Attic24

Half a Decade

Attic24 became five years old yesterday. Inside my mind and heart the day felt momentous, yet I was unable to articulate the feeling to anyone. I told a couple of close friends and I told the Little People, but even to my ears the words sounded strange. My blog is five years old! FIVE! Can you believe it? Blog Birthdays are funny things it seems. Kind of majorly significant and totally insignificant all at the same time.

I feel a little like my blog has become another child. Actually, I feel a lot like my blog is another child. I remember the pregnancy (I obsessed about the notion of blogging for 9 months before giving birth to A24, I kid you not), I remember the fledgling newborn days (awful anxiety mixed with incredible joy). I remember the toddler days (I am running with this, full tilt, watch me go!), and the pre school days (loads of fun, how can it get any more funner? There is so much to go at, so much to do and say and learn). And now it's kind of like my baby has suddenly got all grown up and gone off to school (I am still having loads of fun, but now I want to do more-more-more).

I keep wondering if Attic24 has changed much over the years, and honestly I don't think it has. I am still inspired by pretty much the same things, still do pretty much the same things, and still share it all in pretty much the same way as I always have done. I think that's the great thing about creating something so honest and personal. It retains it's own integrity, cos it is one hundred percent genuine. I don't try to make my blog take on a particular flavour or shape or subject matter. I don't try to make it fit in anywhere. It just flows naturally as it follows the course of my life.

Often I am amazed by the way in which Attic24 has grown. It sometimes feels as if the whole thing has grown so very very big. And yet it is just Me, a stay at home Mum with my little point-and-shoot camera and my laptop. And I'm not big at all. I am just here in my home, pootling about creating things and enjoying life.

I make things and I try my very best to help others make things too if they want to. I try to fix my memories in place with words and images so that I don't forget life's wonderful little pleasures. I try to appreciate the weather and the seasons, the joy of mothering, and the fun of going places. I try very, very hard to capture all that is good, and to practice gratitude. I am a lover of life. I am a happy soul. And that's about the long and short of it.

Amazing really, this blogging lark. I've grown to really love love love it and it has become such an important part of my life. I love the sharing, I love the creativity, I love the feeling of community, and I love being a part of something which gives me so much pleasure.

I love all the words too. I love that you take time to write to me, I really do. It is often presumed (quite wrongly) that I probably don't read all my comments cos there are so many, and yet I assure you hand on heart that I do. Of course I do! How could I not? Your collective voices are so lovely, and it means a lot to me that you continue to visit and read my words and respond.

Five years then. Wowsers. That's half a decade of stuff.

So all I can say really is THANK YOU. Thank you for your friendship, enthusiasm, gratitude and creativity. Thank you for coming to visit. I don't plan on going anywhere or changing anything much around here, so expect to find me with my little Attic window open for the next half decade. You are welcome to call in anytime, I'll be here.

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Red Nose Day Dolls

The Red Nose Day Doll project that I've been involved with over the past couple of months is coming to a very exciting finale. Being a part of this hugely brilliant, creative, fun and worthwhile project has been an unforgettable experience for me. So much talent and so much joy from such good, lovely people who have all given their precious time and considerable skills for free. It has made me feel elated, tearful (happy tears of course), thrilled, humbled.

The four dolls have really caused quite a stir. They've been talked about in some quite high up places, and have even appeared on television. Their story has unfolded across the www, via Blogland, Facebook, Youtube and Twitter. They have captured many hearts, and the amazing collection of clothing and accessories has been much admired and coveted. All in all, I would say without hesitation that is has been a  phenomenal success.

The four dolls (from left to right :: Mac, Poppy, Blossom and Maizie) are now up for auction on eBay and the bidding has begun in earnest. Remember that Every Single Penny from the auctions goes straight to Comic Relief, helping vulnerable, poor and disadvantaged people in the UK and Africa turn their lives around.

If you want to follow the auctions (and maybe even place a bid), here are the links ::

Mac  ♥ Poppy ♥ Blossom ♥ Maisie ♥ The auctions end on 17 Mar 2013 at 21:14 GMT.

