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Anyone who knows me will know Nifelvind is like The Lance Album Of All Time, but I've just recalled my favourite bonus track, the more folkily arranged version of Under Bergets Rot.
#finntroll#nifelvind#under dvärgens fot#under bergets rot#average lance behaviour#If you ever need a frame of reference for why I'm Like This please listen to this entire album from beginning to end
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you call it spooky szn
I call it chainsaw szn
we are not the same
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my gender is campy spoopy halloween-evoking metal music
#nightwish -- scaretale#finntroll -- under bergets rot#iron maiden -- fear of the dark#ozzy osbourne -- bark at the moon#stuff like that
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I FORGOT
I was tagged by @there-is-purpose-after-all
RULES: PICK A SONG FOR EACH LETTER IN YOUR URL
Under Bergets Rot - Finntroll
Ultima Nocte - Feuerschwanz
Pray to the Hunter - Saltatio Mortis
It’s Time - Imagine Dragons
Ironside - Amon Amarth
Carolus Rex - Sabaton
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#I remember when this came out and then I saw them on that tour#I was 18 and short and skinny and I got knocked on my ass in the pit#and someone instantly pulled me up#Spotify
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Finntroll - Under Bergets Rot (2010)
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Why are there so many Finntroll songs set to kids cartoons?
#and they're by different people???#spongebob singing solsagan#the seven dwarves playing under bergets rot#the aristocats playing jaktens tid#two different tom & Jerry ones#what#is this?#aph netherlands google history#aph netherlands#hetalia
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Recommend some good folk metal music please
:D i never thought i’d see the day when someone actually wants to know more about the music i listen to *cracks knuckles* my time has come
I apologize in advance for this novel. Feel free to skip to the recommended tracks lol.
Most folk metal comes out of northern Europe (Finland, heavily) though you can find it all over the world (Hu Band comes to mind but I mean, it’s on every continent). I am one of those people with like, a small handful of favorite bands that I listen to mercilessly so I am sure that I am only representing a miniscule percentage of what’s available out there. What’s great is that folk metal is much more versatile than many other genres in its sound; the essence of folk metal is simply to 1) utilize traditional (or rather, in the sense of a metal band, non-traditional) instruments such as violin, accordion, brass ensemble, bagpipes, what have you, and 2) have lyrical themes which revolve around regional folklore, mythology, cultural heritage, or place (what I particularly like is a frequent reverence and respect for nature). Other genres of metal (death, black) have the second element but not the first, and tend to incorporate darker overall tones and consistently harsher or lo-fi vocal styles and sounds. Folk metal can be a gateway genre into metal and can often be quite hopepunk (if you will). Because of these criteria, the actual sound of folk metal can range from sea shanties to ‘spooky walk in the midnight woods’ to scathing social commentary to SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SH
Basically you can find a range of styles within the genre that fit what you’re looking for, from those that have an orchestral, ballad feel, to things that border on death metal but have a hurdy-gurdy in there. There’s also a much higher percentage of female-led folk metal bands than other metal genres.
I’ll go through my top picks.
Turisas. These motherfuckers. My boys.
Turisas is based in Finland, but sing primarily in English (with occasional Finnish, a smidge of Greek and Swedish too). Four albums out to date, fifth in progress. Sound is absolutely fucking bonkers god tier shit, if I may say so myself. Every single song sounds like you’ve been transported into an Iliad metal musical. Heavy use of a full orchestra and choir, along with sick violin and accordion solos. Their lyrical themes focus heavily on ancient Greco-Roman and Viking military history - but before you raise any red flags, rest assured they’re liberal as fuck and trust me the tea is scalding when Mathias feels like making a Point about Then and Now. No seriously, I don’t know how to express the beauty and depth of his songwriting - Mathias Nygård is an incredibly talented composer, musician, and songwriter (nay, POET), and an extremely intelligent and down to earth guy. There are plenty of bands that are happy to write Viking songs about pillaging and glorious death in battle and all that (Alestorm comes to mind), those are a dime a dozen. Turisas makes history come to life in a way that transports you back in time and thrusts you into the living breathing world of the past. They deal with the horrors and tragedy of war from both sides, consequences and motivations, fears and pride and loss, home and family, despair and hope. They write songs about people, big and small, and their role in weaving the great tapestry of history. And the best part is that it’s informed - Mathias does his damn research and the tales he tells are rooted in fact. He brings them to life so we can experience what it must have been like for those real living people, with the goal of forcing us to confront our own selves in them. He’s a modern Homer, I shit you not.
