A Dream or Reality?
Disclaimer: Inuyasha does not belong to me.
Metallia: This is a pretty crappy story but hey, I got one review(cuz I told her to review) hehehe...Oh, by the way, I know this story might not follow EXACTLY how the series is but, gimme a break! I need to use my creativity, ne? Plus, I kinda want to continue it anyway so YAY! Here's chapter 2!
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Chapter 2- The Healer
"Umm....Excuse me Inuyasha, but where are we going??"
"Just shut up and wait, you'll see." Kayori sighed. She felt oddly tense lying in his arms.
'Why did he have to carry me like this?' She thought as she leaned her head up against his chest. 'Can't he go any faster?' Inuyasha looked down at her questioningly, but she didn't seem to notice, she had too much on her mind.
'I wonder what mom's gonna think when she wakes up and I'm not home...'
'I wonder if everyone else is gonna see our town as an anime too, or maybe it's just me...'
'Maybe this is all just a dream.....Nah, too weird to be a dream...'
'Am I still in my pajamas?.....!!!!' Kayori quickly glanced down at her clothes and was relieved to see she wasn't in her Pj's but also surprised to see herself in a school uniform, identical to Kagome's.
'Hmm, I guess in this world....I go to the same school as Kagome...'
'Kagome?.......I wonder what happened to Kagome....and what can I do to help?'
Inuyasha had landed right in front of a large temple on the top of a mountain. His eyes hardened as he looked at it and he dropped Kayori right onto the cement ground.
"OUCH!?" Kayori screamed as she made full contact with the ground. "Couldn't you at least give me warning before you drop me like that?! It hurt!!!" Inuyasha turned to her and put his hands on his hips.
"Well, if YOU were paying attention, you would have noticed that we've reached our destination and you could have gotten off yourself!"
"Well SORRY! It's just...This is all so weird...."
"Oh gimme a break, next you'll be complaining about the fact that we don't have...soap...or whatever."
"You...don't have SOAP?!"
"What's all that noise?............. HEY!!! Kayori!!!" Out ran Shippo hopping up onto her shoulder. "Hey!!! Finally, I thought you guys were never going to get here. Quickly Kayori, get inside!" Kayori nodded slowly and ran inside the temples giant doors, stopping a few steps inside and turning around.
"Inuyasha? Aren't you going to come?"
"Hmph! I think I'll take a nap!" And with that he hopped up into a tree and shut his eyes. Kayori frowned, thinking, but Shippo shook her head gently, reminding her that she still had to go inside to see Kagome.
Quickly, Kayori found her way into the large room in which Kagome was resting. Lady Kaede was sitting beside Kagome and as Kayori entered, Lady Kaede's eyes scanned the young girl.
"Ahhh, it is true what Lady Kagome has told me about you. I can sense it."
"Excuse me? Uhh....Lady Kaede?"
"Aye, that would be me child. Come. Sit. Rest."
"Ummm....Thank you..." Kayori hesitated slightly as she sat down and looked at the motionless Kagome.
"Kayori. This is where you come in."
"Uhh....What?"
"The journey now also involves you. Kagome and Inuyasha are not enough. Without you they will not be able to fulfill the mission of getting all the Shikon Jewels."
"Uh....I'm sorry Lady Kaede, but I don't follow."
"You must join Inuyasha and Kagome on their journey to find the shards of the Shikon Jewel."
"NO WAY! You gotta be joking with me, old lady. There is no way I can stand another pest!" Inuyasha appeared beside Kayori and sat down, glaring at her.
"Do not be so rude, Inuyasha. Kayori comes from a long line of Healers."
"....!!!! Healers?! What are you talking about?!" Kayori's eyes widened as she looked at the old women before her.
"Hmm...." Kaede nodded. "Yes. I can sense it. You knew Kikyo. You are Mai's reincarnation."
"....I do not know what you are talking about."
"Inuyasha, do you remember Mai?" Inuyasha crossed his arms and nodded, slowly turning his head and looking directly at Kayori.
"She look NOTHING like Mai did....." But slowly, his eyes began to soften "Maybe....Just a bit.....Mai.....and Kikyo were very close. They both protected the village with their lives...Kikyo...with her arrows and strength....Mai used her incredible magic for healing and battle....They were a powerful team...."