If you don't have enough dosh to place a bid, you can still be a part of this incredible fund raising effort by donating a small amount of money. Just £5 will buy a mosquito net which could save a child's life.

Donating a little bit of money is easy-peasy. All you have to do is go to the Red Nose Day Dolls giving page RIGHT HERE. Paypal or card payments are welcome.

http://my.rednoseday.com/sponsor/rednosedaydolls

♥♥ THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH for your support ♥♥

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ps I'm not in the habit of blantantly asking for cash on my blog, but I hope you know that. It's just that, well, my heartstrings have been pulled by this project and it is for such a very good cause. Thanks....that's all. I'll be off now ;o)x

 

 

Mini Ripple Doll Blanket :: Ta-dah!

I think this mini ripple blanket qualifies as one of my quickest projects ever. Started it on Monday, finished it on Wednesday. Yeah, I know, hard to believe but it really was that speedy. I got so IN to those colourful ripplesome rows that I could not help myself, I just had to keep going until it was all done. Ripple ~ ripple ~ ripple ~ ripple ~ done.



These rows of glorious wavy colour were a pleasure to make, in fact, they pretty much made themselves. My hands just kind of went on auto pilot, waggled around for thirty-four rows and then suddenly, there I was pondering the border.
That's the beauty of making something in miniature, the speed of it (especially after a full size blanket that takes months to complete) was amazing. I really loved the speed. LOVed it.

Anyhoooooo......you already know a good bit about this doll blanket don't you, as it was only two days ago that I was here chatting to you about it. So you know it is the second of two little mini blankets I've made as a contribution to an amazing creative charity project. These sweet blankets of mine will join a beautiful gathering of handmade items to be auctioned on the official Comic Relief Ebay site next month...of course I'll keep you posted and give you more specific details nearer the time.

But I think I need to show you the finished blanket now eh?

Ok....mini ripples, here we come...................................

Ta-dah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And here it is with the Little Squares blanket. Two little colourful cuties.

I am so very happy with them, they were a joy to make and I hope will be a great addition to the beautiful things already made by some seriously talented folk. Have you seen Salty the needle felted dog made by Emma? Or the gorgeous crochet dress made by Sara? And how about the sweetest little baby bears made by Julie? Such talent, and for such a good cause.

Right now the blankets are sat on my table like a couple of glorified, overly bright placemats. I confess I am already rather attached to them and am having a little difficulty thinking about letting them go.

As you would expect, they do look very At Home here in the Attic.

I am quite smitten with the scale of them actually. They are seriously cutesome.

Awwwwwwwwwwwww!! See what I mean? Cutesome or what?!!

I thought you might like this picture...this is me larking about this afternoon, having some ripply, visual fun.

Tomorrow, these beautiful little creations will be carefully wrapped in (brightly coloured) tissue paper and packaged up ready to send to meet The Dolls. I wish them a safe journey, and hope that they bring much love and happiness to whoever eventually gets to own them.

You can keep in touch with the Red Nose Day Doll project through Facebook and Twitter, there are new updates coming in all the time. And of course, any sharing and tweeting for the Good Cause is very much appreciated.

Right now, I confess I feel a little bereft....for the first time in aaaages, I have no hooky on my hook!! Need to remedy that asap.

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http://www.facebook.com/RedNoseDayDollies

https://twitter.com/@rednosedaydolls

 

 

 

 

Little Squares Doll Blanket :: Ta-dah!

This has been the sweetest project, so much so that I am almost sad to see it finished. Everything about it was a complete pleasure. Actually, that should read Pleasure with a capital P. The scale of it (dinky), the colours (delicious), the yarn (delightful) and the end result (darling) have all combined to make it a most wonderful hooky experience. Plus, there was the extra dimension of knowing that all my time and effort was being put into something very worthwhile indeed. A creative endeavour for a really Good Cause :: to raise money and help those in need.

