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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom released on May 12, 2023, almost a year ago as of the time of this writing. And before it, Breath of the Wild on March 3, 2017. Both games released to major acclaim and both have left their marks on gaming history. Yet, Tears of the Kingdom ultimately didn’t have the same impact as its predecessor.

以茶會毛工作團隊在4月13、14兩日，於高雄市立圖書館總館辦理《以茶會毛2024冒險盛宴》，共有1096位報名參加，也是目前台灣首次在圖書館舉辦獸文化相關活動的首例。本次活動亦與高雄市世界圖書日活動合作，據高雄市立圖書館方統計，共有25307人次到場。

本次活動共有349隻毛毛到場出席。 圖／以茶會毛攝影師 企鵝

本次活動主題以冒險者RPG為出發點，而主辦單位在總館一樓廣場設置許多委託單，讓參加者能夠領取任務累積積分拚取各職業的第一名，以獲得特殊稱號和獎盃。同時，官方與高雄捷運、Larp宗親會團隊、練弓房 射箭空間等多個單位合作，讓參加者們更加投入本次主題之餘，可以到各地點去解任務並實際支持這些團隊。

活動合作單位之一的練弓房，提供參加者射箭體驗。圖／沃斯特 提供

本次活動將以往不對外開放的舞台活動與販售場設置在一樓的廣場，讓一般民眾也能現場觀看由參加者們帶來的表演，以及購買創作者們提供的各式商品。除此之外，以茶會毛官方也在活動前與高雄市立圖書館總館共同舉辦伴讀活動，讓毛毛們跟小朋友一起閱讀繪本，進而推廣毛毛文化。

販售場有許多種類商品，圖為繪師天犬正在繪製簽繪板。圖／藍風攝

講座部分除了邀請導盲犬協會宣傳導盲犬的事情外，今年更邀請資深繪師兼獸裝扮演者B.Cat分享關於接觸毛毛這十年來的經驗，吸引許多人在台前聆聽。

今年導盲犬協會也在台上演講，並讓參加者上台體驗。圖／伊爾攝

對於本次活動更改舉辦場地的決定，主辦人冰羽貓在受訪時表示，由於原先合作飯店方出現一些問題，為了讓參加者能有更好的活動體驗，因此在多方地點視察後，認為圖書館總館腹地寬廣，並且周遭有可以住宿的地方，才定案在此進行本屆活動。

主辦表示一樓廣場空間足夠容納多人，可進行舞台與販售會等活動。圖／藍風攝

冰羽貓也表示，以茶會毛跟其他獸文化活動如獸無限、FurMIT最大的不同，就是以茶會毛是以「毛場」為主要核心，希望參加者跟毛毛們能在公眾場合下與民眾交流，並向大眾推廣獸文化。

圖為毛毛天墨與小女孩抱抱的畫面。圖／藍風攝

對於活動部分，參加者巧克布表示對於本次咖啡廳的活動與食物感到滿意，不過販售會的場地狹小表示會影響到動線；參加者辣辣也表示販售會的攤位較少，也認為開幕入場流程有需要改善。

本次咖啡廳由獅小波、湯包等人負責製作餐點。圖／藍風攝 本次提供的餐點照。圖／藍風攝

對於本次活動發生如工作人員不足、部分活動細節不完美等問題，冰羽貓受訪時表示，由於臨時更換地點，導致活動籌備時間只有大約三個月的時間，因此在活動流程只能盡力去重新規劃，讓活動能順利推出。而對於市長來訪，冰羽貓也表示收到此消息是在活動前三天，因此也是緊急跟相關人員和高雄市圖書總館進行協調，才能讓活動能順利進行。

團隊Wannabeast在毛毛捷運活動表演前舞台旁舉著旗幟。圖／藍風攝

活動閉幕式的最後，以茶會毛團隊也公布2025年的活動主題為《百毛夜行》，針對訂定這個主題的原因，冰羽貓表示主題發想是源於日本古代百鬼夜行的故事。內容提到妖怪和人類生活的地方，其實是相互重疊的，只是人類是在白天活動，而妖怪們則是在晚上活動，到了某天妖怪們聚集在一起行動進而變成大規模夜間遊行。百毛夜行也代表著毛毛其實跟日常生活也是重疊的，大家都各自生活，而屆時在以茶會毛2025-百毛夜行之日，希望讓百毛們聚集到高雄進行夜晚的大遊行，就是這個主題的主軸。

