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Aesthetic Arrest is our weekly dip into the Epicurean pleasures we’ve been enjoying lately. Each episode we'll be discussing what we're reading, listening to, looking at, viewing and tasting. For links, playlists, previews and photos of everything thing we talk about, visit our substack page, The Epicurean Vagabonds (https://epicureanvagabonds.substack.com)
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WildStar

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WildStar, the leader of TunaClan! He loves to read warrior cat books and animals by Erin Hunter! Yeah, he always ask the questions of the day and you can talk to me about it! See you later!! I’ll add more to my bio soon~
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Circle Gherkin

AaronLeigh, Kid Charisma & M0D3Rn

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Circle Gherkin started out as a joke guild in the space-themed MMO, Wildstar. The name was popular among it's guild members for its hilarious and not-so-subtle innuendo. Ultimately the name has stuck with the group ever since, even as they departed the world of Nexus at an attempt to regain their social lives. The founding fathers of the group; AaronLeigh, Kid Charisma and M0dern now have their eyes set on a different goal. To create entertaining and somewhat informative videos, podcasts and ...
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SALES&STANZAS

Decade Later

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Sales, marketing, breaking the rules, life lessons, and poetry inspired by me making mistakes and living abroad, but not in that order Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/salesandstanzas/support
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Plus The Merchant of Menace, Uncanny Old Masters, The Innocents, Ecce Homo, & Red Pozole for el Día de los Muertos! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Corpse Revivers! Reading #1: Poem of the Week: “Spirits of the Dead” by Edgar Allan Poe Reading #2: A Vampire Novel with a Twist — Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler Listening: Two Amazing New Albums Out Thi…
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Plus John Edgar Wideman's Provocative New Book, An Autumnal Invocation by Robinson Jeffers, Martha Stewart's Ruffle Pumpkin Milk Pie & Owl-licious Cocktails! Wildstar’s Wednesday Libation: Havana Meets Normandy! (Havana Club 7 Year Old Dark Rum, Les Délices de Belle France Cidre Bouché Doux Normand (sparkling hard apple cider from Normandy), Brown …
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Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week we start off with Ash’s early thoughts about Metaphor: ReFantazio. From there Grace and Bel decide to share some of the great things going on in Diablo IV after last week’s story bashfest. Kodra is Cursed and cannot upgrade hardware without it for some reason going…
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Plus A New Cookbook from Michael Mina, Alison Moyet Reimagines Her Last 40 Years of Music, and the 50th Anniversary of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy! This Week’s Apéritif: Side Car Cocktails (Buy One, Get One Free!) at Tribeca Café in Skopje, Macedonia Reading: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré! Listening: T…
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Good Morning Folks! This week we had one topic dangling from the previous week so we started out with some discussion about Ravenswatch and their interesting take on the action roguelike genre. From there Bel and Grace share their thoughts about Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred and…
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Plus Grace Lee Boggs, Tatsuo Ikeda, Spaghetti al Limone & The Largest Jade Sculpture in the World! This Week’s Apéritif: Tito’s Vodka Gimlet Reading: On Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau & Hannah Arendt (introduction by Roger Berkowitz) & The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs List…
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We start the show with a quick discussion about Path of Exile, and how we are now two months into a League, a position where things would normally be dead… and that the Currency Exchange is still hopping. This leads to a secondary discussion about Kodra’s woes as he attem…
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Plus Scherezade García, Morley, Marie Awadis & Jane Graverol! This Week’s Apéritif: Tikveš Bela Voda Žilavka (North Macedonia) Reading: Creation by Gore Vidal & Music for Chameleons by Truman Capote Listening: Études Mélodiques by Marie Awadis & Follow the Sound by Morley Looking: The Art of Jane Graverol (1905 - 1984) & The Art of Scherezade Garcí…
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week we continue to chip away at the massive list of topics from our time off. We start off the show with an adorable Frog version of Vampire Survivors meets Stardew Valley called Pesticide Not Required. From there we talk a bit about Pokemon Go and what it is…
