Game Of Thrones: The Sopranos with swords or Dynasty in chainmail?
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Just accept that he's not going to finish the series...Motherfucker GRRM if you don't get your old ass back on that typewriter...
Motherfucker GRRM if you don't get your old ass back on that typewriter...
This could be part of the reason why....
'Game of Thrones' may rule forever with four new shows
HBO announces the shows will explore different time periods within George R.R. Martin's vast universe
by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
Updated: May 4, 2017 4:18 PM PDT
If anyone was wondering why George R.R. Martin hasn't finished that next "Game of Thrones" book yet, he's probably been a little busy.
HBO announced on Wednesday that four -- count 'em, four -- series relating to the dragon-and-magic filled fantasy land are potentially on the way. No word yet on whether they'll be spin-offs, prequels, sequels or just shows set within the same world of "Game of Thrones."
"We've closed deals for four very talented writers to each explore different time periods of George R. R. Martin's vast and rich universe," HBO said in a statement. "There is no set timetable for these projects. We'll take as much or as little time as the writers need and, as with all our development, we will evaluate what we have when the scripts are in."
More 'Thrones'
But the co-creators of the current show, which launches a seventh season July 16, will still concentrate on that project rather than jumping ship to the new offerings.
"(Creators) Dan Weiss and David Benioff continue to work on finishing up the seventh season and are already in the midst of writing and preparing for the eighth and final season," HBO's statement went on to say. "We have kept them up to date on our plans and they will be attached, along with George R. R. Martin, as executive producers on all projects. We will support them as they take a much deserved break from writing about Westeros once the final season is complete."
The four writers are Max Borenstein ("Kong: Skull Island"), Jane Goldman ("X-Men: Days of Future Past"), Brian Helgeland ("Legend", "A Knight's Tale") and Carly Wray ("The Leftovers"). Martin himself, the author who started the whole tangled tussle for the Iron Throne with his books, is listed along with Goldman and Wray as a writer on their series.
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Splinter is coming! The Game of Thrones spin-offs the world deserves
Jaime and Cersei’s teen romance? The bawdy truth about Young Bronn? The possibilities for expanding the Westeros universe are glorious – and endless
Friday 5 May 2017 06.01 EDTLast modified on Friday 5 May 2017 07.02 EDT
Game of Thrones will definitely end with its eighth season in 2018 but worry not, because splinter is coming. HBO have announced audacious plans to extend their flagship franchise, commissioning four different writers to develop spin-off projects that will “explore different time periods of George RR Martin’s vast and rich universe”. In other words, they’re going to throw lots of ideas at the Wall to see what sticks. Here are some suggestions to ensure these continuations are more Frasier than Fear the Walking Dead.
Keeping Up with the Lannisters
George RR Martin hasn’t actually finished writing The Winds of Winter, the long-gestating sixth book in the A Song of Fire and Ice saga that Game of Thrones is based on. But cut him some slack. Over two decades, five hefty tomes and various short stories, the fantasy titan has sketched out a plausible, broad-strokes history of Westeros, from the First Men invading and colonising the continent many millennia ago to the dread Long Winter that necessitated the raising of the Wall a mere 7,000 years or so later. There’s no need to go back that far to find a promising setting for a juicy spin-off, though: who wouldn’t want to watch the formative years of suspiciously close twins Cersei and Jaime, honing their statecraft and swordplay on the family seat of Casterly Rock while their tetchy dad Tywin struggles with being a single dad. Imagine the OC with added OMG.
Our Fiend in the North
How did the Night King so completely lose his moral compass in a place where pretty much everywhere is north? Photograph: HBO
He may be cold as ice and willing to sacrifice but we don’t actually know that much about Game of Thrones’s implacable big baddie the Night King except that he can raise the newly dead with a mere “come at me bro” gesture and, judging by his Darth-Maul-meets-Groot complexion, is in dire need of some winter skincare tips. So how did this former Night’s Watch commander so completely lose his moral compass in a place where pretty much everywhere is north? The full tragic, operatic backstory could unfold in flashbacks while the nascent Night King begins the preparations that will lead to his big push south, allowing us to glimpse what everyday life is like for those who scratch out a life on the wrong side of the Wall. Like: what do wights do when they’re not on murder duty? Throw in some subplots about passionate wildlings and those mysterious children of the forest faerie folk and whammo: it’s Breaking Bad meets Vikings meets Once Upon a Time.