Did I mention there’s a song about pirates that’s actually really complex and nuanced, about how the hypocrisy and vile colonialist deeds of emperors makes them no different than the criminals they persecute?
Or that they do a badass cover of Rasputin?? yeah?????
Anyway enough gushing. Their second and third albums (The Varangian Way, Stand Up And Fight) are consecutive concept albums that follow the story of the Varangian Guard (the legendary Viking battalion that defended Alexander the Great) so the songs are actually chronologically linked to tell this epic tale. It’s a fucking listen, lads. The Varangian Way is probably my favorite album. But all their albums are top notch.
My favorite songs: End of An Empire (this one comes for 2020 hard), Piece by Piece (AKA die fascists 2k20), Cursed Be Iron, Among Ancestors, Greek Fire, Miklagard Overture (you gotta earn this song tho, it’s the finale)
Good first listen picks/hits: Battle Metal, To Holmgard and Beyond, March of the Varangian Guard, Ten More Miles, One More
Finntroll. These other motherfuckers. My other boys.
Another big name in the Finnish folk metal scene. As you can see, their band revolves both aesthetically and musically around Scandinavian troll folklore. Yall weird elf-fuckers who like the really big ears? Here you go. Look at those ears. They’re good friends with Turisas. Both love their facepaint.
Musical style leans much more towards black and death metal influenced, with a heavier, fuller sound and growling vocals. But it’s an incredibly rich and creative aural tapestry, with layers of masterfully executed sound that’s a real delight to lose yourself in. Use of fiddle, brass, keyboard, accordion, and banjo, and strong folk melodies make their sound unmistakable and unique. They are known for their ‘black humppa’ beat, which basically gives the effect of feeling the primal need to stomp around loudly to their music. It’s great cardio. They also utilize orchestra in some great intro tracks. They know their stuff.
The majority of their songs are sung in Swedish (they do some English cover songs which are FANTASTIC holy SHIT), but don’t let that stop you. The mood and power and emotion of their music transcend language, and you can be sure the lyrics are about either trolls, witches, the dark woods, spirits, or something of that ilk. I think Swedish as a language works very well with this kind of music, and honestly having it in English would lose something.
They have been around a long time and so have many albums, but I personally have only listened to the last three which feature their current singer, Mathias Lillmåns, whom I adore. Those albums are Nifelvind, Blodsvept, and their recent release Vredesvävd (that i’ve had on repeat since I got it three weeks ago). I’m sure their other ones are great too, I just can’t make a personal recommendation since I haven’t heard them.
My favorite songs: Galgasång, Tiden Utan Tid, Ylaren, Skogsdotter, Två Ormar, Ett Norrskensdåd, Skövlarens Död
Good first listen picks/hits: Forsen, Under Bergets Rot, Häxbrygd, Trollhammaren (older song), Solsagan
I’ll go through these other ones a little faster, I haven’t heard quite as much from them but I do love them.
Korpiklaani.
Great, full folk sound, utilizes a lot of folk instruments including some less commonly seen ones like hurdy gurdy. Songs are mostly in Finnish but plenty in English too. Jonne Järvelä has a really unique voice that grows on you, but it’s not for everyone. The band started as Sami folk, and Jonne is trained in Sami yoik singing, which makes an appearance in a few songs. I prefer the Finnish tracks, as a lot of the English ones are drinking songs lmao. But again, really well-executed music with layers of sound that keeps you hooked. I haven’t heard enough of their discography to really recommend enough to cover everything.
Song picks: Minä Näin Vedessä Neidon, Metsälle, Ämmänhauta, Lempo
Moonsorrow.
