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December 14, 2010
Charity Auction: Critter & St Jude's
It's the holiday season, and the time of giving. There's tons of great charities out there, but I wanted to make sure you knew about something special the Kid Lit blogosphere is doing: auctioning off a signed piece of art that features TONS of Kid Lit authors (including yours truly) to benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.First: the charity. St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital has a high cancer survival rate for children and works tirelessly to care for, treat, and research cures for children. One reason why I love them, though, is because "St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family's inability to pay."
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Critter is the brainchild of Christy Evers--after seeing the artwork of local artist Ian Sands, she decided she wanted to make the experience of art interactive, and to include kid lit people from across the world. She commissioned a special piece of art from Ian--a Critter with space for kid lit authors to sign and share as they mailed the artwork (literally) around the world.
According to Christy:
For those of you who don't know about Critter, here's a little summary:
For over 14 months Critter has traveled the worldvisiting talented writers, artists, and authors: while exploring their world. Christy Evers sent out Critter after an interactive art project, directed by the cutting edge artist, Ian Sands.
Critter has visited (and was signed) by PJ Hoover (author of the Forgotten Worlds trilogy) and the Texas Sweethearts, in Texas. Beth Revis in North Carolina (whose debut novel, Across the Universe, coming out in January 2011, is expected to be a HUGE success!). Christina Farley in Korea, New England with Nandini Bajpai, Illinois with Kelly Polark, (who is frequented in Highlights magazine), MG Higgins in California, Rena Jones (author of multiple picture books) in Montana, Cynthia Leitich Smith (NY Times best-selling author) in Texas, Bish Denham in the Virgin Islands, Jacqui Robbins (author of "The New Kid and Me", and "Two of a Kind") in Michigan, Tina Ferraro, (author of "How to Hook a Hottie, Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress, and The ABC's of Kissing Boys) in California, Cynthia Chapman Willis, (Picture book author of "Dog Gone" and "Buck Fever") in New Jersey, Jill S. Alexander, (YA author of "The Sweetheart of Prosper County") in Texas, Ellen Oh in Virginia, Alberta, Canada with Angela Ackerman (the blog-genius behind the "Writing Thesaurus". The World-famous artist, Robert Bateman, also signed Critter (on his backside) as an honorary host.
Now--with ALL those signatures + a scrapbook full of his adventures, Critter's on auction and 100% of the proceeds will go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It's the holidays--you were going to make a donation somewhere to celebrate anyway, weren't you? Why not put some of that towards a worthy charity and get a piece of art and collection of kid lit signatures in return?
Wanna see Critter's adventures with me? I took him to a castle.
Bid Today!
And hey, listen--let me sweeten the pot--if you're the winning bidder, drop me a line and I'll also mail you a signed copy of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE.
Insanity
Yesterday, I turned Book 2 in to my editor.
Some of you might remember that I finished the first draft way back in October, just before I left for my big trip to New York. When I got back from New York, I realized the draft was all wrong (with the help of my lovely crit partners) and so...I scrapped it. Everything after Chapter 3. And started over.
Which, to be honest, led to some rather frantic writing. It took me half a year to write the first draft, and I only had a month to write the second? But I lowered my head and did it. I rushed it off to my agent, who had a few (spot-on) comments, stayed up all weekend, polished the draft, and pulled an all-nighter on Sunday night to email in the final draft of the manuscript to my editor at 5:30 am.
I slept Monday.
But as soon as I had sent off the manuscript, a little worm started nibbling in my ear. What next? it said. You didn't quite get that one plot-point right, did you? You'd better go ahead and start working on that. And don't forget about the Epic Contest of Epic. And dude--you haven't even thought about doing Christmas cards yet. Or baking cookies. Or washing dishes. You're out of clean clothes. And there may be a Christmas tree on your porch, but it's not in the living room and decorated, is it?
And the panic set in.
So much to do. So. MUCH.
So I collapsed on the couch and pulled my laptop into my lap and opened my email and looked at the sixty emails waiting on me, and I took a deep breath...
...and my dog collapsed beside me and snuggled his head into my leg.
And I smiled.
And shut the laptop.
