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banshiryuu 06/21/22 10:00:00 PM #1: |
Boy do I have a tasty poll for you today :)
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Welcome to Video Game Music Contest 16, an annual celebration of the best of the best video game music according to the voters!
Important Links: Bracket: https://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=475935 Contest info sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_IU5iCFTM_4WEx8ZWKwznMz5v2tarCKh1Ag0mxIgAes Contest discussion thread: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80027411 Main bracket playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT3m7iohpL0xxfgkmGKvEyWfHvNZ53Kbn Last years spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16XAaBMDuUnQ4c5AxQNL9ZhvD7VG5kQyrXWWZxnkrn-o VGMC total stats sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K1XdLWiUKB2kX99qYBgnRbLU_sCz4dvZSByKKJHCT6o Discord: https://discord.gg/WDvMS4a Rules: - Listen to both songs in a given match, at least through the loop time provided (to make sure you don't skip before you've heard the whole thing!) - Please consider the loop point listed when judging the song; if a video loops one minute 5 times, don't treat it as if it's a repetitive 5 minute song - If it's a match between your favorite song ever and a song you despise, still LISTEN TO BOTH! Votes can and will be disqualified if there is suspicion songs are not being listened to, and you may be discounted for the rest of the contest for repeat offenses. - No alt accounts, no rallying or begging, etc., etc.... You only get one vote! Swapping votes is alright, just make clear that you've already made a vote and are swapping. - Make clear what your voting options are! Please keep votes separate from any comments, and use the titles given in the topic post. - Voting in all matches is not mandatory, feel free to skip matches you do not wish to vote in. - Vote based on the links provided, and not other sources of audio. Links are specifically chosen for best quality and the like. - Don't discuss vote tallies in this thread, or in other threads, as they may influence votes. Likewise, please refrain from looking at the running tally before voting. Voting Period: - Today's matches will last 24 hours from the time of posting, or 24 hours from 10pm Eastern, whichever is the later time. - Please note this may mean that two topics will be active at the same time! - If you anticipate being unable to vote in a given day, please send an absentee vote to @banshiryuu, or post your absentee vote in the discussion thread! . Match 1 Ys Origin - Silent Desert Composer: Takahiro Unisuga Loop Point: 2:03 Genre: STRIDENT SANDS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j06QakJVbMw Alto's Adventure: The Spirit of the Mountain - The Spirit of the Mountain Composer: Todd Baker Loop Point: 5:04 Genre: ASCENDANCE https://youtu.be/rW_0Niws2p0 Match 2 Jewels of the Oracle - Panditah of the 7th Mountain Composer: Steven Sauv Loop Point: 1:33 Genre: HYPNOTIC WORLD-BEAT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfpb6jQuPSI Atelier Escha & ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MargaretAnnMid 06/21/22 10:02:07 PM #2: |
Silent Desert Sky of Twilight Morning Bell ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Hbthebattle 06/21/22 10:03:47 PM #3: |
STRIDENT SANDS SORROWFUL MODULATION RAT UNIVERSE After playing Ys Origin, I can safely say I am still confused as to why there's a desert inside a tower. Or lava! or whatever the fuck Blighted Blood is made of --- :) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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kamakazikila 06/21/22 10:12:38 PM #4: |
Silent Desert Sky of Twilight Morning Bell --- Puff Stuff ... Copied to Clipboard!
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th3l3fty 06/21/22 10:21:00 PM #6: |
Alto's Adventure: The Spirit of the Mountain - The Spirit of the Mountain Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky - Sky of Twilight Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden - Morning Bell --- thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -transience I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Place 06/21/22 10:37:53 PM #7: |
Alto's Adventure: The Spirit of the Mountain - The Spirit of the Mountain Jewels of the Oracle - Panditah of the 7th Mountain Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden - Morning Bell Super divisive today, which I'm betting will reflect in the votals. My favorite age in Myst is the one called "Todd Baker". [9.0] Spirit of the Mountain [9.0] Morning Bell [8.0] Panditah of the 7th Mountain [6.5] MAD LAST WORLD [5.5] Sky of Twilight [4.0] Silent Desert --- Hi. I wanna play you something. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DoctorJimmy133 06/21/22 10:40:19 PM #8: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD --- azuarc is quite good at predicting GameFAQs bracket battles. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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quantumB 06/21/22 10:40:20 PM #9: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Sky of Twilight Morning Bell ... Copied to Clipboard!