"Aye....And...Inuyasha? The arrow that Kikyo shot you with...It was a special arrow. It was made by Mai...Soaked in a special medicine that was able to stop the most powerful demons...It was the last one Kikyo-"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIT!!! Can't you guys explain to me what you're talking about?" Kayori looked at them a confused look on her face. "And what about Kagome? Wasn't I brought here to help her?"
"Well, if you'd just SHUT UP and listen then you would understand!"
"Inuyasha! I apologize child, Kagome will be healed by you, but we must a wait to a certain time of night, for now, I shall tell you about who you were..." Kayori nodded slowly, listening to her speak. "You know about how Inuyasha was sealed to the tree, no?" Kayori nodded. "Well, during that time, Mai was out of the village, in fact she was in a village not far from our own, someone had gotten terribly ill and she was there to heal them. In the mean time, Kikyo sealed Inuyasha to the tree with an arrow which was soaked in a special medicine, it was the last one Kikyo had...."
"How did Mai die?" Kayori asked, curiously.
"It was odd....very odd....After Kikyo had died, Mai returned to the village a sorrow look on her face, she already knew of what had happened...I still remember the day. She looked at Kikyo....Then she stood right before you, Inuyasha." Inuyasha's eyes dropped to the floor as he listened. "She stood before you and raised her arms...She was chanting something under her breathe but no one understood a thing. I remember a giant blast of energy came from her and was directed at you, Inuyasha. My guess is that it made the seal even more powerful...Too keep you from getting free....Then....She turned to face everyone in the village...Her eyes filled with tears as she dropped to her knees and left us..."
"Wow....." Shippo hopped down into Kayori's lap and listened carefully.
"Yes....It was a VERY tragic day for us...."
"........" Inuyasha sat silently, staring at Kagome, then his eyes left her and set on Kayori, who was stunned from what she had just heard.
"I......."
"You need not say a thing child. The time is coming. The time to heal Kagome. I trust you know how, child?" Kayori blinked.
"Umm....What happened to her?"
"She was bitten by a very powerful demon...." Kayori got to her feet suddenly.
"I'll go get the herbs." Kayori announced as she raced out the doors.
"Hey! Hey! Wait, you idiot you can't go out there alone! It's getting dark, the demons will eat yoooou!!!" Inuyasha got up and dashed after her. Lady Kaede smiled nodding to herself.
"Hmm...." Kayori got down onto her knees and examined the herbs growing by a giant tree. "I think this one will do..." Kayori pulled it out and held it with all the other herbs she had collected.
"Are you going to be done collecting grass by sun down or what?" Inuyasha asked from his position high on the tree.
"Grass? They're very powerful herbs!! And, I should be done by then....Why? Are we really far from the temple?" Kayori pulled out one more herb and got to her feet, dusting the dirt off her skirt.
"Nah. I could get there in a mere-" Inuyasha's ears suddenly perked up as he listened.
"In a mere what?....What are you doing Inuyasha?" Inuyasha got up from his lying position and looked around, sniffing.
"Shh....LOOK OUT!"
"AHHHHHHHH!" Kayori had been thrown back by a powerful force. Inuyasha jumped down from the tree and stood in front of her, protectively.
"Who's there?! Show yourself!"
"Well, if it isn't my pathetic little brother..." Inuyasha and Kayori both glanced up to the closest tree and there, stood Sesshoumaru. "Protecting a human, I see....I'll never understand what you or father saw in these retched weak...beings."
"Sesshoumaru..." Kayori said under her breathe.
"Hmm....I see you're protecting a new girl this time...Inuyasha, you sly dog, you..
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"What do you want now Sesshoumaru? Didn't you get enough the last time I kicked your butt?!"
"Fool. Give me the shards. I will not go easy on you this time..." Sesshoumaru yelled as he lunged forward getting ready to attack.
"Isn't that what you said last time?!" Inuyasha pulled out Testsusaiga and attacked his older brother. "Kayori, run! I'll catch up with you!"
"But Inuyasha, I can't leave you..."
"GO!!" Kayori nodded and ran but was stopped by Jaken.
