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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Hapgood Translation, Unabridged)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Hapgood Translation, Unabridged) | Victor Hugo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris, "Our Lady of Paris") is a novel by Victor Hugo published in 1831. The French title refers to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, on which the story is focused, and it is also a metaphor for Esmeralda, who is the center of the human drama within the story. The story begins on Epiphany (6 January), 1482, the day of the Feast of Fools in Paris, France. Quasimodo, a deformed hunchback who is the bell-ringer of Notre Dame, is introduced by his crowning as the Pope of Fools. Esmeralda, a beautiful Gypsy with a kind and generous heart, captures the hearts of many men, including those of Captain Phoebus and Pierre Gringoire, a poor street poet, but especially those of Quasimodo and his adoptive father, Claude Frollo, the Archdeacon of Notre Dame... This e-book presents the classic and unabridged translation by Isabel F. Hapgood, carefully formatted and with a detailed table of contents.
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It is three hundred forty-eight years, six months, and nineteen days ago today that the citizens of Paris were awakened by the pealing of all the bells in the triple precincts of the City, the University, and the Town.
#TheHunchbackOfNotreDame #VictorHugo #firstline #openingline #book #books #bookhoarder #bookhoarders #bookhaul #bookhauler #bookholic #Classics #Fiction #HistoricalFiction #France #Literature #FrenchLiterature #Gothic #Historical 💝

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CoveredInRust

Always fun to read a book and see how much Disney changed.

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Andrew65
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Today‘s #Bells tag for #DivineDecember brought to mind the Bells of Notre-Dame and therefore The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

https://youtu.be/VxcT7HImOcg

@Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

CrowCAH One of my favorites!!! ❤️ 1y
Andrew65 @CrowCAH Mine too, still remember going to see the film. 1y
Eggs Perfection 🔔🔔 1y
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Ast_Arslan
Notre-Dame of Paris | Victor Hugo,
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Today is my birthday and here are the gifts from my sister, I love them all 😍😍

eeclayton Happy birthday! Books are the best gifts 🥳 2y
Bookwormjillk Happy birthday 🎊🎂🎁🎈🎉 2y
Ast_Arslan @eeclayton @Bookwormjillk thank you both ❤️😘 2y
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JessClark78 Happy Birthday! 🎊🎂🎉 2y
La_Cori Buon compleanno 🥳🎂🎊🎁🎉 2y
fredamans Happy birthday! 2y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 🎂🎈Happy Birthday!🎈🎂 2y
xicanti Happy birthday! 2y
rwmg Happy birthday. Hope you're having a great day 🎂🎁🎉 2y
PaperbackPirate Happy Belated Birthday! 📚🥳 2y
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Ast_Arslan
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Eggs Perfect 🖤⛪️🤍 2y
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TheKidUpstairs
Notre-Dame de Paris | Victor Hugo
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#OnThisDay in 1831, Gosselin published Victor Hugo's Notre Dame de Paris (commonly known as The Hunchback of Notre Dame). The cathedral had fallen into disrepair, and Hugo wrote a novel centering on the beautiful space in an attempt to save it. His writing sparked renewed interest in Gothic Architecture across France and led to a major restoration project for the titular cathedral. #HistoryGetsLIT

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Pickpick

Will read again. Found myself skimming the essay portions to get to the plot.

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Andrew65
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Not exactly Christmasy but #Bells always makes me think of Quasimodo and the Hunchback of Notre Dame.

#wishesandblessings

hannah-leeloo A fantastic tale and character 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love it!! ❤️🔔💚 2y
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I‘ve lost track of how many puzzles this book took me. I restarted it several times before it caught. Perhaps I‘d have done better with print but I did quite enjoy the narrator so I‘m not sure what the problem was. The writing was amazing, obviously this is a classic for a reason, and it was good to finally pick this up.

wanderinglynn Ooh, I like that puzzle 🧩 2y
janeycanuck @wanderinglynn It was a fun one to do! 2y
Kimzey I love audio puzzling! 2y
janeycanuck @Kimzey Same! I‘m getting almost as bad with buying puzzles as I am with buying books! 2y
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vlwelser
Notre Dame de Paris | Victor Hugo
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Pickpick

This book is really long. The story is good. But I think Hugo tried to use every word in the French language. It could have been a novella. And there is definitely a lack of talking gargoyles. But the goat is cute.

The picture is from a trip I took in 2018. And isn't it stunning? The people who made this didn't even have electricity. Just some random perspective.

