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Location: Gunnison, Colorado | A. E. Van Vogt: The Book of Ptath |
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Location: SC, USA | Andre Norton
Carolus Rex Series
1. The Shadow of Albion
2. Leopard in Exile
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Location: Grootfontein, Namibia | Rhonda's post about Le Guin reminded me: "Always Coming Home" by Le Guin  |
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| It would be great to get some of these classic PJF books added
The Maker of Universes
The Gates of Creation
A Private Cosmos
Behind the Walls of Terra
The Lavalite World
A Feast Unknown
Lord of the Trees
Tarzan Alive
Lord Tyger
Night of Light
Dayworld
Dayworld Rebel
Dayworld Breakup
no hurry though, I've read them all and don't plan to be reading them for the challenge. |
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Location: The Netherlands | I'm thinking about read Prelude to Space by Arthur C. Clarke in February , could that be added? |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | I'll get these books added this weekend, along with a bunch of requests that have come in from the Overlooked books thread and via email. I'm going to give preference to Grand Master books so they'll be there for you guys to tag for your challenge. I've got about 60 or so titles on my list right now. I suspect I'll get at least 20 in this weekend. |
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| Damon Knight - Analogue Men
Beyond the Barrier
and The Other Foot (I think this was Mind Switch in the US) |
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| There are a lot of missing Jack Vance books. The Demon Prince series is a classic: The Star King, The Killing Machine, The Palace of Love, The Face and The Book of Dreams. The Planet of Adventure series: City of the Chasch, Servants of the Wankh (he didn't know what this meant in British English), The Dirdir and The Pnume. The Alastor series: Trullion - Alastor 2262, Marune - Alastor 933, and Wyst - Alastor 1716. Also the Durdane series: The Anome, The Brave Frre Men, and The Asutra. |
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Location: UK | justifiedsinner - 2012-01-21 7:54 PM
There are a lot of missing Jack Vance books. The Demon Prince series is a classic: The Star King, The Killing Machine, The Palace of Love, The Face and The Book of Dreams. The Planet of Adventure series: City of the Chasch, Servants of the Wankh (he didn't know what this meant in British English), The Dirdir and The Pnume. The Alastor series: Trullion - Alastor 2262, Marune - Alastor 933, and Wyst - Alastor 1716. Also the Durdane series: The Anome, The Brave Frre Men, and The Asutra.
But which one are you planning to read for the Challenge? Surely that's the important factor here, rather than just loading our poor Admin with extra work? 
I bought a load of Vance over Christmas, in the SFGateway sale, and already had the complete Lyonesse waiting on my Kindle, but I haven't decided which one of his I'm going to read, yet. (Not on the site and not in your list: Araminta Station, The Blue World.) |
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Location: Gunnison, Colorado | @DrNefario. Your comment saddens me, since I also want to load up on Vance (and lots of other books) from the SF Gateway, but most of them can't be purchased in the U.S. Why don't these authors/agents/publishers want my money? (Not a question I expect anyone here to be able to answer!)
Of the Vance that I have read, The Languages of Pao is a favorite...
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| @DrNeafrio. This is a wonderful site and I hope we are not burning out the people behind the scenes but like, I suspect, a lot of SF fans I am a compulsive listophile and completist.
A lot of the Grand Masters greatest works were published before the Hugos and Nebulas started and so it's inevitable that a lot is going to be missing.
I haven't read the Cadwal series of which Araminta Station is the first I will have to add it to my list!. The Blue World is also one I haven't read. If you are into Vance I would recommend The Demon Princes series - his best in my estimation.