Another artist we met at Furry Weekend Atlanta works in an altogether different media: Carved wood puzzles. Scrolling Fantasy creates intricate wooden puzzles in a wide variety of designs — animals and otherwise. They proudly proclaim that their creations a made using a scroll-saw and staining — no computers or laser cutters involved. Their designs come from in house and every corner of the globe. Look at their web site to see what we mean.

image c. 2024 by Scrolling Fantasy

Our staff searched through the Steam Open World Survival Crafting Fest games and found the games that feature furries, animals, or other little creatures we think you'd find intriguing! Peruse our list below and see if there are any that pique your interest.

• Don't Starve Together - Spider Skin, Woodie (Weremoose, Werebeaver, Weregoose), Lots of Furry Player Mods
• Void Train - Rofleemos (Little fuzzy helpers)
• Dead Event - Insectoids/aliens (Player)
• Doomed Lands - Pets
• Wrong World - uh furry creature? (Player)
• Dinos Reborn - Dinos
• Twilight Tails - Raccoon (Player)
• Guardians of the Sanctree - Anthro Birds (Players)
• Multiplayer Werewolves - Werewolves
• Animallica - Animals
• Zero-based World - Dinos/animals (Rideable)
• Stallion Squad - Animal Masks
• Under a Rock - Mounts/Pets
• Ancestors - Apeoids Evolving (Player)
• The Survivalists - Monkey Companions
• Lilith Odyssey - Alien (Player)
• Little Hats - Animal Companions
• Karagon - Dino Mechs

This week Valraven played Werewolf: The Apocalypse, The Wolf's Hunt, and Wolf Souls! (May 21, 2024)

Valraven with the Uncivil Gamers Stream team is on a mission to play EVERY Wolf Game on Steam! Every week she'll choose at least one game that features or includes a wolf or werewolf! Then, the day after she'll give her likes and dislikes of each! Tune in every week at 8 PM CT on her Twitch channel, Twitch.tv/The_Valraven!

TigerTails Radio Season 15 Episode 29. Join the Discord Chat: https://discord.gg/SQ5QuRf For a full preview of events and for previous episodes, please visit http://www.tigertailsradio.co.uk. See website for full breakdown of song credits, which is usually updated shortly after the show. If you like what we do and wish to throw some pennies our way to support us, please consider sending a little tip our way. https://streamlabs.com/tigertailsradio/tip * Please note, tips are made to support TigerTails Radio and are assumed as made with good faith, so are therefore non-refundable. Thank you for your support and understanding.

Sponsor Card for Dragon Roast Coffee, featuring Abbey the Feline (@nim856) First featured in Episode 127, “Artist Interview! w/Weka” https://youtu.be/rlu0QgzjiYE Dragon Roast Coffee is our first official sponsor! Use code "RACCBREW" to save 15% off your order! https://www.dragonroast.coffee Voiceover: @toybox13 Filming/Editing/Music: @BanditTheRaccoon See more at: http://www.TheRaccoonsDen.com FACEBOOK: http://www.Facebook.com/TheRaccoonsDen TWITTER: http://www.Twitter.com/TheRaccoonsDen FURAFFINITY: http://www.FurAffinity.net/user/TheRaccoonsDen INSTAGRAM: http://www.Instagram.com/TheRaccoonsDen #TheRaccoonsDen #DragonRoastCoffee #FurryFandom

You’re the proud new purveyor of fresh creations on the local market scene with your fixed up Caravan in 5 Lives Studios’ new Early Access release, Cozy Caravan. This is a single player “cozy” casual indie game in which you explore, gather, complete little fetch quests, and other easy-going activities in an attempt to raise your “Happiness” level and upgrade your caravan and cooking abilities while interacting with the local fauna (your townmates!) The game is currently in Early Access with a roadmap to add more throughout the year and plenty of communication through their social channels. I got to spend a few hours with the lovely townsfolk of this world, so here are my thoughts as the game currently stands!