BarbaraBB It is stunning 🤩 2y
IuliaC It is amazing indeed how they built cathedrals, which are tremendous architectural jewels, without the resources we have today 2y
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mrp27
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#falltreasures

My souvenir #pocketbook from my aunt when she visited Shakespeare & Company.

Eggs Beautiful ❣️ 3y
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Ast_Arslan
Notre-Dame of Paris | Victor Hugo,
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it. Some will be old, some will be new - don't judge me, I have a lot of books.

Day 121th

Join the fun if you want!

#tbrpile

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Blueberry
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OMG, I never knew Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame were both by Victor Hugo. Three #Paris classics.

#JulyJourneys
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Great post 🤗🇫🇷👏🏻 3y
acitygirlsthoughts Les Mis is still sitting on my TBR 😬 3y
Blueberry @acitygirlsthoughts mine is sitting on my bed headboard....for years 😆 3y
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The first 100 pages took me about 2 nonths to read, but i persevered. the first 100 pages and the rest of the book are like chalk and cheese. honestly if i read it again i should begin when the day of misrule is done.

suvata Good for you 3y
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Ast_Arslan
Notre-Dame of Paris | Victor Hugo,
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I'll miss #MayCharacters (but June #CuriousCovers is just behind the corner 😃☀️)
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs

This book is already in my tbr, but I saw the #musical two years ago in theatre.
Simply amazing ❤❤❤❤

Day 31

Eggs 👏🏻🎼🧡👍🏼 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!!! 📚🙌🏻💛 3y
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Lizpixie
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Today‘s #bookmail was the rest of my Seasons Edition-Spring quartet, there‘s Sherlock Holmes, Emma & The Hunchback Of Notre Dame. Plus a hardcover of London, Burning from Waterstones. Got any new books lately?

wanderinglynn What beautiful editions! 😍 3y
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Eyejaybee
Notre-Dame de Paris | Victor Hugo
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Caroline2 Yum 😋 3y
TrishB Looks lovely ♥️ 3y
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It is three hundred forty-eight years, six months, and nineteen days ago today that the citizens of Paris were awakened by the pealing of all the bells in the triple precincts of the City, the University, and the Town.
#TheHunchbackOfNotreDame #VictorHugo #firstline #openingline #book #books #bookhoarder #bookhoarders #bookhaul #bookhauler #bookholic #bookholics #bookheaven #bookjunkie #bookjunkies #Classics #Fiction #HistoricalFiction 💕💕💕💕💕

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theadl
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❤️ One of my favorites.
Hey guys you can also add me on instagram
Http://www.instagram.com/theadl

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theadl
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One of my favorites. ❤️
Instagram.com/theadl

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CoffeeNBooks
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I enjoyed Victor Hugo's writing so much that I decided to read The Hunchback of Notre Dame next. #ReadingClassicsIn2020

Lcsmcat It‘s a much quicker read than Les Misérables, but just as entertaining. 4y
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Sarz
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#BottomofTBR

I used to mainly read classics but this was one I didn't get around to. I'm glad I've read it now.

#booked2020 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Cinfhen I‘ve never read this one either.... I did see the Disney film ☺️does that count!?!??! 4y
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My 11 year old is in a "sleep at 2am wake at 11am" cycle and as she is in her parents bed, I thought I'd play my audiobook of The Hunchback of Notre Dame to help her (us) sleep. Hubby is up also so the 3 of us are listening.

I unfortunately don't own my own copy of this book but looking at the chapter lengths I roughly added up around 22 hours!
Let's see how we go...

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Tianarose
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Tell me I‘m not crazy. Poured my coffee this morning and saw Frollo in my foam. 😂 What‘s the word for people who see faces in everything?? 🤔

Enchanted_Bibliophile As long as you don't see the Grim 👀 4y
Tianarose @Enchanted_Bibliophile true enough! Lol. Your comment reminded me how much I miss the TV show Grimm. I wish netflix would pick it up! 4y
Cinfhen That‘s hilarious and such a good call!!! 4y
Enchanted_Bibliophile I also loved it. Wouldn't mind a rerun. 4y
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EllanaRose
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I'm really enjoying this! I kinda missed using #SerialReader

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EllanaRose
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I'm really enjoying this so far!
#SerialReader

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EllanaRose
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One of my reading goals is to make more use of #SerialReader and I want to read Les Mis at some point, so I'm starting with something shorter.

melissajayne Les Mis is excellent. 4y
EllanaRose @melissajayne - It is, for sure, but I struggle with it 4y
melissajayne @EllanaRose I did too, but it was so worth it. 4y
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MrBook
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We had a GREAT meeting of the #2030SomethingLongReadsBookClub yesterday in #NYC 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻! @BookAngelNYC was NOT a fan of this one 😆🙌🏻, nor were the others, but I liked it for the most part. 😊

I had a chicken-mozzarella-spinach-sundried tomato sub, MMMmmm 😋!