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Location: SC, USA | I've actually started a document on my computer called Wishlist for WWE. I've been adding books and hoping that I can squeeze a few requests in when the guys aren't so busy. At least I'm not forgetting the books! |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Hey guys, don't sweat the book requests. We're just happy ya'll are paying attention. I'll typically add a bunch of books by the same author together because it's easier to do the data entry that way so no worries. I didn't get any books added last weekend because of family and work etc. but I did get a ton more book covers together. That's a mindless activity that I really enjoy. So much great cover art out there! We're total completists around here too so it's all gonna get in there eventually. I get a little freaked out when I discover that a series I thought we had complete turns out to have 2 more books that we missed! So, for instance, you'll be seeing Fortress of Dragons and Fortress of Ice by C. J. Cherryh pop in there soon. I'll troll through the series pages just to find those missing books sometimes. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Rhondak101 - 2012-01-23 4:23 PM I've actually started a document on my computer called Wishlist for WWE. I've been adding books and hoping that I can squeeze a few requests in when the guys aren't so busy. At least I'm not forgetting the books! Heh. You replied at the same time I did! I will say further that if you write bad ass reviews like Rhondak101 your book requests will move up my list precipitously! |
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Location: SC, USA | Well! Since I have a bit of a cache here, I'll pop my list on:
Mary Shelley, The Last Man
Harlan Ellison, Angry Candy
Nnedi Okorafor Akata Witch (YA), Zahrah the Windseeker (YA) and The Shadow Speaker (YA)
Octavia Butler Dawn, Adulthood Rites, and Imago--These are the Xenogenesis (or Lilith's Brood) series
Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, The Illuminatus Trilogy (usually in one volume)
Robert Anton Wilson The Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy (also one volume)
Robert Anton Wilson The Earth Will Shake, The Widow's Son, and Nature's God--These are the Historical Illuminatus Trilogy. I don't think that they are in one volume.
I plan to review the Okorafor and Butler novels for Outside the Norm. (Maybe the Shelley, too.)
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Location: Dallas, Texas | @Rhondak101: Your books are on the list now! For everyone else here are the latest additions: Robert A. Heinlein:
The Number of the Beast
To Sail Beyond the Sunset
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
The Rolling Stones aka Space Family Stone
Starman Jones
Time for the Stars
Citizen of the Galaxy Ursula K. le Guin
Tales from Earthsea
Four Ways to Forgiveness
Always Coming Home
Philip Jose Farmer:
World of Tiers
Maker of Universes
The Gates of Creation
A Private Cosmos
Behind the Walls of Terra
The Lavalite World
More Than Fire
Dayworld
Dayworld
Dayworld Rebel
Dayworld Breakup Damon Knight
Analogue Men
Beyond the Barrier
The Other Foot (Mind Switch in the US) C. J. Cherryh
The Morgaine Cycle
Gate of Ivrel
Well of Shiuan
Fires of Azeroth
Exile's Gate
The Fortress
Fortress of Dragons
Fortress of Ice James P. Blaylock:
The Narbondo Series
The Digging Leviathan
Lord Kelvin's Machine
The Ghosts Trilogy
Night Relics
Winter Tides My thanks to Jynnantonnyx for the data entry on this batch! While he does the data I can focus on the cover art. We'll have another update shortly. |
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Location: Dallas, TX | Found some missing books rummaging through my "box o books" trying to find the next one for the GMRC.
Farnham's Freehold - Robert A Heinlein
Revolt in 2100 - Robert A Heinlein
Trader to the Stars - Poul Anderson
The Horn of Time - Poul Anderson
Stowaway to Mars - John Wyndham (not a GM)
Agent of Chaos - Norman Spinrad (not a GM)
Ground Zero Man - Bob Shaw (not a GM)
The People: No Different Flesh - Zenna Henderson (not a GM)
Space Lash (formerly, Small Changes) - Hal Clement (not a GM)
Wild Talent - Wilson Tucker (not a GM)
RORK! - Avram Davidson (not a GM)
Citadels of Mystery (or Ancient Ruins and Archaeology) - L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine C. de Camp
At the Seventh Level - Suzette Haden Elgin (not a GM)
The Space Swimmers - Gordon Dickson (not a GM)
A Mile Beyond the Moon - C.M. Kornbluth (not a GM)
Earth is Room Enough - Isaac Asimov
The Stars Like Dust - Issac Asimov
Double in Space - Fletcher Pratt (not a GM)
Nine Hundred Grandmothers - R.A. Lafferty |
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Location: Karachi, Pakistan | Hello,
I've chosen some of the grand masters for my challenge and was browsing through others. Anyway, I noticed a few books missing which I thought I would suggest.