Katy Lipscomb is an artist we met at Furry Weekend Atlanta. We were immediately impressed with her use of color while working in a variety of media. “Whether finding color in the most unexpected places or finding magic in the smallest of moments, Katy has always had an artistic eye for the world around her. Now, acting as the head of her own design firm, Katy shares the creatures she creates on almost every platform imaginable, from Children’s Books to Augmented Reality.” Her web site includes a store with lots of her art available in prints, on stickers, and as a very wide variety of illustrated bookmarks.

image c. 2024 by Katy Lipscomb

Papapbear,

Why am I bullied and BARKED at by everybody else in 5th grade? When I walk in the halls, why does everyone glare at me and gossip behind my back? Why am I always last to be picked for gym class for a team? Why do I feel useless and incapable because people say so? Why do I feel so weak when I cant say "stop it" to their faces? Am I in the wrong?

Sawyer (age 11)

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Dear Sawyer,

If you are experiencing serious bullying at school, you need to inform the school administration and, if you haven't already, your parents. They need to put a stop to it. Here is a useful resource page from KidPower that you and your parents should read about the problem.

But that is mostly about what to do if you are bullied. The answer to the question "Why am I being bullied?" probably has something to do with your being a furry (I'm guessing this because you are being barked at). In a world where it has definitely become uncool for kids to bully others because of things like their race or being LGBTQ (although it, of course, still happens), furries are one of the last groups of people that our culture seems to feel is okay to torment for being different. All kinds of stupid rumors are being spread (mostly by conservatives trying to make a non-issue a political issue for their campaigns of hate) against furries these days such as the idea that furries demand cat litter boxes in school bathrooms (not true) or that they growl at and bite kids in the hallways.

Humans hate people who are different--and furries are definitely different. It's ingrained in their DNA. So, when they are not allowed to hate black people or Jewish people or even gay people, they will continue to look for someone to hate for no reason other than they are different. Lucky for the haters, there are furries! We are people they don't understand at all, and what humans don't understand, they fear, and what they fear, they hate.

So, that is why you are being bullied.

What do you do about it? In addition to reading the link I sent, what you need is to beef up your self-confidence, your self-esteem, and, while you're at it, your courage and physical strength. People (especially school kids) prey on the weak. So, don't be weak (easier said than done, I know, but you can do it). I suggest you take up martial arts or boxing or wrestling. Learn to defend yourself. Kids are less likely to mock you if you're capable of giving them a roundhouse kick to the face. That's not to say you should beat people up. No. Violence should only be a last resort when you have to defend yourself from harm. But if people KNOW you can kick their ass, they are less likely to mock you. I would hope you would never have to use such skills, but that doesn't mean they are a waste to learn. Martial arts are a great way to improve your health and flexibility, which is pawsome for you in any circumstance.

In addition to this, you need to build your confidence. Being good at self-defense does this, truly, but there are other ways. Here are some tips:
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1. Stay away from negative people in your life. Anyone who puts you down, whether that is people at school, other friends, family members, etc. is not helping you. People who belittle you, tell you you are not good enough, tell you you are not "living up to your potential" or "need to do better" are just dragging you down. Avoid them. There will always be haters, so don't let them define you. Haters are pathetic people who can only feel good about themselves by putting others down, so why would you want their approval? They are bad people. Who needs them? Parents can, sadly, be as bad as haters by making you feel you are not good enough. Why they do this is a huge letter in itself, but to be brief, it is a big lesson to learn that we don't need to please our parents and live up to their expectations. It's your life, not theirs. Just be a good person. Nothing else really matters, including what career path you take.
2. At the same time, keep people close to you who offer you support and love (hopefully, family members are included in that, but friends are often as good as family). They don't have to be "yes men" and agree with you all the time, but they do need to be on your side.
3. Find things you are good at and focus your heart and soul on them, whether that is music or drawing or sport or hobbies or whatever. Becoming really good at something because you are devoted to it and enjoy it will boost your self-esteem tremendously.
4. Avoid putting yourself down. If you say negs like "I'm dumb," "I'm ugly," "I'm weak," they will drag you down.
5. Replace the negs with positive affirmations. Each day, say something nice about yourself, whatever that might be, while looking in the mirror. Doing this in the morning is a good idea, but any time of day works. It can be a simple thing like, "You took a really nice photo of that bird today" or something deeper like "You're a good person and always try to do the right thing." If you keep affirming your value daily, it will boost your self-esteem immensely. You see, you need approval from yourself as much (or more) than from other people.
6. Don't compare yourself to others. Everyone is different; everyone has good and bad points; there will always be someone better at something than you are (and there will always be someone worse, so don't be mean, either). 
7. Don't obsess on the past. Think of what you are doing now and what you can do in the future. If you've made mistakes (who hasn't?) it's okay, as long as you learn from them and move on.

