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Love Theoretically
Love Theoretically: From the bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis | Ali Hazelwood
PRE-ORDER THE NEW ALI HAZELWOOD NOVEL NOW! From the author of tiktok sensations and global bestsellers The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom. The many lives of theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway have finally caught up with her. By day, she's an adjunct professor, toiling away at grading labs and teaching thermodynamics in the hopes of landing tenure. By other day, Elsie makes up for her non-existent paycheck by offering her services as a fake girlfriend, tapping into her expertly honed people-pleasing skills to embody whichever version of herself the client needs. Honestly, it's a pretty sweet gig - until her carefully constructed Elsie-verse comes crashing down. Because Jack Smith, the annoyingly attractive and arrogant older brother of her favourite client, turns out to be the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor's career and undermined the reputation of theorists everywhere. And he's the same Jack Smith who rules over the physics department at MIT, standing right between Elsie and her dream job. Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but... those long, penetrating looks? Not having to be anything other than her true self when she's with him? Will falling into an experimentalist's orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice? Praise for Ali Hazelwood and her novels: 'Ali Hazelwood proves that science is sexy as hell, and that love can 'STEM' from the most unlikely places. She's my newest must-buy author.' Jodi Picoult 'I cannot get enough of her brand of brainy romance! Writing with an emotionally brilliant and witty pen, Hazelwood is an absolute romance powerhouse.' Christina Lauren, author of The Unhoneymooners 'Gloriously nerdy and sexy, with on-point commentary about women in STEM.' Helen Hoang, author of The Heart Principle 'Proves that STEM can be sexy!' Red Readers love The Love Hypothesis: 'Did I read this in 24 hours? Yes.' 'Funny. Snarky. Intelligent. Real.' 'If you're even slightly thinking about getting this book to read, just go a head and do it' 'Ali Hazelwood has made herself an auto-buy author' 'It was just... perfect.' 'A heroine you will instantly fall in love with' The Love Hypothesis was on the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller lists in January 2022, Love on the Brain was also on the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller list in August 2022.
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NikkiCureton
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Rom-com cute. Another good one from Ali Hazelwood.

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Sharpeipup
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Today‘s comic courtesy of Mother Goose and Grimm.

dabbe 🤣🤣🤣 4d
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themonaisa
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I really enjoyed Jack + Elsie! The chemistry, the storyline, the no-nonsense. But then she kept bringing up the article this 30+ year old man wrote when he was 17?? And she kept doubting his feelings?? And everyone treated “hating theorists” like it was bigotry, not an academic opinion he clearly didn‘t feel (and said he didn‘t multiple times). A little frustrating. But I loved watching her gain confidence; these academia politics are VERY REAL!!

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ChasingOm
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Today‘s plans. 😍

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Sharpeipup
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Enjoying great weather on holiday eve with a festive drink then a few chapters of the tagged book.

dabbe In other words, #agoodlife 💜🖤🧡 6d
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Ddzmini
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Every time I pick up one of her books I know I won‘t put it down until I‘ve read the whole thing. Her first person is so good you laugh and cry with the characters, the best way to tell via first person. This book is a great read I highly recommend. I can‘t wait to read more of her books.

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Ddzmini
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My next read 😝

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Meghan1
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Book 51 of 2023! Absolutely adorable, couldn‘t put it down…and funny as well! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Beachesnbooks
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October wrap-up! I finished 11 books with no duds.
🥇Love, Theoretically
🥈Mortal Follies
🥉Doppelganger

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Mrs_B
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I do love Hazelwood‘s books. This is no exception. The couple are adorable, but Hazelwood is just helping to make science cool. She writes the politics of science very well.

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TheSpineView
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#Scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub @Clwojick

Cute romance with a predictable HEA. I loved the characters, especially the character of Elsie as the pleaser worked so well. Liked that Jack was able to see through her shell. I even thought the supporting characters were awesome. 4⭐️

#LitsyLoveReads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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NinaEveZ
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Moral of the story: find someone who loves and respects your rage.
Ali Hazelwood strikes again! She packed in so much and I still found myself laughing out loud. This is not just a romcom, Elsie is a stand-in for all the performances those of us who don‘t fall into a majority demographic have to put on, and the consequences if we don‘t fit someone else‘s standards.
Read for a good time and a smart, lighthearted walk through some serious topics.

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rachelsbrittain
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Ali Hazwood's books are like a really rich chocolate cake-- you know what you're going to get and it's delicious when you're in the right mood for it. Yes the enemies to lovers, oblivious heroine who doesn't realize the gruff, giant of a man is in love with her is all the same, but dang if I don't still enjoy it every time. And the theoretical vs experimental physicist drama was quite interesting.

