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Man, this is my first review on MAL with this new style and ion know, it doesn't feel right to me. But never that, gotta stick with the times.

Well, Superior Day is basically about two killers facing off against each other. One is a professional hired killer/assassin, whereas the other is a psychopathic killer on the loose. It's all about them trying to one-up each other and all the lives of the common people caught in between their face-off. If you're used to Team Getname, then you know what to expect, you need to pay some attention as things unfold. This review ain't got any ... spoilers, so you best decide if you wanna read this comic or not, however, things ain't exactly as direct as they'd seem.

The art is standard webtoon style. The two main characters are pretty much the only two people you need to focus on. Everyone else is borderline a casualty report waiting to be added to the list of victims between them two mad lads. This ain't no romance, shounen, friendship, goody-goody comic. It's gory and brutal, with no comedy. So if you're looking for something lighthearted, you had better pack up your stuff and get the fuck... *CLEARS THROAT*

Pardon my language, with that said, this comic has everything you'd want in a high tension suspenseful work of art where if you're neither of the two MCs, your mortality clock is just going tick-tock (till it ticks no mo'). It's gory and unforgiving. Also, it's a short binge. One thing though, if you're used to Team Getname (or the solo works of Aruani and Kim Carnby), you'd know their comics share universes lowkey. Characters in some of their stuff make appearances elsewhere. Just pay attention to that in general, not sharing anything more than that.

With that said, this is a good comic to binge through as a fan of Team Getname.
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If I were you, I wouldn't care about the rating but what I say. So, I've been on a binge of all Meen works recently. I started my reading in the order of Dokgo -> Dokgo: Rewind -> Dokgo 2 (paused in an early chapter) -> Tong (all parts) -> Blood Rain.

Now with a strong understanding of almost everything, if you've covered as much as I have, you would always wonder when they'd finally directly face the behemoth of a faceoff in Hang Hyuk (Dokgo) vs Lee Jung Woo (Tong), because based on them two standalone stories, there's no way you'd not wonder when they ... would. However, I ain't gonna lie Dokgo don't seem like he gonna do too hot with Tong. On that note, we start to see that he has started manifesting the potential to just match Tong.

With Blood Rain, we see how the Hang Hyuk turns out to be as an adult in the police force fighting against gangs. He gets close to one of the essential characters during the latter stages of the Tong storyline, and this is finally how we can finally see the potential way Dokgo and Tong can face-off in Blood Rain's sequel.

Honestly, I don't know how to feel about how the author made Do Hyun group be like some sort of villain that everyone has to vanquish (especially when we the readers of Tong know its origins). Anyway, that makes it all the more apparent why we need that Blood Rain 2, real talk!

Since I've completed everything except from Dokgo 2, I'll take my leave now and continue doing just that!!! Stay jiggy y'all. Cheers!

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I'm not even going to take y'all time by constructing an elaborate review. I'll keep it short by using the comparison of Tong to a letter. So, you know Tong is broken into Tong, Tong: Classified and Tong: Vanity. In letter writing, you have the Introduction, Body and Conclusion. You can assume that Tong is the "introduction" of the work, Tong: Classified is the "body" of the work and Tong: Vanity is the "conclusion" of the work.

By this point, we're drawn into the story of Tong and Lee Jung Woo. His past and what his future prospects are in the Gangster world is future elaborated ... in Classified. Tong: Classified is where I actually solidified my opinion that I enjoyed the entire Tong storyline more than Dokgo.

Story - 9
Hey, what else do you want me to say? I mean, if you find yourself here, most likely, the chances are you're well aware of Dokgo and Dokgo: Rewind? Or any other work from Min/Meen (the author) depending on whichever way it's spelt.

Due to this expansive universe of bullying from high school to organised violence down to money collections being run in high schools explored in Dokgo, Tong is a spinoff that introduces another character known as Lee Jung Woo. This manhwa explores his life from high school to him being a major crime syndicate boss.

It can be said that Tong is the ... same format as Dokgo, however, it is even way more expansive than Dokgo in every possible way. As a fan of the author of all these works, I can definitely tell you I'll take my sweet time being invested in all these interconnected series because even though Tong as a whole series can standalone separately from Dokgo, you can definitely see some side characters that appear in both series, names being thrown around in both series as well. It makes you wonder about the flow of timing of both series in the context of their shared universe.