I hope this little pep talk has helped. Always remember: This is YOUR life. As long as you are not hurting anyone, do what you wish. You're only 11 and have a lot to explore. This is an incredible, complex, bizarre, frustrating, joyful world, and it is yours to live in. It's for you to grab the reins and go for a ride. You own this horse, kid, so enjoy it.

Bear Hugs,
Papabear​

When the Quest Premiered back in 2019, Moss was one of the original games available upon release date. It came out to rave reviews for the time and one of the must haves for the sadly short lived console. So while it is an older game, it's still available on Steam, Oculus Store, Pico Store and Playstation VR 1 & 2.

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Come have some furry fun with Taebyn, Rayne and Bearly.  This is the last episode of Season 4 (although we didn’t realize it when we recorded!).  So many bad jokes and puns rear their existence in this episode. We just can’t help ourselves. We do a little bit more math and Taebyn gives us new affirmations from a raccoon. We hear a movie review by our cinema expert Cheetaro, and mostly have a great visit. So tune in and join us for a funtacular good time.

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Bearly Furcasting S4E49 - Life in the Fluff Lane

All around Furry Weekend Atlanta we found these interesting business cards — each with a character (usually an anthropomorphic) and the name of a planet. So we came home, followed the links… and found our way to Solar House, a science-fiction webtoon written and illustrated by Vanadium Valor. What if the planets, moons, and so forth in our solar system were each a person, with their own foibles and personalities? “It’s like if astronomy and furry art kissed! Follow the lives of the planets (and other objects) as they try to navigate their long company policies and even longer histories!” Each comic comes with some extra science facts to give a background in reality to the current story-line.

image c. 2024 by Vanadium Valor

Beep boop. Oops, pardon the French. We bring you Jting the Protogen in this one. Beep. ---- Timestamps: 00:00 Teaser 00:37 Intro 01:16 Guest intro 02:34 A cat and a protogen 05:02 Getting into the furry fandom 07:26 Furry tea party 09:13 Growing up in the US 12:14 Dreams of mac and cheese 14:37 City science 17:50 Living in Taichung 22:09 Public transit in Taichung vs Taipei 28:46 Getting into protogens 34:33 Engineering and producing protogen suits 38:26 YouTube tutorials 42:10 Coding and fitting your protogen 47:50 Public reactions 50:14 Beast Fantasia and other makers 52:15 Running an Etsy store 56:48 Future plans 59:41 US taxes 1:02:34 Social media shoutout 1:03:53 Outro ---- Social Media: Official FABP Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxandburger Michael: https://twitter.com/foxnakh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9xoFQrxFTNPMjmXfUg2cg Burger: https://twitter.com/L1ghtningRunner JtingF: https://twitter.com/JtingF https://www.youtube.com/@jting-f3237 https://www.patreon.com/JtingF https://www.etsy.com/shop/JFrandomness ---- Footage Credit: https://youtu.be/VWSfo0KpTMI https://amyeverafter.com/how-to-make-kraft-mac-and-cheese-better/ Other pictures and video provided by Pixabay, and guest’s and host’s personal footage. Intro/Outro Music: WatR - Fluid ---- The Fox and Burger Podcast is one segment of our production house, Fox and Burger Productions. The podcast’s goal is twofold: 1, to know more about the Asian furry fandom; and 2, compare and contrast the Asian fandom with the Western one. If you have a guest that you would like to see on the show, please PM us! We will also take questions for our guests, so don’t miss this opportunity to know some amazing furs.

