Under the Whispering Door
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- Author：T.J. Klune
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Summary
From TJ Klune， USA Today bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea， comes Under the Whispering Door， a new contemporary fantasy about a ghost who refuses to cross over and the ferryman he falls in love with。
When a reaper comes to collect Wallace Price from his own funeral， Wallace suspects he really might be dead。
Instead of leading him directly to the afterlife， the reaper takes him to a small village。 On the outskirts， off the path through the woods， tucked between mountains， is a particular tea shop， run by a man named Hugo。 Hugo is the tea shop's owner to locals and the ferryman to souls who need to cross over。
But Wallace isn’t ready to abandon the life he barely lived。 With Hugo’s help he finally starts to learn about all the things he missed in life。
When the Manager， a curious and powerful being， arrives at the tea shop and gives Wallace one week to cross over， Wallace sets about living a lifetime in seven days。
By turns heartwarming and heartbreaking， this absorbing tale of grief and hope is told with TJ Klune's signature warmth， humor， and extraordinary empathy。
When a reaper comes to collect Wallace Price from his own funeral， Wallace suspects he really might be dead。
Instead of leading him directly to the afterlife， the reaper takes him to a small village。 On the outskirts， off the path through the woods， tucked between mountains， is a particular tea shop， run by a man named Hugo。 Hugo is the tea shop's owner to locals and the ferryman to souls who need to cross over。
But Wallace isn’t ready to abandon the life he barely lived。 With Hugo’s help he finally starts to learn about all the things he missed in life。
When the Manager， a curious and powerful being， arrives at the tea shop and gives Wallace one week to cross over， Wallace sets about living a lifetime in seven days。
By turns heartwarming and heartbreaking， this absorbing tale of grief and hope is told with TJ Klune's signature warmth， humor， and extraordinary empathy。
Reviews
Sam （she_who_reads_）
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I don't think I have any emotions left- this book destroyed every single one of them， and left me a sobbing mess！No matter what I say in this review， I'll never be able to do it justice， so I'll just say this- Under the Whispering Door is a soft， beautiful， slow， sweet， tragic， heartbreaking， hilarious， and hopeful story that I think everyone should read at some point in their life。 I cannot recommend this highly enough， however， I will just leave the authors note below， as this won't be a book I don't think I have any emotions left- this book destroyed every single one of them， and left me a sobbing mess！No matter what I say in this review， I'll never be able to do it justice， so I'll just say this- Under the Whispering Door is a soft， beautiful， slow， sweet， tragic， heartbreaking， hilarious， and hopeful story that I think everyone should read at some point in their life。 I cannot recommend this highly enough， however， I will just leave the authors note below， as this won't be a book anyone could pick up and any point， without a little forewarning-"This story explores life and love as well as loss and grief。 There are discussions of death in different forms- quiet， unexpected， and death by suicide。 Please read with care。" 。。。more
Kara Paxton
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' "Because it's your life，" Nelson said， coming to the other side of him。 "It is what you make of it。 No， it's not always fair。 No， it's not always good。 It burns and tears， and there are times when it crushes you beyond recognition。 Some people can fight against it。 Others。。。 can't， though I don't think they can be blamed for that。 Giving up is easy。 Picking yourself up isn't。 But we have to believe if we do， we can take another step。 We can -""Move on？ Wallace retorted。。。 '4。5 ⭐ rounded up， be ' "Because it's your life，" Nelson said， coming to the other side of him。 "It is what you make of it。 No， it's not always fair。 No， it's not always good。 It burns and tears， and there are times when it crushes you beyond recognition。 Some people can fight against it。 Others。。。 can't， though I don't think they can be blamed for that。 Giving up is easy。 Picking yourself up isn't。 But we have to believe if we do， we can take another step。 We can -""Move on？ Wallace retorted。。。 '4。5 ⭐ rounded up， because I just can't round down on a book this different and this profound， tackling death as if it isn't taboo。 It's all there: the wit we expect from Klune， the deep， flawed （and funny） characters， the damn waterfall of tears that cannot be avoided。。。 While I didn't enjoy this one as much as Cerulean Sea， they're totally different stories （this one is certainly darker） and I don't think their ratings should be compared as a result。 This is a wonderful story of death and life and love and hardship and regret。 And it was SO good。 Don't expect it to be light and fluffy though， there's a trigger warning at the beginning for a legitimate reason。 I really， really enjoyed this one， ugly sobs and all。 。。。more
Alicia
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*3。5 stars*ok。 so。 is this book just the house in the cerulean sea but with ghosts instead of children？ pretty much。 did i still cry my eyes out multiple times？ the tear stain on my pillow at 4 am says yes。 under the whispering door certainly has a lot of heart and a lot of humor。 the plot was maybe lacking a bit and the messaging was very on the nose but i kind of expected that and still enjoyed the story and the interactions between the characters。 if you want a quick read that will give you a *3。5 stars*ok。 so。 is this book just the house in the cerulean sea but with ghosts instead of children？ pretty much。 did i still cry my eyes out multiple times？ the tear stain on my pillow at 4 am says yes。 under the whispering door certainly has a lot of heart and a lot of humor。 the plot was maybe lacking a bit and the messaging was very on the nose but i kind of expected that and still enjoyed the story and the interactions between the characters。 if you want a quick read that will give you an existential crisis but also warm your heart， this book will do the trick。 。。。more
