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Eat Pray Love
Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia | Elizabeth Gilbert
A transformational journey through Italy, India, and Bali searching for pleasure and devotionthe massive bestseller from the author of Big Magic, on sale now! This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny author (whom Booklist calls Anne Lamotts hip, yoga- practicing, footloose younger sister) is poised to garner yet more adoring fans.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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TheSpineView
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Bailedbailed

I tried and I just could never get invested into the story. I kind of felt she thought others were responsible for her happiness. So I bailed and glad I did. At least I can mark this one of my TBR mountain.

@cbee #ReadYourKindle #ReadYourEbook

TheLudicReader You‘re not missing anything. 1mo
CBee Onward and upward 😊 1mo
TheSpineView @TheLudicReader Good to know 1mo
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TheSpineView @CBee Totally 1mo
Deblovestoread #HailtheBail….i did not like this book at all. 1mo
5feet.of.fury I will add to the others, this book was not good, you‘re not missing out 😂 1mo
dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 1mo
marleed Haha! I read this in late 2007 in a critical juncture in my life. Parts of this book were a life raft. I haven‘t read it since mostly because I want to keep my memories of this book‘s value to me as they are. But so many readers just can‘t with this one. I really do wonder what I‘d think now in this life of mine I‘ve since crafted which is filled with almost nonexistent daily drama. 1mo
Christy2318 I read this around the time it came out and it was one of those right book right time situations for me. I‘d probably bail if I read now. 1mo
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SarahBookInterrupted
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Mehso-so

So this was the first book in Book Interrupted‘s Book‘s with Movies Season. I loved this book in 2008 and recommended it to others but reading it this time around there were some really cringy parts in it. I still loved the spiritual and self discovery stuff. We had a good discussion on the podcast about how people 15+ years ago didn‘t really talk openly about mental health or women escaping social expectations to know themselves. So-so in 2024.

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Texreader
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Commas and spelling matter

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 2mo
Gissy 🤣 2mo
tpixie Yes! 😄😄😄 2mo
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LatrelWhite
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This book has been on my TBR list on my work book shelves forever. Just decided to read and loved it!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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SarahDWriter
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SarahDWriter
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In this scene, Julia Roberts simply can't enjoy the food, because she has gained 10 pounds over her petite frame...A cute but funny scene that is both poignant and relatable! Eat, Pray, Love is a movie with modern aims. A modern woman steps away from her perfectly ordered life, to find Fulfilment. She eats her way through Italy, prays in India, falls in love with a handsome man in Indonesia (Javier Bardem)

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SarahDWriter

If you are brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting and set out on a truth-seeking journey (either externally or internally), and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue, and if you accept everyone you meet along the way as a teacher, and if you are prepared - most of all - to face some very difficult realities about yourself, then the truth will not be withheld from you.“

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Pickpick

Such a great read! I really enjoyed reading this book! It was amazing, yet light hearted! Loved the cover too!

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SarahDWriter

“To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life.”

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SarahDWriter

“You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That‘s the only thing you should be trying to control.”

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Kshakal
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Loved this one 🫶🏻 8mo
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BookwormM
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Mehso-so

Enjoyed the Italy section but then the other sections got a bit preachy and it kinda lost me not a bad book just not a me book.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“I wondered, ‘Why have I been chasing happiness my whole life when bliss was here the entire time.”

💛💐 🍜
#VolumesandVocals
#FeelinGood

Eggs So pretty 😍 9mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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1) the tagged 🍲 🙏🏻❤️
2) Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance 💫🌟
3) Abbi Waxman 💛

#WondrousWednesday

Have you played @mom_of_4 @iread2much @RaeLovesToRead

iread2much I wish I could give myself Pride and Prejudice, although I don‘t know if my younger self would have appreciated it 😅 I like to give people books I think they will like, but I always recommend The Black Count. 😁 I would like to meet Tamora Pierce, she‘s one of my favorite authors of all time (edited) 10mo
Eggs 💙❤️💙 10mo
Eggs @iread2much 🩷🩵🩷 10mo
SarahDWriter The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is something I would gift my younger self

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron is a book about creative writing that I would gift to a friend.

