Live House

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Shiho

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...
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Shiho

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(I've sold quite a few now...
But I'll still have some left over at this rate.)
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Shiho

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(The others are probably busy working on our new song, so I'll just have to keep trying...)
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Shiho

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(But if I can't sell all of these...)
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Shiho

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(I'll have to pay for them myself...)

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Manager

Bands that make one person carry most of the load usually don't last very long.
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Honami

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No, we'd be asking too much of you.
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Shiho

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...

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Shiho

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Hm? Honami sent me a message...?
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Shiho

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She wants to talk to me before practice tomorrow... Probably about these tickets...
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Shiho

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(I appreciate her concern. I really do... But this is what's best for us right now.)
After school the next day
Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy - Corridor

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Honami

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*Sigh*
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Honami

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(I'm so nervous...
Shiho's not one to change her mind after she's made a decision about something.)
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Honami

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(What if we do end up fighting...?)
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Honami

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(But...)

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Len

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Admittedly, Rin and I fight a lot, but if I ever really need to tell her something, I do.
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Len

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And you're trying to go pro, right? You have to work together, which also means you're not always going to agree on everything.
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MEIKO

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I'm sure you'll be fine.
You girls always find a way to get through to each other.
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Honami

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(I have to tell her how I feel and find a solution that we can both agree on...!)

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Shiho

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Sorry I'm late, Honami.
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Honami

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It's okay. I just got here a second ago.
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Shiho

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Oh, okay.
So what is it that you want to talk about...?
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Honami

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About selling tickets...
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Shiho

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I knew it...
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Shiho

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(There's no way she could've left things as they are based on what happened last time...)
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Shiho

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(I really don't want to force the issue but...)
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Shiho

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...
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Shiho

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Sorry, but my mind's made up.
I'm going through with this and that's that.

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Honami

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But...!
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Shiho

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Again, you won't have time to practice our new song if you help. We can't move forward unless we get better at performing in front of a crowd.
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Shiho

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We'd be fine if we weren't working on a new song, but that's not the case, right...?
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Shiho

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Ichika and Saki are doing everything in their power to get our new song ready for our next show, so I want us to be able to do it justice.
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Honami

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I understand exactly how you feel, Shiho...
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Honami

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We're so far behind schedule...
While Ichika and Saki are hard at work on our new song.
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Honami

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I understand how you selling these tickets is probably the most logical decision based on our current situation.
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Shiho

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If that's the case, then...
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Honami

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But I don't want to see you have to work so hard all on your own like this, Shiho.
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Honami

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I've never sold any tickets before, but you have to ask a whole bunch of people if they'd be interested in seeing Leo/need perform, right...?
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Honami

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That can't be easy...
Both mentally and physically.
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Honami

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You may have more experience than us when it comes to this, Shiho, but you're still suffering just like the rest of us.
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Honami

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No, I have to think you're suffering more than that because you're doing this on your own.
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Shiho

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I'm fine...
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Honami

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And I knew you'd say that, Shiho. You always do.
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Honami

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What if this becomes more than you can handle? What if you can't play at your best or even be in our show because of this...?
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Shiho

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...
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Shiho

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Okay, I promise to be careful...
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Honami

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Shiho...
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Honami

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Can't I help you with this?
Ichika and Saki might be busy, but I think I can at least lend you a hand.
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Shiho

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Don't you still need to practice?
We don't have much time until our next show.
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Honami

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I know, but...
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Honami

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Are you on track to selling enough tickets, Shiho?
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Shiho

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I'm not, if I'm going to be honest...
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Shiho

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But it's okay. I still have time until our next show. I'm sure I'll figure out something.
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Honami

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Figure out something...?
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Shiho

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I'm the one who asked for this, so I have to take full responsibility for my actions.
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Shiho

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Even if I have a lot of trouble dealing with it, I'll get through it. So please, Honami, just focus on practicing...
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Honami

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...
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Honami

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(Is this the right answer...?)
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Honami

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(Is this how things are supposed to be? Making Shiho do all of this on her own like this...?)
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Honami

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(I...)

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Shiho

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Anyway, bye.

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Honami

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Shiho, wait...!
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Honami

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I don't want you to keep suffering like this on your own...!
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Shiho

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...
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Honami

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You're right. What you're doing is probably what's best for our band right now...!
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Honami

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But...!
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Honami

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I absolutely don't want you to carry this weight by yourself! It doesn't seem right at all!
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Honami

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I know that I'm asking a lot right now...
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Honami

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But I want you to understand.
We care about you, Shiho. All of us.
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Honami

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Because you're our dear friend...!
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Shiho

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Honami...
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Honami

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You'd be worried sick if you noticed that Saki or Ichika started pushing themselves too hard, right?
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Honami

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I would be as well.
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Honami

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That's why I don't want to stand by and watch you do this to yourself...!

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Manager

Bands that make one person carry most of the load usually don't last very long.
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Manager

I understand that you have a lot on your plate right now, but if this keeps happening, nothing good is going to come out of it.
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Manager

It'll probably also start affecting your music.
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Shiho

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...
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Shiho

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(With some extra effort on my part, the others can focus on practicing and getting our new song ready for our next show...)
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Shiho

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(I'm used to doing stuff like this on my own, so it seemed like the right answer for us and for Leo/need.)
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Shiho

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(But...)
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Honami

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Shiho, I want to help.
I'm going to help.

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Shiho

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Huh...?
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Honami

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I want to be there for you.
I refuse to stand by and just watch you do this.
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Shiho

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But...
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Honami

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Ichika and Saki are doing everything they can for our new song, so I want to find a way to help too.
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Honami

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I promise to be ready to perform during our next show and also promise to help those two with our new song as much as I can.
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Honami

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We're all in this together...
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Shiho

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...
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Shiho

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Okay...
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Honami

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Huh...?
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Shiho

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I honestly didn't expect you to go this far, Honami.
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Honami

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Shiho...
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Shiho

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But you can't tell Ichika or Saki about this, okay?
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Shiho

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If they find out, I won't hear the end of it and we won't be able to sell these tickets.
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Honami

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Okay, I understand. I won't tell them...
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Shiho

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Thanks...
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Shiho

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We don't have much time until our next show. It won't be easy to sell enough tickets while getting our new song ready.
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Shiho

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So...
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Shiho

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Just this once, will you help me sell tickets?
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Honami

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Yes...!
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