Emilymdxn I‘m the exact same! People criticise the books for being samey but like, they‘re the same as something amazing… 2mo
rachelsbrittain @Emilymdxn haha agreed! If you don't want to read something really similar to a previous book that's fine, and sure I wouldn't want to read that all the time, but everybody loves some chocolate cake now and again 😂 2mo
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BarkingMadRead
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The last book was pretty heavy so I‘m moving on to light and fluffy. This one should last me until the plane lands ✈️ I think this is my #bookspin for this month, but I‘ll double check when I get home @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Sometimes you just need a lil brain fluff!! 3mo
BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks for sure! This is definitely my #bookspin it‘s lots of fun and I was mad when the plane landed 🤣🤣 if it hasn‘t been so late, I would have read more when I got home 3mo
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JenReadsAlot
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This was so good!

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lumbricuslibri
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- The Big Bang Theory prepared me for this! 😂
- I like Hazelwood.
- This is the first book of hers that made me LOL.
- An Aro-Ace character?! Hnnng, yes!!
- My favourite AH so far.
- Unputdownable. 🫶

JenReadsAlot I'm reading this right now and loving it! 3mo
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OriginalCyn620
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17 books read in August! Not too shabby! The tagged was my favorite.

#augustwrapup

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OriginalCyn620
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#two4tuesday

1. The tagged book. I love all the books in this series!
2. I liked the female MC, Elsie. She‘s a physicist, so she‘s obviously intelligent, but she‘s also flawed, and just trying to find her way in her field and in her personal life. And there are some funny scenes!

If you want to play, consider yourself tagged! 🤗

TheSpineView Sounds good! Thanks for playing! 3mo
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OriginalCyn620
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I loved it just as I knew I would!

#bookspinbingo
#RushAThon

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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thea-block
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I love Ali Hazelwood‘s books! I love how they deal with the modern woman‘s issues, in a STEM environment, with humor, romance, and care.

This one focused on an enemies-to-lovers trope, and though some conflict centered on misunderstandings (my least favorite conflict device), the “he has actually liked me this whole time?!?” thing was written well.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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ShananigansReads
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Probably will be my favorite of the month.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Read4life
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Another winner from Hazelwood. I love her characters. 💙💙
#BookSpinBingo #RushAThon

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 4mo
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readwithcori
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4.5 ★

I‘m convinced that Ali Hazelwood can do no wrong when it comes to writing.

Her books and characters are relatable, charming, sexy, funny, witty all while integrating serious notes of emotion and what it‘s like to be a woman in male dominated fields. Love, Theoretically is all those things plus an enemies to lovers, empowering, embrace who you truly are plotline. Highly recommend! #LitsyLoveReads

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jspoelker
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💕💕

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Read4life
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My favorite read from last week.

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Lunarstar27
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abookdragonsretreat
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Another cute Ali Hazelwood book that's the same formula as her other works, but it's so addicive and cute with the right amount of spice!
4/5 🌟

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MaggieCarr
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Trope list: 5⭐
✔️Enemies to lovers
✔️Work colleagues
✔️Stuck together
✔️Friend‘s brother
✔️Fake relationship
✔️Physically opposite

dabbe Love the list! 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
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Annmcoop
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Another hit from Hazelwood. I read all by this author because I love her humor and snappy dialogue. Also, how did I read 384 pages in one day?

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Esinclair
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Ali is one of my favorite authors, so I was so excited to read. I loved it, but not my favorite of her books. Instead of taking the enemies and misunderstanding approach of her last 2 books, this male protagonist was pretty clear with his feelings from the start. It was super cute how he helped her find herself while also falling in love with him. I couldn‘t put it down. Also way more spicy scenes than her other books if you‘re into that stuff.

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MatchlessMarie
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Behind on posting but not reading. Me at Ali Hazelwood for bewitching me into reading another one of her books 😝 This was a soft pick for me. Millicent (Jack‘s grandmother) was 💯 the best character in this book. I loved her spunk, audacity, and love for Murder She Wrote. At this point I have come to accept that Hazelwood‘s writing is formulaic, but I enjoy her brand of humor and her commitment to ace/aro rep. The Olive/Adam cameo was nice too.

julesG Can I copy and paste your review? Exactly what I thought. 4mo
MatchlessMarie @julesG 💛💛💛 4mo
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mom2bugnbee
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Ali Hazelwood did it again. Predictable? Sure. Did I guess the twist? Yes. Did I care? No. Let me assure you, as a college professor, that she nailed academia on the head with this one. 4/5⭐

But. One nit-pick. The protagonist adjuncts at a few Boston universities. And she CONSISTENTLY said "Boston University" to Bostonians. She would NEVER refer to it by its full name. As the mom of a rising senior, I can promise you that it is always "BU". ♥️?

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SupiciouslySmall
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I hated the lead until I didn‘t.

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CozyCatLady
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I enjoyed this one soooo much more than Love on the Brain and the little nudge back to The Love Hypothesis was very cute 🥰 🤩

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CozyCatLady
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Hiyaa! ✨

BookTok made me buy this 🙈
Last week I ordered four lovely books that gave me this summer vacation vibe and this is one of them! I have read all of the previous Ali Hazelwood STEM books and I am truly excited to start with this one tonight!!