Firstly, Ray Bradbury, who was a seminal SF author when it came to develop my interest in the genre and in reading generally at an early age. Some suggested books:
Death is a Lonely Business
Golden Apples of the Sun
A Graveyard for Lunatics
Quicker Than the Eye
The October Country
The Halloween Tree
Farewell Summer (which is a sort of sequel to Dandelion Wine)
In fact now that I've looked it up, I've just discovered that Bradbury has 4 books in his 'Green Town' setting which are:
1. Dandelion Wine
2. Farewell Summer
3. Something Wicked This Way Comes
4. Summer Morning, Summer Night
http://www.librarything.com/series/Green+Town
So perhaps that's one for the 'series list' as well!
Another Grand Master on my reading list is James E. Gunn. unfortunately there are only 3 books by him in the database. Other books I would suggest are:
The Joy Makers
The Immortals
The Dreamers
Finally Harry Harrison. Now there are a large number of Harrison's books in the database but almost all are from either the Stainless Steel Rat or Bill the Galactic Hero series, so I would suggest a few more:
A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah!
The Hammer and the Cross
The Technicolor Time Machine
Planet of the Damned
The Eden Series:
1. West of Eden
2. Winter in Eden
3. Return to Eden
http://www.librarything.com/series/West+of+Eden
and the Stars and Stripes series:
1. Stars and Stripes Forever
2. Stars and Stripes in Peril
3. Stars and Stripes Triumphant
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Location: Karachi, Pakistan | Sorry, Planet of the Damned by Harry Harrison is already in the database. My bad! |
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Location: Grootfontein, Namibia | After a scavenge hunt, I know think we need Jack Vance's "The Languages of Pao." |
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| Yep - more Vance is needed, lots more!!
Also, perhaps Damon Knight's last book, Humpty Dumpty: An Oval (1996) can be added. It's a great book, and a hugely surprising book for anyone expecting just a last-gasp effort from a played-out old-timer. Instead, it's a surreal tour de force - nothing at all like what you might expect from an old-school stalwart. I highly recommend it. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | You guys are certainly keeping us on our toes! Here are the last 100 books to be added to the DB. These are mostly Grand Master books but also mixed in are a bunch of Overlooked books, email requests and some new and old stuff that we thought was of interest. I don't have time to seperate these out so here they are in one big lump. There are lots from Philip Jose Farmer, Harry Harrison and Ray Bradbury (among others) in this list. I'll add these other books, Vance and Knight etc., to the new list for the next round of updates. Happy reading! |
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Location: Florida | Administrator - 2012-01-22 5:30 PM We're total completists around here too so it's all gonna get in there eventually. I get a little freaked out when I discover that a series I thought we had complete turns out to have 2 more books that we missed! So, for instance, you'll be seeing Fortress of Dragons and Fortress of Ice by C. J. Cherryh pop in there soon. I'll troll through the series pages just to find those missing books sometimes. OK, OK, I know they are not grandmaster books, but you are missing 3 books (or at least related books) from one of my favorite series of all time. Jack Chalker's Well World Series. While technically a different story arc than the original series, they were published between "Twilight at the Well of Souls" and "The Sea is Full of Stars". So, when you get around to it, they at least completes the stories in this very, very interesting universe. Michael |
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Location: The Netherlands | Could you add Forerunner by Andre Norton? I'm thinking of making that one my April GMRC read. |
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Location: Washington state | I just realized I requested the addition of The World at the End of Time by Frederik Pohl back on January 23, and it's managed to be missed in all subsequent updates. I'd like to read it/count it, so I thought I'd mention it again. (please and thank you) |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Hey all, sorry 'bout the wait on some of these books. We're going to play a little catch up this week. Here's what's on my list to have added by Monday: - Humpty Dumpty: An Oval by Damon Knight
- Jack L. Chalker
- The Watchers at the Well
