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Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five: Or The Children's Crusade | Kurt Vonnegut
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#Controversial #ItTakesAllKinds ☘️🌈🌷🌞

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs 🖤❤️🤍 2w
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Texreader
Slaughterhouse-Five | Kurt Vonnegut
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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#SundayFunday @BookMarkTavern
I have 2 -
“So It Goes“ that is in the steam off my coffee cup wich I got in Seattle - I absolutely love Kurt Vonnegut and his whole philosopy of life
And up my arm in with my travel tattoos is my little gnome reading a book which I got in Iceland.

I 💓getting when I travel, others are the Bohr model for oxygen my divorce 1, a sloth I got in San Jose Costa Rica & you can see a most of my CDMX roadrunner.

BookmarkTavern Wow wow! That‘s such a cool tradition when you travel! Thank you for sharing! 2mo
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Maggie4483
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I‘ve toyed with the idea of getting a tiny “So it goes” on my arm (and “Let it be” in the same place on the opposite arm). Maybe someday. But I think my next tattoo will be a starfish, because I love the starfish story (“I made a difference to that one”). #SundayFunday

BookmarkTavern I love all those so much! 💖 Thanks for sharing! 2mo
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stimmlos
Slaughterhouse-Five | Kurt Vonnegut
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5/5

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Tkimsal
Slaughterhouse-Five | Kurt Vonnegut
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Happy Thanksgiving! Today I express my ongoing gratitude for book lovers. You‘re smart, friendly, empathetic, giving and all around good eggs!

Ruthiella Happy Thanksgiving to you! 🥧 4mo
Tkimsal @Ruthiella Thank you! 4mo
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Tkimsal
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This month for book club. #FirstSaturdayReaders

Ruthiella Hope you all like it. Vonnegut is a bit of an acquired taste. 4mo
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TracyReadsBooks
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Well, that was a wild and hallucinagenic ride—one which I really enjoyed I might add. Vonnegut‘s anti war classic about Billy Pilgrim‘s life is a fever dream of a story—a ridiculous, farcical, sad, funny, sublime, and an in your face story that is hard to put down. Fantastic book and while this was the first Vonnegut book I‘ve read (I know, I don‘t know how I went so long without reading any of his books), it won‘t be the last.

Leftcoastzen ❤️ 5mo
Ruthiella And so it goes…❤️ 5mo
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TracyReadsBooks
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This book definitely falls into the “how is it possible I‘ve never read this book…because I haven‘t or, if I have, I don‘t remember doing so” category. That changes today as it‘s going to be my read for my commute downtown.

#OutAndAbout #ReadingOnTheTrain

CatLass007 It‘s quite brilliant. But it‘s the only Vonnegut I‘ve ever read, first in college for a class and again for a book group a couple of years ago. 5mo
TracyReadsBooks @CatLass007 I‘m about halfway through and really enjoying it! It‘s also my first Vonnegut but probably not my last. 5mo
CatLass007 Great ! 5mo
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guidosophia
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It‘s not often that I think a book deserves 5 stars but this one definitely does. The only way I can describe this book is cool. Like it was just so interesting. The way it played with the concept of time made me want to read this in one sitting. The first chapter is a little confusing but after that it gets so accessible and interesting. Yes of course there‘s also the horrors and atrocities but overall interesting

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AvidReader25
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A few other unbelievable gems from Lilly Library in Bloomington, Indiana.
1) Illustrated Canterbury Tales from the 1400s
2) Tiny books
3) Sylvia Plath's hair (seriously creepy)
4) Vonnegut's own notes on his Slaughterhouse Five manuscript

Leftcoastzen Wow 7mo
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Esinclair
Slaughterhouse-Five | Kurt Vonnegut
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The best way I can describe this book is by the quote on the back cover- “a funny book at which you are not permitted to laugh, a sad book without tears.” I didn‘t really know what to expect going in to this, but Vonnegut really just solidified his place as one of my favorite authors. He is just able to bring to light some of the realest and most shocking human qualities in a satirically funny way. This is a book I definitely need to read again

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Bigwig
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I appreciated this iconic novel about the many horrors of World War II more than I enjoyed it. The (nonlinear) plot: Billy Pilgrim, the author stand-in, travels through time as he visits different eras of his life, including (but not limited to) the Allied firebombing of Dresden and an abduction by aliens. The reading experience was complex…powerful, unpredictable, funereal, brisk and confident yet thematically heavy as a sledgehammer.