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Plus Leigh Bowery, Judy Blame, Jonathan Nossiter, Ayom & Lake Ohrid Trout! This Week’s Apéritif: Badel Orange Pelinkovac & Tonic with an Orange Garnish Reading: Cultural Insurrection: A Manifesto for Arts, Agriculture, and Natural Wineby Jonathan Nossiter & And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music by Joe Boyd Listening: Chain …
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! Apologies for taking a few weeks off but Covid kicked Belghast’s butt and he is the person who records, edits, and posts the show. This week we had a mountain of topics to get through and got nowhere close to hitting them all. Last Epoch has their very poorly named…
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Plus Nabil Nahas, Théodore Chassériau & Théophile Gautier! This Week’s Apéritifs: A Hugo Spritz (Fantinel Prosecco, Elderflower Syrup, Fresh Mint, Sparkling Water & Lime) & A Godfather Sour (Monkey Shoulder, Amaretto Disaronno, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup & Orange) from Matto Napoletano! Reading: Selected Lyrics (translated by Norman R. Shapiro) by T…
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Plus Ebony G. Patterson, Augustin Pajou & Vegan Street Eats! This Week’s Apéritif: Bodegas Hidalgo “La Gitana” Manzanilla Sherry (Andalucia, Spain) Reading: Happy 90th Birthday to Sonia Sanchez! (born September 9th, 1934) — Collected Poems by Sonia Sanchez Listening: The Music of Sérgio Mendes (February 11, 1941 - September 5, 2024) & The Music of …
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Plus Beth Cavener, Francis Mallmann, Julie Buffalohead & Reginald Shepherd! This Week’s Apéritif: Tsililis Distillery - Theopetra Estate Malagouzia-Assyrtiko (Meteora PGI, Greece) Reading: The Palace of Erosby Caro de Robertis & The Selected Shepherd: Poems by Reginald Shepherd (edited by Jericho Brown) Listening: Blame It On Eveby Shemekia Copelan…
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are down a handful of folks but continue pushing forward. We start off with talking about a world where Arcades did not die out… aka Japan and what the 2020 Covid crisis did to them. This leads to a discussion about playing DDR and similar rhythm games at home. From there Bel ta…
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Plus Bamako*Chicago Sound System, Ashley Suszczynski, Angela Saini & Penny Siopis! This Week’s Apéritif: Domaine Tselepos Amalia Rosé Reading: Borges: Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges (translated by Andrew Hurley) & The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality by Angela Saini Listening: Caracoles by Orquesta Akokán & Bamako*Chicago Sound System…
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Featuring: Ammosart, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We actually finally get around to having the Age of Sigmar discussion, and more specifically talk at length about Warhammer Fantasy and the new Spearhead game mode which feels a bit like a Magic the Gathering Format. From there Kodra talks about his recent experience attending th…
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Plus Edward P. Jones, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Alexandre Cabanel & Killer of Sheep! This Week’s Apéritif: Anastasia Fragou “Old Vines” Retsina (100% Savatiano), Attica, Greece Reading: Giovanni’s Room (Deluxe Edition) by James Baldwin (introduction by Kevin Young) & The Known World by Edward P. Jones Listening: Night Reign by Arooj Aftab & Rectangles & …
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! After taking a week off from it, we are returning to our Dawntrail full spoiler show. This week we say hi to Tam and Kodra… before they boop out of the show given that neither has actually played FFXIV recently. We pick up where we left off with the coronation of t…
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Plus Pedro Lemebel, Marisol (Escobar), Lee ShinJa & Athenian Tragedy! This Week’s Apéritif: “Mama’s Tired” - Chivas Regal 12 Year Old Scotch, Mandarine Liqueur, Sour Cherry Juice & Greek Honey Simple Syrup with a Gummi Bear Garnish! Reading: The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides& Reading: A Last Supper of Queer Apost…
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Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week we are taking a break from the Dawntrail topic because Ammo was not available. As a result we dive into a normal topic load starting with Grace talking about their experience playing Diablo IV Season 5. From there we dive into a mega topic of Kodra and his recent t…
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Plus David Malouf, Simphiwe Mbunyuza, Akseli Gallen-Kallela & Dinner at ParkBench! This Week’s Apéritif: Moschofilero from En Fiala Wines & Spirits in Athens, Greece Reading: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker & Ransomby David Malouf Listening: The Music of Toumani Diabaté (August 10, 1965 — July 19, 2024) & No More Water: The Gospel of James B…
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, and Thalen Hey Folks! For years we have had this tradition of recording a full spoiler show once all of the folks who are actively playing Final Fantasy XIV have completed the content. We knew this would be an epic undertaking given that we never got around to recording a post-Endwalker show. This is ab…