Definitely a darker, black-folk band. Probably not a great pick if you aren’t accustomed to black metal - very long tracks (8-15 mins is standard), growling/shrieking vocals, a ‘thinner’ but encompassing wall of sound usual of black metal, but with the benefit of wonderfully entrancing dark folk elements and chants. It’s done really really well. Sung almost entirely in Finnish (apart from cover tracks). Lyrically, focuses on themes of Norse mythology, man vs nature and similar elements. Definitely one of those bands whose music gets you into a zone. I can lose serious time just putting a whole album on and letting my mind wander elsewhere. My favorite album is Jumalten Aika.
Song picks: Ruttolehto Sis. Päivättömän Päivän Kansa (my fucking FAVORITE), Suden Tunti (well known hit), and also uhh check out their cover of Non Serviam cause it’s a fucking banger
Other bands that I like what I’ve heard but really can’t say much about them, whoops - Tyr (from the Faroe Islands, great stuff, Faroese is a baller language), Ensiferum, Nightwish (female-led).... I’m open to suggestions. Like I said, there are folk metal bands all over the world, and each is intrinsically linked to a sense of place and cultural identity that makes them unique. I’d love to hear about more tbh.
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I was tagged by the wonderful @daveslutstaine to list ten songs I've been listening to a lot recently, thank you!
DIR EN GREY, "Soshaku"
PANTERA, "Proud to be loud"
DISSECTION, "Soulreaper"
CHARON, "Sorrowbringer"
ACCEPT, "Son of a bitch"
DANZIG, "Snakes of Christ"
CARACH ANGREN, "Skull with a forked tongue"
FINNTROLL, "Under bergets rot"
MARDUK, "Serpent Sermon"
DIMMU BORGIR, "Stormblåst"
Tagging: @n-i-g-h-t-c-r-a-w-l-e-r-6-6-6 @magical--wizard @garasu-no-sora-kaze-no-iro @fourthorandsevenyearsago i don't know.
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Tag meme! Thanks for thinking of me, @idylleigh :)
Nickname: Liv! Also, one time someone on tumblr called me Skully (main blog: skullhaver) which was charming.
Zodiac: Gemini sun, gemini moon
Height: 5′5″ (165.1 cm)
House: Gryffindor
Last thing I googled: How to spell Gryffindor.
Song in my head: Blinding Lights by the Weeknd. What a goddamn earworm.
Amount of sleep: Last night: four hours, two hours awake, then four more hours. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Lucky number: N/A
Wearing: Black t-shirt and boxer briefs. It’s quarantimes.
Favorite songs: Tine Bealtaine by Omnia, Sleep Drifter by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Tam Lin covered by Fairport Convention, Mr. Invisible by Thank You Scientist, Under Bergets Rot by Finntroll. (Typical genres are folk, prog rock, and metal.)
Instruments: I play guitar and sing in a folk rock band :) I’ve also dabbled with piano, violin, and cello.
Random fact: I spend a lot of time in the woods and I’m good at identifying native plants in my area.
Favorite authors: N.K. Jemisin rekindled my interest in SFF after years away from the genre. I always hold up her Broken Earth trilogy as one of the most nuanced explorations of oppression in a fictional setting. Of course I also adore our collective SFF grandmas Octavia Butler and Ursula LeGuin. My own writing is majorly influenced by Scott Lynch. His Gentleman Bastard sequence is secretly my number one book fandom. As she’s a fanfiction writer I have been following for about eight years, I am particularly chuffed by the success of Tamsyn Muir’s fabulous novel Gideon the Ninth (lesbian necromancers in space!) For non-genre, Louise Erdrich’s prose is a huge inspiration. For non-fiction, I recently read and loved all the books written by Caitlin Doughty (of Ask a Mortician fame.)
Favorite animal sounds: The dawn birdsong in the woods near my friends’ farm :’)
Aesthetic: Soft butch, short-sleeved button-downs, knee-length cutoff jorts and hiking boots, leg hair, flannel tied around my waist, but with the front of my hair french-braided and pulled back which obviously betrays the fact that I wanted to be an elf prince like Legolas at a young age
@degenerate-perturbation @slothabed @ravenqueen89 @sadmagecentral @sapphirescience @nokedli-power - if you feel like it!