"Don't let her escape...." Sesshoumaru said as he continued to battle.
"Yes, of course Master!" Jaken stood in front of Kayori, waving his staff in the air. "Sorry, but you heard Master Sesshoumaru, you're not going anywhere!"
"Says you, you stupid, wrinkly frog!!!" Kayori yelled as she continuously stomped on his head before kicking him to the side and running to hide behind a nearby tree.
"Ready to DIE little brother?" Sesshoumaru said as his claws began to glow a nasty green. "POISON CLAW!" Sesshoumaru swiped Inuyasha right across the chest.
"AAHHHRGGG!!!" Inuyasha yelled as he slashed Sesshoumaru in the arm, and he retreated to a nearby tree as Inuyasha dropped to his knees.
"Oh no! Inuyasha!!!!" Kayori yelled running toward him. "Inuyasha? Are you alright?" Kayori dropped to one knee and examined his wound.
"What are you doing here? I told you to run you idiot!!"
"I can't leave you like this!"
"Hm....This is very touching, it's making me sick so, do us all a favor and give the shards to me before I must kill for them."
"Sesshoumaru!!!" Sesshoumaru's eyes landed on Kayori as she stood up and stepped closer to the tree in which he was on.
"What do you want, human?"
"I...I know there's good in you! Everyone has good in their heart, just dig deep! You'll find it! Besides..." Sesshoumaru looked at her, slightly surprised.
"Good? Hmph. What are you talking about? Stupid mortal, demons, true ones, they do not care for humans or half breeds, like my younger brother...." Sesshoumaru jumped down, right in front of her, his eyes piercing into hers. Kayori took a deep breathe, slightly frightened but still keeping a stern look on her face.
'He's standing so close...' Kayori thought as she felt his breathe on her cheek. She took a step back and got ready to finish her sentence.
"Besides....We don't have the shards..." Her eyes widened as she saw Inuyasha behind Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha thrusted the Testsusaiga into Sesshoumaru's back as he turned into a bleeding fur ball that flew high into the sky and disappeared as Jaken followed.
"Argh...Are you alright?" Inuyasha said as he sheathed his sword and dropped to his knee.
"Inuyasha! You've been poisons badly!" Kayori leaned him up against a tree trunk and dug through the bunch of herbs she had collected. "Here, eat this, it should help you heal quickly. Not to mention you're half demon so, that will assist it too." Kayori held the herb out to his mouth as he ate it.
'I certainly hope this is the right herb....Hmm...For some odd reason, I feel sure that it is...'
"I'm fine. Let's go back!" Kayori nodded smiling as she hopped onto his back and they traveled back to the temple in which Kagome was at rest.(I don't mean DEAD!)
Upon entering Lady Kaede greeted them with a nod.
"I suppose all went well?"
"Yes, it was fine Lady Kaede."
"I smell poison. Inuyasha?"
"Hmph!" Inuyasha sat down and Kayori sat beside him.
"It's nothing serious, you don't need to worry. But I'd better start brewing this up for Kagome. Shippo popped up beside her and handed her a bowl with a wooden spoon, which she used to stir the herbs over the flickering fire that was created, while they were gone.
"There....It should be done..." Kayori blew at the steam, to try and cool it. She propped Kagome up with one arm and held the bowl to Kagome's mouth and began to slowly poor it in... "Please work...."
Slowly Kagome's eyes began to open...
"K-Kayori?!" Kagome sat up and gave her friend a giant hug, the force was so strong, the bowl flew out of her hands and what was left of the medicine ended up on Inuyasha's head.
"!!!!!!!! You two are so stupid!? What was that for anyway?! One of you is enough and now both of you?! GREAT?!" Inuyasha stood up and stomped out the door as the girls looked at each other and laughed.
"Sorry Inuyasha!!" They both said as laughter erupted from the room.
Inuyasha sat outside on a tree branch staring up at the moon.
"So....The reincarnation of Mai and Kikyo...hm....They're both such idiots!" He said to himself as he lay down and close his eyes, resting and wondering, what was going to await them tomorrow.
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Metallia: WOW! This was a pretty long chapter that went on and on about nothing in particular, sorry but I tried! heh, well please review and tell me what ya think kk? Thanks a tons!!!!!