Flicked on Samantha Brown and watched her tour Italy.
Petted the dog.
And remembered to breathe.
Some of you might remember that I finished the first draft way back in October, just before I left for my big trip to New York. When I got back from New York, I realized the draft was all wrong (with the help of my lovely crit partners) and so...I scrapped it. Everything after Chapter 3. And started over.
Which, to be honest, led to some rather frantic writing. It took me half a year to write the first draft, and I only had a month to write the second? But I lowered my head and did it. I rushed it off to my agent, who had a few (spot-on) comments, stayed up all weekend, polished the draft, and pulled an all-nighter on Sunday night to email in the final draft of the manuscript to my editor at 5:30 am.
I slept Monday.
But as soon as I had sent off the manuscript, a little worm started nibbling in my ear. What next? it said. You didn't quite get that one plot-point right, did you? You'd better go ahead and start working on that. And don't forget about the Epic Contest of Epic. And dude--you haven't even thought about doing Christmas cards yet. Or baking cookies. Or washing dishes. You're out of clean clothes. And there may be a Christmas tree on your porch, but it's not in the living room and decorated, is it?
And the panic set in.
So much to do. So. MUCH.
So I collapsed on the couch and pulled my laptop into my lap and opened my email and looked at the sixty emails waiting on me, and I took a deep breath...
...and my dog collapsed beside me and snuggled his head into my leg.
And I smiled.
And shut the laptop.
Flicked on Samantha Brown and watched her tour Italy.
Petted the dog.
And remembered to breathe.
December 11, 2010
What day is it again?
HOLY CRAP.
It's December 11.
I've gone all day long, not realizing it was December 11.
http://acrosstheuniversebook.com <<<---official countdown
o.O
*blink*blink*
One. Month. ONE MONTH. ONE MONTH.
On January 11, the book will be out there. YOU might have the book.
I.....one month. One month.
Whoa.
It's December 11.
I've gone all day long, not realizing it was December 11.
http://acrosstheuniversebook.com <<<---official countdown
o.O
*blink*blink*
One. Month. ONE MONTH. ONE MONTH.
On January 11, the book will be out there. YOU might have the book.
I.....one month. One month.
Whoa.
December 9, 2010
Epic Contest of Epic
As promised (and long teased)...today's the announcement of the Epic Contest of Epic!!!
To start with: some background. So, I decided a few months ago that I wanted to do three contests leading up to my book launch--one in October, one in November, and one in December. I decided early on that I wanted the December contest to be a sort of Merry-Christmas-Happy-Hanukkah-It's-December-Have-A-Present sort of contest.
So I thought: why not gather people's addresses and not announce who won--just mail the prize off and let it be a happy surprise in their mailbox? I told Penguin/Razorbill my idea, and, being the awesome people they are, they were all on board...and they helped make it even bigger.
And that's when the Epic Contest of Epic was born.
What makes it so epic?
The fact that there are 100 prizes.
You heard that right.
ONE HUNDRED PRIZES
Thanks to Penguin/Razorbill (have I mentioned I love them?), I'm able to offer up ONE HUNDRED PRIZES for this contest!! And since this IS the season of giving and all that, the prizes are going to come with a twist...I will not be announcing any winners. The prizes will just be shipped off, and hopefullySanta your mailman will put it in your mail box.
Wanna know what the prizes are?
Let's start with the smallest and go up.
67 Mini Swag PacksIncluding:Signed AtU BookmarkSigned AtU BookplatePostcard
15 Button Swag PacksIncluding:Pin-button featuring AtU
Signed AtU BookmarkSigned AtU BookplatePostcard
Those are the smaller prizes. But you know it'll only get bigger *g*
15 ARC PacksIncluding:Signed ARCSet of three pin-buttons (1 large, 2 mini)Set of Bookmarks featuring fellow debut 2011 authors (many signed)Signed AtU BookmarkSigned AtU BookplatePostcard
2 ARC & Watch PacksIncluding:Signed ARCA super-rare AtU WatchSet of six pin-buttons (one of each design & size)Set of Bookmarks featuring fellow debut 2011 authors (many signed)Signed AtU BookmarkSigned AtU BookplatePostcard
Added into as many of the prize packs as I can stuff in them are collections of bookmarks from fellow debut 2011 authors, many of which are signed. The top three prizes are getting one of each; the rest are getting divvied up wherever I can squeeze them into the packaging. Pictured below are most, but there will be a few more surprises along the way...