Better Khal Soll
The Dothraki are essentially the Klingons of Westeros: a muscled mass of beard-knots and tribal tats, cruising around the deserts of Essos on their mighty stallions like a rambunctious biker gang. Khal Drogo, son of Khal Bharbo, was such a legend he remained undefeated in battle – well, until he was blood-poisoned by a vengeful witch-slave – but what would happen if a more non-traditional Dothraki male found himself unexpectedly elevated, through a series of mishaps, to the hallowed position of Khal? Enter Soll, who might not have a bulging sword arm but has enough cunning to keep his wandering band of lethal meatheads in line, with a little help from his eye-rolling khaleesi Kimmawexler. Sure, his name might be in the title but she’s the real star, helping Soll become a different kind of Khal, a better Khal. Again, this would be a chance to spend some time in the corners of Essos that haven’t been explored in the mothership series but here’s a tip for any potential showrunner: don’t have Soll and Kimmawexler go to Meereen. No one’s interested in going back to Meereen.
To the Manor Bronn
Let’s do a fresh-faced Bronn prequel – though it will be hard to find a young actor with both the easy charm and Desperate Dan chin of Jerome Flynn. Photograph: Sky TV
How did everyone’s favourite sellsword, brigand and wench-grabber become such an insolent rogue? What inspired his cheerful contempt for the feudal barons who tussle over the Iron Throne while their serfs starve in the muck? Where did he learn all those impressively bawdy ballads? All these burning questions could be answered in fresh-faced prequel To the Manor Bronn, even if it might be tricky to find a young actor capable of matching both the easy charm and Desperate Dan chin of Jerome Flynn. Actually, this would be yet another male-centric spin-off, so even though it would be fun to watch Young Bronn butt heads with the bumptious Clegane brothers and learn the art of a good pike-drop from man-at-arms Syrio Forel, scratch all that. Let’s do a spin-off about the lethal Sand Sisters – the eight-strong, glorious bastard sisterhood from the very far south of Westeros. Imagine something like Girls but with even more wine: To the Manor Dorne.
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HBO Is Developing Not One, Not Two, But Four Spinoffs of Game of Thrones
By Marissa Martinell
HBO's writers are hard at work.
Helen Sloan/HBO
Excellent news, Game of Thrones fans: The odds of aspinoff just quadrupled. As we near the July 16 debut of the show’s long-awaited seventh season, HBO announced Thursday that the studio has partnered with four writers to expand the Game of Thrones universe beyond the current series. Writers Max Borenstein (Kong: Skull Island), Jane Goldman (Kingsman: The Golden Circle, X-Men : First Class), Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential),and Carly Wray (Mad Men) will each tackle a different spinoff idea, with A Song of Ice and Fire creator George R. R. Martin working directly with both Goldman and Wray. Martin, as well as longtime Game of Thrones showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff, who are currently working on the show’s eighth and final season, will serve as executive producers should any of the series move forward.
HBO is keeping the details of the individual projects under wraps, saying only that they will “explore different time periods of Martin’s vast and rich universe,” but Martin has claimed to have “thousands” of pages of the fake history of Westeros, and the existing show alone has plenty of minor characters whose fates are unknown or whose backstories seem ripe for dramatization. We don’t yet know how many of these projects will wind up actually making it to the screen, but with four in the works, at least one seems bound to stick—Game of Thrones is the network’s most-watched series, averaging more than 25 million viewers in its sixth season.
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This could be part of the reason why....
'Game of Thrones' may rule forever with four new shows
HBO announces the shows will explore different time periods within George R.R. Martin's vast universe
by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
Updated: May 4, 2017 4:18 PM PDT
If anyone was wondering why George R.R. Martin hasn't finished that next "Game of Thrones" book yet, he's probably been a little busy.
HBO announced on Wednesday that four -- count 'em, four -- series relating to the dragon-and-magic filled fantasy land are potentially on the way. No word yet on whether they'll be spin-offs, prequels, sequels or just shows set within the same world of "Game of Thrones."
"We've closed deals for four very talented writers to each explore different time periods of George R. R. Martin's vast and rich universe," HBO said in a statement. "There is no set timetable for these projects. We'll take as much or as little time as the writers need and, as with all our development, we will evaluate what we have when the scripts are in."
More 'Thrones'
But the co-creators of the current show, which launches a seventh season July 16, will still concentrate on that project rather than jumping ship to the new offerings.
"(Creators) Dan Weiss and David Benioff continue to work on finishing up the seventh season and are already in the midst of writing and preparing for the eighth and final season," HBO's statement went on to say. "We have kept them up to date on our plans and they will be attached, along with George R. R. Martin, as executive producers on all projects. We will support them as they take a much deserved break from writing about Westeros once the final season is complete."