Art - 9
The art is the same gritty, dark and colourful art from the artist of all the other Meen works. We're already used to this. Let's go. The only reason I gave this a 9 is because some chapters can get choppy.

Character - 9
Tong in its entirety is a more expansive story than Dokgo. Although, it's way more linear since the focus is more on Lee Jung Woo, then again, Dokgo was the same way until you read Dokgo: Rewind and see the backstories of Hang Hyuk, Dong-Il and Tae Jin (I'm name dropping them from memory so I may be spelling them wrong, oh well, fuck all that). However, one thing is for certain, every character that gains an extended level of focus as you finish the first part and head into the other parts of Tong, then you'd come to appreciate each of them for what they bring to the story of the main character. Trust me, as a fan of Dokgo and Kang Hyuk, Jung Woo draws you in as a man even more than Kang Hyuk.

Enjoyment - 10
Yo, I'll tell y'all right now, I enjoy this manhwa even more so than Dokgo. When I started reading Tong: Classified, that made it even more pronounced. You'll love (and enjoy) Tong for the same reasons you loved (and enjoyed) Dokgo (if you did, that is) and then some!!! The themes of the social and societal construct of the typical Korean way of life is even more discussed in the entirety of Tong (including its sequels).

Overall - 9
Read it all in one go. It's that simple.
- Jung Woo is a better fighter (in my opinion), more balanced than Kang Hyuk as an individual.
- The action aspect doesn't disappoint.
- The side characters later surrounding Jun Woo as he grows into a BOSS are legit nice to see.
- Tong as a whole is just bigger and more expansive than Dokgo.

What more do you want me to say? READ IT IF YOU LIKE DOKGO!
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Story - 9
Okay, so the story of this? Well, aside from the snippet you see in the summary of this, I will give more background to the summary. From the epilogue, you are introduced to the female MC who is a knight and her eating quirks. She meets the male MC who is quite in a bind. Ma boy was just chilling in the wilderness, ya know. Minding his own business, ya know. Just keeping himself away from problems and people, ya know. Then outta nowhere, a group of irrelevant characters (unsatisfied with their irrelevance) tried to molly-whop the MC. What the actual fuck?

It was ... an epic fail though because everyone (the female MC, all the irrelevants and we the readers) discovers that the male MC is actually, *plays drumrolls*, AN IMMORTAL! BOOM! This prompts the story to pick up subsequently into the next chapters which the male MC helps the female MC.

The manhwa just draws you into a different fantasy/magical world. There is a system behind this world. There was a beginning to the world. Even if the world is old, before it was referred to as a world, there was a witness. A creature was there from the very beginning. The characters that went ahead to become myths, legends, heroes in the story all interacted one way or another with this witness. And clearly, the witness is the immortal, the male MC.

Art - 9
This is a manhwa, what you expect, huh? Art is fire. Full coloured obviously. The art style complemented the character designs and the mechanics of everything going on in the panels and story.

Character - 10
Perhaps, you can make an argument for it being this manhwa's strongest point. I mean, for me to give it a 10, you damn sure must realise the characters were, *muah*, fantastic! Every character that was not fodder has their backstory, uniqueness, beliefs, strengths, and weaknesses etc. Every action carried out by the characters were not done just because. Even with the cliches, they made sense.

This is one of those comics that you can say almost all the characters are inter-related to each other one way or another. And the strongest link between everyone is the male MC. Do not get me wrong, there are better pieces of fiction out there that inter-relate characters better in its established world. These interactions could be stronger, however, in Gilgamesh, it does not fall off. It is consistent even the further back the story leads you into.

