is movie 8 in, has laughably bad antagonists, has nothing meaningful to say, has horrible world building to the point where the audience isn't really made aware of the state of the galaxy beyond "FIrst Order is now in control just because despite the loss of the their weapon that destroyed the New Republic capital in the first movie", the fights scenes are LAUGHABLY bad to the point where weapons appear and disappear and characters can be visibly seen missing on purpose or waiting for their queues (Kylo Ren chokes HIMSELF at one point in his fight against the guards because the guard he is fighting completely lets go of the weapon he is supposedly choking him with)...holy shit I'm not even close to done... "Why do people hate TLJ" A lot of reasons. |
Topic | Rumored Wagner Group Plane crashed outside Moscow, Prigozhin rumored onboard |
TheShadowViper 08/23/23 6:53:44 PM #153 | The obvious conclusion. They waited until they had Wagner controlled and then took him out. Prigozhin knew who he was dealing with but incorrectly thought he was special enough to get a pass. He isn't the first nor will he be the last to die like that. |
Topic | self-checkout is proven actually slower than human checkout |
TheShadowViper 08/19/23 2:43:10 PM #77 | There should be both depending on the situation and severity of the backup. Self-checkout is superior for small amounts of goods, I have found my self actively avoiding certain stores without self-checkout when I only want to run in and grab something and leave. But standing in line for self checkout can also be a chore so when things get busy it is nice to have the chance at a more consistent experience and not be at the mercy of random people's competence. |
Topic | Who was the most moral character: Jesse Pinkman, Hank Schrader, Skyer White |
TheShadowViper 07/26/23 5:26:17 PM #85 | BettyWhite posted... I'll entertain your statement as I haven't watched it in a long time... But when is Hank ever racist?He makes some racist jokes, but they are jokes. I think it is really stretching to say he is racist. |
Topic | Who was the most moral character: Jesse Pinkman, Hank Schrader, Skyer White |
TheShadowViper 07/26/23 5:05:51 PM #77 | Hank and it isn't really close. Skyler is not only a large albatross on Walt before he gets the cancer diagnosis, but openly joins him in a criminal conspiracy. If she had fled Walt as soon as she learned about the drugs it might have been closer, but she did the opposite. Hank can be a bit of a jerk at times, but he actively tries to help pretty much everyone but Jesse, who is the main person he holds a grudge against. Obviously the betrayal of Walt made him go full Captain Ahab, but he was in it for the right reasons and ultimately listened to Jesse on how to take him down. In fact, I'm sure he would have had helped Jesse since he would have realized that he was used the same way Hank was (though not to the same extent). |
Topic | Can reading divorce stories taint and skew your view of relationships? |
TheShadowViper 07/24/23 10:27:24 AM #5 | Not if you are level headed and actually understand relationships have to be worked on. |
Topic | John Boyega said TLJ was the worst of the new trilogy |
TheShadowViper 07/24/23 9:28:49 AM #170 | Punished_Blinx posted... I don't know why we're pretending that it's impossible for repeated villains to raise the stakes throughout a sagaIt isn't impossible, you just can't read because I'm saying that is precisely what they should have done, but didn't do, with Kylo Ren. Kylo Ren is 0-2 against Rey after TLJ (having been outright defeated in TFA and been knocked out allowing her to escape in TLJ). He has no significant wins against anyone competent and spent the entire series up to the third ST movie failing upwards. Punished_Blinx posted... Like an entire movie isn't enough to establish an imposing villain out of a pre-existing character? C'mon.Not when we've seen him fail for an entire series and know he will lose (again) at the conclusion. You understand that the ST is a trilogy and the concluding chapter to 2 other trilogies right? You understand that the audience already knows the bad guy is going down in the third act right? You understand that there will be MINUTES of difference between him being a badass as you say and his defeat right? You understand that he has to be an obstacle to the protagonist and he has been molly whopped by that protagonist on multiple occasions right? Kylo Ren is a terrible primary antagonist. He has no actual conviction to do anything of note but "set the old world behind us" which might as well be a marketing slogan for Disney getting rid of Legends and is not something tangible that he can actually achieve in the movie. If they had set Kylo Ren up with an achievable goal he might have had something going for him despite being a joke for two movies, but he didn't have one at the conclusion of TLJ. And once again in order for him to have one at the start of the last movie you would need to do what TLJ should have done - give Kylo Ren actual character. Clearly you will not be convinced on the matter despite your argument having very little merit and consisting of almost no actual analysis on how Kylo Ren fits into the overall story. TLJ put too much on the concluding chapter to both create and end a threat to the protagonists. |