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen This week we dive into the brand new Path of Exile league as we assist the Settlers of Kalguur. We talk about our experiences with the exceptionally detailed league mechanic so far. Tam contrasts his experience with this league with his experience playing Last Epoch. We talk a bit a…
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, and Thalen Good Morning Folks! I am going to give you fair warning… this is a very Path of Exile episode. We pushed that topic to the very end of the show but once you hit it… it is pretty much an hour of talk about the upcoming Settlers of Kalguur League. We start off the show with some discussi…
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are back in fighting form with the entire crew. We start off discussing SGDQ or Summer Games Done Quick a massive speedrunning community event. From there we talk a bit about the Path of Exile 3.25 Settlers of Kalgur spoilers and some of the changes that are bei…
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Featuring: Ammosart, Belghast, Grace, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! Last night we recorded a show in which we attempted to thread the most delicate needle. Ammo, Bel, Grace, and Thalen have all finished the Dawntrail MSQ and only really want to talk about that. Tam however has not even started it, nor has he finished any of the post-Endwalker con…
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are back to a full crew this week. We start off with a discussion about Fallen Aces which leads into a larger discussion of games that feel like spiritual successors to other games. From there we talk about Kodra’s experiences with Origins and taking his kiddo t…
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Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, and Tamrielo Hey Folks! We are down essentially half our folks and as a result we have a bit shorter show than our normal fare. We start off with some discussion about Grace’s return to Final Fantasy XIV and how Bel “influenced” them into coming back. From there we talk a bit about Four Job Fiesta and how the Whi…
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, and Kodra Hey Folks! We are down a few folks who are travelling this week. Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there. We start off with Bel talking about the recent controversies surrounding New World Aeternum and the general marketing self-own of that announcement and seemingly ignoring the current …
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! Bel crash lands the introduction by completely managing to skip over Thalen. We have a pretty packed show as several things got bumped from the previous show. We start off the show with some discussion of Luck Be A Landlord, a game that was compared to Balatro. Fro…
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Featuring: Ammosart, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! Apologies for another missed show last week but Bel very narrowly missed some Twisty Weather. This week we start off the show with a discussion of Grace’s recent experiences in Diablo IV and how the game has changed for the better. From there we talk about Final Fantasy XI…
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Plus Minor Notes, Emily Cheng, Osman Hamdi Bey & Brian Wilson's Smile! This Week’s Apéritif: Rebuli Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Brut, “Zerogrammi" Reading: The Palace of Dreams by Ismail Kadare & Minor Notes, Volume 1 (edited by Jesse McCarthy & Joshua Bennett, foreword by Tracy K. Smith) Listening: Filthy Underneath by Nadine Shah …
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Plus Isamu Noguchi, Yone Noguchi, Rachel Khong, Clarissa Munger Badger & Mango Shrikhand! This Week’s Apéritif: Wildstar’s Summer Sangria! (red wine, brandy, cherries, mango pits/seeds with pulp, oranges, lemon, peach juice, cinnamon, clove, star anise, simple syrup) Reading: Selected Poems of Yone Noguchi (1875-1947) & Real Americans by Rachel Kho…
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Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We start off the show talking about some of the recent updates to Pathfinder adding a number of player background options including build your own animal race. Kodra talks about his experience finishing up Animal Well, and Ash talks about playing a game that mimics raiding in Final…
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Plus Madhur Jaffrey, Dylan Thomas, Omar Victor Diop and Josep Tapiró Baró! This Week’s Apéritif: The Bitter Pompelaretto (Amaretto, Schweppes Pompelmo, Schweppes Bitter Lemon) Reading: The Forgetters: Storiesby Greg Sarris & A Wilderness Station: Selected Stories, 1968-1994 by Alice Munro (July 10, 1931 – May 13, 2024) Listening: Under Milk Woodnar…