- Echoes of the Well of Souls by Jack L. Chalker
- Shadow of the Well of Souls by Jack L. Chalker
- Gods of the Well of Souls by Jack L. Chalker
- Early Del Rey by Lester Del Rey
- Forerunner by Andre Norton
- The World at the End of Time by Frederik Pohl
- Jack Vance
- The Languages of Pao
- The Demon Prince
- The Star King
- The Killing Machine
- The Palace of Love
- The Face
- The Book of Dreams
- Tschai
- The Chasch
- The Wannek
- The Dirdir
- The Pnume
- Alastor
- Trullion: Alastor 2262
- Marune: Alastor 933
- Wyst: Alastor 1716
- Durdane
- The Anome (The Faceless Man)
- The Brave Free Men
- The Asutra
We actually have more Jack Vance videos than we have Jack Vance books! This batch will correct that imballance. |
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| Can you add Hawksbill Station by Robert Silverberg and Voyage of the Space Beagle by A.E. Van Vogt? I picked these up from a old used book store in SLC with a pretty nice collection of old SF paperbacks. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | JamesVirgil - 2012-03-09 12:55 AM Can you add Hawksbill Station by Robert Silverberg and Voyage of the Space Beagle by A.E. Van Vogt? I picked these up from a old used book store in SLC with a pretty nice collection of old SF paperbacks. Will do! |
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Location: Grootfontein, Namibia | If you can, see if you can sneak in Simak's "Where the Evil Dwells" as well. |
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| Great update. Thanks. |
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| Any chance of adding some of Damon Knight's nonfiction? I think Creating Short Fiction is a great book on writing short stories that deserves to get highlighted.
http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Short-Fiction-Classic-Writing/dp/031...
Also, I have read Nightwings by Robert Silverberg, wouldn't mind adding it to my list. http://www.amazon.com/Nightwings-Robert-Silverberg/dp/B0068EQ0HE/re... |
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| Would you be willing to add Why Do Birds by Damon Knight? I'm going to read that for the challenge since it has been on my shelf unread for over ten years. Thanks! |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | @justifiedsinner: Thanks and no problem. More books to come! @JamesVirgil: Those sound like some interesting titles but I'm not sure it's time for us to expand in that direction yet. There is so much fiction we have to get to first it may be some time before we get around to the nonfiction. @SarahPi: No problem on Why Do Birds. I've added it to my list so you should see it early next week. I'm glad to hear you're going to read Knight. I'm reading Far Out right now for the challenge. I'm still kicking myself for not making Damon Knight required for the challenge! By the way, welcome to WWEnd, Sarah! It's great to see that you've gone to town with BookTrackr. You're not showing on the GMRC page yet. If you add Damon Knight to your challange that will get you on the list. |
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| Thanks! A friend just told me about your site and the challenge a couple of days ago. I figured it would help me knock out a few books that have been languishing on my shelves forever, and a few authors I've always meant to read. I've read some Knight stories, but never a novel. |
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| I'm planning on reading a couple of books that I don't think are in the database yet.
Divide and Rule by L. Sprague de Camp
The Time Traders by Andre Norton
and maybe Nerves by Lester del Rey.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Took a little longer to get around to these but here ya go! |
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| Ta very much. You might want to look at the synopsis for the Andre Norton book. According to that it's an anthology of Classical Literature, |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | justifiedsinner - 2012-03-26 11:59 AM Ta very much. You might want to look at the synopsis for the Andre Norton book. According to that it's an anthology of Classical Literature, Thanks for that little lesson in paying attention!  It's fixed now. |
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Location: Washington state | I just finished this one and would like to tag it:
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag (and other stories) - Robert A. Heinlein |
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| I remembered liking that Heinlein a lot.