Topic | John Boyega said TLJ was the worst of the new trilogy |
TheShadowViper 07/24/23 2:51:59 AM #168 | Punished_Blinx posted... Like the big bad of the OT was an old man who was thrown down a pit and they reused him as a reanimated corpse on a table. How is that more threatening than a time skipped Kylo Ren who has spent several years as Sith Lord?You are just misrepresenting and bullshitting now. The big bad of the OT was Emperor of the galaxy and the guy pulling Vader's strings (a formidable antagonist themselves, who had two movies of buildup before the conclusion), and you are comparing him to an angsty loser who got shit on in both movies he was in. Are you serious? Do you understand what formidable antagonist is? It is not just about fighting, but Kylo Ren doesn't represent anything imposing or interesting. What value he does have is certainly not as the primary antagonist. In fact, he would have been much better as a wild card - which is what they tried and failed to do. Kylo Ren having a time skipped powerup so he could be someone for maybe 15 minutes of screentime before he is abruptly defeated in the conclusion does not equal a formidable antagonist. You are basically saying "make an entirely new character in a time skip and then show him doing cool stuff he should have been doing in TLJ" which is laughable. They could have just made a completely new character and lost nothing because as already noted, the Kylo Ren of TLJ is an incompetent buffoon who already lost to Rey in TFA and would inevitably lose in the conclusion as well. |
Topic | John Boyega said TLJ was the worst of the new trilogy |
TheShadowViper 07/24/23 1:50:30 AM #162 | AceMos posted... ya know kids who grew up with the ST are going to be joining the larger fandom soonYeah all those kids who didn't buy those ST toys. When exactly will you put that fantasy to rest? In 10 years the ST is still going to be derided as shit and be known for taking far, far more from the franchise than it added to it. ST doesn't have the world building PT did, nor the opportunities for others to pick up where Lucas faltered. Sorry, the reality ain't changing no matter how much you play denial. |
Topic | John Boyega said TLJ was the worst of the new trilogy |
TheShadowViper 07/24/23 1:24:59 AM #158 | Punished_Blinx posted... An immature man child who doesn't feel like he measures up to his legacy can be incredibly dangerousExcept Kylo Ren already showed both that he was an immature child and he was incredibly not dangerous by getting wrecked by everyone and everything. He was only dangerous to someone who didn't even think he would attack him. Oh no! Real scary. You can't be dangerous when you are massively incompetent and find a way to lose every battle, particularly when you are going against a protagonist that destroyed you in the first act. Kylo Ren could have been a good villain but he needed two movies minimum to set up the threat he posed after he got wrecked by Rey in TFA. In fact, when TFA initially released most thought he would show up in TLJ as a badass. It didn't happen. Moreover, who exactly is he gonna prove himself against after TLJ? Luke died making him look like an idiot, he murdered his dad in cold blood, Rey isn't gonna lose in the third act since she is the protagonist, he murdered his boss while he was yanking it to the darkside... so who is he gonna take on that will give him this credibility as a villain? Kylo Ren could not have been a good antagonist after TLJ, period. In a trilogy, you can't make a threat credible and resolve that threat in the same fucking movie, and that is exactly what TLJ forced its follow up to do if they went with Kylo Ren as the main antagonist, and that is precisely why they ditched him. He is a joke. |
Topic | Batman, without time to prepare versus Batman with time to prepare |
TheShadowViper 07/24/23 1:15:08 AM #15 | Batman with prep time has taken on Gods and emerged victorious. |
Topic | John Boyega said TLJ was the worst of the new trilogy |
TheShadowViper 07/23/23 7:38:33 PM #153 | Punished_Blinx posted... It seriously baffles me that people didn't think there was any potential with Kylo Ren becoming the top Sith Lord.How does this baffle you? By the end of TLJ Kylo Ren was a non-threat. In fact the entire First Order were a bunch of clowns throwing endless hardware at like 12 people. What exactly are Kylo Ren's achievements at the conclusion of TLJ?