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Disclaimer: Inuyasha does not belong to me.
Metallia: This is a pretty crappy story but hey, I got one review(cuz I told her to review) hehehe...Oh, by the way, I know this story might not follow EXACTLY how the series is but, gimme a break! I need to use my creativity, ne? Plus, I kinda want to continue it anyway so YAY! Here's chapter 2!
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Chapter 2- The Healer
"Umm....Excuse me Inuyasha, but where are we going??"
"Just shut up and wait, you'll see." Kayori sighed. She felt oddly tense lying in his arms.
'Why did he have to carry me like this?' She thought as she leaned her head up against his chest. 'Can't he go any faster?' Inuyasha looked down at her questioningly, but she didn't seem to notice, she had too much on her mind.
'I wonder what mom's gonna think when she wakes up and I'm not home...'
'I wonder if everyone else is gonna see our town as an anime too, or maybe it's just me...'
'Maybe this is all just a dream.....Nah, too weird to be a dream...'
'Am I still in my pajamas?.....!!!!' Kayori quickly glanced down at her clothes and was relieved to see she wasn't in her Pj's but also surprised to see herself in a school uniform, identical to Kagome's.
'Hmm, I guess in this world....I go to the same school as Kagome...'
'Kagome?.......I wonder what happened to Kagome....and what can I do to help?'
Inuyasha had landed right in front of a large temple on the top of a mountain. His eyes hardened as he looked at it and he dropped Kayori right onto the cement ground.
"OUCH!?" Kayori screamed as she made full contact with the ground. "Couldn't you at least give me warning before you drop me like that?! It hurt!!!" Inuyasha turned to her and put his hands on his hips.
"Well, if YOU were paying attention, you would have noticed that we've reached our destination and you could have gotten off yourself!"
"Well SORRY! It's just...This is all so weird...."
"Oh gimme a break, next you'll be complaining about the fact that we don't have...soap...or whatever."
"You...don't have SOAP?!"
"What's all that noise?............. HEY!!! Kayori!!!" Out ran Shippo hopping up onto her shoulder. "Hey!!! Finally, I thought you guys were never going to get here. Quickly Kayori, get inside!" Kayori nodded slowly and ran inside the temples giant doors, stopping a few steps inside and turning around.
"Inuyasha? Aren't you going to come?"
"Hmph! I think I'll take a nap!" And with that he hopped up into a tree and shut his eyes. Kayori frowned, thinking, but Shippo shook her head gently, reminding her that she still had to go inside to see Kagome.
Quickly, Kayori found her way into the large room in which Kagome was resting. Lady Kaede was sitting beside Kagome and as Kayori entered, Lady Kaede's eyes scanned the young girl.
"Ahhh, it is true what Lady Kagome has told me about you. I can sense it."
"Excuse me? Uhh....Lady Kaede?"
"Aye, that would be me child. Come. Sit. Rest."
"Ummm....Thank you..." Kayori hesitated slightly as she sat down and looked at the motionless Kagome.
"Kayori. This is where you come in."
"Uhh....What?"
"The journey now also involves you. Kagome and Inuyasha are not enough. Without you they will not be able to fulfill the mission of getting all the Shikon Jewels."
"Uh....I'm sorry Lady Kaede, but I don't follow."
"You must join Inuyasha and Kagome on their journey to find the shards of the Shikon Jewel."
"NO WAY! You gotta be joking with me, old lady. There is no way I can stand another pest!" Inuyasha appeared beside Kayori and sat down, glaring at her.
"Do not be so rude, Inuyasha. Kayori comes from a long line of Healers."
"....!!!! Healers?! What are you talking about?!" Kayori's eyes widened as she looked at the old women before her.
"Hmm...." Kaede nodded. "Yes. I can sense it. You knew Kikyo. You are Mai's reincarnation."
"....I do not know what you are talking about."
"Inuyasha, do you remember Mai?" Inuyasha crossed his arms and nodded, slowly turning his head and looking directly at Kayori.
"She look NOTHING like Mai did....." But slowly, his eyes began to soften "Maybe....Just a bit.....Mai.....and Kikyo were very close. They both protected the village with their lives...Kikyo...with her arrows and strength....Mai used her incredible magic for healing and battle....They were a powerful team...."