The four writers are Max Borenstein ("Kong: Skull Island"), Jane Goldman ("X-Men: Days of Future Past"), Brian Helgeland ("Legend", "A Knight's Tale") and Carly Wray ("The Leftovers"). Martin himself, the author who started the whole tangled tussle for the Iron Throne with his books, is listed along with Goldman and Wray as a writer on their series.
This could be part of the reason why....
'Game of Thrones' may rule forever with four new shows
HBO announces the shows will explore different time periods within George R.R. Martin's vast universe
by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
Updated: May 4, 2017 4:18 PM PDT
If anyone was wondering why George R.R. Martin hasn't finished that next "Game of Thrones" book yet, he's probably been a little busy.
HBO announced on Wednesday that four -- count 'em, four -- series relating to the dragon-and-magic filled fantasy land are potentially on the way. No word yet on whether they'll be spin-offs, prequels, sequels or just shows set within the same world of "Game of Thrones."
"We've closed deals for four very talented writers to each explore different time periods of George R. R. Martin's vast and rich universe," HBO said in a statement. "There is no set timetable for these projects. We'll take as much or as little time as the writers need and, as with all our development, we will evaluate what we have when the scripts are in."
More 'Thrones'
But the co-creators of the current show, which launches a seventh season July 16, will still concentrate on that project rather than jumping ship to the new offerings.
"(Creators) Dan Weiss and David Benioff continue to work on finishing up the seventh season and are already in the midst of writing and preparing for the eighth and final season," HBO's statement went on to say. "We have kept them up to date on our plans and they will be attached, along with George R. R. Martin, as executive producers on all projects. We will support them as they take a much deserved break from writing about Westeros once the final season is complete."
The four writers are Max Borenstein ("Kong: Skull Island"), Jane Goldman ("X-Men: Days of Future Past"), Brian Helgeland ("Legend", "A Knight's Tale") and Carly Wray ("The Leftovers"). Martin himself, the author who started the whole tangled tussle for the Iron Throne with his books, is listed along with Goldman and Wray as a writer on their series.
Knew HBO would figure out a way to keep the gravy train rolling somehow
if theyre going back in history they could get a few seasons out of Aegon's Conquest http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Aegon's_Conquest
budget would be crazy but we get to see how some of the current players came about
budget would be crazy but we get to see how some of the current players came about
1.Robert's Rebellion/Iron Island Rebellion
2.A Dance with Dragons
3.Aegon's Conquest
4.The Dawn Age
I'm expecting the first three made into shows,since it's been talked about alot by everyone.
The fourth one is a hard choice,since the story is so big.
I would love to know the stories from eastern Essos and Sothoryos
2.A Dance with Dragons
3.Aegon's Conquest
4.The Dawn Age
I'm expecting the first three made into shows,since it's been talked about alot by everyone.
The fourth one is a hard choice,since the story is so big.
I would love to know the stories from eastern Essos and Sothoryos
They rarely make shows or movies telling stories about the REAL Africa, so I doubt the fake Africa will get any love.
This guy is going to milk his celebrity for as long as he is able. The books are waaaaaaay down the list of his priorities at this point. He's literally living the neckbeard dream.
I love to see....
Blackfyre rebellion
Blood raven/ Brenden Rivers story
Harren the black conquest (Harrenhall)
Roberts Rebellion
They can milk this saga for years
Blackfyre rebellion
Blood raven/ Brenden Rivers story
Harren the black conquest (Harrenhall)
Roberts Rebellion
They can milk this saga for years
Which rebellion,they had 5 of them.
It was only wishful thinking.......