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#bookaddict #booklover #bookly #booknerd #casualreader #cozyreader #fantasyreader #goodreads #happyreading #reading #cozy #cozyvibes #lovetheoretically

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mcctrish
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There is obviously a formula to AH‘s books, and this was completely predictable and spicy. I don‘t not like them 🤣🤣

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mcctrish
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Celebrating my birthday on an airplane with my new kindle, I‘m pretty happy right now

Ruthiella Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 5mo
DivineDiana Best wishes! 🥳📚🎂 5mo
Read4life Happy birthday 🎂🎉 5mo
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LeahBergen Happy Birthday!! ❤️📚❤️📚 5mo
mcctrish Thank you so much @Ruthiella @DivineDiana @Read4life @LeahBergen we‘ve got a bit of a layover in Montreal so I‘m maybe buying more books right now #justincase 5mo
xicanti Happy birthday! 5mo
Ruthiella I love perusing Airport bookstores! 5mo
merelybookish Happy birthday! I hope you eventually get something better to eat than Air Canada pretzels. 😁 5mo
mcctrish @merelybookish the snacks in the Air Canada lounge are really good! I‘m not holding my breath on the dinner served later on the plane 🤣 5mo
jlhammar Happy Birthday!! 🎈 5mo
Jas16 Happy Birthday! 🎂🎉🎈 5mo
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Gnora
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June 2023 books read!

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bridge12
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Mehso-so

I wanted to love this, for the most part I really enjoyed it. But it was honestly very repetitive throughout the entire book and could have been a good 100 pages shorter. 3⭐️ #botm

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Crystal83
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I listened to the audiobook of this book. I liked the book. I just didn't love the book like I loved The Love Hypothesis. I did enjoy seeing Olive and Adam in this book. I rated this book a 3 out of 5 stars.

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Jas16
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Love, Theoretically won for July but Foster was the unbeatable winner for the first half of the year. I am excited to see what book will challenge it for top read of 2023. #readingbracket2023

AmyG Foster had me in tears…so beautiful. 5mo
LaraReads Yes! So good! 💙 5mo
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ Typical Hazelwood, which can be taken as compliment or a jab. I liked it well enough. Maybe it‘s the fake dating trope? Maybe enemies to lovers? Maybe just pick one trope and roll with it? Idk, but she writes incredible banter, and is super funny, so those things were tolerable. I loved Elsie‘s progression. BUT WHY is the guy always some giant person? I‘m over that. A dude can be 5‘8” or 5‘10” or whatever and be hot.

JamieArc I‘m a little over how repetitious these stories are. Switch out a few minor details (hair color, area of expertise in a science field, etc) and they are all the same story to me. But I do like her writing, which is why I‘m excited for her new book to come out, which seems to take a different direction. 5mo
britt_brooke @JamieArc Yes!! You nailed it. 5mo
Kristy_K I agree with you about the height! Every romance novel has the guy over 6 feet, but most non-athlete males are inches below that and can be just as hot. 5mo
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Sandyslp2001

I enjoyed this book a lot. Got pretty steamy at times. Liked that the main characters had difficulty communicating but they worked through it.

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sebrittainclark
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I managed a bingo again for this month's #ISpyBingo

@clwojick @thearomaofbooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looks great!! 5mo
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Jas16
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This was everything my heart needed after what was an unpleasant week. Do I have nitpicky things that I would change? Sure. But was this better self care than hiding under the covers with a box of chocolate? Most definitely.

CBee I hope this week is better 💚 5mo
KathyWheeler Depending on my week, I might have hidden under the covers with a box of chocolates while reading the book. 😊 5mo
Reggie I hope you have a better week. ❤️ Also would it have been so bad had you read this while under the blankets WITH the box of chocolates. Sounds like a reader‘s trifecta to me. 😜 5mo
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Jas16 @CBee thank you ! 5mo
Jas16 @KathyWheeler that might have been the better plan! 5mo
Jas16 @Reggie Thanks Reggie. I am sure it will be. I worry about getting chocolate on the pages but I think you might be right. Next time! 5mo
Suet624 This author does a good job of providing breezy books. Hope things get better for you. 5mo
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Arvena
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Although I do agree with comments that the word 'big' in relation to Jack was mentioned too often 😆, this romance story is still entertaining, witty, charming and fun!

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KristiAhlers
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This author is so much fun to read. I love her female characters. They are always so freaking relatable! I don't even bother reading the back blurb when her books come out I just buy and inhale. #LittensLoveRomance

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gossamerchild
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Swooon! Another binge read in the books (so to speak). Such a great romance. Highly recommended.

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Julsmarshall
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Blew through this one-so good! I love the science in this one, felt a little more real than in her past books. Funny and charming, her less than perfect characters jump off the page and endear you to love them. And you can‘t help but do so! #romantsy #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks #signed

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 5mo
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