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Featuring: Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen We have a pretty big show which is surprising given we are down a few folks. Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers out there who might be listening to this show. We start talking about Bluey Surprise! Episode, and then dive into Kodra’s thoughts about Guild Wars 2 Season 1. Bel talks a bit abo…
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Plus Henry Louis Gates Jr., Yuja Wang, Wangechi Mutu & Arnold Böcklin This Week’s Apéritif: Peroni Gran Riserva Rosso Reading: The Centaur by Algernon Blackwood & The Black Box: Writing the Race by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Listening: Kimono My House by Sparks (50th Anniversary!) & The Vienna Recital by Yuja Wang Looking: The Art of Arnold Böcklin (18…
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Featuring: Belghast, Kodra, and Tamrielo Hey Folks! We have a bit of a “Smol” show at least when it comes to cast. Last week we had to take that off because Bel was in “duck and cover” mode do to the storm system tearing through the center of the country and producing over one hundred Tornados. This week we had a bunch of folks with other commitmen…
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Plus Judith Butler, Melissa Cody, Li Po, Alvin Langdon Coburn & a Helluva Halvah Tasting! This Week’s Apéritif: May Wine (White Wine, Sparkling Wine, Strawberries, Woodruff, Honey, Orange & Lemon) Reading: The Selected Poems of Li Po (translated by David Hinton) & Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler Listening: Letters from a Black Widow by Jud…
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Plus Sofia Samatar, Thandiwe Muriu & Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colours Trilogy! This Week’s Apéritif: Qershi Cola Cocktails (Cherry Raki, Sour Cherry Juice & Coke Over Ice) Reading: The Practice, the Horizon and the Chain by Sofia Samatar & Celebrating the Life & Work of Poet, Translator & Anthologist Jerome Rothenberg (December 11, 1931 – April…
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Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen We had a bit of a cursed show… Tam lost power and was essentially knocked out of the rest of the show and then Ash disconnects as well and takes a bit to get back in. We push through however as we always do. Bel talks about returning to Fallout 76 and all of the cool changes that have …
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! On April 13th of 2014, we recorded the very first episode of AggroChat so last night the stars aligned just perfectly for us to be recording on our ten-year anniversary. We start the show by discussing a few different AFK games, namely Gnorp Apologue and AFK Journe…
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Plus Émile Zola, Émile Savitry, Anton Prinner, Altera Vita and Hela Nokto! This Week’s Apéritif: Metaxa Grapefruit Fizz Reading: The Belly of Paris (Le Ventre de Paris) by Émile Zola (a new translation with an introduction by Mark Kurlansky) & I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Condé (February 11, 1934 – April 2, 2024) Listening: Hela Nokto …
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Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week we are down a Kodra and a Grace but carry on with a short list of topics. First, we talk some more about playing Secrets of Grindea in its final form. Tam has ventured forth into Helldivers 2 and talks a bit about what makes the gameplay so infectious. Thalen introduce…
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Plus Pierre Gagnaire, Maria Martinez, Maria Sibylla Merian, Yeisy Rojas & the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble! This Week’s Aperitivo: Aperol Bicicletta Cocktails! Reading: Mapp and Lucia by E. F. Benson (from the The Mapp & Lucia Novels) & The Story of Film by Mark Cousins Listening: Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit by Kahil El’Zabar’s …
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Featuring: AmmosArt, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Since this episode will be coming out on Easter, Happy Easter to all who celebrate. Last night we talked about Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs for that more approachable Gloomhaven experience. We took a trip over to the Switch and discussed Mario vs Donkey Kong and Princess Peach Showtim…
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Plus Lola Flash, A. E. Stallings & Highlights from Our Recent Trip to Athens! This Week’s Digestif: Mastika from Kosteas Distillery Reading: Medea by Euripides (translated by Charles Martin with an introduction by A.E. Stallings) & This Afterlife: Selected Poems by A. E. Stallings Listening: Audio Vertigo by Elbow & Real Power by Gossip Looking: No…
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Featuring: Ammosart, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Thalen, and Tamrielo Hey Folks! Grace has returned to Stardew Valley and we spent some time discussing some recent changes… including the mayo meme. From there we talk a bit about Balatro as folks have had a chance to dive into it. Tam talks about his experiences with Pacific Drive and its unique blend o…
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