If You Build It, They Will Come...Maybe!

It all began with a antique window in front of a local shop. It had been painted yellow, the glass was loose and all of the hinges and latches were gone. My old friend Betty would have approved...she would tell me it was just broken enough and damaged enough for me to drag it home.

When my dear husband saw it, he wondered what he was meant to do with it. Imagine his surprise when he was presented with the plan to build a small neighborhood library exchange. It wasn't the first time he had heard me ask "How hard could it be?"

Now it is six weeks later and we mounted the darling little library exchange on two posts in our front yard. I love it.

Now the question is, will they come or has the time passed when people actually read something made of paper? Our association president stopped by and admired the box but left after telling me that he only read books on his Kindle.

We will see.

Would you bring a book and take a book?

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Christmas: 6 Rules for Buying ANOTHER #Book

English: Stack of books in Gould's Book Arcade, Newtown, New South Wales (NSW), Australia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Note: Christmas is coming and what better gift could there ever by than a great book. Here is a place to start: 10 Best Books for 2014 (Amazon)

I don't know if you have been watching but my slideshow of books from Amazon that I display in the sidebar just keeps, growing and growing. I really want to own a paper version of everyone of those books but there are #rules you know...even when you buy a book.

Let me see if I can explain. My daughter has rules for napping on weekend. The nap can only be so long, outside of the covers, with the curtains open and so the list goes. That is the thing about buying books. If you don't have rules, you will have a house full of books and no place to sit and read them.

1. Only buy a book if you think about it for a while and still want it.
2. Always buy a book that is on your wish list and is then recommended by someone else.
3. If you will go back to a book after you have read it to use a quote, it is ok to buy that book.
4. Limit the number of unread books you have on your Kindle or in your book bag...10 or less is a good idea.
5. If a book is a big prize winner (Pulitzer, Booker, etc.) buy it and treasure it.
6. Don't buy books that the library can lend you if you really don't care about keeping it but still want to read.

Because books are so important to me, I don't have many rules. But the ones I have are written in stone. Do you have rules?

30 (or more) Books You Might Like

My next book!

Recently a Facebook contact asked me to share what I was reading and my thoughts on books in general. I was very flattered that she was interested. 

What we read is one thing but why we read what we do is entirely another. Amazon has a list of 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime. Have you seen it? When I looked it over, I was surprised at how many books I had simply chosen not to read. I suppose it is something we all do. Our tolerance for certain reading material can keep us away from an author or subject matter. For example, I have chosen not to read The Hunger Games, anything by Truman Capote, Ann Rule or Stephen King. There are lots of others I could add to that list. I cannot make myself read some things. 

Note: All books available at Books on Amazon



I just finished reading a book called The Power of the Dog: A Novel written by Thomas Savage. The book is a reprint originally released in 1967. It only sold about 1000 copies when it first was published. It was absolutely incredible. In the afterword by Annie Proulx she said that it was the best of Savage's 13 novels and compared it to works by Wallace Stegner (The Big Rock Candy Mountain (Contemporary American Fiction). I actually thought it carried the same theme as John Steinbeck's East of Eden (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics). 

This is a "hard-eyed" western story about a sharp tongued cowboy, his much nicer brother, a beautiful woman and a fragile boy named Peter. On the surface it felt so innocent...even old fashioned...even though the character that reflected the Cain in Steinbeck's book was as evil and angry as any human to could become. The fact that Savage actually made you hate him beyond all reason speaks for the quality of his unique writing. But what was running under the water is what caught me off guard. I am not going to tell you. I am sure another critic will do that for me. I am glad I didn't pass over this one because I would have missed a very good book. Amazon gave it 5 stars and I agree.


Within the last 18 months I have read 4 biographies. Each took me many months to read. I loved them all because the authors managed to get inside the heads of the subjects and the narrative reflected the attitude and lifestyle of each of the men featured in the biographies. I did not speed read these books. The three books about the founding fathers helped me understand what their life was and how they saw each other. It was a wonderful learning experience for me. When you read the John Adams book I suggest you watch John Adams mini-series from HBO as you go alone. I did that and it was so much fun.

• Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (I loved this book.)
• John Adams by David McCullough (perfect)
• Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson (written with a newmans eye and style)
• Thomas Jefferson Art of Power by Jon Meacham (perfect I was glad I had read Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose when I read this book. History has a way of tying itself together.)

On the lighter side, I read one of my favorite author's, Anne Tyler. She put out a new book not so long ago called The Beginner's Goodbye. I admire Anne Tyler because she always manages to get inside the tragedy and put it in perspective. I love these "strength of the human spirit" books so I eat all of her books up like candy. I liked that Wally Lamb did much the same thing in I Know This Much is True.

I have a lot of books on my kindle...some I have loved and others not so much. In fact I carry a whole library around with me on it. The following list is only the kindle books I have read.  I cannot begin to list all the others I devoured in recent years.

1. The Power of the Dog: A Novel by Thomas Savage (one of the best western books I have read in ages.)
2. The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffith (beach read...very British)
3. The Keeper of the House by Shirley Ann Grau (excellent)
4. Scafell by Mathew Pink (new author-good story)
5. The Widow Waltz by Sally Koslow (beach read)
6. The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin (couldn't read it...sad)
7. The Fiddler on Pantico Run by Joe Mozingo (true, very interesting)
8. The Best Seller by Arunabha Sengupta (could not follow the story)
9. Gone Girls by Gillian Glynn (excellent)
10. Monkey Mind by Daniel Smith (true, hilarious and personal)
11. Up Country by Nelson Demille (loved this because I had just visited Vietnam)
12. The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain (free, fun and true after all these years)
13. The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler (I love Anne Tyler books)
14. The Best Staged Plans by Claire Cook (beach read)
15. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson (wonderful)
16. The Girls Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (wonderful)
17. The Girls with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson (wonderful)
18. Tinkers by Paul Harding (good but felt like a copy of Gillead by Marilynne Robinson. I loved that book)
19. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (disjointed...I have not finished it.)
20. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (fascinating true story)
21. Coal Black Horse by Robert Olmstead (Sort of O.K....maybe I wasn't in the mood for a Civil War novel)
22. The Lincoln Lawer by Michael Connelly (beach read)
23. Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (excellent...reminiscent of Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson)
24. The Bucolic Plague by Josh Kilmer-Purcell (I am a big fan of The Beekman Boys TV show)
25. Building a Satisfying Retirement by Bob Lowry (Interesting story of a retirement plan by a blogger)
26. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (unique approach to a story told through letters.)

What is next? I have the Lincoln book that the movie about Lincoln was based on added to my wish list. It was written by Doris Kearns Goodwin and is called Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. I may watch the video again as I read it. I would also like to read another book by William Least Heat-Moon. The Road to Quoz: An American Mosey looks very good.

Any books to suggest?  Let me know.

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A Book for a Cause: Parenting Gag Reel...Hilarious Writes and Wrongs: Take 26

There is no such thing as normal in our family...even in the elder part of my life, I find that I just cannot get a handle on what I should and should not do. I suppose that is why I can relate to books about grandmothers struggling to take care of the babies without breaking them or moms dealing with a day that features accidents involving super glue and a slow cooker on fire.

That explains why, when a blogging friend of mine sent me an email this morning recommending a book that is being sold to support Autism Speaks, I ordered one immediately.  Parenting Gag Reel - Hilarious Writes and Wrongs: Take 26 (Life Well Blogged) is all about laughing at the parenting fiasco because we may as well laugh as cry.  The friend's children are both autistic which explains a lot of bedlam at his house. He discribes his oldest as "an Aspie ( Asperger's Syndrome) with SPD (sensory processing disorder)." But his sense of humor and love has shown me that life is what you make it.