To win any of the 99 above prizes, all you have to do is enter your address into the form below. I will pick a random 99 people (open internationally), pop their address on the envelope, and drop it in the mail. By the end of the month, you may open your mailbox and find a neat surprise waiting for you! I'll also be mailing out all the left-over postcards I have until I run out of postcards or funds for postage...
Now, a contest isn't a contest without a big-huge-amazing grand prize, is it?
The Big-Huge-Amazing Grand PrizeIncluding:Signed Hard Cover, First Edition of AtUA super-rare AtU WatchSet of six pin-buttons (three designs, two sizes)Set of Bookmarks featuring fellow debut 2011 authors (many signed)Giftbag of swag I'm planning on giving out at my launch party in JanuarySigned AtU BookmarkSigned AtU BookplatePostcard
Since Penguin/Razorbill helped so so so much with providing prizes (I seriously couldn't have done this without them), there are a few strings attached to the Big-Huge-Amazing Grand Prize. All the other 99 prizes, all you have to do to win is throw your address in the pot and hope my label maker picks yours. But for the 100th prize, the biggest of them all, you have to do one of three things: fan the book on Facebook, post about the contest on your blog, or pre-order the book (on any online bookseller such as Amazon or the Book Depository; or through your local indie bookstore). It's not too hard--but it's my way of making sure Penguin/Razorbill can see that the goods they supplied for the contest paid off.
Questions? Leave them in the comment box!
Rules and such: Contest ends December 20th. Prizes will be mailed soon after but winners won't be posted--hopefully you'll get a cool Christmas/New Years surprise in your mailbox! Open internationally. You only need to do one of the three qualifications to enter for the grand prize. If you did one of them before (i.e. you've already pre-ordered a copy of the book, or you already were a fan on Facebook), that totally counts. You can absolutely do all three qualifications, and I will love you more for doing them all, but you only have to do one to enter. I think that covers it...
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To start with: some background. So, I decided a few months ago that I wanted to do three contests leading up to my book launch--one in October, one in November, and one in December. I decided early on that I wanted the December contest to be a sort of Merry-Christmas-Happy-Hanukkah-It's-December-Have-A-Present sort of contest.
So I thought: why not gather people's addresses and not announce who won--just mail the prize off and let it be a happy surprise in their mailbox? I told Penguin/Razorbill my idea, and, being the awesome people they are, they were all on board...and they helped make it even bigger.
And that's when the Epic Contest of Epic was born.
What makes it so epic?
The fact that there are 100 prizes.
You heard that right.
ONE HUNDRED PRIZES
Thanks to Penguin/Razorbill (have I mentioned I love them?), I'm able to offer up ONE HUNDRED PRIZES for this contest!! And since this IS the season of giving and all that, the prizes are going to come with a twist...I will not be announcing any winners. The prizes will just be shipped off, and hopefully
Wanna know what the prizes are?
Let's start with the smallest and go up.
67 Mini Swag PacksIncluding:Signed AtU BookmarkSigned AtU BookplatePostcard
15 Button Swag PacksIncluding:Pin-button featuring AtU
Signed AtU BookmarkSigned AtU BookplatePostcard
Those are the smaller prizes. But you know it'll only get bigger *g*
15 ARC PacksIncluding:Signed ARCSet of three pin-buttons (1 large, 2 mini)Set of Bookmarks featuring fellow debut 2011 authors (many signed)Signed AtU BookmarkSigned AtU BookplatePostcard
2 ARC & Watch PacksIncluding:Signed ARCA super-rare AtU WatchSet of six pin-buttons (one of each design & size)Set of Bookmarks featuring fellow debut 2011 authors (many signed)Signed AtU BookmarkSigned AtU BookplatePostcard
Added into as many of the prize packs as I can stuff in them are collections of bookmarks from fellow debut 2011 authors, many of which are signed. The top three prizes are getting one of each; the rest are getting divvied up wherever I can squeeze them into the packaging. Pictured below are most, but there will be a few more surprises along the way...