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NFUN 06/21/22 10:47:33 PM #10: |
sprit panda-san sad blast jorld 8 9 7.5 7 7.5 7.5 --- Kneel... or you will be knelt ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Isquen 06/21/22 10:47:40 PM #11: |
Silent Desert Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD Match 1: Who put this Castlevania-ass song in my Ys? This is far from a silent desert. There is nothing about this track that says "desert" and I don't know how to judge it there. On the flip side... I'm getting some weird Toto vibes when the riff picks up in minute 1 of the Alto song? And then the bass and percussion around the mid 2:30s mark... And then it turns into Enya or something. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/5/4/AAAACbAADXkK.jpg Gotta go with the more cohesive one, methinks. But this was probably the closest match I've had to decide on yet. Match 2: I feel like I've been listening to Panditah, except in Deep Rock Galactic as random cave ambience. I've had to listen to it thrice over and nothing of it is hypnotic or memorable. On the flip side, I'm very obviously not the target audience for Sky of Twilight, either, but at least that one is musical. Match 3: MRD has grown on me a bunch over the last year. This isn't my favorite from it (the overuse of cymbals around 1:30 really grates my cheese) but overall I like it leaps, bounds, and heartbeats better than the Kanno track, which sounds like it fell out of Fantasia. What is wrong with me today? Why am I voting against sweet orchestral? I DON'T KNOW SOMEONE SEND HELP. --- [Rock and Stone] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DireKrow 06/21/22 11:03:08 PM #12: |
Silent Desert Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD First match is cruel. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Aakadarrr 06/21/22 11:16:23 PM #13: |
Silent Desert Sky of Twilight Morning Bell ... Copied to Clipboard!
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tgs2 06/21/22 11:18:39 PM #14: |
Silent Desert Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD Silent Desert [8.5] Spirit of the Mountain [8] Panditah [5] Sky of Twilight [8] Morning Bell [7.5] MAD LAST WORLD [8] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Team Rocket Elite 06/21/22 11:41:58 PM #15: |
Ys Origin - Silent Desert Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky - Sky of Twilight Mad Rat Dead - MAD LAST WORLD --- My bracket looked like random picks compared to his. Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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UF8 06/21/22 11:51:49 PM #16: |
ASCENDING HEIGHTS II TWILIGHT SKY AWAKENING good poll lmao ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HidekuniHorita 06/21/22 11:55:13 PM #17: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Panditah of the 7th Mountain Morning Bell --- Omniscience lies beyond the void, beyond decay! I am one with the Akashic Records! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HasteDeux 06/22/22 12:16:33 AM #18: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD I love Spirit of the Mountain! Especially the vibraphone moments omg omg *_*. Close third match, though I suppose it's not quite as close as I what I had rated them. I hope Morning Bell doesn't get destroyed... it has certain "chord" moments that are amazing. But Kazuya Takasu has a tendency to make really solid compositions that are far greater than the sum of its parts. Silent Desert (5.4 - 61st place) / The Spirit of the Mountain (9.25 - 8th place) Panditah of the 7th Mountain (6.8 - 51st place) / Sky of Twilight (8.3 - 27th place) Morning Bell (8.57 - 19th place) / MAD LAST WORLD (8.65 - 17th place) --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So... what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MaxGalactica 06/22/22 12:16:38 AM #19: |
Silent Desert is definitely a Falcom song. It's not offensive (bad mix aside), but it doesn't do anything to interest me either. Definitely not something I'd return to. The Spirit of the Mountain is such a cool track. Love the instrumentation used throughout, just like all the other Alto songs in the contest. Great percussion especially. The atmospheric effects add a lot as well. I do wish we had a higher quality audio file of this, but that'll come in due time I suppose. Great track. ~~Speaking of songs we don't have good quality files of.~~ It's really hard to appreciate Panditah when the audio quality is this bad lol. It's mostly ambient stuff anyways, which I can appreciate to a certain degree, but it'll have a hard time against something with more substance to it like Sky of Twilight. Sky of Twilight has some neat elements in the guitars particularly. The vocals aren't my favorite though. The mix isn't great either. In the end, this song ends up being decent with the good elements balancing out with the not-so-good elements. Morning Bell is definitely my favorite track in Bracket C and probably top 3 in the entire contest for me. The orchestration is sooo good in this. With the brass leading the intro, followed by flute, piano, and strings trading around the melody. The string-writing is incredible, which isn't an easy thing to do at all (Kanno makes it