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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#FavoriteBannedBook 🚫📕 #MarchMagic 💚💰🌈🍀

#ReadBannedBooks 😊

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 12mo
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Pinta
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^^p171 “Trout, incidentally, had written a book about a money tree. It had twenty-dollar bills for leaves. […] Its fruit was diamonds. It attracted human beings who killed each other around the roots and made very good fertilizer.
So it goes.”

P29 “The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the past, so it is very silly for people to cry at his funeral.”

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Pinta
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Time for this decade‘s visit to Tralfamadore & the ceremonial counting of the “so it goeses” (over 100!). Personality fracturing. Survivor‘s guilt. Simultaneity, getting unstuck in time. Outrageous, inane logic of combat. Luck, chance. Detachment in the face of brutality. “So it goes”=refrain for death of lice, death of novel, as much as for soldiers & civilians. Clever time travel trope, the everpresentness of traumatic event. Poo-tee-weet? 1968

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vivastory
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Fellow Vonnegut fans, did you see this recent lovely tribute on Lit Hub?
https://lithub.com/how-to-celebrate-100-years-of-kurt-vonnegut/

@leftcoastzen @britt_brooke @callmeishmael

britt_brooke Thank you! 1y
Leftcoastzen Thanks for posting, somehow I hadn‘t gotten to it yet buried in emails!😄 1y
CallMeIshmael I didn‘t see this! Thank you 1y
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CallMeIshmael
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I did a thing today, I just so happened to be passing by Indianapolis for work so I took a little detour and it was amazing. @britt_brooke

Leftcoastzen Oh wow! So jealous! Maybe someday. 1y
Julsmarshall So cool! 1y
britt_brooke Ahhhh, I‘m SO JEALOUS!! One day, I will get there! 1y
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Leftcoastzen
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britt_brooke I know, me too!! I love that they‘re putting on this celebration. I always remember his birthday because it‘s 2 days after mine. 🤍 One of these I‘ll visit the KVML. It‘s look incredible! 1y
britt_brooke Thank you for tagging me. 😚 1y
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steph_phanie
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Using today's extra hour to finally finally read this!

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LizaComberg
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Panpan

Although captivating at some points, the speaker's made-up fantasy world (upon his hospitalization) gets quite eccentric, yet dull, as if it's been overdone.

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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
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I think I am finally old (and cynical) enough to enjoy and appreciate Vonnegut‘s satire. 😂 Vonnegut‘s contemplations on war, life, time, and free will left me with all the feels. At turns hilarious and heartbreaking, the autobiographical elements with Vonnegut‘s own experiences as a WWII POW heighten the effect. It‘s easy to insert Vonnegut for the fictional Billy Pilgrim, and want to shield him from the absurdity that is life. So it goes. 4⭐️

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Kitta
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This book has stuck with me for years. A definite must read!

#alphabetgame #letterS @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing 📚 2y
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ambrosiasalad
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Very apt and succinct anti-war read. Charming and witty

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fredthemoose
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I have no idea how to review this! It was my #LMPBC pick for a group reading classics and I had no idea what to expect. A largely satirical anti-war novel with some really fantastic writing. I have a hard time with fantastical stuff in books and there was a bit of that, but it moved fast and was a great read. A strong pick—I‘ll definitely add more Vonnegut in the future! @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks it‘s on its way to you!

