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“Splitting Hares” by Lauren Rivers

Coming out is never easy, especially to the people you love.  But there’s always someone you choose as your first.

Today’s story is “Splitting Hares” by Lauren Rivers, Author of Blue Moon by Iridescence Studios, and you can find more of her stories on Furaffinity.

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is

is:

going to

is:

take

is:

some

is:

getting

is:

used

is:

to.

is:

I

is:

mean,

is:

wow.

is:

That’s

is:

a

is:

lot.”

is:

He

is:

looked

is:

up

is:

at

is:

her,

is:

still

is:

recognizing

is:

his

is:

little

is:

brother

is:

in

is:

her,

is:

but

is:

also

is:

seeing

is:

that she had

is:

changed

is:

a lot since they had

is:

last

is:

gotten

is:

together.

is:

He

is:

took

is:

a

is:

deep

is:

breath. “Okay,

is:

she

is:

and

is:

her. I

is:

think

is:

I

is:

can

is:

do

is:

that.

is:

But

is:

take

is:

it

is:

easy

is:

on

is:

me

is:

if

is:

I

is:

mess

is:

up,

is:

okay?”
“I

is:

understand,”

is:

she

is:

replied. “It’s

is:

a

is:

big

is:

deal,

is:

and

is:

you

is:

haven’t

is:

had

is:

the

is:

years

is:

to

is:

think

is:

about

is:

it

is:

like

is:

I

is:

have. All

is:

I

is:

ask is

is:

that

is:

you

is:

try,

is:

and

is:

if

is:

you

is:

can’t, that

is:

you

is:

at least

is:

do me

is:

the

is:

courtesy

is:

of

is:

letting

is:

me

is:

tell

is:

our

is:

parents.”
Jake

is:

looked

is:

at

is:

her,

is:

searching

is:

for

is:

the

is:

right

is:

thing

is:

to

is:

say.

is:

He

is:

loved

is:

his

is:

brother,

is:

or

is:

he

is:

supposed,

is:

sister

is:

now.

is:

But

is:

after

is:

so

is:

many

is:

years of

is:

thinking

is:

of

is:

him

is:

as

is:

Mark,

is:

it

is:

was

is:

tough

is:

for

is:

him

is:

to

is:

rewire

is:

his

is:

brain

is:

to think

is:

of

is:

her

is:

as

is:

Susan. “Okay.

is:

But Mark…

is:

I

is:

mean,

is:

Susan,

is:

you

is:

might

is:

have

is:

to

is:

give

is:

me

is:

some

is:

time.”
Susan

is:

took

is:

a

is:

sip

is:

of

is:

her

is:

tea,

is:

seated

is:

with

is:

her

is:

legs

is:

crossed

is:

and

is:

her

is:

saucer

is:

held

is:

directly

is:

under

is:

the

is:

cup.

is:

She

is:

set

is:

them

is:

down

is:

on

is:

the

is:

table

is:

and

is:

nodded. “I

is:

get

is:

it.

is:

I

is:

do.

is:

But

is:

as

is:

difficult

is:

as

is:

it

is:

is

is:

for

is:

you

is:

to

is:

wrap

is:

your

is:

head

is:

around

is:

it,

is:

it

is:

was

is:

just

is:

as

is:

hard

is:

for

is:

me.

is:

For

is:

a

is:

long

is:

time,

is:

I

is:

wondered

is:

if

is:

there

is:

was

is:

something

is:

wrong

is:

with

is:

me. I

is:

wondered

is:

why

is:

I

is:

didn’t

is:

fit

is:

the

is:

molds that

is:

everyone

is:

else

is:

seemed

is:

to.

is:

But then

is:

I

is:

realized that

is:

I

is:

was

is:

transgender,

is:

and

is:

then

is:

it

is:

all

is:

made

is:

sense.

is:

I

is:

knew

is:

a

is:

couple

is:

of

is:

trans

is:

folks

is:

back

is:

in

is:

college,

is:

but

is:

for

is:

a

is:

long

is:

time

is:

it

is:

just

is:

didn’t

is:

click. Then

is:

one

is:

day

is:

I

is:

asked

is:

myself

is:

a

is:

simple

is:

question.

is:

Would

is:

I

is:

be

is:

okay

is:

if

is:

I

is:

never

is:

pursued

is:

this?

is:

And

is:

I

is:

found

is:

out

is:

my

is:

answer

is:

was

is:

no.”
“So,

is:

did

is:

you

is:

have…

is:

procedures

is:

done?”

is:

he

is:

asked.
“Well,

is:

that’s

is:

a

is:

little

is:

direct,

is:

but

is:

yes,

is:

I

is:

still

is:

have my

is:

carrot. I’m not dysphoric about it and

is:

I

is:

don’t

is:

feel

is:

like

is:

I

is:

need

is:

to

is:

have

is:

it

is:

removed,

is:

but

is:

I am

is:

still

is:

a

is:

woman.

is:

I

is:

haven’t

is:

had

is:

top

is:

surgery.

is:

These

is:

are

is:

breast

is:

forms.”

is:

She gestured at her

is:

bra. “But

is:

I

is:

feel

is:

so

is:

much

is:

more

is:

like

is:

me

is:

since

is:

I

is:

got

is:

them.”

is:

Her

is:

cheeks

is:

reddened

is:

slightly.
Jake

is:

held

is:

his

is:

mug

is:

and

is:

stared

is:

at

is:

it,

is:

embarrassed

is:

at

is:

having

is:

looked

is:

at

is:

his

is:

sister’s

is:

breasts,

is:

even

is:

if it

is:

was

is:

only

is:

through

is:

her

is:

dress

is:

and

is:

he

is:

hadn’t

is:

actually

is:

seen

is:

anything. “I’m

is:

sorry

is:

if

is:

I’m

is:

being

is:

weird.”
“You’re

is:

my

is:

brother, I

is:

absolutely

is:

understand.

is:

I

is:

want

is:

you

is:

to

is:

ask

is:

questions

is:

now

is:

because

is:

I

is:

need

is:

you

is:

on

is:

my

is:

side.

is:

I

is:

know

is:

that

is:

for

is:

some

is:

trans

is:

folks,

is:

things

is:

don’t

is:

always

is:

go

is:

so

is:

well.

is:

Some

is:

folks

is:

end

is:

up

is:

with

is:

nothing. Their

is:

folks

is:

don’t

is:

want

is:

anything

is:

to

is:

do

is:

with

is:

them. Coming

is:

out as trans is

is:

a

is:

big

is:

gamble.

is:

You

is:

risk

is:

everything

is:

to

is:

be

is:

who

is:

you

is:

really

is:

are.”

is:

She

is:

touched her

is:

chest. “But

is:

for

is:

the

is:

freedom

is:

that

is:

everyone

is:

else

is:

takes

is:

for

is:

granted,

is:

it’s

is:

worth

is:

it.”

is:

Her

is:

ears

is:

lowered. “At least

is:

to

is:

me.”
Jake

is:

considered

is:

the

is:

idea.

is:

He

is:

knew

is:

that

is:

some

is:

people

is:

had

is:

trouble

is:

accepting

is:

things

is:

outside

is:

of

is:

their

is:

comfort

is:

zone.

is:

He

is:

liked

is:

to

is:

think

is:

that

is:

he

is:

was the

is:

sort

is:

of

is:

hare

is:

that

is:

didn’t

is:

sweat

is:

the

is:

small

is:

stuff.

is:

He

is:

liked

is:

learning

is:

new

is:

things and

is:

meeting

is:

different

is:

kinds

is:

of

is:

people,

is:

and he

is:

always

is:

tried

is:

to

is:

reexamine

is:

his

is:

beliefs

is:

to

is:

be

is:

sure

is:

he

is:

wasn’t

is:

being

is:

a

is:

jerk

is:

for

is:

no

is:

reason.

is:

More

is:

than

is:

once

is:

he’d

is:

realized

is:

he

is:

was

is:

being

is:

biased

is:

without

is:

knowing it, if for no other reason than he’d never had cause to examine

is:

his

is:

behaviors

is:

before.
He

is:

looked

is:

at

is:

her

is:

again. “Ma— Susan, sorry. Am I

is:

the

is:

only

is:

one

is:

who

is:

knows?”
“Out

is:

of

is:

our

is:

family,

is:

so

is:

far,

is:

yes.”

is:

She

is:

offered

is:

a

is:

weak

is:

smile. “You

is:

were

is:

my

is:

canary.

is:

I

is:

figured

is:

if

is:

I

is:

couldn’t

is:

convince

is:

you

is:

I

is:

didn’t

is:

stand

is:

much

is:

chance

is:

of

is:

convincing

is:

anyone

is:

else.”

is:

She lowered her

is:

muzzle. “But

is:

you

is:

haven’t

is:

walked

is:

away,

is:

so

is:

there’s

is:

that.”
He

is:

nodded. “Have

is:

you

is:

changed

is:

your

is:

name?”
“Yeah.”

is:

She

is:

presented

is:

her

is:

driver’s

is:

license,

is:

and

is:

on it

is:

was

is:

a

is:

picture

is:

of

is:

his

is:

sibling

is:

looking

is:

very

is:

much

is:

as

is:

she

is:

did

is:

now,

is:

though

is:

with

is:

a

is:

different

is:

outfit,

is:

and

is:

a

is:

wide

is:

smile

is:

on

is:

her

is:

face.

is:

And

is:

next

is:

to

is:

gender,

is:

the

is:

letter ‘F’

is:

stood

is:

proudly. “I was even

is:

more

is:

excited

is:

to

is:

get

is:

this

is:

one

is:

than

is:

my

is:

first

is:

driver’s

is:

license.”

is:

Picking

is:

it

is:

up,

is:

he

is:

examined

is:

it

is:

for

is:

a

is:

moment. “You

is:

look

is:

good.”

is:

He

is:

handed

is:

it

is:

back.
“Thanks.”
“You

is:

know

is:

that this

is:

is

is:

going to

is:

take

is:

a

is:

while

is:

for

is:

mom

is:

and

is:

dad

is:

to

is:

accept.”

is:

He

is:

said

is:

it

is:

more

is:

as

is:

a

is:

statement,

is:

knowing that

is:

regardless

is:

of

is:

how

is:

they

is:

took

is:

it, that

is:

it

is:

would

is:

throw

is:

them

is:

off.
Susan

is:

lowered

is:

her

is:

ears. “I know.

is:

That’s

is:

why

is:

I

is:

want

is:

to

is:

tell

is:

them

is:

sooner

is:

rather

is:

than

is:

later.

is:

I’d

is:

rather

is:

know

is:

than

is:

live

is:

with

is:

the

is:

uncertainty.”
He

is:

looked

is:

at

is:

her

is:

downcast

is:

expression. “Are

is:

you

is:

scared?”
She

is:

nodded. “Terrified.

is:

You

is:

know

is:

how

is:

when

is:

you’re

is:

a

is:

kid

is:

and

is:

your

is:

parents

is:

promise

is:

they’ll

is:

never

is:

stop

is:

loving

is:

you?

is:

It’s

is:

scary

is:

to

is:

think

is:

that the

is:

part

is:

of

is:

you

is:

that

is:

matters

is:

most

is:

might do

is:

just

is:

that.”
Jake

is:

wanted

is:

to

is:

tell

is:

his

is:

sibling

is:

that

is:

it

is:

would

is:

never

is:

happen,

is:

but although

is:

he

is:

thought

is:

his

is:

parents

is:

weren’t

is:

closed minded,

is:

they

is:

were

is:

used

is:

to

is:

having

is:

two

is:

sons

is:

and

is:

changing

is:

that

is:

might

is:

be

is:

more

is:

of

is:

a

is:

shock

is:

than

is:

they

is:

were

is:

able

is:

to

is:

handle. “I

is:

don’t

is:

know

is:

what

is:

you’re

is:

going

is:

through,

is:

but

is:

I’d

is:

like

is:

to

is:

find

is:

out.” He

is:

placed

is:

a paw on

is:

top of

is:

hers. “Can

is:

I

is:

ask

is:

you

is:

a

is:

question?”
“It’s

is:

why

is:

we’re

is:

here,”

is:

she

is:

reminded

is:

him.
“Do

is:

you

is:

still

is:

like

is:

sci fi

is:

movies?”

is:

he

is:

asked.
She

is:

looked

is:

at

is:

him

is:

with

is:

raised ears

is:

and

is:

a tilted

is:

eyebrow. “Of

is:

course.

is:

Why

is:

would

is:

you

is:

think

is:

I

is:

wouldn’t?”
“I

is:

don’t

is:

know,

is:

isn’t that

is:

more

is:

of

is:

a

is:

guy

is:

thing?”

is:

Jake

is:

thought

is:

back to

is:

when

is:

he

is:

and

is:

his

is:

brother

is:

would

is:

play

is:

space

is:

marines

is:

in

is:

the

is:

backyard, with

is:

guns

is:

that

is:

shot

is:

foam

is:

balls

is:

and

is:

cardboard

is:

armor

is:

that

is:

their

is:

mom

is:

taped

is:

together.

is:

They had

is:

spent

is:

hours

is:

saving

is:

the

is:

neighborhood

is:

from

is:

the

is:

deadly

is:

aliens

is:

that

is:

seemed

is:

to

is:

invade

is:

whenever

is:

there

is:

was

is:

a

is:

Saturday

is:

afternoon.
She

is:

laughed. “Being

is:

trans

is:

doesn’t

is:

change

is:

who

is:

I

is:

am.

is:

I’m

is:

still

is:

the

is:

same

is:

person.”
“But

is:

you

is:

just

is:

said

is:

it

is:

does,”

is:

he

is:

pointed

is:

out.
Susan

is:

paused. “Well,

is:

okay,

is:

it

is:

changes

is:

me

is:

in

is:

some

is:

ways,

is:

but

is:

not

is:

in

is:

the

is:

ways

is:

that

is:

really

is:

matter.

is:

I

is:

still

is:

like

is:

scifi and

is:

boy

is:

bands

is:

and

is:

the color

is:

green.

is:

It’s

is:

just

is:

that now

is:

I

is:

wear

is:

dresses

is:

and

is:

go

is:

under

is:

a

is:

name

is:

I

is:

chose

is:

for

is:

myself.”
“What

is:

was

is:

wrong

is:

with

is:

your

is:

old

is:

name?”

is:

Jake

is:

leaned

is:

back

is:

in

is:

his

is:

chair.
“Nothing,

is:

but

is:

it

is:

doesn’t

is:

fit

is:

who

is:

I

is:

am

is:

anymore. I’m

is:

still

is:

a

is:

Whitmore,

is:

just now I’m Susan. You know,

is:

I

is:

always

is:

thought

is:

we

is:

should

is:

get

is:

to

is:

pick

is:

our

is:

own

is:

names.

is:

Tell

is:

me

is:

if

is:

you

is:

had

is:

a

is:

choice

is:

that

is:

you’d

is:

have

is:

picked

is:

Aloysius.”
Jake

is:

bristled

is:

at the mention

is:

of

is:

his

is:

middle

is:

name.

is:

His

is:

parents

is:

had

is:

chosen

is:

it

is:

because

is:

it

is:

sounded

is:

dignified,

is:

although

is:

as

is:

a

is:

young

is:

hare

is:

he’d

is:

never

is:

disclosed to

is:

anyone

is:

what

is:

the

is:

A in

is:

his

is:

name

is:

stood

is:

for. “Point

is:

taken.”
“Look,

is:

I’m

is:

still

is:

the

is:

person

is:

that

is:

played

is:

with

is:

you

is:

in

is:

the

is:

yard

is:

and

is:

watched

is:

movies

is:

about

is:

saving

is:

the

is:

world

is:

from

is:

aliens.

is:

Think

is:

of

is:

it

is:

this

is:

way. You’re

is:

not losing a brother. You’re

is:

gaining

is:

a

is:

sister.”
“Yeah,

is:

but

is:

I

is:

don’t

is:

know

is:

how

is:

to

is:

handle

is:

a

is:

sister.”

is:

He

is:

looked

is:

at her. “I

is:

know how

is:

to

is:

be

is:

a

is:

good

is:

brother.”
“And

is:

that

is:

part

is:

won’t

is:

change. You’re still my big brother, and we’re still family. At least

is:

I

is:

hope

is:

so.

is:

I still

is:

think

is:

of you

is:

as

is:

the person that I

is:

call

is:

when I need

is:

help

is:

or the one, I’d

is:

turn to when

is:

I

is:

need

is:

someone

is:

to

is:

give

is:

me

is:

advice.

is:

But

is:

now

is:

I

is:

just

is:

want

is:

to

is:

know

is:

if

is:

you

is:

still

is:

feel

is:

that

is:

way

is:

about

is:

me.”
Jake

is:

lowered his ears. “I don’t know,” he answered honestly. “I

is:

mean, I

is:

know

is:

things

is:

have

is:

changed,

is:

but

is:

I

is:

don’t

is:

know

is:

how

is:

to

is:

respond

is:

to

is:

it

is:

just

is:

yet.”
“That’s

is:

fair.

is:

That’s

is:

absolutely

is:

fair.

is:

Believe

is:

me,

is:

I

is:

get

is:

what

is:

a

is:

big

is:

deal

is:

this

is:

is.

is:

I

is:

know

is:

it’ll

is:

take

is:

time,

is:

and this

is:

is

is:

going

is:

to

is:

be

is:

a

is:

big

is:

adjustment.”

is:

She

is:

fiddled with

is:

the

is:

bracelet

is:

on

is:

her

is:

wrist. “I

is:

figure

is:

that

is:

I

is:

should

is:

tell

is:

mom

is:

and

is:

dad

is:

at

is:

the same

is:

time.

is:

This way I only

is:

have

is:

to

is:

do

is:

it

is:

once.”

is:

Meeting

is:

his glance,

is:

she took a

is:

deep

is:

breath. “If

is:

I

is:

have

is:

to,

is:

I’ll

is:

do

is:

it

is:

alone,

is:

but

is:

it

is:

would

is:

be

is:

a lot

is:

easier

is:

with

is:

you

is:

at

is:

my

is:

side.”
Jake

is:

looked

is:

at

is:

his

is:

new

is:

sister,

is:

recognizing

is:

some

is:

of

is:

those

is:

same

is:

features

is:

he’d

is:

always

is:

known

is:

among

is:

her

is:

longer

is:

hair

is:

and

is:

cute

is:

clothes.

is:

He

is:

thought

is:

back

is:

to

is:

their

is:

days

is:

playing

is:

in

is:

the

is:

yard,

is:

and all

is:

the

is:

times

is:

he’d

is:

stepped

is:

in

is:

to

is:

be

is:

his

is:

sibling’s

is:

big

is:

brother.

is:

With

is:

a

is:

nod, he

is:

extended

is:

a

is:

paw. “You

is:

can

is:

count

is:

on

is:

me, sis.”
“You

is:

have

is:

no

is:

idea

is:

how

is:

glad

is:

I

is:

am

is:

to

is:

hear

is:

you

is:

say

is:

that.”

is:

She

is:

let

is:

out

is:

a

is:

heavy

is:

sigh. “All

is:

I

is:

want

is:

is

is:

to

is:

be

is:

acknowledged.

is:

To been

is:

seen

is:

by

is:

people

is:

who

is:

respect

is:

me

is:

for

is:

who

is:

I

is:

am.

is:

What

is:

I

is:

call

is:

myself,

is:

what’s in

is:

my

is:

pants,

is:

shouldn’t

is:

matter

is:

to

is:

people.

is:

All

is:

that

is:

should

is:

matter

is:

is

is:

the

is:

kind

is:

of

is:

person

is:

I

is:

want

is:

to

is:

be.”

is:

With a

is:

genuine

is:

smile,

is:

she

is:

rubbed the

is:

back

is:

of her

is:

brother’s

is:

paw. “Thanks

is:

for

is:

meeting

is:

me

is:

today.”
“Of

is:

course,” he

is:

said. “I’ll

is:

always

is:

be

is:

there

is:

when

is:

you

is:

need

is:

me,

is:

no

is:

matter

is:

what.

is:

And although

is:

I

is:

might

is:

slip

is:

up

is:

from

is:

time

is:

to

is:

time,

is:

I’m

is:

going

is:

to

is:

try,

is:

because

is:

you’re

is:

my

is:

sister,

is:

and

is:

I

is:

love

is:

you.”
“I

is:

love

is:

you

is:

too,

is:

big

is:

brother.”

is:

She

is:

slid

is:

her

is:

chair

is:

closer

is:

so

is:

she

is:

could

is:

wrap

is:

an

is:

arm

is:

around

is:

him.

is:

Jake

is:

returned

is:

the

is:

favor,

is:

picking

is:

up

is:

his

is:

cell

is:

phone

is:

with his free

is:

paw. As his

is:

sister

is:

spotted the

is:

lock

is:

screen,

is:

she

is:

smirked. “You

is:

still

is:

have

is:

that

is:

picture

is:

on

is:

your

is:

phone?”
“Of

is:

course.

is:

It’s

is:

the

is:

two

is:

of

is:

us.

is:

So,

is:

what

is:

do

is:

you

is:

say?

is:

Shall

is:

we

is:

take

is:

a

is:

new

is:

one?”

is:

He

is:

entered

is:

his

is:

passcode

is:

and

is:

activated

is:

the

is:

camera,

is:

holding

is:

it

is:

up

is:

as

is:

far

is:

as

is:

his

is:

arm

is:

would

is:

reach. “Smile!”

is:

The

is:

shutter

is:

sound

is:

clicked,

is:

indicating

is:

the

is:

photo

is:

had

is:

been

is:

taken,

is:

and

is:

he

is:

nodded

is:

in

is:

approval at

is:

the

is:

preview. “It’ll

is:

make

is:

a

is:

great

is:

phone

is:

background.”
“You’ll

is:

send

is:

me

is:

a

is:

copy

is:

of

is:

that,

is:

won’t

is:

you?”

is:

Susan

is:

slid her

is:

chair

is:

back

is:

to

is:

where

is:

it

is:

was.
“Of

is:

course.

is:

And

is:

don’t

is:

worry

is:

about

is:

mom

is:

and

is:

dad.

is:

I

is:

know

is:

they’ll

is:

have

is:

questions,

is:

just

is:

like

is:

I

is:

did,

is:

but

is:

you’re

is:

still

is:

their

is:

child,

is:

and

is:

you’re

is:

still

is:

my

is:

sibling.

is:

They’ll

is:

come

is:

around.

is:

We

is:

just

is:

need

is:

to

is:

give

is:

them

is:

some

is:

time.”

is:

Jake

is:

signaled to

is:

the

is:

waitress

is:

they

is:

were

is:

ready

is:

for

is:

their

is:

bill. “I’m

is:

looking

is:

forward

is:

to

is:

getting

is:

to

is:

know

is:

the

is:

new

is:

you.”
Susan

is:

smiled. “Believe

is:

me,

is:

so

is:

am

is:

I.”



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is:

was “Splitting

is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

Rivers,

is:

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is:

you by Rob MacWolf,

is:

Werewolf

is:

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is:

You

is:

can

is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

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is:

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