I would love to meet Meg Cabot, author of the princess diaries.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and without measuring risks. I have a tendency not only to see the best in everyone, but to assume that everyone is emotionally capable of reaching his highest potential. I have fallen in love more times than I care to count with the highest potential of a man, rather than with the man himself, and I have hung on to the relationship for a long time 👇🏻

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks (sometimes far too long) waiting for the man to ascend to his own greatness. Many times in #romance I have been a victim of my own optimism.” #InQuotes 13mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Guilty 🙋🏻‍♀️ 😵 13mo
marleed This is another love it or hate book that I loved. I read it shortly after it was published and shortly after the death of my husband when I was desperate for everything to be okay for my two teenagers. The idea that someone had the backing and intestinal fortitude to exit life for a reset was fascinating to me at that time. It was an armchair travel that I desperately needed to take at that point in my life. 13mo
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Bookishlie Ironically I loved this book although I probably don‘t care for her as a person. I love her writing style and descriptions. 13mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @marleed I‘m so sorry for your loss 💔💔 and I agree… I have wanted to do what she did many times ❤️ 13mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Bookishlie ❤️❤️❤️ 13mo
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Lunakay
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1) only finished it to write a legit 1-star-review😄 Privileged, self-absorbed woman takes time off, everything is described as if she is the first human ever to: gain weight, learn a foreign language (it's Italian, she is not exactly tackling Mandarin🙄), pray, get a bladder infection, travel, etc.

2) Anything by Jojo Moyes, Nicolas Sparks or Cecilia Ahearn. Can hardly stand a movie based on their novels😅

#ihavequestions @RaeLovesToRead

RaeLovesToRead Hehe, sounds absolutely awful.. 🤣🤣 14mo
Deblovestoread I also hated the tagged book … a big thumbs down for me. 14mo
julesG With you! That book was so unnecessary. 14mo
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5feet.of.fury
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I only made it through Italy and skimmed the rest. There was a whole white savior side plot in Indonesia, many many rude & disparaging mental heath comments, random racism, absolutely no analysis of her privilege & the moral of what could have been a cool adventure story was her meeting a man (& getting off antidepressants, FU)Shallow and weak writing all the way around, embarrassing that Penguin paid for her travels.

Book 2/5 for #jumpstart2023

KathyWheeler I hated the movie for many of the same reasons, but I haven‘t read the book. 1y
SamAnne I lasted 10 pages. But I knew it wasn't going to be my book. For me it was a big blech. I was so surprised to absolutely love her novel The Signature of All Things, about a 19th woman botanist, daughter of a botanist. Just beautiful. 1y
batsy I haven't read it, but such a satisfying pan! 😆 1y
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5feet.of.fury @SamAnne she was a terrible main character. It should have been a good plot, but she didn‘t give immersive descriptions either, not even good travel writing. @batsy I was “hate reading” on just so I had more fuel for my thumbs down 😂 @KathyWheeler I knew some of the criticisms of the book/movie going in, I never watched, & now I never will 😂 1y
KathyWheeler @SamAnne I haven‘t even considered that book because of Eat, Pray, Love. Maybe I should check it out. 1y
DivineDiana Agree with @SamAnne The Signature of All Things is a beautifully written book. (edited) 1y
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5feet.of.fury
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This came up on my #roll100 &I don‘t want to read it at all, which of course begs the question 🙋🏻‍♀️ “why did you take it from the library book sale?”

I am 50 pages in. Obviously she‘s going on a culturally appropriative journey. Knew that.She‘s used the words “spazzy” & “Gypsy” like.. ok it was 06. The Stone Age. Then suddenly she says how hard it is to travel as a pale blonde person, it‘s easier for vaguely brown people. Which is just… wow.

