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	<title>Rope of Silicon &#187; Happy-Go-Lucky</title>
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		<title>This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: March 10, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cadillac Records]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Let the Right One In]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[DVD LINKS: DVD NEWS &#124; RELEASE DATES &#124; NEW DVDS &#124; REVIEWS &#124; RSS FEED The DVD gods decided three weeks in a row of limited releases would be too much as this week we have plenty of new titles to talk about as well as some notable new release dates listed at the bottom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Roundtable with Pitt, Langella, Hawkins, Downey Jr., Rourke and Hathaway</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anne Hathaway]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12759</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Newsweek held an Oscar roundtable hosted by David Ansen and Ramin Setoodeh and involving Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder), Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky) and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) and I have just started digging into these things and from what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Complete List of 2009 Golden Globe Winners</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/complete-list-of-2009-golden-globe-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Colin Farrell]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Heath Ledger]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sally Hawkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slumdog Millionaire]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Reader]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Hollywood Foreign Press Association The 2009 Golden Globes were held tonight at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 PM (EST) and there were a few surprises to say the least. Of course I would say the big winner was Kate Winslet who went home with two Golden Globe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USER POLL: Predicting the 2009 Golden Globe Award Winners!</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/user-poll-predicting-the-2009-golden-globe-award-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Golden Globe Awards]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12228</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Hollywood Foreign Press Association Earlier this week Tom O&#039;Neil at the &#034;Los Angeles Times&#034; and running their Gold Derby Blog asked for everyone&#039;s Golden Globe predictions, they are online right here. I sent mine in, but I knew I would have a change of heart on at least one pick come time to actually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Critics Pick &#039;Waltz with Bashir&#039; while &#039;Happy-Go-Lucky&#039; Takes Home Four Kudos</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/national-critics-pick-waltz-with-bashir-while-happy-go-lucky-takes-home-four-kudos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/national-critics-pick-waltz-with-bashir-while-happy-go-lucky-takes-home-four-kudos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Award Show News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Those Other Awards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Man on Wire]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12056</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am confident in saying Waltz with Bashir will not be winning Best Picture at the 2009 Oscars, but the fact the National Society of Film Critics have chosen it as the Best Picture of 2008 doesn&#039;t hurt its chances for Best Foreign Film as the animated biography directed by Ari Folman is certainly gaining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hey! I Want to See These &#039;Top Ten&#039; Movies Too!</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/hey-i-want-to-see-these-top-ten-movies-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Frank</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=11915</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[David Frank knows more than you. Care to disagree? Oh The Wrestler is that good, eh? Life isn&#039;t complete without seeing Slumdog Millionaire?  Synecdoche, New York will blow my mind with its mighty Kaufman awesomeness? Hey thanks for rubbing it in. Please continue on how Let the Right One In is a masterpiece of masterpieceosity.  No no, don&#039;t stop. I want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Slumdog&#039; Tops Satellite Winners</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/slumdog-tops-satellite-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The winners of the 13th annual Satellite Awards were announced on Sunday and taking the top nods where Slumdog Millionaire for Best Motion Picture (Drama) and Happy-Go-Lucky for Best Motion Picture (Comedy). The Happy-Go-Lucky win is no major surprise, but the Slumdog pull is just one more piece of hardware as it is slowly rising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Film Critics Cop-Out and Vote &#039;WALL-E&#039; and &#039;Slumdog Millionaire&#039; Best Picture</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/boston-film-critics-cop-out-and-vote-wall-e-and-slumdog-millionaire-best-picture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/boston-film-critics-cop-out-and-vote-wall-e-and-slumdog-millionaire-best-picture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boston Society of Film Critics have weighed in and show their inability to make a decision by coming up with two ties, one for Best Picture and another for Best Actor. After all, if you give out a tie no one can fault you for snubbing anyone. The big winner, despite the fact it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATED: 11 Brand New Oscar Scripts from &#039;Revolutionary Road,&#039; &#039;Milk,&#039; &#039;Ben Button&#039; and Many More</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/brand-new-oscar-scripts-from-revolutionary-road-milk-doubt-and-many-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/brand-new-oscar-scripts-from-revolutionary-road-milk-doubt-and-many-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Courtesy the Awards Daily For Your Consideration gallery UPDATE: Just added script links to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Kung Fu Panda thanks to Garrett for sending in the link. There is also a version of the Gran Torino script available here based on the official version from the WB FYC site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Milk&#039; and &#039;Happy-Go-Lucky&#039; Win Big with New York Film Critics</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/milk-and-happy-go-lucky-win-big-with-new-york-film-critics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/milk-and-happy-go-lucky-win-big-with-new-york-film-critics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Josh Brolin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mike Leigh]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=11449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After yesterday&#039;s surprise with the Los Angeles Film Critics bestowing the title of Best Picture on WALL&#8226;E and naming The Dark Knight the runner-up I guess it would have been too much to expect the same from the New York Critics, but they have in turn gone a different route and