Parenting Gag Reel
Hilarious Writes and Wrongs:
 Take 26 (Life Well Blogged)

I know you will love this book...we all need a good laugh along with a big dose of reality.  After all, when the kitchen catches on fire you can look at it in two ways...really!

You are sure to appreciate the wardrobe freakshows, microwave meltdowns, goats, glitter balls, rock-stars and bedtime stories that fill the pages of this book. If you have ever fought to get your little one down for a nap, worn your pajamas to drop off the kids at school or can name at least ten shades of poop, you are in the right place for an afternoon of laughter, thanks to some very funny bloggers. Laugh with your friends as you read about the signs to know you are a parent, death and taxes and of course musical beds. The bottom line is parenting is tough enough, we all need a good laugh, especially when someone else has to clean it up. (Amazon Review)

My friend, Jackalope, is in Chapter 4. His email said, "There are some really funny (desperate, insane, pitiful) writers in the book. Besides me of course. So, buck up the $2.99, support charity (Autism Speaks) and show your true colors as fans of The Order of the Jackalope."  He is starting his own book soon and I can hardly wait to get a look at it. Click on the link under the picture above to order because it's only $2.99, you need a good laugh and maybe you will all feel better when you realize that you are not the only one that flooded the bathroom upstairs and it put that fire out in the kitchen down.  Remember, the firemen did say "don't worry, it happens all the time."

Be well.

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See: AARP: 48 Year old guy is passing for now!  by Lonesome Jackalope for Retire In Style Blog

Best Idea for Saving Money on Books...@Amazon versus @Powells Online #PDX

Buying used books is one of the best idea's for saving money in a book store that I know. The question is which book seller should we use? I did a little research and compared Powell's Book of Portland in store and online store and Amazon online. Here is what I discovered.

You know I love books. That is why I am a book store addict. Yes, you heard it here first. I do NOT go to book stores without a purpose because I will leave with books I didn't know I needed. Books can be a very expensive addiction.

I even have Powell's book store picture on my iPhone cover!

Powell's
Here in the Portland metro area we have a book store called Powell's Books. It is located downtown on Burnside and has been there since the beginning of time. The maze of stacks and gazillion titles lure bookies from around the world. But the wonderful thing is that Powell's also as put satellite stores throughout the metro area and has an online store. We have one that is close to our neighborhood so we can take a short drive and be in heaven...book heaven.

Yesterday I went shopping for A Course in Miracles. I will be beginning the course with a group the first day of January. After a short stop a Barnes and Noble with no luck, I headed for Powell's.

Powell's book culture is unlike any other. I have never dealt with a Powell's book seller that did not know exactly what I was talking about. When I went to the information desk yesterday, the man knew where the book was and had actually use the course getting to lesson 110 in the book several years ago. He sat on the floor and discussed the course in detail. It was a comfort for me. Once in a while I need to look at the real book before I decide what I need.  In those cases I go to Powell's.

Plus, I can hold the book in my hand and see if it was in good condition. This is especially important if I plan to give the book as a gift.  It is very tempting to go to a real used book store all the time.

Amazon
But online Amazon (Barbara's Amazon here) also has  great second hand book deals. The link I gave you above is to A Course in Miracle is a page that lists all the second hand books for that subject on Amazon. If you like ebooks, this can be your best option for a cheap ebook reader. Amazon will allow you to download the Kindle app. on you computer, pad or phone for free!

Shipping
There are advantages to using both Powell's and Amazon. When I go to Powell's, I get the person help I like. When I order $25 or more from Amazon I get free shipping AND the prices are a lot less usually less. Powell's used online will give you free shipping for orders of $50 or more.  Or if I download the book for my Kindle, I am saving money like crazy over the new book prices! Plus I don't have to even think about shipping or go to the book store.

