Alright, so it has been a few hours since
we last ate and tonight we're going out for
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Taiwanese street food (台灣街頭食品).
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So we're heading to the Shilin Night Market
(士林夜市) and we're going to take the
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Sam may be feeling a little bit hangry right
now.
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Just a little bit hangry.
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Let's ask to be sure.
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How hangry are you on a level from one to
ten?
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I think I've burst through ten.
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So to get to the Shilin Night Market (士林夜市)
you want to take the red line to Jiantan Station
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(劍潭站) and then take exit 1.
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So we have just arrived at the Shilin Night
Market (士林夜市) and it is still quite
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Most of the stalls start opening closer to
five o'clock and things will only continue
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to get busier as the night goes on.
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And apparently this market can run until like
one or two in the morning.
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So yeah, still very early.
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We were hungry so we couldn't wait any longer.
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So we are having some kind of Barbecue roll
with green onion (黑胡椒豬肉卷) in it.
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Okay so we are having our first snack of the
night.
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And if you have a look over here it is basically
a pork roll and it is filled with green onions
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and she also asked us if we wanted it spicy
so she put some powder over it.
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Of course we said yes.
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Oh that looks good.
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That is really nice.
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I'm so hungry right now.
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What does it taste like because I've never
had anything like this before?
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Well, have a look at it here.
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It is filled with green onions.
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That is like the main ingredient in the middle.
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So you taste both the pork and the green onions.
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Okay, so Sam's going in.
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Time for me to try it.
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That is really good.
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I like that the green onions give it like
a bit of juiciness.
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And the pork is a little bit salty but it
is not too as spicy as I thought it would
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And we paid the equivalent of five dollars
for this.
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It was a bit expensive.
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A little bit pricy but I mean.
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It was 150 Taiwanese Dollars.
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So there is one drink I've been wanting to
try ever since we got to Taipei (臺北市).
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I love bubble tea (珍珠奶茶) and apparently
it originated here so voila.
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I got one with brown sugar so you can see
me mixing it.
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You can see the brown sugar.
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On the sides and then you can see the like
the pearl tapioca jellies at the bottom.
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Man, that looks good.
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That is so amazing.
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I love this drink so so much.
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Is it nice and sweet?
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What can you taste?
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Don't want to choke on the tapioca balls but
it is almost syrupy.
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Like it is quite thick.
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So you really get that flavor coming through
and I love that it is made with milk because
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apparently you can just get straight up tea
and I was like no no no let's go with the
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Give me some milk here.
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So yeah, it is so good.
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So Sam just had to get a taste of it as well.
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So how much was this one?
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Okay, before I talk about that I just have
to say how good and sweet that is.
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You really taste the brown sugar.
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And then you get sucking up all of the jellies.
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Okay so that was 50 Taiwan dollars which is
about a dollar fifty US.
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So yeah that is a nice affordable cheap drink.
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And you know what else is cool.
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They give you a really thick straw so you
can get at your bubbles.
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So for our next Taiwanese street snack we
are having Taiwan fried chicken (鹹酥雞)
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and this was quite the process.
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Like first he took the chicken breaded it,
deep-fried it and then he took a pan and added
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We got sweet chili and then pan-fried the
chicken even further in the glaze.
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And are those rice cakes beside it?
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These look like these could be little rice
cakes.
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And then on top of that he sprinkled peanuts
and sesame seeds.
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And that was one hundred and ten Taiwanese
dollars so you're looking at about three US
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A little more than three US.
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It is so tender but so juicy at the same time.
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How about the sauce?
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Which is really good.
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So this was Sam's pick tonight.
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And I think you're going to be very pleased.
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Oh that is so good.
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Like you said really tender.
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And I love the combination of nuts and sesame
seeds on the outside.
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It gives it a crunch.
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Perfect combination.
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And it is a bit spicy too.
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So if I can offer one piece of advice when
visiting this market it would be to come a
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little bit later in the evening.
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We arrived around four thirty and it was you
know pretty quiet.
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Things are starting to pickup a little bit
but our food options have been a little bit
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limited because people are just you know showing
up and opening their stalls.