I will give you an example of how the male MC relates to the world. Imagine the whole "God created the world and made Adam in His own image" storyline. Now, how to draw some form of parallel between that narrative and Gilgamesh on a basic level is to make Adam an immortal and from that time period till 2020. Yeah, so Adam was alive to see everything (at least, everything MAJOR or SIGNIFICANT) that occurred in humanity's history. Adam got to meet or influence every significant character that shaped history in a certain way (e.g. Einstein, Faraday, Rutherford, Newton, Curie, Thomson etc). Obviously, in a real-world like ours, the scope is incomparably larger compared to the universe of Gilgamesh. However, you can draw that basic fictional parallel between the male MC and Adam. Plus, the world of Gilgamesh is more towards fantasy, so you got the mages, dragons, knights, and all. It is a bit more restrictive in terms of the universe in the varieties of monsters or races, but for the few varieties executed, it held well. The manhwa did not execute some massive universe and character scheme that felt too big that wrapping everything up was a problem.

Also, to be honest, for the most part, all the significant characters were not boring to me. At different points in the story, you will find yourself asking questions. However, I believe by the ending of the manhwa, most of them will be answered? If I should put it that way. Or maybe not all answered, but you will not feel like asking questions anymore. Right, that feels more like it.

Enjoyment - 10
Yo, I enjoyed the hell out of this comic. I mean, I have had it in my PTR list for ages. I was always sceptical about it during its publication period. However, for it to be this top-tier, mehn, I am glad I got to binge it. Also, this manhwa, you have to read all the side stories that were released after it was completed. They all tie-up the characters and stories better after the main plot is finished.

The author retold the story of the world in his own way, set up some mechanics and restrictions. The storytelling was stellar throughout the journey of the manhwa. The comedy was good. It was fun. As an aspiring author, there are times you get jealous of a work and wish that you were the one who created it. It is very rare for me to feel like this; however, this is one of those (plot twist: I ain't even into writing stories for comics, but rather novels) works of fiction that I wish it were my brain that conceived it.

Overall - 9 (but really tho, the average was a 9.5!)
I loved it. I enjoyed it. Art is great. The story starts off well, it is like a banana. The deeper you go into the chapters, the more it peels off to reveal more amazing stuff. However, it is interesting how I feel some sense of simplicity when I think of the whole comic. It's like the author set out to make something in the way he wanted in his own way, executed it the way it was meant to be, conveyed whatever needed to be conveyed without any hassle and ended the comic on a good note. It is all too perfect, which begs the question, is that a good or bad thing?

It is about time I end this review, no? With all this said, if you are a fan of
- Action, read this.
- Fantasy, read this.
- Stellar storytelling, read this.
- Dope worldbuilding, read this.
- Strong characterisation and strong characters themselves, read this.
- Manhwas, read this.

The Cons of this work
- Fantasy elements were not expansive enough.
- Overall execution of this manhwa can feel a bit too safe? It does not go bonkers, there were not enough high risk-taking with the author concerning the work. It was executed too well.

But then again, you read all I have said, the cons are not really cons. Oh man, I will just end it here. It is a really good manhwa. I got nothing more to say y'all. Read it if you want.

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Story - 8
Looking at the synopsis, you can already tell that shit gonna go down. The MC apparently just got seperated/divorced from his wife and lost his job. The fact that his dad died and he had to move for the burial proceeds signalled the first major point of the story. Homie was planning to permanently stay there!!! It was at the moment he announced this decision to the locals of the countryside community, the story picks up. I'll tell you right now, the MC is a pain in the ass and I like him for that! He's inquisitive and attentive. So, since all the ... above questions were bugging him, he decides to take it up on himself to investigate.

The locals were like, 'Is that what you finna do? Okay. Challenge accepted!'

Art - 9
Very nice to the eyes and colourful. I mean, this is a modern manhwa, this ain't no black and white shit!!! It reminds me of cartoons from Cartoon Network from my childhood for some reason haha. You won't be disappointed in this aspect, trust me.

Character - 10
In my opinion, this is the strongest part of this manhwa. All the characters are well crafted, even a weak character is well crafted here. This is a serious manhwa through and through, no comedic aspects anywhere. That's a huge plus for me. I don't really like comedy going with my mysteries and thrillers to be fair.

There's a lot of dialogue in this manhwa, so you have to pay attention to those (who said what and to whom) more than the norm. Why I say that is because during dialogues like phone conversations (and other instances), they don't always signify who's saying what. You'll have to be attentive enough to discern who's saying this part and who's replying based on your intuition and knowledge of the characters, which is based on how you've understood them. Quite fun too.