So lets compare Amazon to Powell's I have purchased recently:

• A Course In Miracles: Amazon $13.00,  Powell's $16.95
• Foreign Affairs: A Novel by Allison Lurie: Amazon $3..34, Powell's $9.50
• John Adams by David McCullough: Amazon $.01-$1.90, Powell's $4.50 (used online)
• Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell: Amazon (new hardcover), $5.88-$15.88 Powell's (new paperback) $16.99 
• The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler: Amazon $1.82 (used),  $12.99 (Kindle), Powell's $17.50 (used online)
• Gone Girl: A Novel by Gillian Glynn: Amazon $12.99 (Kindle) to $13.93 (hardcover), Powell's $25.00 (hardcover online)
• The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain: Amazon $1.99 (Kindle) to $24.00 (hardcover), Powell's $10.00 (online) [Note: you can get this free in a digital download or on kindle. I do not recommend doing that. I think you lose a lot by doing that. I regretted doing it that way.]
• Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety by Daniel Smith Amazon $9.99 (Kindle) to $15.97 (hardback online) Powell's $25.00
• Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson:  Amazon $9.95- $8.47 (used online) Powell's $4.50 (used).
• Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson: Amazon $8.87 (used), Powell's $21.00 (used online)
• Coal Black Horse by Robert Olmstead: Amazon $3.95 (used) to $9.39 (Kindle), Powell's $6.95 (used online)

There really is no one perfect choice. I actually find that I need a different service for different reading needs. It is just good to make a comparison once in a while.

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Can you lend Kindle ebooks? This is the Amazon policy:

Kindle books can be loaned to another reader for a period of 14 days. The borrower does not need to own a Kindle -- Kindle books can also be read using our free Kindle reading applications for PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android devices. Not all books are lendable -- it is up to the publisher or rights holder to determine which titles are eligible for lending. The lender will not be able to read the book during the loan period. Books can only be loaned once, and subscription content is not currently available for lending. 

Disclosure (Barbara's Amazon): I am an Amazon Associate and if you click on the links above and purchase anything (do a search) on the website, I receive a commission. It is a score for both of us!

10 + 1 Best Christmas Gifts for Senior Citizens by a Senior Citizen!

I do not have this book on my list but 

it is the most important gift you can give. Please, please look at this book on Amazon and order one for a family friend or anyone you love. Galen Pearl is a remarkable woman that wrote this book to raise money for the Edward Center in Portland Area. The center provides residence and vocational help for autistic adults. 

If grandma says she doesn't want t gift, she is a big fat liar! Grandmothers, mothers, and every woman and man on your list likes to be remembers at Christmas. It is an important acknowledgement of their value.

So here is my list of things I would like to have or have gotten in the past...I am assuming other senior citizens will feel the same.

If anyone in your family does not know about or own an Kindle/Nook or iPad, you can be the hero by introducing them to this piece of technology!  You get what you think is best. These devices keep getting better and better. The importance of keeping mentally involved is so important. For people that are suffering from cataracts they are a way of continuing to read.

1. Give a gift certificate for digital books or magazines from Amazon, Barnes and Noble or Apple.
2. Grandma/Grandpa love gift cards just as much as their grandchildren do...get them an Amazon gift card from the whole family.  They will love to just fritter away money without thinking that they should have given it to you!
3. If Grandma/Grandpa are a strong church member or loves charity they will love a gift that will allow them to donate to a charity.
4. Grandma/Grandpa love to snuggle...with a pair of house slippers or a beautiful blanket.I love a silk throw or shawl. Get something that has frivolous written all over it for Grandma.  Buy Grandpa something in plaid!
5. Grandma/Grandpa probably have favorite TV shows...why not buy them the whole television series of their favorite shows.  They will even enjoy a whole season of what you are watching. Grandma/Grandpa like to keep up with the times.
6. You know that fancy restaurant you told them about after you took yourself out for an anniversary or valentines day?  Well, they want to go there too. Make it a double date just like you would with friends.  It makes Grandma and Grandpa feel like they belong in your real life.
7. Grandpa like to watch sports and may love a magazine on sports or hunting.  If he is a techie, get him a magazine digital subscription to PC Magazine or Apple Magazine...the same hold true for wine, cigars, travel.  If there is a magazine on "Taking Naps" he will really like that one.  Grandma will love a digital magazine subscription more than you know.  She will even tell you which one to order!!!!
8. Give a gift card that can be redeemed for things you can do for Grandma and Grandpa.  They would love to see you over a cup of coffee in the morning. Get a pedicure with Grandma or go to the hair dresser together.  Maybe give each of them some time separately.  Be creative.
9. This Grandma loved the gift of a cooking lesson with a local chef...if your Grandma or Grandpa is into learning new things, a gift of a class at the local college is always a good idea.
10. This grandmother would love one day of help with cleaning kitchen cabinets. I would even fix lunch.