Coming off the classic titles 'Goldeneye 007', 'Diddy Kong Racing', and 'Banjo-Kazooie', you'd think Rareware had nowhere to go but up right? I mean they were delivering some classic titles so we had no point of worrying, right? Enter the year 1999 and the disappointment that was the sci-fi shooter 'Jet Force Gemini'. Would you like to know more about why this game is a disappointment? Well, join The Mobile Infantry and strap in, cause this is: JET FORCE GEMINI!

Papabear,

I am a Jehovah's Witness as well as both my parents and sibling. I have recently told them I'm a furry. It kinda flew over my dad's head and he is just impressed by my partial. My mom however had a lot of questions about what a furry is. I told her to do her own research on the fandom. The next day, she said it seemed very community-based and that she doesn't want me interacting with strangers, especially in a fandom that revolves around hiding your identity. Her reasoning is reasonable, and I want to obey her wishes, but I also want to experience the community and socialize with people who share the same interests as me.

Sakura (age 14)

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Dear Sakura,

Your mother is right that this is a community-oriented fandom. She is wrong that it is about "hiding your identity." Quite the opposite. Furry is a way to explore your true self, to examine your dreams and feelings without the stigma of people judging you by your appearance, age, race, nationality, gender, or sex. When I say this, of course, I'm just talking about fursuits and/or people using their avatars in online interactions. When you're at a con or meet in person, most people are not fursuiting and you can see exactly who they are, although they will likely want you to call them by their fursona names.

Your mother is assuming that a mask is intended to hide something, like a bankrobber wearing a ski mask, so it might sound ironic that fursonas do the opposite. They are very freeing. They allow you to drop your inhibitions, anxieties, and fears of being judged and to present yourself in ways that feel more genuine. This fosters interpersonal relationships rather than hindering them. The REAL masks in our society are not the ones made of foam and fur; they are the fake facades that people like politicians and businessmen and the pious put on to impress others. Have you ever, for example, watched a politician give a speech about how All-American and Apple Pie and Moral they are, only to see them be caught later cheating on their wives or stealing money from their political campaigns for personal use? THAT is a mask. Or the mask that a Catholic priest wears, the one of piety and virginity, only to be ripped away when they are found fornicating with young choir boys. Or the businessman who sets up a charity, only to be discovered that he did it for a tax write off and to give his moronic, useless children jobs as executives of said charity. This stuff happens all the time, and the masks worn are invisible.

The masks furries wear are there not to conceal but to reveal. They can make you braver, more playful, and definitely less self-conscious. The first time I ever did karaoke, for example, was in fursuit. I sang The Bare Necessities from The Jungle Book on stage at a furcon while in suit. Something I would never have been brave enough to do just as me. It was a blast! When I'm in fursuit, strangers from the very old to the very young come up to me and hug me. It's bonding and touching and sweet. Do you think someone would just walk up to 6-foot tall, 58-year-old, pasty-white Kevin Hile and give him a hug? Not likely. And they sure would back off if I walked up to them and tried to hug them!

Furry isn't about hiding. It's about opening up to others, freeing yourself from social constraints and expectations, and being YOU.

If you don't believe me, perhaps you will believe science. There have been studies, for example, that demonstrate that participating in the fandom helps those on the Autism Spectrum. Here is a link to the FurScience page about that. If it helps people with autism, think of what it does for people who are not neurodivergent.

Not to criticize, but you kind of made a mistake when you told your mother to go do her own research. What you should do, Sakura, is YOUR own research and then share it with your mom. Please share this email with her, and if she has ANY questions, feel free to tell her she can write to Papabear.

Hugs!
Papabear
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Hi Papapbear,

You may remember me from 2 or so e-mails I gave you when I was a pre-teen. I'm now 16. Crazy how time flies. Anyway, let me get the point. So, I'm not only still in the furry fandom but I am also now a FTM trans man. I tried coming out when I was 13, but my parents said I was too young to know, which makes sense at first, but I was already feeling as such ever since I was 10 and, in fact, wrote about it in a diary message.