5feet.of.fury The story I just finished she is talking about all the things she did to cure her depression. & that none of them worked. NONE. NOTHING until she tried medication and STILL had the audacity to say “medication should always be the last thing” & I canNOT. I just had to go crack a beer and come & complain because what in the hell💀 1y
Michael_Gee 🖤😂 1y
Suet624 Hahaha. Thank you for sharing. 1y
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Megabooks Wow. So glad I skipped this. 1y
marleed I wonder what I would think if I read this now. I read it back in 2007, following the tragic death of my husband. My life was turned upside down so I loved reading about a woman who was able to pick up and leave her life - and be paid to do it. I‘m in a much different place now and have deliberately not reread because it was such a weird point in my life. But I was probably not in a place where I paid attention to anything other than travels. 1y
5feet.of.fury @marleed I‘m sorry for your loss! Yes, I would not have been in the mood for critical analysis in that circumstance, totally understandable. And obviously a lot of people did like it, it was a best seller, it was a hit movie, but it‘s not for me & some of the comments she made really put me off. 1y
kplovesbooks This never held the remotest interest for me either. And that "vaguely brown people" comment. ?? No. 1y
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TheSpineView
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect choice 📚❤️ 2y
Eggs Well done 👍🏼 2y
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TheSpineView
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fredamans I chose the same! 😊 2y
TheSpineView @fredamans Great minds!😁 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this one!! 2y
Eggs Well played! 2y
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Kshakal
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fredamans I loved this book! 2y
Eggs Great choice 👍🏼🤗 2y
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SusanLee
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Eggs Perfect 🤩 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect!! 🙏🏻 🌎 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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📚tagged!
📚Elizabeth Gilbert
📚Eat Pray Love lol
📚Ed Sheeran
📚ET Katy Perry

#ManicMonday
#LetterE

CBee You like Eat Pray Love huh? 😂😃 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”

#AlphabetGame
#LetterE

I loved this book and her journey ❤️

What is your favorite book beginning with the letter e? Tag me, tag friends 📚

Eggs ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
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DieAReader
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Mehso-so

#BookNookBuddies2022 #ReadMyRoom #BookSpinBingo

Not quite my cup of tea, as I found it dragging, but overall it was a decent read. I‘m also still curious about the movie.

CoverToCoverGirl 😬 Moving along.. 🧹 🧹 🧹 2y
DieAReader @CoverToCoverGirl Doing my darnedest😝😝 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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violettemeier
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Mehso-so

Although the book is beautifully written, I found the story a bit boring but oddly admirable.

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SarahBookInterrupted
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Check out Book Interrupted member Kim‘s review of Eat Pray Love on our weekly blog segment Manuscript Mondays. https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/manuscript-monday-eat-pray-love

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Totally agree! I loved this one! 2y
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Denzel.Que
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Mehso-so

It took a lot for me to actually finish the whole thing. It was like eating an extremely sweet bland candy. It was okay for a few bites, then rots your teeth.

It was like I was trapped in a conversation with a random lady in a dinner party who was so full of herself, but is a very good storyteller.

I did enjoy some of the whimsical adventures, but the narration was very self-absorbed.

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AkashaVampie
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Let's figure out which one we are.... Eat, Pray, or Love! Find out here:

https://www.gotoquiz.com/should_you_eat_pray_or_love_1

#NWC

@ElizaMarie @AsYouWish @jb72

AkashaVampie I got Pray!!! 2y
jb72 Eat….of course 2y
AkashaVampie @jb72 haha!!! 2y
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AbigailJaneBlog I got love 🥰 2y
AkashaVampie @AbigailJaneBlog jelly!!! I thought I would of gotten that one. 2y
AbigailJaneBlog @AkashaVampie I thought I'd get eat lol 2y
melissajayne Pray here 2y
ElizaMarie @jb72 - I got Eat too!!! - “You live in the moment and enjoy a lot of the small things that life has to give you. You take care of yourself, and are very comfortable with yourself.“ 2y
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cwarnier
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@LeslieO @Avanders #fallingforfallswap
Wow! This was so fun to open while being quarantined. I can't wait till I have full taste back to enjoy the coffee and chocolate.
Than you.
I can't wait to read Eat Pray Love.

