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Translation & Subtitles: thoseguiltyeyes | scandal-heaven.com
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Good morning! Thanks!
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-Good morning!
-Good morning!
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Yay!
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Thank you!
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And so it begins!
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Thank you.
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My hair set...
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I'm having my hair set.
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I might not be able to talk that well today.
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I got my hair done,
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and rehearsals are starting soon.
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Everyone's getting ready inside,
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so I've come outside for now.
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BEST☆Xmas is...
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I think it's our 11th one.
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It's basically SCANDAL's most popular solo concert.
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That's how exciting it is.
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It's a really popular, special concert for our fans, too.
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The very first one
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was held at LIQUID ROOM [in Ebisu].
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Then it moved to [Akasaka] BLITZ,
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and now for the past few years it's been at Toyosu PIT.
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We hold this concert every year.
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We perform special songs,
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we sing and dance, etc.
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We're an all-girl band that hails from a dance & vocal training school, after all.
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The concept is about us doing everything we can do.
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It's a Christmas and a year-end party.
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It's a solo concert that has a party-feel to it
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that we hold every year.
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Thinking about how it's our 11th one
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kind of makes me feel emotional.
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We've done so many.
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This year [2022]...
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For us, it was a year full of fun things,
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and it was also a tough year.
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What kind of year was it like for you guys?
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Like...
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We held a world tour
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and went to many places and countries
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to deliver our album.
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We met all kinds of people this year.
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We were finally able to do more things little by little,
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and started to move again little by little.
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As more things start moving again,
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we have more things to think about,
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as well as many things we're unsure of.
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We've managed to recover after stumbling hard,
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and, at any rate, have reached the end of the year.
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You guys all worked hard.
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I also worked hard.
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You guys did so well this year!
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Though we all had tough times,
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we made it through another year.
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Today'll be a fun day.
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We're doing a lot of stuff.
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During this time of year
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we always have so many things to memorize,
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so I really have no space in my head right now.
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Every year it's like this.
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But it'll be a fun show,
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so for those coming out,
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we'll do everything to make it a fun time.
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We'll do our best!
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I have so many presents and stuff with me today
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that I didn't have room fot my camera.
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I'm filming this on my phone.
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Apologies for that.
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It's just one of those days.
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We have shoots to do before and after rehearsals,
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so I might not have much time to film.
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But I didn't really think I'd film today.
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I always film at our Christmas concerts,
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so I thought that maybe everyone would be tired of seeing footage from it.
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I didn't know if I should make a video about it.
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But when I opened my DMs this morning,
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I had gotten messages that said things like
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how they planned to come but couldn't because their family tested positive for COVID.
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I got all sorts of messages.
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And...
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Thinking about you guys
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and how it made me glad that you guys were taking actions,
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I thought it'd be nice if I could leave behind even a little of the atmosphere today
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and so am filming a video.
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So, I'll find some time during breaks
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and film things here and there.
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I think I'll go back to the dressing room.
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Bye bye!
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Oh, yeah.
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I got my Christmas nails done yesterday.
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Lately, I've been doing nuance nails with accessories on them,
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as well as doing dainty, mirrored French tips.
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Mine today have a gray gradient to them.
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Going back to the dressing room!
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Off to rehearsals!
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Thanks.
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Good morning.
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We're back!
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Toyosu PIT is where we always spend Christmas.
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Were starting rehearsals now.
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We successfully finished our last solo concert of the year, and on the way back home we drove through a special, sparkly city in Tokyo🎄
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I'm back at home,
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and it's been a day since the concert.
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It's Christmas today, the 25th.
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Our Christmas Eve concert yesterday was so much fun!
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Thanks so much to everyone who came out!
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Thanks as well to everyone who wasn't able to come but was following along via social media!
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It was so exciting!
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It was amazing.
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The rules were relaxed
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so that a little bit of vocalization was okay,
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and seeing those among packed standing room-only audience
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vocalizing and having fun naturally,
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and us hearing all those sounds...
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It felt like some new progress has been made.
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It was emotional and a lot of fun.
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We have two more festivals to play in 2022.
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So while our solo concerts are done for 2022,
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we still have some live performances to do.
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We can't take a breather yet,
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but there's a week left in 2022.
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We've gotten here in no time at all.
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We'll put on some good performances
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and wrap things up nicely.
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We announced several things at the concert yesterday.
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The first one is...
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In January 2022 we released our album "MIRROR,"
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toured around halls in Japan,
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and toured in the US and Europe.
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The footage we shot overseas was turned into a film.
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That documentary film was streamed on U-NEXT a little while ago.
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It will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 22.
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So, those who missed out on seeing it,
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and those who wanted a physical copy of it,
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please check it out and enjoy it whenever you're able to.
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At the end of the year, we always think of how it's nice to be able to
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finish off the year by telling everyone our plans for next year.
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So, we announced our Japan tour happening in 2023.
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For 2023...
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In 2022 we toured at halls in Japan.
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We thought about going to smaller venues this time,
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and from April to May
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we'll be touring around Zepp-owned venues around Japan.
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In Sendai we're playing at Sendai GIGS.
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I can't wait.
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More vocalization will hopefully be allowed by then.
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We expect that a lot of things will change by then.
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We'll be getting ready for it
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while looking forward to it all.
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The title of the tour is "unlimited UTOPIA."
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Doesn't the title get you excited?
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I really like it.
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I wonder what kind of tour it'll be.
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I feel like we can make more progress on this tour.
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I think it'll be an important tour.
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Concerts are what we love and cherish the most.
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We're proud of the concerts we put on.
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It's the one and only place
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where we as the band SCANDAL
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can express everything we're thinking
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with our own music and words.
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That's why we cherish them,
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and the top thing we want everyone to see.
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So if you found out about me via YouTube
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and are interested in the music we make,
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I hope you come out to our tour!
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There are many people who attend by themselves,
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and there are people of all ages and genders that come out.
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Most importantly,
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those who are in our fan club
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create such a good atmosphere at the concerts,
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so I think the vibe is one that a first timer can easily be a part of.
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We're really grateful to everyone for that.
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So whenever you feel like it,
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and if you have some free time,
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I'd love for you to come and see us.
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We were able to put on a lot of concerts in 2022
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had time to see everyone,
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and see everyone who came to see us,
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which made me really happy.
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Thank you very much.
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This has turned out to be a end-of-the-year closing video.
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We'll work hard while enjoying our remaining live performances for 2022.
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Thank you so much for another year!
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Let's have fun together in 2023 as well!
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I'll also update my YouTube channel here and there.
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That's about it for today.
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I'm about to head to Pilates.
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I want to get my body moving and prepare for the year-end festivals.
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Thank you so much for watching until the end!
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See you in my next video!
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Bye bye!
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Have a happy New Year!