"Aye....And...Inuyasha? The arrow that Kikyo shot you with...It was a special arrow. It was made by Mai...Soaked in a special medicine that was able to stop the most powerful demons...It was the last one Kikyo-"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIT!!! Can't you guys explain to me what you're talking about?" Kayori looked at them a confused look on her face. "And what about Kagome? Wasn't I brought here to help her?"
"Well, if you'd just SHUT UP and listen then you would understand!"
"Inuyasha! I apologize child, Kagome will be healed by you, but we must a wait to a certain time of night, for now, I shall tell you about who you were..." Kayori nodded slowly, listening to her speak. "You know about how Inuyasha was sealed to the tree, no?" Kayori nodded. "Well, during that time, Mai was out of the village, in fact she was in a village not far from our own, someone had gotten terribly ill and she was there to heal them. In the mean time, Kikyo sealed Inuyasha to the tree with an arrow which was soaked in a special medicine, it was the last one Kikyo had...."
"How did Mai die?" Kayori asked, curiously.
"It was odd....very odd....After Kikyo had died, Mai returned to the village a sorrow look on her face, she already knew of what had happened...I still remember the day. She looked at Kikyo....Then she stood right before you, Inuyasha." Inuyasha's eyes dropped to the floor as he listened. "She stood before you and raised her arms...She was chanting something under her breathe but no one understood a thing. I remember a giant blast of energy came from her and was directed at you, Inuyasha. My guess is that it made the seal even more powerful...Too keep you from getting free....Then....She turned to face everyone in the village...Her eyes filled with tears as she dropped to her knees and left us..."
"Wow....." Shippo hopped down into Kayori's lap and listened carefully.
"Yes....It was a VERY tragic day for us...."
"........" Inuyasha sat silently, staring at Kagome, then his eyes left her and set on Kayori, who was stunned from what she had just heard.
"I......."
"You need not say a thing child. The time is coming. The time to heal Kagome. I trust you know how, child?" Kayori blinked.
"Umm....What happened to her?"
"She was bitten by a very powerful demon...." Kayori got to her feet suddenly.
"I'll go get the herbs." Kayori announced as she raced out the doors.
"Hey! Hey! Wait, you idiot you can't go out there alone! It's getting dark, the demons will eat yoooou!!!" Inuyasha got up and dashed after her. Lady Kaede smiled nodding to herself.
"Hmm...." Kayori got down onto her knees and examined the herbs growing by a giant tree. "I think this one will do..." Kayori pulled it out and held it with all the other herbs she had collected.
"Are you going to be done collecting grass by sun down or what?" Inuyasha asked from his position high on the tree.
"Grass? They're very powerful herbs!! And, I should be done by then....Why? Are we really far from the temple?" Kayori pulled out one more herb and got to her feet, dusting the dirt off her skirt.
"Nah. I could get there in a mere-" Inuyasha's ears suddenly perked up as he listened.
"In a mere what?....What are you doing Inuyasha?" Inuyasha got up from his lying position and looked around, sniffing.
"Shh....LOOK OUT!"
"AHHHHHHHH!" Kayori had been thrown back by a powerful force. Inuyasha jumped down from the tree and stood in front of her, protectively.
"Who's there?! Show yourself!"
"Well, if it isn't my pathetic little brother..." Inuyasha and Kayori both glanced up to the closest tree and there, stood Sesshoumaru. "Protecting a human, I see....I'll never understand what you or father saw in these retched weak...beings."
"Sesshoumaru..." Kayori said under her breathe.
"Hmm....I see you're protecting a new girl this time...Inuyasha, you sly dog, you..
."
"What do you want now Sesshoumaru? Didn't you get enough the last time I kicked your butt?!"
"Fool. Give me the shards. I will not go easy on you this time..." Sesshoumaru yelled as he lunged forward getting ready to attack.
"Isn't that what you said last time?!" Inuyasha pulled out Testsusaiga and attacked his older brother. "Kayori, run! I'll catch up with you!"
"But Inuyasha, I can't leave you..."
"GO!!" Kayori nodded and ran but was stopped by Jaken.
"Don't let her escape...." Sesshoumaru said as he continued to battle.