Perhaps some more Silverberg?:
Master of Life and Death (1957)
The Seed of Earth (1962)
Recalled to Life (1962)
The Silent Invaders (1963)
To Open the Sky (1967)
The Gate of Worlds (1967)
The Man in the Maze (1968)
Nightwings (1969)
To Live Again (1969)
The Second Trip (1971)
Stepsons of Terra (1976)
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Tantara - 2012-04-22 1:00 PM I just finished this one and would like to tag it: The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag (and other stories) - Robert A. Heinlein Done deal: The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag Sorry for the delay!
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Location: Grootfontein, Namibia | Certainly, Man in the Maze deserves an entry. Another Silverberg that I thoroughly enjoyed in my youth. Pity I cannot find a decent copy for my collection to re-read here in South Africa. I may have to settle for the Kindle edition. |
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Location: Karachi, Pakistan | Hello,
Read a couple of books by grand-masters last month which I thought I should recommend for the database here:
- This Fortress World by James Gunn
- Earthlight by Arthur C. Clarke
Wish I had the time to write up proper reviews. As it is I just knock out a few quick thoughts and reactions in the hope people might find them useful. |
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| Can you add Damon Knight's Double Meaning? It's available now as an ebook on the Gateway SF site.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Thanks to Jynnandtonnyx for the data entry: That's a lot of Silverberg! |
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Location: Grootfontein, Namibia | Yo, thanks @Dave!! Seeing "The Man in the Maze" made my day! |
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| That is a lot of Siverberg! Thanks a lot. |
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Location: The Netherlands | Could White Mars by Brian W. Aldiss be added? |
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Location: The Netherlands | And Frankenstein Unbound, also by Aldiss?
Edited by divinenanny 2012-06-27 1:58 AM
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| Speaking of Aldiss, I just remembered that Aldiss is another author who spent some time writing some non-genre "adult" books. His The Hand-Reared Boy and A Soldier Erect were terrific fun, at least at the youngish age that I read them. Some other Grand Master books that deserve to be added are: - The Image of the Beast by Philip Jose Farmer (Exorcism 1)
- Blown by Philip Jose Farmer (Exorcism 2)
- Expanded Universe by Robert A. Heinlein (collection)
- The Visitors by Clifford D. Simak
- At Winter's End by Robert Silverberg
- Born With the Dead by Robert Silverberg
- The Fantasy Hall of Fame edited by Robert Silverberg (The SF Hall of Fame is already in the database)
- Cugel's Saga by Jack Vance (Dying Earth 3)
- Rhialto the Marvellous by Jack Vance (Dying Earth 4)
- Galactic Effectuator by Jack Vance
- All About Emily by Connie Willis
You can never have enough Silverberg! These are just some missing "good stuff" I've read - it doesn't include books that are merely average... There are also some other deserving collections that I haven't mentioned because they (sadly!) seem to have been out of print for a while. The Farmer books are actually far, FAR stronger stuff than The Lovers (1961), the book that caused so much controversy when it was released, probably because because they were published in the permissive late 60s.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Hey everybody, we'll be catching up on these books soon. Sorry for the delay. |
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Location: UK | No problem,Dave,I am in awe of how much you manage to accomplish.Just take it easy,dont overdo it,we can wait! |
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| Could we add Andre Norton''s Sargasso of Space? |
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| whargoul - the Heinlein's, Anderson's and Asimov's are already in the database. |
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| Also, could I ask you to add Three Novels : Rule golden, Natural state, The Dying Man by Damon Knight. (That's all one book.) Thanks.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Hey all, in an effort to consolidate all the different "missing books" threads into one place I've just created a new thread: Can't find the book you want? Make your book requests here! All the books from this thread have been moved over there and the GMRC requests will still get priority. I'm having a hard time keeping up with the requests all spread out so this should make things easier to manage and hopefully I won't miss any! |
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