To win any of the 99 above prizes, all you have to do is enter your address into the form below. I will pick a random 99 people (open internationally), pop their address on the envelope, and drop it in the mail. By the end of the month, you may open your mailbox and find a neat surprise waiting for you! I'll also be mailing out all the left-over postcards I have until I run out of postcards or funds for postage...
Now, a contest isn't a contest without a big-huge-amazing grand prize, is it?
The Big-Huge-Amazing Grand PrizeIncluding:Signed Hard Cover, First Edition of AtUA super-rare AtU WatchSet of six pin-buttons (three designs, two sizes)Set of Bookmarks featuring fellow debut 2011 authors (many signed)Giftbag of swag I'm planning on giving out at my launch party in JanuarySigned AtU BookmarkSigned AtU BookplatePostcard
Since Penguin/Razorbill helped so so so much with providing prizes (I seriously couldn't have done this without them), there are a few strings attached to the Big-Huge-Amazing Grand Prize. All the other 99 prizes, all you have to do to win is throw your address in the pot and hope my label maker picks yours. But for the 100th prize, the biggest of them all, you have to do one of three things: fan the book on Facebook, post about the contest on your blog, or pre-order the book (on any online bookseller such as Amazon or the Book Depository; or through your local indie bookstore). It's not too hard--but it's my way of making sure Penguin/Razorbill can see that the goods they supplied for the contest paid off.
Questions? Leave them in the comment box!
Rules and such: Contest ends December 20th. Prizes will be mailed soon after but winners won't be posted--hopefully you'll get a cool Christmas/New Years surprise in your mailbox! Open internationally. You only need to do one of the three qualifications to enter for the grand prize. If you did one of them before (i.e. you've already pre-ordered a copy of the book, or you already were a fan on Facebook), that totally counts. You can absolutely do all three qualifications, and I will love you more for doing them all, but you only have to do one to enter. I think that covers it...
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December 8, 2010
Pics Or Didn't Happen
I <3 my publisher.
Look what early Christmas present I got!!!
Sirius is unimpressed.
YES!!!! The hardback copies of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE!!!!!
It is GORGEOUS, if I do say so myself! But maybe I'm biased.
Now, some of you may not be aware of the awesome that is my dust jacket. ACROSS THE UNIVERSE is told in two points of view--one is Amy, a girl from Earth who is cryogenically frozen with her parents for the journey to a new planet. The other point of view is Elder's, a boy who was born on the ship as part of the crew and is destined to be the next leader.
There are two points of view--one of a boy, one of a girl--and Razorbill decided to match that with...TWO different jackets!!!
I call this Amy's jacket--shiny and pink and purple.
This is Elder's jacket--blue and space-shippy and scientific.
YES. YES. Razorbill made TWO entirely different, entirely unique dust jackets for ACROSS THE UNIVERSE!!!!!!! The books are shipping with Amy's jacket on the front, but if you take it off and flip is around, it's then Elder's jacket!!
*dies of happiness*
I don't know which one I like best. I keep switching the jacket around and around and around.
Don't we look cute together?
Oh, but we look cute together, too...
So, guys, if you go out and get the hardcover (American) release, then you will get TWO, yes TWO different looks you can show off your book with! It is SO. MUCH. FUN. to dress your copy in different colors!!
Now, I knew about the different jackets (although omg, so much better in person!). What I didn't know about?
THE EMBOSSING.
When I went to take Amy's jacket off and flip it over to Elder's side, LOOK WHAT I FOUND:
I dropped the book when I saw. I was so shocked.
Lemme show you a closer up shot:
Click to embiggen. CLICKY. It's cooler when you see the detail.
In case you don't recognize the symbol, it's the logo for the ship Godspeed, the spaceship Amy and Elder are on, the schematics of which are featured on the cover.
AND IT IS EMBOSSED DIRECTLY ON THE HARDBACK.
*faints of joy*
^^^Seriously. My heart stopped beating when I saw it, and I had to take several deep breaths, and then I almost fell over.