You know, when it comes to interactions with humans, there's the saying, 'keep your friends close and your enemies closer'. This manhwa is a pure example of how that saying is put to practise at different moments. The MC to the Village Chief+his accomplices (and vice-versa) and a person from the MC's past to the MC (one way street yo!).

Also, there comes a time when you're in a bind and the only person you know can help is someone you hate/dislike genuinely. What do you do? You grit your teeth, swallow your pride and seek them out for help, irrespective of how things went in the past between you and the person. This is shown here in an actual realistic format. You guys never become friends or anything, you keep beefing, but you get helped.

Also, on characters, all the relevant characters in this manhwa got dirt (which is pretty much realistic if you ask me).

Enjoyment - 9
I thoroughly enjoyed this, even though they wasn't much action. I did have to hop from one source to another to actually read it in its entirety, I did say it wasn't complete on MangaZone. The realistic nature of the manhwa was a plus with its thrills and mysteries. The mystery aspect doesn't disappoint, it was consistent. It was unpredictable at some unexpected moments (which is meant to be the general idea right?).

Also, the works of this author tends to win awards and get adapted to TV Series and Movies. There's a Live Action movie for Moss out already, it earned big bucks apparently. Check it out if you interested. (I know I am!)

Overall - 9
PROS
- Strong character portrayals.
- Realistic with human interactions and how things happen.
- Serious tone and no comedy.
- Good art from start to finish.
- Consistent mystery.
- Over all, there's no boredom with this manhwa.
- That bitch ain't loyal!! (Hahaha you'll understand once you read it.)

CONS
- Gotta hop from one source to another if you use Manga provider applications. (Hit me up if you interested in finding out ways to read it all free if you're lost.)
- It's hosted by Spottoon (shit ain't free except you're gonna wait for free rotations).

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Trust me, this is gonna be a bad review. With that, I'll continue the review.

Story
In the beginning, there was a boy, a backstory, a resolve, his friends, a school setting AND........ACTION!!!!

No, I'm just going off at random, don't mind me. I promised myself I would write a review for this at some point in time. Damn! I can't even remember when I read this manhwa last. I'm just writing this review just because I promised myself I would (plus, there's no review on it yet). I'll start from the synopsis then move from there.

So he decides to stop fighting because of the death of his ... teacher. Homie was always into fights and all, them gangs and shit (when he was in middle school was it?). He had his clique (they were a trio) until it became a large following with other students and people. The teacher was the righteous type, trying to protect his students and advise them even when they're at wrong. If I remember correctly, dude dies amidst one of their fights. Moving on.

Apparently, after a few years, one of the trio joins THE DARK SIDE!!! *DUN DUN DUN*. This introduces him into the world of underground fighting and all what that the U.G.F world entails. He gets exposed to other forms of fighting. He gets to realise how limited his scope of fighting is, that there are stronger forms of martial arts and more destructive powers out there, AND THAT HE AIN'T SLICK WITH THE SHITS!!! In other words, there are stronger bastards out there than can fuck him up real quick. He starts training eventually, buffs up along the way, makes new friends (AND ENEMIES!!!), and like the synopsis points out, review his principles. Where the story is right now, homeboy goes on a Sasuke trip to rediscover and re-evaluate himself. It is what it is. SHIT IS WEAK!!

Art
If you've read The Breaker, the art are similar. It's the typical art style of most manhwas from way back when. It doesn't disappoint. Action scenes are on point! You ain't gonna trip at all. NICE!!!

Character
I wouldn't say they're really that interesting. The MC is funny as fuck. I mean, if you're as experienced as I am with mangas, you'll know what I mean. The female characters are just there for eye-candy if I should put it that way. The guys are really all you should focus on. Strong guys are in there, bad guys are in there, they're fighting for a purpose. It is what it is. WEAK!!

Enjoyment
I'm an action buff, point blank. I like me an action fest with blood!!! The fight scenes are great. This manhwa gave me a The Breaker (almost identical) vibe mixed with Tough the first time I read it, that's cool if you ask me. MEH!!!