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Tagged by @ravenpaganmetalhead to play this game on Tumblr and thought I should give it a try. Basically you spell out your URL with song titles and then tag as many people as you’d like. So here’s mine:
U - "Under Bergets Rot" (Finntroll)
A - "Ategnatos" (Eluveitie)
I - "In the Doorway" (the Misfits)
L - "Love Song" (the Damned)
O - "Overkill" (Motörhead)
G - "God Called in Sick Today" (AFI)
E - "Een Stemme Locker" (Ulver)
N - "Necrolust" (Mayhem)
O - "Oakenshield" (Elvenking)
S - "Sistinas" (Danzig)
Tagging the following Tumblrs to do the same if they wish - doesn’t matter what genres you listen to:
@taenavia
@the-timberwolf
@xartus
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@slothabed aww thanks for tagging me in a cute meme
rules: you can usually tell a lot about a person by the type of music they listen to! put your music on shuffle and list the first ten songs, then tag ten people. no skipping
(I don’t really have an overall music list I pull from, so I did this as “eyes closed picking from spotify playlists” and these turned out fairly representative)
good enough by molly tuttle
under bergets rot by finntroll
dollar boss by ganstagrass
matty groves by fairport convention
ready for the magic by honeyblood
the wedding by enaid
wonderland by caravan palace
city of tears by christopher larkin (hollow knight soundtrack)
secrets by the weeknd
piece by piece by turisias
as for people to tag - if you’re bored at home, imagine i tagged you and feel free to do this regardless, but I wanna hear from @bidaubadeadieu, @stylographic-blue-rhapsody, @sapphirescience, @littlearcher-girl, @fairy-creed, and @knifefightingbears
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Böcker jag läst 2016-2019
På den här bloggen har jag varje år lagt ut en lista på alla böcker jag läst ut från pärm till pärm under året som gått. Men 2016 blev det inte av, inte heller 2017 eller 2018. Framförallt för att listan inte kändes representativ. Under dessa år har olika jobbprojekt gjort att jag behövt ägna mig åt research där jag tvingats läsa utvalda delar i olika böcker istället för enskild bok i sin helhet. Under 2016-2017 läste jag t.ex. mycket om anabaptismen, men det är inget som märks i listan. Men nu har jag ändå bestämt mig för att lägga ut den. Kolla gärna in taggen #aureliaguläser på Instagram, där lägger jag ibland ut boktips och små recensioner (och där syns även de böcker jag inte läst från pärm till pärm utan bara utvalda delar).
2019: 40 böcker
Böcker om Bibeln
Sitting at the feet of Rabbi Jesus av Ann Spangler och Lois Tverberg
A Life that’s good av Glenn Pemberton (om Ordspråksboken)
Phoebe – a Story av Paula Gooder
Hebrews av Mary Healy
Priscilla av Ben Witherington III
The Torah’s Vision of Worship av Samuel E. Balentine
Reading Backwards av Richard B Hays
Kristen ledarskapslitteratur
If You Love Me av Matthw The Poor (på arabiska Matta-Al-Miskin)
A Pastoral Rule for Today av Burgess, Andrews & Small
Kristen uppbyggelselitteratur
The Arena av Ignatius Brianchaninov
How to be a Sinner av Peter Bouteneff
Teologisk litteratur
Paradiset åter av Tomas Einarsson
Journyes of the Muslim Nation and the Christian Church av David W Shenk
Kyrkohistoria
The Patient Ferment of the Early Church av Alan Kreider
Reportageböcker och dylikt
Med Guds hjälp av Gabriel Byström
Skärmhjärna av Anders Hansen