The logo is so perfect for Godspeed. I adore it. You might have noticed it here and there--on the official website for the book, in place of the regular Razorbill logo on the spine, and whenever you see Godspeed's map:
Usually, this is a razorbill bird.
From Elder's jacket.
I adore that logo. And I ADORE that it's embossed on the cover.
People have been asking me, when did it feel real? When did I feel like a published author?
When I saw that logo on the hard cover.
That's when.
Look what early Christmas present I got!!!
Sirius is unimpressed.
YES!!!! The hardback copies of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE!!!!!
It is GORGEOUS, if I do say so myself! But maybe I'm biased.
Now, some of you may not be aware of the awesome that is my dust jacket. ACROSS THE UNIVERSE is told in two points of view--one is Amy, a girl from Earth who is cryogenically frozen with her parents for the journey to a new planet. The other point of view is Elder's, a boy who was born on the ship as part of the crew and is destined to be the next leader.
There are two points of view--one of a boy, one of a girl--and Razorbill decided to match that with...TWO different jackets!!!
I call this Amy's jacket--shiny and pink and purple.
This is Elder's jacket--blue and space-shippy and scientific.
YES. YES. Razorbill made TWO entirely different, entirely unique dust jackets for ACROSS THE UNIVERSE!!!!!!! The books are shipping with Amy's jacket on the front, but if you take it off and flip is around, it's then Elder's jacket!!
*dies of happiness*
I don't know which one I like best. I keep switching the jacket around and around and around.
Don't we look cute together?
Oh, but we look cute together, too...
So, guys, if you go out and get the hardcover (American) release, then you will get TWO, yes TWO different looks you can show off your book with! It is SO. MUCH. FUN. to dress your copy in different colors!!
Now, I knew about the different jackets (although omg, so much better in person!). What I didn't know about?
THE EMBOSSING.
When I went to take Amy's jacket off and flip it over to Elder's side, LOOK WHAT I FOUND:
I dropped the book when I saw. I was so shocked.
Lemme show you a closer up shot:
Click to embiggen. CLICKY. It's cooler when you see the detail.
In case you don't recognize the symbol, it's the logo for the ship Godspeed, the spaceship Amy and Elder are on, the schematics of which are featured on the cover.
AND IT IS EMBOSSED DIRECTLY ON THE HARDBACK.
*faints of joy*
^^^Seriously. My heart stopped beating when I saw it, and I had to take several deep breaths, and then I almost fell over.
The logo is so perfect for Godspeed. I adore it. You might have noticed it here and there--on the official website for the book, in place of the regular Razorbill logo on the spine, and whenever you see Godspeed's map:
Usually, this is a razorbill bird.
From Elder's jacket.
I adore that logo. And I ADORE that it's embossed on the cover.
People have been asking me, when did it feel real? When did I feel like a published author?
When I saw that logo on the hard cover.
That's when.
December 7, 2010
First Bit of Awesome News!
So much awesome is going on right now!!! So: a bit of news today, some EEEE! pictures tomorrow, and the EPIC CONTEST OF EPICTM coming the day after!! And then back to our regularly scheduled not-all-about-me posts :)
Here's my first bit of awesome news:
Tour Stops!!
I don't have all the deets yet, but the city and dates have been confirmed! Just click above on the ^^^News^^^ link for the info. And please--let me know if I'm going to be near you! Because dude, I'd love to meet as many bloggy peeps as possible!!!
Here's my first bit of awesome news:
Tour Stops!!
I don't have all the deets yet, but the city and dates have been confirmed! Just click above on the ^^^News^^^ link for the info. And please--let me know if I'm going to be near you! Because dude, I'd love to meet as many bloggy peeps as possible!!!
December 6, 2010
December 5, 2010
Contest at the League
I'm not quite ready to announce the EPIC CONTEST OF EPIC...but if you head over to the League right now you'll see the contest we're planning. It has five different unique daily prizes and a grand prize that I want for myself...
J'adore Anna!
So on Thursday, I did something wicked awesome.
I went to a bookstore.
Oh, that's not such a big deal, you say?
WELL STEPHANIE PERKINS WAS THERE, I SAY.
I just won the internet.