LeslieO Oh! I forgot that it‘s opening day! So glad you like it. Hope you feel better very soon! 3y
Avanders Wonderful!! And hope you feel better soon! 🧡🍂🍁🧡 3y
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LitLoverClare
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Pickpick

I absolutely loved this book and the way it was written. I love how it‘s divided into 3 books-Eat (Italy), Pray (India), and Love (Indonesia). I love how it‘s separated into 108 short stories incorporating the traditional japa mala which consists of 108 beads, rather than separating them into lengthy chapters. Italy is by far my fave book, but I enjoyed her meditation journey in India and her love story with Felipe in Bali. #eatpraylove

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Butterfinger
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Mehso-so

This is probably an #unpopularopinion but I didn't like her. I liked the people she met, but I was not charmed by her humor. I appreciated her brutal honesty of her pain, but I found her spiritual journey boring. She even admits she was bored with the endless chanting. I did like, however, how she twines all the major world religions together for her truth. That was inspiring. #ReadingAsia2021 #Indonesia #India @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

bibliobliss Very boring. I‘ve been trying to finish it for years 😩 3y
Librarybelle This is on my to read list, but admittedly, with everything I hear about it, it‘s pretty low on the list. 3y
jewright I don‘t like this book either. She‘s just so whiny! 3y
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Cyndij82 That is the first book I didn't finish reading because it was so boring. Didn't like the book. 3y
kspenmoll I thought she was whiny & privileged & did not like the book 3y
BarbaraBB I have always avoided this book for the reasons you mention. Great review though! 3y
SamAnne I read 20 pages. With you. 3y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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1) I wish I could go on a journey like she did!
2) Daenerys 🐉 🔥
3) through time!! ⌛️

#SundayFunday

I‘ll tag @Littlewolf1 @Roary47 @tracey38

marleed Oh gosh me too. I fell upon this book in the fall of 2007. I could not possibly of read a more perfect book and a critical time. 3y
BookmarkTavern The Mother of Dragons would definitely make for a not boring drive! Thanks for posting! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @marleed I know… same for me! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @ozma.of.oz it would be awesome 🔥🐉 3y
tracey38 Thanks for the tag. Had a migraine all weekend and didn't get to post. 3y
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5feet.of.fury
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Went to buy some shelves at Big Lots today, feeling called out! #TBR #stackingtheshelves

Leftcoastzen Wow even the box is a smart ass !😄 3y
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peanutnine
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Day 17 #MayCharacters
Prompt: Mindful

Liz spends part of her year of travel in India, learning meditation and mindfulness.

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Beautifully done ✅👏🏻📚 3y
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thevagabondlawyer
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Pickpick

My 2nd #audiobook this year: #EatPrayLove by #ElizabethGilbert, read by the author herself and it was fantastic! I first read this book on paperback in Bali, in Ubud, circa 2017, and I enjoyed it so much. Rereading this after 4 years, it resonates well from where I was to where I am now. Not that I sufferred what Liz experienced, but that journey of trying to become a person of maturity, evenhandedness, curiosity and 👇

thevagabondlawyer recognizing one's vulnerability. This book is a tell-all tale, very personal, very intimate. Some people find it too good to be true or too selfish, too vulgar. But I find it real, an intimate or sometimes harsh allegory of truth. This is an open declaration, a declamation, a monologue, addressed to no one but the self. 😊🙏 3y
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Bookishlie
Pickpick

Despite the obvious first world problems and the fact Gilbert comes off as a whiney rich girl with problems of her own making - I LOVED this book, and I loved Gilbert‘s voice and I will read the next one. I guess even rich ridiculous white girls have problems too and that makes me feel slightly better :). So on to the next one. I feel like she could be a girl bud - as long as she doesn‘t mind me telling her to stop whining. Lol

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Lol I felt the same way, but loved the book 📚 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Ughhhh TNCC!!! You go girl!! 🙌🏻 🩺 👩🏼‍⚕️ 3y
Bookishlie My instructor was amazing!! She made it so awesome! No I‘m on boarding to be an ED nurse on Ft hood! Govt drone here I come! Lol 3y
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