It doesn't stop there. Then, my dad reads my whole message history with a friend of mine and gets mad at me because I told my friend first. I have now re-read those letters I sent you as a pre-teen and, to be honest, I should've remembered those letters as a warning sign, but oh well. Anyway, to the good news: Technically, he said if I came out again at 16 he'd believe it. I am now of age, so I am going to try to come out in the next few months. How should I tell them so they take it seriously?

Sincerely,

GlaDOS The Wolf (age 16)

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Dear GlaDOS,

As soon as I saw that name, I remembered you (which means you picked a memorable name, eh wot?) Back 4-5 years ago, you were concerned about your furriness and going to Fangcon, and you noted your mother was struggling with being bipolar. Did you ever go to Fangcon? How is your mother doing?

Having one's child come out as gay, bi, or trans can be very difficult for parents, who will always see you as "their little girl." It's a tough adjustment, so be patient with them. Also, your father is not far off when he insists you wait a bit before deciding on something like this. Did you know that the human brain is not fully mature for women until around age 22, and for men around age 25? The ages from 13 or so until your early 20s are transitional (no pun intended), and the thing you must do is to be patient with yourself. Don't make rash decisions. You know, many times, a person who believes they are trans is actually simply gay (these days, I guess it's considered not all that fire to just be gay). Other times, a person who feels they are gay might actually be trans. Or, sometimes, a person who is unsure of themselves might be bi or ace. Some people confuse the difference between feeling you are the wrong gender (social pressures) and feeling you are in the wrong physical body (trans). 

Your parents already know you are questioning, so this won't come as a shocker. Instead of doing a "hard" coming out, may I suggest you simply have an open chat with them. Don't act like anything is decided, just tell them, openly and honestly, that you are exploring who you are. This doesn't mean, of course, that you are going out and sleeping with people to decide what you like and don't like. (A lot of parents jump to the conclusion during a sex talk like this that you are saying you are gay or trans or whatever because you have a secret lover you are bumping junk with.) You might say, though, that you don't think you are truly female or that you feel you might be gay or trans but hetero (that is, F2M and attracted to women). Sexual and gender identity are complicated and very personal experiences. Ease your parents into the idea that you are examining your feelings. Be non-confrontational. Don't make demands. Request only that you have an open and honest dialogue about your feelings and make sure that you reassure them that you love them and that, whatever you come to decide, you are still their child and will always want them in your life.

It is also important to remember this: You are more than your gender and sex. These things are just two aspects of your full personality and identity. Don't obsess about them. Let them flow organically. Allow me to use myself as an example. I don't introduce myself as Kevin Hile, Gay Man. Yes, I'm gay and don't hide it. But I'm also a furry, a columnist, an author, an editor, a publisher, a husband, a friend, a mentor, a brother, a nature lover, an amateur philosopher, a spiritual seeker, a lover of chocolate, a bear, a doodler in art and piano, an animal lover, a person fascinated by the sciences, and an all-around explorer.

It's good that you are exploring your sex and gender, just don't forget the other aspects of who you are while you do so.

Hugs,
Papabear​

This week Valraven played The WereCleaner, Wolf Adventures, and ROOT! (May 14, 2024)

Valraven with the Uncivil Gamers Stream team is on a mission to play EVERY Wolf Game on Steam! Every week she'll choose at least one game that features or includes a wolf or werewolf! Then, the day after she'll give her likes and dislikes of each! Tune in every week at 8 PM CT on her Twitch channel, Twitch.tv/The_Valraven!

And speaking of web-based comics coming to book form… Cat & Cat Adventures is a series written and illustrated by Susie Yi from Orange County, California. (Hi neighbor!) “Cat & Cat comics is a cozy, funny, and relatable comic series about more than just cats. Set in a world where pets and humans co-exist in a symbiotic relationship (much like the world we live in today!), Suzy is a human that can understand the mysterious language of cat-speak! Cat & Cat comics dives into the every day interactions between Suzy and her cats, but also the mysterious and magical scenarios that the cats encounter as well. From pancakes growing fluffier upon command to dogs being summoned out of a magical book, these comics are sure to surprise and pull you in for a sweet treat!” Find it on line, and look for the graphic novel series as well.

image c. 2024 by Susie Yi

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