Bön för Tjernobyl av Svetlana Aleksijevitj
En piga bland pigor av Esther Blenda Nordström
Tidens second hand av Svetlana Aleksijevitj
A Time to Die av Nicolas Diat
Romaner
Beckomberga av Sara Stridsberg
Bränn alla mina brev av Alex Schulman
De kommer drunkna i sina mödrars tårar av Johannes Anyuru
Vända hem av Yaa Gyasin
Din stund på jorden av Vilhelm Moberg
Den svalgula himlen av Kjell Westö
Längtans flöde av Alva Dahl
Pappaklausulen av Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Sveas son av Lena Andersson
Arv och miljö av Vigdis Hjort
En dag i Ivan Deniosovitjs liv av Alexander Solsjenitsyn
Konturer av Rachel Cusk
Testamente av Nina Wähä
Jag for ner till bror av Karin Smirnoff
Biografier och självbiografisk litteratur
Utan nåd – en rannsakan av Fredrik Virtanen
Allt jag fått lära mig av Tara Westover
Konsten att feja arabiska av Lina Liman
Löparens hjärta av Markus Torgeby
Vilket jävla solsken av Fatima Bremer
En bokhandlares dagbok av Shaun Bythel
2018: 28 böcker
Romaner
Never let me go av Kauzo Ishiguro
Min kamp 3 av Karl-Ove Knausgård
Mitt liv och ditt av Majgull Axelsson
Min kamp 4 av Karl-Ove Knausgård
Min kamp 5 av Karl-Ove Knausgård
Min kamp 6 av Karl-Ove Knausgård
Sågspån och led av Vibecke Olsson
Amerikauret av Vibecke Olsson
Själasörjaren av Christine Falkenland
Kristen uppbyggelselitteratur
Helig rot av Peter Halldorf (för 3e gången?)
Hädanefter blir vägen väglös av Peter Halldorf (för 4e gången?)
Bottenkänning av Fredrik Lignell
Through, with and in him av Shane Kapler
Teologisk litteratur
Välkomna varandra av red. Tomas Poletti Lundström
Böcker om Bibeln
Korsets mysterium av Agne Nordlander
Kyrkohistoria
The Forgotten Desert Mothers av Laura Swan
Biskop Lewi Pethrus av Joel Halldof
Självbiografisk litteratur
Sorgens gåva är en vidgad blick av Patrik Hagman
När livets stramas åt skärps blicken av Sofia Camerin
När träden avlövas ser man längre från vårt kök av Tomas Sjödin (för 2a gången)
Välkommen in i min garderob av Anton Lundholm
Kristunge av Malin Aronsson
En shetel i Stockholm av Kenneth Hermele
Hur jag lärde mig att förstå världen av Hans Rosling
Katolska läror av Gunnel Vallquist
Livets ord: mina tio orimliga år som frälst. Del två, Förnyad & befriad av Tomas Arnroth
2017: 32 böcker
Romaner
Ta itu av Kristina Sandberg
Den döende detektiven av Leif GW Persson
Gilead av Marilyone Robinson
De polygotta älskarna av Lina Wolff
Tystnaden av Shusaku Endo
Utvandrarna av Vilhelm Moberg (för 2a gången)
Invandrarna av Vilhelm Moberg (för 2a gången)
Nybyggarna av Vilhelm Moberg (för 2a gången)
Bricken på Svartvik av Vibecke Olsson
Min kamp 1 av Karl-Ove Knausgård
Sista brevet till Sverige av Vilhelm Moberg (för 2a gången)
Hemma av Marilynne Robinson
Min kamp 2 av Karl-Ove Knausgård
Reportageböcker och facklitteratur
Halleluja Brasilien av Kajsa Norell
Två systrar av Åsne Seiersdal
Rom – en stads historia av Eskil Fagerström
Självbiografiska böcker och biografier
Letters from the Desert av Carlo Carreto
Bonhoeffer av Eric Metaxas
Det finns annan frukt än apelsiner av Jeanette Wintersson
Livets ord: mina tio orimliga år som frälst. Del ett: de första åren av Tomas Arnroth
Brev från en klostercell av Hans Gunnar Adén
Århundrades kärlekshistoria av Märtha Tikanen
Ledarskapslitteratur
När du leder av Josefin Arenius
Ledarens hantverk av Lennarth Hambre
Kristen uppbyggelselitteratur
Klostret av James Martin SJ (egentligen en roman)