Overall
It's progressive and the action keeps it together. There's a lot of comedy in it, so be prepared to laugh your ass off while reading. Don't really expect a serious storyline. Don't expect some great MC portrayal. Don't expect nice female characters. Expect action. Expect brutality. Expect comedy. Expect nice candies! Expect the 84th chapter cliff hahaha.

I'm done with this shit guys. This should be like the worst and most unserious MAL Review ever SMH. I don't even care. Peace!

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Story - 3
I'm wondering if I can do the story justice since there's really no..... *sigh* Nevermind.

Okay, you want a story? It goes like this.

Once upon a time, there was a salary man who lived with his fiery-dragon wife (non-breathing fire by the way! Yeah, I know I know, I'm contradicting myself. DEAL WITH IT!!!!), whom he has been married to for just about a year. He goes to work diligently, gets stressed diligently, goes to fix the fuck up of his boss and colleagues diligently, stumbles on an assassin doing his work at night.....DILIGENTLY! Said assassin dies diligently and said salaryman takes the mantle ... of the assassin diligently. The story begins from there diligently.

Art - 7
Mehn, the art is crispy as fuck (dark). I found myself nodding my head since there's a lot of eye candies everywhere (I see you Misako and Chinatsu!). For another eye candy, reach chapter 29 to unlock!!! That's all I'm gonna hand you to kids, go explore more my children, make daddy proud. ^_^.

The plot (of land) is thick with this one!!!! No seriously, the art is probably the best thing this manga has to offer. It takes the action (gun duels) from nothing out of the ordinary to a joy to behold.

Character - 4
This is probably where things fall apart (shout out to Chinua Achebe). I mean, the dude goes from punk ass office-worker to assassin by night (and vice-versa) till he dabbles in between both worlds like he was a total natural (NOT!). It's unfortunate the story was written from the start to be nothing serious.

From the start, the MC is able to don his assassin mode almost too perfectly. It's ridiculous. He trains but we don't get to see it. He has doubts about a lot of stuff, WE DO GET TO SEE THOSE! WTF!!!!

I do like how characters (even the villains or bad guys) generally show their thoughts and doubts though.

Misako, Chinatsu and the unlockable character sure are great to see and watch. The way the MC relates with them will always give a laugh. I mean, damn, his wife (Misako) suspected him of cheating at one point, she decided to follow him wherever he went to confirm her assumption of him being a cheater (WITH JUST A TOWEL ON!!!! Or almost). My my, she displayed such promise of being an olympic runner (Chap. 18, Pg. 9 & 12). I like it.

My best character is still Specs though!!! The dude is just awesome. He's one of the slickest pimps I've ever seen in an action manga. His moves are legendary!!! Period!!!!

Enjoyment - 7
OF COURSE I ENJOYED IT!!!!! Um, although the characters don't undergo development, the comedy in this is enough to keep me around. It may be episodic (after this villain comes this new one like every 2 or 3 chapters and so on) but the duels in this manga are AMAZING!

I love the part where it goes, 'My name is Tokichi Inaba....'. Funny thing is, we get a Misako Inaba and Chinatsu edition buahahaha. I'll let you in on a secret, *shhhhh* come closer. Specs had his own too, but you didn't hear it from me though.

Overall - 5
This is a manga with about 31 volumes from what I see (28 depending on what sources you get your info from) and release is very slow. I'd advice whoever is interested to read it quick and move on. It's not a manga to really take serious but it's very much enjoyable (unless you're an elitist or you got no sense of humor). The action isn't blown outta the top always, it's just enjoyable. I like it so I wrote a review on it. Anyway, Berserker passing through as usual. We outchea in this bitch!!! Leggo!!!!

P.S. Okay I'll do this once and once only.
'My name is Raging_Berserker and I'm about to drop the mic before I leave. Hit yous with that quick hit review then I do the bob and weave, I'm Muhammad Ali!!! Peace!'.

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Story - 7
Resident Evil strikes back and gaddamn, did it strike back with a bang. I'll say one thing and one thing only, PUSS.....*clears throat* Eh, where were we? The story? Right right right, you got a swim suit model's competition on a mysterious island where a zombie virus breaks out. You get the gist of what happens next. They survive through it while trying to uncover the island's secrets.