Leftcoastzen An all time favorite! 2y
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vivastory
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This is great news. Vonnegut's words in the article on book censorship are well worth reading:
https://lithub.com/the-kurt-vonnegut-library-is-donating-1000-copies-of-slaughte...

Ruthiella 👍👍👍 2y
Branwen Stories like this help renew my faith in humanity! 💕📚👏🏻 2y
vivastory @Branwen Same here! 💙 2y
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she_she
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Leftcoastzen 👏 2y
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VioletMoonBooks
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Leftcoastzen 💗💗💗 2y
KristiAhlers So true. In fact at the last book club meeting I was at for one of my groups one woman shoved a title away because she didn‘t want LGBTQ crammed down her throat. I‘m like whaaa made me sick she was so judgmental. And in the process she‘s missing an amazing book. 2y
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5feet.of.fury
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I should have read this book back when I did drugs.

The prose, recurring elements and events are fascinating. A truly bizarre way to tell a story.

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5feet.of.fury
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The_Book_Ninja Enjoying? 2y
5feet.of.fury @The_Book_Ninja the fruit salad was great, but the book is rambling and strange.. the pages are turning though. 2y
Trashcanman So it goes 2y
5feet.of.fury @Trashcanman all this happened, more or less. 2y
The_Book_Ninja @5feet.of.fury fair enough😌 2y
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ambrosiasalad

“Lot‘s wife was told not to look back where all those people and their homes had been. But she did look back, and I love her for that, because it was so human. So she was turned to a pillar of salt. So it goes.

People aren‘t supposed to look back. I‘m certainly not going to do it anymore. I‘ve finished my war book now. The next one I write is going to be fun. This one is a failure, and it had to be, since it was written by a pillar of salt.”

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5feet.of.fury
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#roll100 @PuddleJumper

My picks for the month!
I said if I got a number I had already read (49) I would substitute the most recent “stacked”‘ so I will read a couple, at least, and not just stack infinite books.

Excited to add these to the mix!

PuddleJumper That's a good idea for numbers you've already read. Looks good! 2y
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Mdonald
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MarshmallowAdventures
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I considered this novel a classic before ever opening it, and I was proven correct. The strong symbolism carries the story through war and the aftermath of war on a soldier‘s psyche.

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IamIamIam
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Bailedbailed

Sometimes you read a book and realize it's just not for you. Since I don't feel obligated to read classics I'm not enjoying, I'm moving on. So it goes.

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JMEdwards
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Finally got around to reading this classic. What a bizarre but compelling read. If you have an interest in the horrors of war, the bombing of Dresden in WWII, the aliens on Tralfamadore, or the nature of time. Give this a read. He doesn't pull any punches. Many people die. So it goes.

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Tera0707
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Barnes and noble has their hardcovers 50% off, so of course I had to go browse. Also grabbed a couple paperbacks 😃

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yoavshai
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#BookCoverChallenge
Day 103.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “All this happened, more or less.“ My #favoritefirstline. I'm recycling an old photo, but like the book, and the opening line, it too is a favorite! I decided to #reread this after Tom Roston's recent “The Writer's Crusade“ - a thoughtful deep dive into Vonnegut's most famous work. I think I've read Slaughterhouse-Five more than any other book. It will ALWAYS hold up. I'm so grateful his Dresden story finally came to fruition.

Cinfhen It‘s a fabulous photo 😍😍😍I‘m almost inspired to try this book again xx 2y
CallMeIshmael I recently reread it also as I talked a friend who had never read Vonnegut to give it a try and it‘s amazing how good this book is 2y
britt_brooke @CallMeIshmael And it somehow gets better with every reread, I swear. So good. 💚 2y
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Leftcoastzen
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A little bit more Vonnegut! @britt_brooke
I know I uses to have Sirens of Titan & Player Piano in those old Dell editions.Buried in a box or given away? I tended to give out copies to those who hadn‘t read him & expressed an interest.I was drawn to the Deadeye Dick & Welcome to the Monkey House both UK covers that I hadn‘t seen , found them at the same library sale.So it goes.