I could just keep on going.  My family has always been very creative.  Really it seems to me that if you love something then it probably is a good gift for someone in your family.  Often we share the same interests!

Happy shopping everyone.

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or...even Grandma/Grandpa likes Christmas presents! 

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Book Review: Gone Girl: A Novel by suspense writer Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl: A Novel
Marriage can be a killer!
(amazon)

I decided to download Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn on my Kindle. A friend had recommended it as a thriller that I would not be able to put down. It was perfect. Why? Because I could not stop reading ...someone needed to be found guilty. And I did not figure it out until the end.

You have to love a book that leaves you with the line: I feel sorry for you....because every morning you have to wake and be you! Yes indeed, this one was fun.

I had just finished reading John Adams by John McCullough when I decided on Gone Girl. John Adams was one of the best books I have read since Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose. I'm just saying!

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Travel Book Ideas

When I was reading Seth Kugel's article yesterday I came across a statement that truly expressed my feelings about some of the places I have traveled.

 ....I knew that it would take a doctoral dissertation to understand fully everything that had been going on around me.  Seth Kugel NYT

That very feeling has left me wondering what travel books I should read and when I should do the research...before I leave for a journey or when I return home.  I have found that I am very apt to believe what I read in travel guides so I will skip over things because the writer told me to stay away.  Regret can be a result of that choice.  But, if I don't read the books, there may be things that are missed simply because I didn't know what was around the next corner and stopped short.  There is no right or wrong answer. I find myself doing a little of both.

When my husband and I were in Spain several years ago I saw the Alhambra in Granada for the very first time.  The images of the Court of the Lions still are clear in my mind.  I read Rick Steves' Spain  as we followed the tour that day.  But it wasn't until I arrived home and read Washington Irving's Tales of the Alhambra that I began to understand who might have lived there and what I had seen.  The very old book was written in the early 1832 after Irving had lived in the Moorish palace for a period of time.  

When we arrived home I savored the travel experience by reading several other books. One called Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Spain was written by a former rock musician from England turned expat. He decided to relocate his family to the Spanish countryside far from civilization. It was hilarious and yet so beautifully honest. I remember thinking about how grumpy the Spaniards were when we were there...Was it my fault? I wondered. I was reassured after reading the book.

But I will admit that reading a travel book before the imagined journey is good too. I like to read books about places I would love to visit but may never get to. I read Francis Mayes books about Italy for that reason. William Least Heat Moon also wrote several books about travel in the United States that I loved even though I may never take his journeys.  Books like South: The story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition (to Anartica) take me to places that are inaccessible to the rest of the world.

I was reading in article The Browser this morning. They had an interview with a travel writer named Paul Theroux.  He was talking about his favorite travel books and Christ Stopped At Eboli - The Story Of A Year caught my interest. I added it to my Amazon Kindle to be read sometime in the future. Theroux said:

I chose this book because not many people know it – it’s hardly on every bookshelf. Carlo Levi was an Italian Jew from Florence, banished in the 1930s by the Mussolini government for criticising the war in Ethiopia. He is sent to the ends of the earth, and it happens that the ends of the earth in Italy is southern Italy – a hermetic hilltown village called Aliano which at the time was the edge of civilisation. It’s not Eboli – the point is that Christ stopped at Eboli, and Eboli is some distance away. He never got as far as Aliano. see more

I looked inside the book on Amazon and I was hooked after the first two paragraphs.