awarded Happy-Go-Lucky a pair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;WALL-E&#039; Voted Best Picture By Los Angeles Film Critics</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/wall-e-voted-best-picture-by-los-angeles-film-critics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/wall-e-voted-best-picture-by-los-angeles-film-critics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Walt Disney/Pixar The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) announced their winners today and in a surprise turn the group voted to award Disney/Pixar&#039;s WALL&#8226;E as their Best Picture of 2008 and astonishingly have The Dark Knight as their runner-up. I say the decision is a surprise only because WALL&#8226;E had basically been counted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ebert Weighs in with His Top 20 of 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/ebert-weighs-in-with-his-top-20-of-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roger Ebert has gone against the negative chatter saying 2008 is a dismal year for film and declared it &#034;a great year for movies&#034; as he has unveiled his top 20 films of 2008. Why 20 instead of the traditional ten? Well, as he puts it, &#034;I am violating the age-old custom that film critics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Studio Oscar Sites Updated with Scripts and Such</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/studio_oscar_sites_updated_with_scripts_and_such_20081030/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Disney / Pixar Studios are ramping up to begin their major Oscar push and as a result it means they are setting up their &#034;For Your Consideration&#034; sites which gives Academy members (and us too) a chance to get more information on each film, what categories they are pushing as well as an occasional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Update: Best Actor Chatter, Talks of &#039;Doubt&#039; and Scott-Thomas is Praised</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar_update_best_actor_chatter_talks_of_doubt_and_scott_thomas_is_praised_20081024/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we learned an unfinished version of Doubt will be replacing The Soloist at the AFI Film Festival on October 30. The fact Miramax is cool with showing an unfinished print as an Opening Night Gala film tells me a lot about the quality of the flick. I thought the first trailer was outstanding and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talking With Mike Leigh on Indies, 3-D vs. Reality and &#039;Happy-Go-Lucky&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/talking_with_mike_leigh_on_indies_3_d_vs_reality_and_happy_go_lucky_20081020/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sitting down with Mike Leigh was a little intimidating. Strange considering he&#039;s about half my height (exaggeration), but he&#039;s an accomplished filmmaker and not from Hollywood stock so I felt I had to be on my A-game. The main reason I sat down with him was to talk about my thoughts on his fantastic film [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Update: Best Actress Race Heats Up, &#039;Dark Knight&#039; Sound Honors and More</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar_update_best_actress_race_heats_up_dark_knight_sound_honors_and_more_20081013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Best Actress race is heating up with glowing reviews for Sally Hawkins in Mike Leigh&#039;s Happy-Go-Lucky, which creates a heads up battle between Hawkins and Anne Hathaway as people begin weighing in on the category. If you look at the Envelope&#039;s picks, all but Kris Tapley at In Contention believe Hathaway will be nominated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie_review_happy_go_lucky_2008__20081010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eddie Marsan and Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky Photo: Miramax The title for Mike Leigh&#039;s Happy-Go-Lucky is misleading in the sense that while its main character, Poppy (Sally Hawkins), is indeed a happy person and looks at life for the good things it offers, she is also a level-headed individual that has real feelings and emotions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Update: Best Picture Predictions, New Reviews and More</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/massive_oscar_update_best_picture_predictions_new_reviews_and_more_prognostication_20081003/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/massive_oscar_update_best_picture_predictions_new_reviews_and_more_prognostication_20081003/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#039;t been moved at all to do an Oscar Update because nothing has happened that warrants any kind of real attention. Either predictions are being made on films that haven&#039;t been seen or much ado is being made about nothing. However, I can&#039;t make it seem like I have abandoned &#034;The Contenders&#034; section so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Happy-Go-Lucky&#039; Should be Nominated for at Least Five Oscars</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/look_at_happy_go_lucky_that_differs_from_the_rest_20080923/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/look_at_happy_go_lucky_that_differs_from_the_rest_20080923/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sally Hawkins and writer/director Mike Leigh on the set of Happy-Go-Lucky Photo: Miramax Films For the longest time I had been thinking about doing some sort of an all-encompassing &#034;Interpretation vs. Intention&#034; article, but after seeing Happy-Go-Lucky I figured a case-by-case basis may be the best way to approach it since I didn&#039;t really have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Update: James Franco and Sally Hawkins Breakthrough</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar_update_james_franco_and_sally_hawkins_breakthrough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky and James Franco in Milk Photo: Miramax and Focus Features The only thing James Franco needs to concern himself with right now is continuing his streak to remind folks he isn&#039;t just the stupid character Harry Osbourne from the overblown Spider-Man franchise, a franchise I am sure has put plenty of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Update: The Contender Section is Now Online and Updating</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar_update_the_contender_section_is_now_online_and_updating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has taken a ton of work over this Labor Day Weekend, but thanks to the slow news cycle I was able to get the RopeofSilicon &#034;The Contenders&#034; section online and officially updating. You can begin your tour right here, but first let me give you a break down as well as you can download [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Domestic Trailer for &#039;Happy-Go-Lucky&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/domestic_trailer_for_happy_go_lucky/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/domestic_trailer_for_happy_go_lucky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sally Hawkins is getting a little bit of early Oscar buzz for her role in Happy-Go-Lucky and after I watched the international trailer for the film I couldn&#039;t help but think of Lady Tottington from Wallace &#038; Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. For some reason the two characters seem to have the same [...]]]></description>
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