Kylo Ren needed to be shown as a threat in TLJ. He should have fucking killed Snoke in a fight, not because Sith can't be underhanded, but because Kylo Ren literally had ZERO wins against anyone competent at that point. You can't have an antagonist lose in the first act if you are not going to build him up in act 2. But that is exactly what Rian did. |
Topic | John Boyega said TLJ was the worst of the new trilogy |
TheShadowViper 07/22/23 7:19:57 PM #61 | He ain't wrong. Son_Of_Spam posted... And I don't know what Rian was supposed to do with Luke. TFA established that Luke went into hiding after his Jedi Order was destroyed. What good reason could he have possibly gone into hiding while the Galaxy was in crisis?You don't know what Rian was supposed to do with Luke? He could done any number of a thousand things including making him go search for something that would allow him to bring back the jedi order in a new form or any number of quests. Instead Rian went with "this guy went to die on an island while his friends and family were massacred". And Rian gets most of the blame because he had complete creative control. The reason Kathleen Kennedy is to blame is because she gave him that control, and the reason JJ does get blame (he is not blameless as you suggest) is because of his shoddy world building and setup that was done in Episode 7. But the reason the blame for him doesn't go crazy is because he never planned on returning and while Episode 7 was a poor reboot with a lot of questions and no answers, it was competent enough for a non-idiot to make something good out of. Rian was not up to the task. And if you want to talk shit world building, there is none shittier than TLJ which conjures entire fleets out of thin air and declares the First Order lords of the galaxy without explaining how exactly they accomplished that after the conclusion of the previously movie. It has mind boggling bad answers for questions like "Where is the Republic fleet?" (when it even bothers to give critical answers at all), Etc. It is extremely poorly thought out movie in nearly every single category. |
Topic | Study: homeless people aren't moving to California |
TheShadowViper 07/18/23 1:55:43 PM #33 | This was already well known. Just like most of the things like this, bad actors just lied and lied and lied to try to hide the truth. |
Topic | I hate that Kevin Sorbo is such a crazy asshole bc Hercules is a great show |
TheShadowViper 07/15/23 10:34:09 AM #11 | He is a great Hercules, just separate the character and the man. It isn't actually that hard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O1hM-k3aUY It's ok to like the character and be disappointed with the man. |
Topic | Makoto singlehandledly makes Persona 5 worse. *spoilers* |
TheShadowViper 07/15/23 9:38:55 AM #217 | Slayer_22 posted... Even if the end result was no more victims of sex crimes? No more trafficking? No more poverty? Children all had loving homes and full bellies? You wouldn't give up your free will for these things?What makes you think that the absence of these things would not simply create other problems as bad or worse? What makes you think a human like Maruki is capable of handling all of these problems? That his system - which is straight up shown to be brainwashing and reality warping - is up to the task to handle all these problems? What it would take for Maruki to do what you are saying is turn the entire populace into puppets. Peace through brainwashing is what you are arguing for essentially. |
Topic | Doesn't it kind of feel like we are literally approaching the end times? |
TheShadowViper 07/15/23 9:19:07 AM #8 | Because we are expanding the means by which we can destroy our entire species and the means by which we can see the damage we've already done. List will just get longer. Shit has been real since nukes were proliferated though. One could say we've been on a clock since then. |
Topic | Makoto singlehandledly makes Persona 5 worse. *spoilers* |
TheShadowViper 07/15/23 9:05:59 AM #209 | I like Maruki as the major antagonist because he really brings out the "free will" problem with the powers he and the phantom thieves possess. I think if he wasn't human, and rather some godlike entity doing what they think is right for people, he would probably be viewed more favorably. But since he is human, his fundamental problem is that he is using his free will to override others. Even if he is doing so benevolently, most people will have a problem with this. "What gives him the right?" Etc. There is also the problem that he isn't actually helping people get over their problems, he is simply removing them. This has extreme potential to simply stall human growth in general, as adversity is what pushes us to overcome our weaknesses. If he was a god, he could simply be thought of as a force of nature, and nature doesn't give a single shit about your "free will". But he is not, he is just a flawed human who experienced tragedy and was presented with power that in his pain he thought could help others, but he overstepped while doing so. |
Topic | Is wrestling meant to seem like they are doing acted out sequences? |
TheShadowViper 07/15/23 8:40:02 AM #4 | Haven't watched wrestling in like a decade and half but they used to basically have a general idea of what they would do and the outcome and also have certain beats they would hit (like throw guy outside the ring at one point, special move for one guy and then the other, etc), but the wrestlers did have room to improvise and that is part of the spectacle. Also keep in mind that they had to adapt when shit goes wrong as well, like when someone misses their special move or fucks up climbing the ropes. If you overscript, it often comes out as robotic and clearly scripted to the audience. Part of the goal of wrestling as entertainment is to get the audience to put aside they are watching something that is scripted and it is hard to do when painfully obvious. Most of the really crazy incidents in wrestling are basically a result of people screwing up or others being like "just throw me". |
Topic | Hollywood Producers sought rights to replicate extras using AI, forever for $200 |
TheShadowViper 07/14/23 8:02:57 PM #19 | Ah yes the classic "in perpetuity for the rich" while everyone else gets "limited licenses". |
Topic | Armored Core is 26 today. Have you played any of them? |
TheShadowViper 07/10/23 10:38:02 PM #16 | No, but I'm interested in 6. |
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