So, when do you read travel books or do you read them at all? I am just wondering.

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Building a Satisfying Retirement by Bob Lowry (book review)

When I read book I like,  I can hardly wait to tell you all about it.  I never write about I book I don't like because I will never finish what does not interest me.  I'm funny that way.  So, because I want to tell you about Building a Satisfying Retirement by Bob Lowry, you know right away that this small book was good.

Background:

Lowry writes a blog called Satisfying Retirement. 

Bob Lowry is a very interesting man.  He and his wife retired when his wife was 48 and he was 52.  It was soon after the climate following 9/11 made it very clear that remaining in business was becoming impossible. They were 10 years away from their retirement goals at that time.  He and his wife have been featured on CNNMoney in an article called Live well on less: 6 ways to save in Retirement. The CNN article gave the background information not available in the book.  I thought it was especially telling when they pointed out that the Lowry's did not retire without a nest egg. It is important to understand where they were financially before they began the Satisfying Retirement lifestyle:

With $850,000 saved, they were short of their $1.2 million target. To retire a decade earlier than planned, they calculated that they needed to live on $45,000 a year, less than a third of their $150,000 income.

Building a Satisfying Retirement 
This book is one of those books that makes you feel that retirement is possible if you are willing to make the sacrifices that are necessary.  Lowry wrote the book in the first person taking the reader step by step through three steps that lead to the stability of retirement and then explains how you can shape you life once the euphoria has lifted.

I was especially interested in the financial section of the book.  "Building Financial Peace of Mind" asks you some pertinent questions...

1. When do I want to stop working? 
2. Is my financial house in order?
3. How are my health and my health coverage?
4. Do I want to work after retirement?

I loved the quote "A goal without a timetable is just a wish list."  He does not give you a financial formula...you need to find that yourself or consult an expert...but he does give you all the things to consider when you plan for retirement.  I think you will find some very important reminders about what the reality of retirement is.  His point is that if you are not financial sound and can live on what you have, you will not be as happy as you should be.  Then he will help you wrap your mind around what that means.

The section on creativity resonated with me.  His words were inspiring.  "Creativity - a Must for a Satisfying Retirement"  He said "[creativity] does not have to be anything to do with painting, writing sculpting, or any of the things we usually think of as being creative.  Rather it is seeing the familiar in a different light."  If you are one of those people that think "bored" is an okay place to be, you need to read this chapter.  It may let you see yourself in a new light.

Other chapters included suggestions for building a stronger relationship with your partner, living simply, using time management and working after retirement.

Summary
It is so refreshing to read a book or blog about successful retirement by someone that is actually walking the talk.  Bob tells you about what he knows for sure.  He is well read, articulate and above all interesting.  Building a Satisfying Retirement is available on Amazon for $3.99 in ebook form.

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10 Things I Cannot Live Without...all available online!

Somethings cannot be purchased online
...family, friends, sunshine! :)

I am inviting you to think about this...10 things that you could not live without.  I am retired, 69 and live in a small space.  If you were wanting to shop for my favorite things this is what you would look for:

1. My microroplane zester...I yearned for one of these for years but just could not make myself buy one.  I even used a rasp from my husband's shop for a while.
2. The exfoliating gloves I use in my shower.  
3. My Kindle reader...this device has made it possible for me to read again.
4. My Apple iPad 2.
5. Girly shoes.  I love shoes.
6. The Pendleton blanket that belonged to my parents.
7. My NeckPillow by Tempur-Pedic 
8. Apple iMac 7-Inch Desktop 
9. Dyson Vacuum Cleaner  Really, I will never own another brand.  It is the best.
10. My iphone (4s is coming next)...I even take most of my pictures for this blog with it.

There you have it.  If I were to go shopping for all your favorite things was would you suggest?

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