seem easy tho). The flute solo starting at 2:44 is really lovely, and the soft timpani to back it up is so good. Then the buildup from 3:29 till it climaxes with the main motif (which is super good btw) again is just fantastic. Then the short violin solo at 4:54 makes me a bit emotional every time. Such a great track, and it'll really hard to top this. The transition from Morning Bell to MAD LAST WORLD is a bit jarring lol. I like this a bit more than I did during noms, though the motifs are kinda all over the place. I like the piano and sax parts in particular. But yeah, this doesn't touch Morning Bell for me. I really like Spirit of the Mountain and Morning Bell from today. The rest is eh. Votes: Spirit of the Mountain Sky of Twilight Morning Bell --- Don't trust everything that you read on the Internet. -Abraham Lincoln ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Prince46 06/22/22 12:26:22 AM #20: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD Todd Baker is going to sweep VGMC (and so it's Yoko, but I admit I liked the MRD song more!). ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FL81 06/22/22 1:15:00 AM #21: |
Ys Origin - Silent Desert Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky - Sky of Twilight Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden - Morning Bell the silentest of deserts Really respect what Pot7M is going for here even though I like its opponent more. Really wish we'd get more Shade songs in these contests than just SoT. Super close match 3, I really like both of these. --- Thanks to Proofpyros for the sig images https://i.imgur.com/Nv4Pi1v.jpg https://i.imgur.com/N43HJYv.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Collen 06/22/22 4:07:22 AM #22: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Panditah of the 7th Mountain MAD LAST WORLD --- But there's a hole in my head and that's where I see and hear and dream through Seems like that leaks out and I forget all the wonderful things escape me now ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Janus5k 06/22/22 5:27:34 AM #23: |
Silent Desert Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD Unisuga king Kanako Itou queen Ratatouille I HATE mountains (actually Spirit of the Mountain was good too but don't tell anyone) --- A hero cannot be defeated simply by making him die. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Tked 06/22/22 5:29:16 AM #24: |
Silent Desert Panditah of the 7th Mountain MAD LAST WORLD ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sceptilesolar 06/22/22 6:15:35 AM #25: |
Silent Desert Sky of Twilight Morning Bell I can never get enough Sky of Twilight, it's great. That last match is very close for me though and I went back and forth. Happy with either advancing. --- Just killing time until the world ends. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 06/22/22 6:28:43 AM #26: |
Spirit Sky Mad --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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andylt 06/22/22 7:05:08 AM #27: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD Desert is pretty cool, but Mountain feels like a more complete experience. It's fresh, chill, catchy, has a wonderful atmosphere, it's completely my kind of thing. Every aspect of it is solid! 7th Mountain is a little too minimalist for me (and the sound quality is very canned), but I'm a little intrigued. I like when Twilight goes eh ki shi waaaaaa or whatever she's actually saying. There's bits I like, plenty I don't, and the whole thing feels very disjointed. That seems like a trend with this game's OST! Probably to match the character's silly hat. Match 3 is interesting, it's difficult to compare such contrasting tracks. Morning Bell is pretty relaxing and I enjoy my time listening to it, but it's maybe a little generic or repetitive overall. I can't deny how beautiful the big swells sound though! I like the first minute or so of Mad World much more than the second, the main riff is catchy enough to get the vote. Desert: 2.5/5 Mountain: 4/5 7Mountain: 1/5 Sky: 2/5 Morning: 3/5 WORLD: 3.5/5 --- Very slowly becoming a Final Fantasy aficionado. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raetsel_Lapin 06/22/22 7:18:39 AM #28: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Panditah of the 7th Mountain Morning Bell --- I'm not who you think I am And even if I thought you'd known, I never would have told you so ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Flamander 06/22/22 7:34:30 AM #29: |
Silent Desert Sky of Twilight Morning Bell --- cathode on discord ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Fivda 06/22/22 8:00:11 AM #30: |
Alto's Adventure: The Spirit of the Mountain - The Spirit of the Mountain Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky - Sky of Twilight Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden - Morning Bell ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mihark 06/22/22 8:12:01 AM #31: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Sky of Twilight Morning Bell ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MoonRunes 06/22/22 9:52:19 AM #32: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Sky of Twilight Morning Bell ... Copied to Clipboard!