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones#Viewer_numbers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Game_of_Thrones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones#Awards_and_accolades
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Game_of_Thrones_episodes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones#Reception_and_achievements
Game of Thrones has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series, including 38 Primetime Emmy Awards,[102] 5 Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Peabody Award.[242] It holds the Emmy-award record for a scripted television series, ahead of Frasier (which received 37).[243] In 2013 the Writers Guild of America listed Game of Thrones as the 40th "best written" series in television history.[244] In 2015 The Hollywood Reporter placed it at number four on their "best TV shows ever" list,[245] while in 2016 the show was placed seventh on Empire's "The 50 best TV shows ever".[246] The same year Rolling Stone named it the twelfth "greatest TV Show of all time".[247]
The 2011 first season received 13 nominations (including Outstanding Drama Series), and won for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (given to Peter Dinklage for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister) and Outstanding Main Title Design. Other nominations included Outstanding Directing ("Winter Is Coming") and Outstanding Writing ("Baelor").[102] Dinklage was also named Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globe, Satellite and Scream Awards.[248][249][250]
In 2012, the second season received six Creative Arts Emmy Awards from 11 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage).[102]
The 2013 third season received 16 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Emilia Clarke), Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Diana Rigg) and Outstanding Writing ("The Rains of Castamere"), winning two Creative Arts Emmys.[102]
In 2014 the fourth season received four Creative Arts Emmys from 19 nominations, which included Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Lena Headey), Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Rigg), Outstanding Directing ("The Watchers on the Wall") and Outstanding Writing ("The Children").[102]
The 2015 fifth season won the most Primetime Emmy Awards for a series in a year (12 awards from 24 nominations), including Outstanding Drama Series; other wins included Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage), Outstanding Directing ("Mother's Mercy") and Outstanding Writing ("Mother's Mercy"), and eight were Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[251]
In 2016, the sixth season received the most nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards (23). It won for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Directing ("Battle of the Bastards"), Outstanding Writing ("Battle of the Bastards"), and nine Creative Arts Emmys. Nominations included Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage and Kit Harington), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Clarke, Headey and Maisie Williams), Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Max von Sydow) and Outstanding Directing ("The Door").[252]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Game_of_Thrones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones#Awards_and_accolades
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Game_of_Thrones_episodes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones#Reception_and_achievements
Game of Thrones has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series, including 38 Primetime Emmy Awards,[102] 5 Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Peabody Award.[242] It holds the Emmy-award record for a scripted television series, ahead of Frasier (which received 37).[243] In 2013 the Writers Guild of America listed Game of Thrones as the 40th "best written" series in television history.[244] In 2015 The Hollywood Reporter placed it at number four on their "best TV shows ever" list,[245] while in 2016 the show was placed seventh on Empire's "The 50 best TV shows ever".[246] The same year Rolling Stone named it the twelfth "greatest TV Show of all time".[247]
The 2011 first season received 13 nominations (including Outstanding Drama Series), and won for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (given to Peter Dinklage for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister) and Outstanding Main Title Design. Other nominations included Outstanding Directing ("Winter Is Coming") and Outstanding Writing ("Baelor").[102] Dinklage was also named Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globe, Satellite and Scream Awards.[248][249][250]
In 2012, the second season received six Creative Arts Emmy Awards from 11 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage).[102]
The 2013 third season received 16 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Emilia Clarke), Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Diana Rigg) and Outstanding Writing ("The Rains of Castamere"), winning two Creative Arts Emmys.[102]
In 2014 the fourth season received four Creative Arts Emmys from 19 nominations, which included Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Lena Headey), Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Rigg), Outstanding Directing ("The Watchers on the Wall") and Outstanding Writing ("The Children").[102]
The 2015 fifth season won the most Primetime Emmy Awards for a series in a year (12 awards from 24 nominations), including Outstanding Drama Series; other wins included Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage), Outstanding Directing ("Mother's Mercy") and Outstanding Writing ("Mother's Mercy"), and eight were Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[251]
In 2016, the sixth season received the most nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards (23). It won for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Directing ("Battle of the Bastards"), Outstanding Writing ("Battle of the Bastards"), and nine Creative Arts Emmys. Nominations included Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage and Kit Harington), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Clarke, Headey and Maisie Williams), Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Max von Sydow) and Outstanding Directing ("The Door").[252]
Don't forget the Tales of Dunc and Egg
The ruin of old Valeria
Princes Nymeria conquering of Dorn
A saga of all the Targaryan Kings
The Long Night
Man there are so many ways you can go!
my only complaint season doesnt premier until june
my only complaint season doesnt premier until june
nooooooFixed
I want to see ancient Valerya before it got destroyed
I can't even fault him when I think about it, I wouldn't want to turn that faucet off either. He can literally go to a random 'Con every weekend,have a social life, drink with fellow writers, quietly engage in all manner of sexual congress known and unknown with fans, all while getting paid to be there...
So between that and banging out actual work...psssssh. No contest.
It seems everytime the show is brought up lately everybody facial expression changes like somebody passed away or something. The wait been killing ppl to the point they don't even wanna talk about it
This fuckin shows taking too long to come back; July 16 seems so far away
This fuckin shows taking too long to come back; July 16 seems so far away
‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoffs: George R.R. Martin Shares New Details
The man behind the “Game of Thrones” franchise, George R.R. Martin, scribbled in his blog Sunday evening to shed some light on HBO’s follow-up plans.