So...these sweet little crochet granny squares are really pretty little you know. They measure one inch square, about the size of a postage stamp. Filling a bowl with them was fast, easy, pleasurable work, and they seemed to fly off my hook. First just a handful, then dozens and dozens.

Stitching them all together was a little more laborious, and yet I did find much pleasure in the task. Sometimes I would sit very quietly with only my own thoughts as I stitched. Other times I would be surrounded by friends with a huge amount of chatter and laughter accompanying my work.

I crocheted and stitched, square by square, row by row until finally.....

...there was just a bowl of yarn ends left. And a rectangle of the most colourful little patchwork crochet you ever laid eyes on.

I worked a simple border, just five neat rows of double crochet.

And when the border was finished, I stretched and eased it all into a blankety rectangle with straight edges and neat corners, pinned it carefully around it's edges, sprayed it with a fine mist of water and left it for a whole day to dry.

I couldn't wait to un-pin it, to test out it's newly relaxed and blankety feel (blocking does wonders for the drape, not just the shape).

I was very, very, very excited.

Probably far more excited than one should be over the making of a dolls blanket.

Just a dolls blanket, a small 26 x 36 cm creation. Nothing major. Nothing innovative.

Just granny squares.

And yet, this little blanket became such a success!

Want to see?

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Ta-dah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Isn't it a wee beauty?

I am quite in love with it actually. This little blanket has been made with such love and joy and commitment. Because I really wanted my small part of the Red Nose Day Doll project to be a success. I want the whole project to be a rip roaring, heart-skippy, huge-great-big-fat success.

I get to play with this little rectangle of colourful hooky for a little while longer before it gets packaged up and sent to meet it's lucky owner. I wonder which one of the four dolls will be snuggled up under it? Maisie, Mac, Blossom or Poppy?

But I've not finished just yet. I've already begun making blanket number two, which is a Mini Ripple. Couldn't make just one blanket, now could I?

It goes without saying that I would truly appreciate your support on this project. We have the fantabulous interconnecting worlds of Facebook and Twitter at our disposal, so I hope that you'll all join me in helping to Spread the Word. Like. Share. Tweet. All that stuff. And then when the time comes, there will be Bidding. It's going to be good.

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http://www.facebook.com/RedNoseDayDollies

https://twitter.com/@rednosedaydolls

ps. I wrote about the beginning of this project HERE, which also includes the pattern for these small squares if you fancy trying it yourself. It's a great way to use up small odds and ends of yarn, quite a lot of work, but worth it.

 

 

 

 

 

Little Squares

I love love love Thursdays, I'm sure I've told you this before. At 9.30 I drop Little B off for his two hour session at playgroup (which he loves), then spend half an hour whizzing round a few of the charity shops in my town. Today's buys were a stripy scarf (destined to become part of an "Upcycled Sheep" for Yarndale) and a really lovely blue china bowl which cost me 75 pence. I popped the bowl into my bag, then walked up to the cafe for knit and natter.

I decided to put my new blue bowl to good use at the cafe, and I have to say I am loving the use of china bowls to hold little bits of crochet, such simple visual pleasure!

This morning's job was to begin stitching my Little Squares together. Each square is left with a 6 inch tail end of yarn which I'm using for the stitching up. It's quite time consuming, and ever so slightly mind numbing, but weirdly I kind of like it. It's simple, gentle repetitive work which allows me to chatter and ponder freely whilst at the same time being productive.

When I come home from Thursday knit and natter, I am usually in full-on crochet mood and find it difficult to do anything else. All I want to do is sit and play hooky for the rest of the day.

I love setting up a cosy work space in the Big Chair next to the bay window. It feels like an indulgent way to pass the time, and it makes me really content down to the tips of my toes to be able to do this creative thing that I do. I consider myself exceptionally lucky to be a Crochet Lady.

So.....these Little Squares. I am really loving the scale of them, they are sooo cute and quick and fun to make. I love that I can use up the smallest scraps of precious yarn to make them. And I love that I am making them for a Very Good Cause.

You see, this is not a scarf I am making. Nor a cushion or a bag.

