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"People keep saying this "stars slow" and I suppose in a manner of speaking it does. But at the risk of sounding like an unbearable hipster, I think a lot of the people having a problem with Sekiguchi and Kyogokudo's lengthy conversation just plain aren't able to follow it. I've enjoyed it immensely." Jun 26, 2012 11:07am

 

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