Although the original announcement earlier this month stated that four writers were working on potential spinoff pilots the “Thrones” story, Martin wrote that there is a fifth story in the works.
“We had four scripts in development when I arrived in L.A. last week, but by the time I left we had five,” he wrote. “We have added a fifth writer to the original four.”
The four writers previously announced are Max Borenstein (“Kong: Skull Island”), Jane Goldman (“Kingsman: The Golden Circle”), Brian Helgeland (“Legend”), and Carly Wray (“Mad Men,” “The Leftovers”). Martin did not reveal the fifth writer’s name, but wrote that apart from himself and “Thrones” experts Elio Garcia and Linda Antonsson, “I don’t know anyone who knows and loves Westeros as well as he does.”
Martin did not reveal which subjects the new works will cover, but he did nix two fan theories: Ser Duncan the Tall and Aegon the Unlikely; and Robert’s Rebellion.
“We’re not doing Dunk & Egg. Eventually, sure, I’d love that, and so would many of you. But I’ve only written and published three novellas to date, and there are at least seven or eight or ten more I want to write,” Martin wrote. “We’re not doing Robert’s Rebellion either. I know thousands of you want that, I know there’s a petition… but by the time I finish writing ‘A Song of Ice & Fire,’ you will know every important thing that happened in Robert’s Rebellion.”
Martin also took issue with the term “spinoff” which has been applied to the new pilot scripts that are in the works. “We are not talking ‘Joey’ or ‘AfterMASH’ or even ‘Frazier’ or ‘Lou Grant,’ where characters from one show continue on to another,” he wrote. “Every one of the concepts under discussion is a prequel, rather than a sequel. Some may not even be set on Westeros. Rather than ‘spinoff’ or ‘prequel,’ however, I prefer the term ‘successor show.’ That’s what I’ve been calling them.”
“Game of Thrones” Season 7 is set to premiere July 16.
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/game-of-thrones-spinoffs-george-rr-martin-new-details-1202426840/
Robert's Rebellion and the Dunk and Egg series is off the table....
I'm not surprised Robert's Rebellion is off the table,since everyone knows the story.I guess,they're doing stories nobody knows little about.
The man behind the “Game of Thrones” franchise, George R.R. Martin, scribbled in his blog Sunday evening to shed some light on HBO’s follow-up plans.
Although the original announcement earlier this month stated that four writers were working on potential spinoff pilots the “Thrones” story, Martin wrote that there is a fifth story in the works.
“We had four scripts in development when I arrived in L.A. last week, but by the time I left we had five,” he wrote. “We have added a fifth writer to the original four.”
The four writers previously announced are Max Borenstein (“Kong: Skull Island”), Jane Goldman (“Kingsman: The Golden Circle”), Brian Helgeland (“Legend”), and Carly Wray (“Mad Men,” “The Leftovers”). Martin did not reveal the fifth writer’s name, but wrote that apart from himself and “Thrones” experts Elio Garcia and Linda Antonsson, “I don’t know anyone who knows and loves Westeros as well as he does.”
Martin did not reveal which subjects the new works will cover, but he did nix two fan theories: Ser Duncan the Tall and Aegon the Unlikely; and Robert’s Rebellion.
“We’re not doing Dunk & Egg. Eventually, sure, I’d love that, and so would many of you. But I’ve only written and published three novellas to date, and there are at least seven or eight or ten more I want to write,” Martin wrote. “We’re not doing Robert’s Rebellion either. I know thousands of you want that, I know there’s a petition… but by the time I finish writing ‘A Song of Ice & Fire,’ you will know every important thing that happened in Robert’s Rebellion.”
Martin also took issue with the term “spinoff” which has been applied to the new pilot scripts that are in the works. “We are not talking ‘Joey’ or ‘AfterMASH’ or even ‘Frazier’ or ‘Lou Grant,’ where characters from one show continue on to another,” he wrote. “Every one of the concepts under discussion is a prequel, rather than a sequel. Some may not even be set on Westeros. Rather than ‘spinoff’ or ‘prequel,’ however, I prefer the term ‘successor show.’ That’s what I’ve been calling them.”
“Game of Thrones” Season 7 is set to premiere July 16.
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/game-of-thrones-spinoffs-george-rr-martin-new-details-1202426840/
Robert's Rebellion and the Dunk and Egg series is off the table....
I'm not surprised Robert's Rebellion is off the table,since everyone knows the story.I guess,they're doing stories nobody knows little about.
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