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So later in the evening is best.
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So Sam is leading the way with this one.
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What are we having next?
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Alright moment of truth.
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We've been playing it kind of tame.
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Playing it kind of safe so far.
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We're going right in to the classic Taiwanese
street food (台湾街头食品) here.
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We are having Stinky Tofu (臭豆腐).
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And it is funny because we saw this tofu stand
and we're like is this stinky or not we don't
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So I walk up to it and I go.
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That is the real deal.
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That is definitely the real stuff.
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So if you've never tried this before I was
reading on wikipedia earlier this afternoon
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that it smells something like stinky feet
or garbage.
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So yeah it is strong.
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I'm going to go take a bite here.
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I think there is some cabbage.
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You can see it is on a double skewer here.
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Yeah, a double skewers and it has got cabbage
in the middle.
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Somewhat like a sandwich.
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A little overpowering there.
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That is something else.
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I'm keeping my distance.
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It is just you really taste the sourness of
it.
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And the fermented aspect and woah.
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That is something that would take a while
to get used to.
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I don't think I'm ever going to enjoy this
one to be honest.
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How about a second bite to.
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Alright I'll do one more.
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Maybe it'll grow on you.
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I also kind of want you to eat most of it
so I will have very little left for myself.
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I don't even know how to describe it because
I've never had anything quite like it before.
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That is fascinating.
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How much did it cost?
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That was only forty five.
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So just over a dollar.
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About a dollar thirty or a dollar forty for
that.
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And you should try it if you're in Taipei
(臺北市).
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And did I mention that scooters come zipping
around out of nowhere.
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So after stinky tofu (臭豆腐) comes the
reward.
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Although that being said I don't deserve a
reward because I didn't try the tofu.
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But we decided to get something sweet instead.
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This is for you Sam.
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I'm going to sample it for you to make sure
it is okay.
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So we got a crepe (蛋餅) with oreo ice cream,
Nutella, banana, whipped cream, chocolate
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Yeah, it was the whole process of making it
was pretty fancy.
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Sweet tooth cravings fulfilled?
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That is how I know it is good.
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You are being awarded an ice cream.
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This is my reward here.
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Which I've sampled for you.
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Hey don't make out with the ice cream.
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I'm still going to have some more.
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Oh I'm going to be making out with the ice
cream some more.
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It is all over your lips too.
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I mean I just got on the second bite a lot
of Nutella and like woah.
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With the ice cream and whipped cream and then
the light fluffiness of the crepe.
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Man, I haven't even.
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Oh yeah it is a good dessert.
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I haven't had Nutella yet.
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That is a nice Taiwanese dessert here.
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So we've already had dessert but we thought
'hey' there is always room for one more.
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Dessert just keeps rolling.
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And this is definitely the most colorful thing
we've seen out here at the Shilin Night Market
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So apparently if you can see here.
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These are pieces of strawberry that have been
put on a skewer and these are candied (糖葫蘆)
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or called a toffee kind of fruit.
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And you also notice sweet tomatoes and also
plums as well.
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We decided to go with strawberry.
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So let's try that here.
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I'm going to try eating a whole one.
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It is like properly hard on the outside.
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That is like a super quenching.
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That is like a super crunchy sweet glaze on
the outside.
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And the fruit extra juicy on the inside.
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You can tell it has been like warmed up.
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Cooked up a little bit.
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It kind of tastes like if you've ever had
strawberry shortcake the way the strawberries
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are kind of a little bit warm like that.
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Being placed next to a cake.
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Look at that color.
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We forgot to take a picture.
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A tomato snuck into the mix.
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Strawberry, strawberry, tomato.
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Where is the tomato?
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You've gotta bite hard.
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It is seeping all over the place.
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So what do you think?
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I'm making a mess on someone's storefront.
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But we better run off now.
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So that is a wrap from Shilin Night Market
(士林夜市).
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We really enjoyed eating all of the different
Taiwanese street food (臺灣菜) and we're
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going to be eating up at a lot more night
markets here in Taipei (臺北市) so stay
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