Click to embiggen, but it's a bit blurry. But lookit me being artsy and getting the bookstore sign in the photo!
For those of who you haven't heard, Stephanie Perkins is the author of ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS, a book so good that I have no qualms at all in saying that it is the best contemporary YA novel I've read ALL YEAR, possibly EVER. (Rave review: here.)
Also: she has blue hair.
I rest my case.
If you ever get a chance to see Stephanie in person, DO. Her hair is more awesome in person. And also--she's just so great. The event was pure fun. Here's how much fun: the chocolate croissants were the LEAST cool thing about the event (which means that everything after it was so mind-boggingly cool, there's not really a term for it).
Stephanie introduced herself and the book, and entertained questions from the audience (did you know that Stephanie started writing her book based on a dream? That it started as a NaNo book? That she'd never been to France when she wrote it?). But the part I loved the best?
Stephanie reading her first chapter.
A single room can barely contain this much awesome.
Also: I have no idea why "BOOKS" is backwards on the shelf.
It bothered me all night long.
There's something magical about an author reading her own work. But Stephanie made it so much cooler. It was the way she slowed down her speech in all the right times, and the tone of her voice when she spoke about Anna's father (the entire room started laughing), and how she leaned into the mic for emphasis.
So. Wonderful.
I must now figure out how to coerce Stephanie into reading the entire book aloud and recording it for me...
So! If you've not read ANNA yet, DO IT NOW, RAWR! If you live in or near Salisbury, NC, you've not missed your chance to see Stephanie and ANNA in person.
I am cool by association.
[PS: I stole this pic from Stephanie! Her adorbs hubs was the official photographer.]
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On a different note: THANK YOU ALL for sharing your congrats about my book trailer! I'm in love with it an obsessively watch it. As soon as I polish up the last draft of AtU Book 2 and send to me editor, I plan on thanking you all individually :)
Also: EPIC CONTEST OF EPICNESS is coming ...SOON!
I went to a bookstore.
Oh, that's not such a big deal, you say?
WELL STEPHANIE PERKINS WAS THERE, I SAY.
I just won the internet.
Click to embiggen, but it's a bit blurry. But lookit me being artsy and getting the bookstore sign in the photo!
For those of who you haven't heard, Stephanie Perkins is the author of ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS, a book so good that I have no qualms at all in saying that it is the best contemporary YA novel I've read ALL YEAR, possibly EVER. (Rave review: here.)
Also: she has blue hair.
I rest my case.
If you ever get a chance to see Stephanie in person, DO. Her hair is more awesome in person. And also--she's just so great. The event was pure fun. Here's how much fun: the chocolate croissants were the LEAST cool thing about the event (which means that everything after it was so mind-boggingly cool, there's not really a term for it).
Stephanie introduced herself and the book, and entertained questions from the audience (did you know that Stephanie started writing her book based on a dream? That it started as a NaNo book? That she'd never been to France when she wrote it?). But the part I loved the best?
Stephanie reading her first chapter.
A single room can barely contain this much awesome.
Also: I have no idea why "BOOKS" is backwards on the shelf.
It bothered me all night long.
There's something magical about an author reading her own work. But Stephanie made it so much cooler. It was the way she slowed down her speech in all the right times, and the tone of her voice when she spoke about Anna's father (the entire room started laughing), and how she leaned into the mic for emphasis.
So. Wonderful.
I must now figure out how to coerce Stephanie into reading the entire book aloud and recording it for me...
So! If you've not read ANNA yet, DO IT NOW, RAWR! If you live in or near Salisbury, NC, you've not missed your chance to see Stephanie and ANNA in person.
I am cool by association.
[PS: I stole this pic from Stephanie! Her adorbs hubs was the official photographer.]
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On a different note: THANK YOU ALL for sharing your congrats about my book trailer! I'm in love with it an obsessively watch it. As soon as I polish up the last draft of AtU Book 2 and send to me editor, I plan on thanking you all individually :)
Also: EPIC CONTEST OF EPICNESS is coming ...SOON!
December 3, 2010
AHHHH!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG LOOK!!!! LOOOOOOOOOK!!!!!
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I'm going to go ahead and scream in joy for a few more hours.
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