Kristliga råd och betraktelser av Fénelon
Becoming Who You Are av James Martin SJ
Teologisk litteratur
Inte allena av Patrik Hagman & Joel Halldorf
Martin Luther – hans liv, lära och influytande 500 år senare av Stephen J Nicholas
Att älska sin nästas kyrka som sin egen av Peter Halldorf
Böcker om Bibeln
The Theology of the Letter to the Hebrews av Barnabas Lindars SSF
2016: 38 böcker
Romaner
Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar: Sjukdomen av Jonas Gardell
Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar: Döden av Jonas Gardell
Levande och döda i Winstord av Håkan Nesser
Innan floden tar oss av Helena Thorfin
Århundrades kärlekskrig av Ebba Witt-Brattström
Drömmen om Elim av Vibecke Olsson
De ensamma av Håkan Nesser
Flickvännen av Karolina Ramquist
En mörderska bland oss av Hanna Kent
Flykten av Jesús Carrasco
De oroliga av Linn Ullman
Glöm mig av Alex Schulman
Facklitteratur
Kunskapens frukt av Liv Strömquist
Reportageböcker
Det heliga berget av William Dalrymple
Självbiografisk litteratur, biografier, memoarer eller dylikt
Brännpunkter av Thomas Merton
Jag sökte Allah och fann Jesus av Nabell Quresh
Cigaretten efteråt av Horace Engdahl
96 lampor – om oss som brann och försvann av Jacob Langvik
Min pappa Ann-Christine av Ester Roxberg
Den sista grisen av Horace Engdahl
Älskade terrorist av Anna Svadberg och Jesper Huor
Och i Winerwald står träden kvar av Elisabeth Åsbrink
Halvvägs av Fredrik Reinfeldt
Kristen uppbyggelselitteratur
Mellan skymning och mörker av Peter Halldorf
Den brinnande busken av Lev Gillet
Spår av den osynlige av Mikael Hallenius
Den helige Ande i den kristnes personliga liv av Kallistos Ware
Tron Allena av Bo Giertz (för 2a gången)
Gud och intet mer av red. Ulrika Ljungman
Contemplating the Trinity av Raniero Cantalamessa
Du brinnande kärlekslåga av Peter Halldorf
Den som hittar sin plats tar ingen annans av Tomas Sjödin
Kyrkohistoria
Following in the Footsteps av Christ av Arnold Snyder
Vindarna från väster av Per-Eive Berndtsson
A Brief History of Spirituality av Pilip Sheldrake
Teologisk litteratur
Som om allt förvandlats – Ekologi, ekonomi och eukaristi av William T Cavanaugh
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Got tagged by @smolsleepyfox
Top 5 songs by my Top 3 bands.
Ah, why must you force me to choose between my children *insert suffering emote here*
Aight, aight, ok, ok
#2 Feuerschwanz*
Hexenjagd
Ultima Nocte
Krampus
Amen And Attack (I know, but they did it better :) )
Herz Eines Drachen
#2 Gloryhammer*
Universe On Fire (I know I’m uncool and cringe :) )
Fly Away (yah, it got me)
Heroes (of Dundee)
The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee
Power of the Laser Dragon Fire (I think I’ve stated the reason for this multiple times)
and the uncontested
undefeated
triumphant
place #1 goes to
FINNTROLL
APLAUSUS STUDIJĀ!
(no, really, is anyone surprised? thought not)
Nedgång
Under Bergets Rot
Trollhammaren
Solsagan (aka the Vreth in lettuce song)
Nattfödd
* yes, they share place #2, but for the sake of some sort of structure, I’m doing that
Ah... tagging now... hmmm
@ginacartoon @louhetar @blastedking (or @deichking, if you want the main nice and tidy, we’re not picky here) @ebonydraygon and @the-wandering-fire
But, like, no pressure. If you can’t, you just can’t, and that’s fine ^w^
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