DGRachel It's been 20 years since I read Hunchback, but I remember loving it. 4y
MaleficentBookDragon I read it in high school. I remember liking it. 4y
jb72 I read Hunchback this year (well listened to it via a series of podcasts), and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Some long winded parts, but overall I‘d have to say I‘m glad I read it. 4y
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Lindy I have vivid memories of reading this by a wood stove during a week of solid rain in the mountains of Andalusia in February 2002. I was transported. 4y
mydearwatson One of my all-time favorite books. 4y
Curiouser_and_curiouser Hi @jb72 can I ask which pod cast you listened to this book on? 4y
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MrBook
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Can‘t wait to finish up my day‘s work, so that I can finish this magnificent classic while sipping hot chocolate with marshmallows 😌. I‘m as comfortable being a social extrovert as I am a secluded introvert, lol—when it comes to solitary activities, my favorites are reading and writing ☺️. What are yours?! #Musings

MaGoose Favorite solitary activities include reading and listening to music. 😎 4y
wordslinger42 @MrBook I didn't realize you're a writer! What do you write? I love drawing, writing, and coloring. Anything crafty and creative! 4y
EKonrad Reading and writing for me too! Introverts unite! 😊 4y
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ljuliel I‘m a YAKKER so being around people doesn‘t bother me at all. Anyone with EARS will do. As for time alone, I value it. I like my space and ability to do what I want , when I want , with no one to answer to. I‘d say reading ( and sleeping) are what I do best when alone. 😴 💤. 4y
TK-421 Reading & writing are my favourite solitary activities too! 4y
Deifio At the moment it's reading and practicing my music instruments (piano and harmonica). When I'm alone I don't feel embarrassed because I still sound pretty bad on harp ☺️ 4y
MrBook @Deifio , lol. Have you come across Toots Thielemans? Got to see him live! Check him out. 😎 4y
MrBook @wordslinger42 , ohh yeeaahh ☺️. I was a ghostwriter for a number of years. Working on a couple manuscripts in my own right for a few years now. 😁👍🏻👍🏻 4y
wordslinger42 @MrBook That's so cool!! Let all us Littens know when you publish them! 😊 4y
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MrBook
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#BookNBrunch! Accompaniment this chilly and brighter early afternoon is: a skillet of Yukon gold potatoes with scrambled eggs and bacon and cheddar, focaccia toast, and hot tea. MMMmmm 😋! Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻

TheBookHippie Now I need that copy the gargoyle looks so happy 🤣🤣 I just read this this year..loved it!!! 4y
squirrelbrain Yummy! 😋 4y
Leftcoastzen That looks super yummy 4y
Peddler410 I had plans to read that exact edition. Never got started 😔 4y
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MrBook
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#BookBDinner!! Accompaniment this frigid and windy evening was: my stir-fry of green beans, carrots, mushrooms, and broccoli florets, in extra virgin olive oil; cucumbers, spinach, mozzarella balls, radishes, black olives, and chicken strips; and sparkling mineral water. This has been another presentation of: #MrBookKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats. 😎👌🏻

Bklover Looks yummy- except for that sparkling mineral water. It always makes me think of AlkaSeltzer! 4y
Nute Looks so delicious!😋 4y
Reecaspieces Yum! 4y
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Andrew65
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I‘ll let people decide which one of these two is the #masterpiece #movember

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JP5uE6-CG54

Cinfhen Honestly , I didn‘t love this Disney film 🤷🏼‍♀️not as much as Little Mermaid, or Beauty &the Beast ❣️❣️❣️ 4y
flying_monkeys I watched the b&w movie (1930s, 39 I think??) when I was like 7-ish years old, and it made me so sad that I've never been able to read the book or watch the Disney version... even after my daughter watched it about 10 years ago. 🤷‍♂️ 4y
EadieB I own the book and watched the movie. Great story! 4y
Andrew65 @EadieB This is one I watched on the big screen whilst on holiday in Llandudno. @flying_monkeys (edited) 4y
EadieB @Andrew65 That must have been a great experience with seeing it on the big screen! 4y
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MrBook
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#BookNDinner! Accompaniment this cold and dark evening: my stir-fry in extra virgin olive oil of green beans, carrots, and mushrooms; rotisserie chicken; walnuts; onion crisps; mozzarella & parmesan cheeses; spices; and, sparkling mineral water. MMMmmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻

Background 🎶: Spotify‘s “French Cafe Jazz (no lyrics)” playlist

Reecaspieces Wow...hunchback....hmmmm 4y
Andrew65 Can‘t beat rotisserie chicken. 😋 4y
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MrBook
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame | Victor Hugo, Frederic Shoberl
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#BookNDinner! Keeping it simple this cold and windy night: multi-grain scoop chips with pepperoni, Italian salami, black olives, mozzarella & parmesan & cheddar cheeses, and spices; and Vanilla Coke. MMMMmmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats. 😎👌🏻

Background 🎶: The Spotify “French Cafe 2019” playlist

Bookzombie Your nachos always look and sound delicious! 🤤 4y
Mandoul Those look like some champion Nachos 😀 4y
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Sempernox
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“Great buildings, like great mountains, are the work of centuries.” - Paris, France

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Erofan
Notre-Dame de Paris | Victor Hugo
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Many comic adaptations based on famous books have been published recently. Of course, the comic will not replace the original book, but for many readers the comic will become a self-contained work and I'm sure that some will even want to read the original source or reread it 😉
#graphicnovel #classicsincomics

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#BFCr4 #week4 (I think)

Finally my check in.
NO soda - I‘ve had zero soda
Meditation - 3x this past week
No exercise
No stretching
Read about 25 books or so (mostly children‘s books)
I did finish the tagged book last week so I‘m happy about that, and it turned out pretty good. This past week and the beginning of this week has been lacking in a lot of motivation. I‘ve been super tired, and haven‘t been able to get over that hump.

wanderinglynn I always find myself tired and dragging around this time of year. The seasons changing, the time change, it all seems to effect me. Hang in there. 💚 You had a great week not drinking soda, meditating, & reading. 🙌🏻 4y
jb72 @wanderinglynn Thanks! I don‘t know what happened to me yesterday, but I was so tired I couldn‘t move. Hopefully today is a better and more productive day. 4y
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#scarathlon #teamstoker

I finally finished the book. It is full of monsters and tragedy.

6 points - book read and participation

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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#scarathlon #Teamstoker

1. Currently I‘m reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Brother.
2. Binky The Space Cat was my last 5 🌟 book and I‘ll most definitely read the rest in the series.
3. 6 adult books and 65 children‘s books so far
4. Next up for me will be I‘ll Be Gone in the Dark and The Clockmaker‘s Daughter.

BeansPage Awesome sweetheart 40 points!!! 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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#scarathlon #teamstoker #24B4Monday #readathon

My final total is 8 hours and 47 minutes. I finished 11 children‘s books, and made significant progress on The Hunchback of Notre Dame. I also started Brother. Not as good amount of time as I hoped for as I was plagued with a headache on day two.

Andrew65 Still a great time. 👏👏👏😊👍🥳🍾🥂 4y
Eggbeater Nice job! 👏👏👏 4y
BeansPage Excellent job sweetheart 40 points!!! 👏👏👏🧟‍♀️ 4y
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jb72
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#scarathlon #teamstoker #24B4Monday
1. My goal is to finally reach 24 hours
2. I‘d say both - mood with a TBR
3. Sweet tea and chips
4. Night owl 🦉
5. Just have fun (oh and turn on your timer) 😬
6. Horror - Halloween - nonfiction - classic
7. All - I have books going in all formats

BeansPage You got this girl!!!! 🧟‍♀️ 4y
Clwojick You‘re going to crush it! 🖤 4y
Andrew65 You can do it, I have total faith. 4y
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Andrew65 I‘m also a night owl. 🦉 4y
AceOnRoam I'll be on passage to Australia starting esrly Saturday morning jb. We will be there for 8 months, so I should be able to participate in a few in a row. All the best reaching your 24 hour challenge 🤞 4y
AceOnRoam *early 4y
jb72 @AceOnRoam wishing you a safe passage! I will miss you and your posts! 4y
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Chrys
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Sanctuary! My movie this evening. #TeamStoker
 @TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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BeansPage
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Getting a very late start today. Up first we have....

1923 starring Lon Chaney Sr., Patsy Ruth Miller and Brandon Hurst

2pts for #TeamStoker
#Scarathlon

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