It is a small Patchwork Blanket that I am making, which will be for a really special handmade doll.

I am delighted to be a part of a collaborative project which will help raise money for a very well known UK charity :: Comic Relief.

The "Red Nose Day Dollies" will be auctioned on the Comic Relief EBAY site on Red Nose Day,  March 15th 2013.

The dolls have their very own blog and you can also keep up with the amazing creative talent happening over on Facebook and Twitter. There are twenty wonderful designer makers all helping to make the project a great success. Many, many thanks to Emma (Silver Pebble) and Ros Badger for making this happen. You are both marvellous!

http://therednosedaydolls.blogspot.co.uk

http://www.facebook.com/RedNoseDayDollies

https://twitter.com/@rednosedaydolls

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ps I've already been asked quite a few times on Facebook about the pattern for these Little Squares (yes they would make a fabulous scarf/cushion/bag!), it's very easy as follows ::

Chain 4, sl st into 1st chain to form a ring. Chain 3 (counts as 1 tr), 2 tr's into ring, chain 2, 3 tr's into ring, chain 2, 3 tr's into ring, chain 2, 3 tr's into ring, chain 2, then sl st into 3rd chain of initial ch-3 to close round. Fasten off leaving long tail end for stitching to neighbouring granny!

This is written in UK terms...for those of you in the US, you need to work DC stitches!

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The Usual Stuff

♥ the usual gazing out of the attic window (I never tire of it) ♥



♥ the usual delicious morning coffee (mmmmmm) ♥



♥ the usual over excited back yard flower snipping (in mid November!) ♥



♥ the usual heart-skippy bathroom posy appreciation (yippeeee!) ♥



♥ the usual weekend hooky stuff (more tutorial making) ♥



♥ the usual creative Mummy play time (a silly-sweet moment) ♥



♥ the usual rush of happiness (caused by multiple blankets + sunlight) ♥



♥ the usual endless snack providing (two year old builders get v hungry) ♥



♥ the usual creativity for the Little People (Christmas stuff already?) ♥



♥ the usual stroll through the park (braving the cold) ♥



♥ the usual joy as I accompany a chattery Little B (we held hands and ran) ♥



♥ the usual walk home from the park along the canal (so peaceful) ♥



♥ the usual wonder at the beauty of still water + reflections (sigh) ♥



♥ the usual delight in cosying up in bed (almost there now, it's been a long day) ♥

Sharing some snap shots taken here and there across my weekend as I went about doing The Usual Stuff. Mothering, creating, relaxing, strolling, reading, slurping, prettifying, playing, snuggling, gazing.  It's all so ordinary, the stuff I do most days as I go about the business of being a mum/wife/creative wotnot.

My blog most probably contains dozens of weekend picture-posts like this one, full of nothing in particular, yet full of everything that is Me. It's who I am, and it's what I do. And I wouldn't change it for the world.

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Making Tutorials

I love making my tutorials, like really love it. I set up my work station (a tray with a piece of white paper, camera, yarn, hook, needles, scissors) and settle myself into the Big Chair in the light of the bay window. It's cosy, happy work. It makes me feel as if I can somehow reach out to all of you who love to crochet and invite you to sit and hook along with me in my living room. I feel like I'm sitting next to you chatting away, showing you the more complex bits that don't translate well into Ordinary Pattern blurb. The bits where I need to say "look, put your hook right here", or "hold the flower just like this and bend the petals forward a bit", or "don't forget to crochet over your ends!"

Sometimes my working conditions are a little chaotic due to the spontaneity of my Chief Assistant.

He  likes to carry out unexpected Quality Control checks on my yarns. He also likes to assist with the photography. He is very big on health and safety and is obsessed with making sure my scissors are always safe. He also quite likes to help provide the essential cosy vibe by sitting right on top of me.

What can I say? It's fun. It's rewarding. And I love it.

The procedure of making a tutorial is in essence quite simple. The design has already been done, the pattern worked, re-worked, tweaked and re-tweaked. I know exactly what I am doing by this point. Yeah. Go me! Hook, stop, camera, hook, stop, camera! Easy peasy.