"Yes, of course Master!" Jaken stood in front of Kayori, waving his staff in the air. "Sorry, but you heard Master Sesshoumaru, you're not going anywhere!"
"Says you, you stupid, wrinkly frog!!!" Kayori yelled as she continuously stomped on his head before kicking him to the side and running to hide behind a nearby tree.
"Ready to DIE little brother?" Sesshoumaru said as his claws began to glow a nasty green. "POISON CLAW!" Sesshoumaru swiped Inuyasha right across the chest.
"AAHHHRGGG!!!" Inuyasha yelled as he slashed Sesshoumaru in the arm, and he retreated to a nearby tree as Inuyasha dropped to his knees.
"Oh no! Inuyasha!!!!" Kayori yelled running toward him. "Inuyasha? Are you alright?" Kayori dropped to one knee and examined his wound.
"What are you doing here? I told you to run you idiot!!"
"I can't leave you like this!"
"Hm....This is very touching, it's making me sick so, do us all a favor and give the shards to me before I must kill for them."
"Sesshoumaru!!!" Sesshoumaru's eyes landed on Kayori as she stood up and stepped closer to the tree in which he was on.
"What do you want, human?"
"I...I know there's good in you! Everyone has good in their heart, just dig deep! You'll find it! Besides..." Sesshoumaru looked at her, slightly surprised.
"Good? Hmph. What are you talking about? Stupid mortal, demons, true ones, they do not care for humans or half breeds, like my younger brother...." Sesshoumaru jumped down, right in front of her, his eyes piercing into hers. Kayori took a deep breathe, slightly frightened but still keeping a stern look on her face.
'He's standing so close...' Kayori thought as she felt his breathe on her cheek. She took a step back and got ready to finish her sentence.
"Besides....We don't have the shards..." Her eyes widened as she saw Inuyasha behind Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha thrusted the Testsusaiga into Sesshoumaru's back as he turned into a bleeding fur ball that flew high into the sky and disappeared as Jaken followed.
"Argh...Are you alright?" Inuyasha said as he sheathed his sword and dropped to his knee.
"Inuyasha! You've been poisons badly!" Kayori leaned him up against a tree trunk and dug through the bunch of herbs she had collected. "Here, eat this, it should help you heal quickly. Not to mention you're half demon so, that will assist it too." Kayori held the herb out to his mouth as he ate it.
'I certainly hope this is the right herb....Hmm...For some odd reason, I feel sure that it is...'
"I'm fine. Let's go back!" Kayori nodded smiling as she hopped onto his back and they traveled back to the temple in which Kagome was at rest.(I don't mean DEAD!)
Upon entering Lady Kaede greeted them with a nod.
"I suppose all went well?"
"Yes, it was fine Lady Kaede."
"I smell poison. Inuyasha?"
"Hmph!" Inuyasha sat down and Kayori sat beside him.
"It's nothing serious, you don't need to worry. But I'd better start brewing this up for Kagome. Shippo popped up beside her and handed her a bowl with a wooden spoon, which she used to stir the herbs over the flickering fire that was created, while they were gone.
"There....It should be done..." Kayori blew at the steam, to try and cool it. She propped Kagome up with one arm and held the bowl to Kagome's mouth and began to slowly poor it in... "Please work...."
Slowly Kagome's eyes began to open...
"K-Kayori?!" Kagome sat up and gave her friend a giant hug, the force was so strong, the bowl flew out of her hands and what was left of the medicine ended up on Inuyasha's head.
"!!!!!!!! You two are so stupid!? What was that for anyway?! One of you is enough and now both of you?! GREAT?!" Inuyasha stood up and stomped out the door as the girls looked at each other and laughed.
"Sorry Inuyasha!!" They both said as laughter erupted from the room.
Inuyasha sat outside on a tree branch staring up at the moon.
"So....The reincarnation of Mai and Kikyo...hm....They're both such idiots!" He said to himself as he lay down and close his eyes, resting and wondering, what was going to await them tomorrow.
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Metallia: WOW! This was a pretty long chapter that went on and on about nothing in particular, sorry but I tried! heh, well please review and tell me what ya think kk? Thanks a tons!!!!!
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