Ruthiella Excellent collection! 🤩 2y
britt_brooke Love your collection! 🤩 2y
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Burpito
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Oh HELL yea love me some casual anti-war sci fi aliens time travel 4th dimension black comedy. Can't spell slaughterhouse without laughter

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pilardib
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I thought I would love this book but I didn't. So it goes.

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britt_brooke
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Done! Nothing like finishing your pumpkin on Halloween. 🎃 Hope my fellow Vonnegutians enjoy! #happyhalloween

vivastory Rating this using John Green's method that you described in your recent review, this gets: 5 ⭐ 2y
Well-ReadNeck 👏🏼💀🙌🏼 2y
Trashcanman That's awesome!!! I love it. So it goes 2y
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wanderinglynn Awesome! 🙌🏻❤️ 2y
BookDragonNotWorm Great idea! 2y
kspenmoll Just adore this! 2y
Leftcoastzen I love that so much! 2y
reading_rainbow It‘s so good!!! 2y
Aims42 It turned out great!!! Great job!!!! 2y
britt_brooke @vivastory 😄 Thank you so much, Scott! 2y
britt_brooke @Trashcanman Thanks, George! 2y
britt_brooke @Leftcoastzen I knew you‘d love it!! 💚💚 2y
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PaperbackPirate
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Happy Banned Books Week! What are you reading to celebrate? I‘m going to read Slaughterhouse-Five for the first time. If it‘s good enough for Kevin Bacon, it‘s good enough for me.
#FootlooseReference #BannedBooksWeek

vivastory Hope you like it! It's one of my favorites 3y
PaperbackPirate @vivastory So far I‘ve read 2 others by Vonnegut so I‘m feeling positive. Thank you for the encouragement! 3y
Sharpeipup Hoping to get this one in time 3y
PaperbackPirate @Sharpeipup Sounds like a good one! Sending speedy vibes for your book! 3y
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OliviaBaldacci
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Highly recommend!

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"And so it goes" - Kurt Vonnegut

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elisebarker
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I was a little nervous about this book being about war and aliens, but dang was it good! I admit I read the Sparks notes summary after every chapter to make sure I was understanding it right 😅

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DimeryRene
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Another reread of a classic this year.

bio_chem06 That tattoo is great! 3y
DimeryRene @bio_chem06 Thank you! I just got it and I am obsessed. ❤️💛 3y
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TK421
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Sometimes you have to make the best of a rainy work related drive. Alternating between James Franco reading chapters of Slaughterhouse-Five, and listening to my favorite Frank Turner album, this rainy morning isn't so bad after all. I was also happy to see some soggy bison out today.

Avanders I noticed your lady was missing 😔 And then I noticed you haven‘t posted in 4 months!! 😔 Time goes by too quickly… but I hope you are both doing well ♥️♥️ 2y
Trashcanman How are you doing brother? I hope you and yours are all well. Send my regards to Laurie 2y
BethM I second what @Avanders said. Hugs to both of you and hope things are ok! 2y
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Chrissyreadit I just went to say hi to Laura on her page and it was gone- I hope you are both ok. I miss you guys here on Litsy ❤️ 2y
Trashcanman Hope you are both ok ❤️ 2y
kspenmoll Good to hear from you! Echoing all the above. 2y
Chrissyreadit Thinking of you guys. I saw Laura took her page down. I‘m using a book she gave me and wanted her to know I miss her and her presence on litsy. ❤️ 2y
Bklover Hey! I‘ve been thinking about you guys. Hope you both are ok- miss you both! ❤️❤️ 2y
Bklover I‘m back again. Miss you!! 2y
BethM What they said! Miss you guys! 2y
Chrissyreadit I wish you and @cobwebmoth were still active on litsy. 3mo
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