But making tutorials is a serious time eater. They take a surprisingly long time to create even for a simple thing like a flower. Hours and hours go into the making and the photographing, then the uploading of pics and the detailed writing (forty seven pictures! Two thousand and seventy two words!). I do it over a number of days, as and when my family commitments allow. The photography has to happen in the daytime due to needing good natural light, but most of the hard work  is done for a few hours each night once my Little Peeps are tucked up in bed.

For me though, it's a little bit of  magic when I manage to make it happen. I love to feel like I am sprinkling a little bit of colourful joy into the world.

It's my Happy Thing.

So, the tutorial for these Triple Layer Flowers is now finished and can be found HERE.

Thank you with all my heart for the heaps of enthusiasm and excitement you always share with me. Very, very much appreciated. Have fun with the pattern, let me know how you get on!

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 Edit to add :: In answer to many queries, yes, the Bower Bird tutorial is coming very soon...will be working on that over the weekend  and into next week so that you'll have it in plenty of time to make some for Christmas gifts or decorations ♥

 

 

 

February 2012

Funny isn't it, that even though February is the shortest month of the year, it very much feels like the longest? I try not to struggle with this funny second month, try to remain immune to the sneaky, wintry blues that often descend like a damp cloud. But truthfully, it isn't always doable. Sometimes February days just suck, and that's all there is to it.

My February calendar pages were certainly not gloomy though, they told me to remember the good things about this time of year. The celebration of Love by way of disgraceful quantities of chocolate, and the celebration of Pancake, by way of errm, lots of pancake-eating. Both were good, sweet, edible events in our house this year, enjoyed by all five of us.

This is February Ideal-Home-style, beautiful and inspiring as ever. I love that the February image is content and creative and indoorsy, it does certainly make me want to go away and plan something stitchy. It's been an age since my old Bernina came out to play. Ooooooo, which reminds me, I do need to apply myself to finishing off Connievan's curtains which were started last year and not completed (re-making ten curtains was a far bigger job than I originally thought). Right then, that will be my March challenge, remind me in a week or two will you?

February here in the Attic was beautifully floral, oh I've had such a tremendous amount of pleasure and good value out of February's blooms. I mean, just look at them! True spirit lifters, that's for sure.

My Amaryllis burst into flower in February too, I watched day after day as the green shoots made their usual speedy ascent. This year, for the first time, I placed it on the windowsill behind my desk, so I really was very aware of it's daily progress. It's been lovely watching the first bud unfold......

.....the light shining through the petals has made them almost appear to be glowing. Such beauty and such intense, glorious colour. When I chose the amaryllis (I bought it when I was in Ilkley in January sometime), I really did deliberate over which colour to go for. In fact, at first I picked up one that was the palest pinky white with delicate pink stripes running through the petals. I thought perhaps it would be good to go with something a little different for a change. But I just couldn't bring myself to go through with it in the end. I put the pale pink variety back and predictably plumped for good ol' Amaryllis Red Lion, always guaranteed to pack a punch with the colour. Pale pink? Whatever was I thinking?!!

The focus of February has been very much on indoors, keeping warm and occupying our time with cosy, feel-good pursuits. Baking, crocheting and fireside pleasure. Early nights tucked up in bed, good, wholesome home cooked food. Keeping the Little People happy indoors whilst allowing time for my own creativity. When I look at these pictures I think cor! What a lovely, happy, homely, cosy, warm month February was! Yet I recall that there was often an underlying feeling of discontent. Bad weather. Restlessness. Gloom. Germs. I guess that if you jumble up all the good things with the not-so-good things, then overall the month evened itself out. It was just right. It was a slow, winter month spent doing indoorsy, winter things.

Some good things certainly came my way last month though, and the above is one of them. I was incredibly chuffed to pick up a copy of Inside Crochet magazine (the March issue) to see the results of the Blog Awards in print. Such lovely words were written, so complimentary and flattering. I slurped my latte as I read (I was in a cafe with Heather at the time) and felt like my cheeks had gone pink and my insides had gone all tickly. Thank you SO MUCH, all of you lovely people who took the trouble to vote for me back in November. You really made me feel super-duper, if a little flushed and tickled.