Art - 9
The art is the best selling point of this manga. Very detailed. All I saw at the beginning were EYE CANDIES!!!!! Oh mamma mia. I'm sure you'll see them too once you start reading. ... I mean, this is Naoki Serizawa we're talking about here!!

Character - 6
Eh.....Claire Redfield was in it (Chris made somewhat of a 'cameo' appearance if I can use it in this instance), and very few other classic RE characters appeared in it. Everyone else is pretty new. You got eye candies (so lovely looking) dying left and right, FUCK!! At the end, only one survives though (as a human, that is). I'd give Tominaga my MC label. There's nothing special about him at first but he eventually mans up.

Enjoyment - 7
This is a zombie outbreak manga, survival is my forte, of course I'll enjoy this. The action was there. You got different types of the infected. It was gory to an extent. Good good in my book.

Overall - 7
This is a quick read to enjoy for what it is. Resident Evil in manga form. Zombies and different B.O.W's take the cake. The art brought it all out. As a fan of RE movies and the games (somewhat), this is good. You don't even have to be a fan, as for the most part, you can jump head first into this and read. Just a few references here and there.

Infact, amma pull an Eminem move right now (8 Mile movie anyone?). Fuck all y'all, fuck everybody, fuck this review. WHERE MY EYE CANDIES AT!!!!! Uh..... Amma have to end the review here, I gotta jump back to the beginning of the manga real quick. Cheers!!

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Me: Yo. Where my Gladiator (Movie) fans at? If you liked/loved Spartacus (TV Series), lemme get a loud HOORAH!!!!
Readers:........
Me: C'mon, I can't hear you. Do y'all need some milk? Someone get Demitorius ('Dimitri of Attica' early on) to rile this people up!!!
Readers: *sees Demitorius* HOO..HOORAH!!!!!
Me: That's more like it.

Me: Hold up. I ain't done with y'all. Lemme hit yous with that good good again. Do you fancy the movie Troy or Alexander? The Centurion? If yes, then hop right on because this is that type of shit!!!!

Story - 8
Ladies and gentlemen, what we have here is basically Spartacus (TV Series) with not much ... of the sword fights, but more hand-to-hand combat. Everything else can be thrown in there. What's more interesting - the MC is a kid. What does that smell people? I smell me a lot of CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!!!! Anyway, if you've seen Spartacus, you'll get this manga real quick. The fights and goriness ever present. Friendship, relationships and bonds ever present. Slavery ever present. Tragic occurences ever present. All this issues revolve around the MC as he tries to develop as a slave boxer and as a human in general.

Art - 8
Pretty good. Very detailed. You would have thought this was Iwaaki taking into consideration the kinda story this manga portrays. The babes in this are mighty fine too, I'll take that. I am but a simple man. DON'T JUDGE ME!!!

Character - 8
The characters shown so far are pretty interesting. The MC isn't always some annoying kid, he's aware of his social standing and his position in life. He's ready to strive to move forward and survive. He cares a lot for friends but is a realist. This ain't shounen so you won't always find the 'the will to protect characters the MC cares about can be used to overturn a situation' boat floating here. The other characters are interesting in their own way and at 31 chapters currently out, I'm interested to see how things go. More backstories expected for the older characters. Luska (or Lusca) is definitely my favorite, I'll leave y'all readers to figure out who that is.

Enjoyment - 8
My my, what do yous wanna hear for this department? I enjoyed the action definitely. The fact the character gets to be a kid and his development in every possible way will be depicted is something I'll definitely enjoy. The brutality is a massive plus. As a fan of Gladiator and Spartacus, there's no way I can dislike this.

Overall - 8
I'm hooked as at 31 chapters. I can't wait for more and I see there's a sequel for this when the younger characters are older, that's something to look forward to being translated (probably) in the far future. Uhhhh I don't think there's anthing else to say than GO START IT RIGHT NOW!!! RIGHT NOW!!! Do not, by any means, wait for this to end before starting. That's all people. I saw this doesn't have a review yet and I've enjoyed what I read so far. I just had to jump on this real quick. Ya dig? Peace!!!!!

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