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azuarc 06/22/22 9:57:40 AM #33: |
Silent Desert Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD These votes would appear to peg me for a certain style of listener, but two of these matches were very close for me. --- Only the exceptions can be exceptional. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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sergiocornaga 06/22/22 10:16:33 AM #34: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Panditah of the 7th Mountain Morning Bell ... Copied to Clipboard!
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golden009 06/22/22 11:12:33 AM #35: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Sky of Twilight Morning Bell Spirit > Twilight > Bell > Desert > MAD > Panditah ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheArkOfTurus 06/22/22 11:36:15 AM #36: |
Silent Desert Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD --- Our eyes were removed For our own safety ... Copied to Clipboard!
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tennisboy213 06/22/22 11:43:44 AM #37: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Sky of Twilight Morning Bell --- rich af ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DanKirby 06/22/22 11:44:25 AM #38: |
Silent Desert Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD --- (>'.')> "The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present." -Hobbes ... Copied to Clipboard!
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dowolf 06/22/22 12:01:42 PM #39: |
Mountain Mountain Mountain...of rats? look the third match is just not being a bro here. --- Nonsense. "Testing" is for when you're still guessing--and now, I have no need to guess. -- Agatha, Girl Genius ... Copied to Clipboard!
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xx521xx 06/22/22 12:11:38 PM #40: |
Silent Desert Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD --- Optimism is the first step to disappointment. xx521xx ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Prody Parrot 06/22/22 12:18:33 PM #41: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Sky of Twilight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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rwlh 06/22/22 12:19:35 PM #42: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Panditah of the 7th Mountain MAD LAST WORLD ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mac Arrowny 06/22/22 2:09:23 PM #43: |
I'm rather more fond of the super arrange of Silent Desert, but this version is still good. Spirit of the Mountain is a lot of fun too! Close-ish match. Panditah bores me. Sky of Twilight definitely does not. It's inconsistent, but the peaks are crazy high. Morning Bell sounds like something off a typical movie soundtrack. Not the uniqueness I want from Yoko Kanno. Although there are better MRD songs, MLW is good shit. Silent Desert Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD Silent Desert > Sky of Twilight > MAD LAST WORLD > The Spirit of the Mountain > Morning Bell > Panditah of the 7th Mountain --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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skulltrumpets 06/22/22 2:36:20 PM #44: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Panditah of the 7th Mountain MAD LAST WORLD I like it better when the hills are silent tbh. i have my falcom favourites, but silent desert is doing nothing for me. year of todd baker match 2 was a weird one. 7th mountain felt too short. sky of twilight way too long for me. but i'd rather want more than less. i'd honestly pick morning bell over both match 2 songs, but alas, bracket hates me it has this sweeping, timeless, ghibli-esque quality to the score. i can't say it is the most memorable or "vgmlike" of the kanno songs this year, but still solid. but it had to go against a song in one of my favourite modern soundtracks so fuck me i guess lol ... Copied to Clipboard!
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barreldragon88 06/22/22 3:53:02 PM #45: |
Alto's Adventure: The Spirit of the Mountain - The Spirit of the Mountain Jewels of the Oracle - Panditah of the 7th Mountain Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden - Morning Bell --- Long live Saint Seiya!! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JONALEON1 06/22/22 4:45:02 PM #46: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD --- Congrats to azuarc who beat me by 1 point! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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OrangeCrush980 06/22/22 5:15:59 PM #47: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Sky of Twilight Morning Bell --- "I came back from space, and as I returned, I had one vision... the world set ablaze!" - Yuri Gagarin, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LkProd 06/22/22 5:30:50 PM #48: |
The Spirit of the Mountain Sky of Twilight MAD LAST WORLD Match 2 is hilarious ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zigzagoon 06/22/22 6:02:17 PM #49: |
Silent Desert Panditah of the 7th Mountain MAD LAST WORLD --- ~Silver_Ermine~ http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9r5hhXQbJ1rbct63o1_500.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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R-Man 06/22/22 6:09:34 PM #50: |
Silent Desert Sky of Twilight Morning Bell Almost forgot to vote again but pretty easy day today ... Copied to Clipboard!
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