Do you recognise the photo above? Know where it is?

It's the little village of Craster in Northumberland where we've had numerous summer holidays staying in the white house at the very end of the row. We were last there in August 2009 when I was carrying Little B around inside my rather large, round bumpy tummy. Last week, I booked the same cottage for us to re-visit for a holiday this summer, and I am soooooooooooooooooo happy about that fact! As soon as I had made the booking and paid the deposit, I went straight into my photo archives and pulled out this image to make a print. It's sitting on my desk like a postcard from the past, reminding me that in less than six months time we will be back there again. I think planning and booking a summer holiday in February is ace, I can highly recommend it.

 

Weather wise, February here in Atticland has been pretty dire on the whole. It's mostly been a month of wet grey yuckiness. Of course, there have been some good weather bits here and there. The snow was good fun. And the odd bit of sun and blue sky that peeked through the gloom was incredible and very memorable.

My February attic views are mainly shades of grey..........

Oh! Not so grey! That last picture above was 24th February, a time when the sky finally cleared after the rain and for a wee while there was some colour back in the landscape. I'm hoping March is going to be very much more along these lines, I've SO had enough of the wet grey stuff. So over it. Need Spring to come now. Anytime as from tomorrow would be good.

So that sums up February 2012. Not really so bad after all. In fact, it looks pretty good I'd say.

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2011 :: Year End Review :: twelve months

:: JANUARY ::

 

:: FEBRUARY ::

 

:: MARCH ::

 

:: APRIL ::

 

:: MAY ::

 

:: JUNE ::

 

:: JULY ::

 

:: AUGUST ::

 

:: SEPTEMBER ::

 

:: OCTOBER ::

 

:: NOVEMBER ::

 

:: DECEMBER ::

 

WOW. What a year.

Not a hugely different year to last, in fact the months seem to look remarkably similar don't they? I like the sameyness of these years, I find it comforting and reassuring to acknowledge the repetitive rhythm of my life. Despite the odd drama, I've been blessed with a huge amount of security, stability, love, happiness and joy this year. I am deeply grateful for this and I hope this gratitude comes across as I document my life's rather ordinary, domestic journey.

I've written 108 posts this year, and after almost four years of blogging I continue to be completely thrilled with it all. I adore creating this catalogue of memories, thoughts and ideas, it's become such a valuable, rewarding and creative part of my life.

Thank you as always for continuing to visit me in the Attic, for taking time to write, for egging me on with all that I do. I appreciate your company so very much. I know that 2012 is going to be great, and I for one cannot wait for it to begin tomorrow.

Wishing you all a bright and colourful HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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One Quarter

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One quarter of 2011 has passed by already, can you believe it??

I've really enjoyed making my mosaics for this first quarter. In my mind it feels as if my year so far has been quite muddled with not an awful lot of achievement. Yet looking at the above 27 images and I am filled with relief, because it all looks quite lovely and reassuringly familiar!!

I see the beauty of the everyday, some wonderful completed projects, springtime arriving, precious time spent with Little Ones. Homely comforts, creativity, love, happiness. And I am glad. Glad that I have captured these precious snippets of life as they whizz by. It all feels right and good.

I've been trying to write my "April" post for the past five days but have not managed it as yet....Little B is unwell and so life is temporarily quite tricksy and draining. Please bare with me, I shall get to it when I am able. In the meantime, I'd like to say a HUGE thank you for all your wonderful words on my last post (the Knitty one), Little Lady and I have had so much fun sitting and reading them together, she is chuffed to bits, honestly. She has a Birthday coming up soon and has requested some Yarn of her Very Own, which has rendered me chuffed to bits.

Right-oh, off to get those cheeky Little Peeps into bed, closely followed by yours truly. See you again soon when we are germ-free (please let it be soon, please, pretty-please. Thank you.)

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