Me-Connie
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Are you in need of a good cry？Under the Whispering Door will make you cry: about the characters， what can be achieved in short human lives， the meaning of living every day， and just release the stresses of everyday life。 I was a huge fan of The House in the Cerulean Sea which was a badly needed warm hug in the midst of the pandemic。 Under the Whispering Door is for the moments after the hug， when all of the pieces are on the floor and how to put yourself back together again。I thought for a littl Are you in need of a good cry？Under the Whispering Door will make you cry: about the characters， what can be achieved in short human lives， the meaning of living every day， and just release the stresses of everyday life。 I was a huge fan of The House in the Cerulean Sea which was a badly needed warm hug in the midst of the pandemic。 Under the Whispering Door is for the moments after the hug， when all of the pieces are on the floor and how to put yourself back together again。I thought for a little bit that I enjoyed The House in the Cerulean Sea a little more than Under the Whispering Door and then I spent the last 50 pages of Under the Whispering Door crying。 They're two different books， both with the intention of making sure that you're okay， and taking care of your mental health - not just for the few hours it takes to read the book， but when you put it down too。 I've been thinking a lot about how we live our every day is how we live our lives and I feel more clarity about my life after spending all of this time with Wallace。So yes， you are in need of the good cry Under the Whispering Door can provide。 。。。more
Meg
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This is the first book I have read by TJ Klune and it won't be the last。 Under the Whispering Door is a poignant tale about life and death and the consequences of choices we make along the way。 Filled with memorable characters， a cozy little tea shop， and a slow-burn romance， the novel has proven itself to be a poignant tale that faces death and the stages of grieving head on。 Are we creatures who are capable of change？ Do the chances we take （or don't） in life define us？ I know I will be thinki This is the first book I have read by TJ Klune and it won't be the last。 Under the Whispering Door is a poignant tale about life and death and the consequences of choices we make along the way。 Filled with memorable characters， a cozy little tea shop， and a slow-burn romance， the novel has proven itself to be a poignant tale that faces death and the stages of grieving head on。 Are we creatures who are capable of change？ Do the chances we take （or don't） in life define us？ I know I will be thinking about the themes tackled in this book for some time to come。 Worth the read！ Thank you to Macmillan-Tor/Forge and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Melanie Richards
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I love T。J Klune’s books。 The range of emotions each book brings is a testimony to his writing style。 I laugh， I cry。 I loved this book！！ You can change， you can be you， and you cal love freely with all your heart。
carina
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TJ KLUNE I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY （rtc） TJ KLUNE I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY （rtc） 。。。more
Chelsea
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Sobbing。 Utterly sobbing。 I don't know how TJ Klune keeps writing books that break my heart WHILE also making me believe in love。 But WOW。 WOW。 WOW。 Sobbing。 Utterly sobbing。 I don't know how TJ Klune keeps writing books that break my heart WHILE also making me believe in love。 But WOW。 WOW。 WOW。 。。。more
Victoria
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Another 5 star read from TJ！ This book started off a little slow for me。 It took me a good hundred pages to really become invested。 I definitely had high expectations and when they weren't immediately met I was a little disappointed but OMG when this book hooked me it did not let go！ I devoured the second half of this book！ This was another heartwarming， lyrical， and completely heartwrenching book with a cute romance that just added another layer of charm to this story。 This book had me full-on Another 5 star read from TJ！ This book started off a little slow for me。 It took me a good hundred pages to really become invested。 I definitely had high expectations and when they weren't immediately met I was a little disappointed but OMG when this book hooked me it did not let go！ I devoured the second half of this book！ This was another heartwarming， lyrical， and completely heartwrenching book with a cute romance that just added another layer of charm to this story。 This book had me full-on sobbing at the end！ With both joy and sadness。 。。。more
Jeffery Bowling
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I loved this book。 The author somehow takes a very heavy subject and makes it light-hearted without losing any depth or emotional pull。 This is one of my favorite reads of 2021。
Jessie
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This book speaks to my soul。 I laughed， I cried。 It's an incredibly beautiful story。 Thank you TJ Klune， you never disappoint。 This book speaks to my soul。 I laughed， I cried。 It's an incredibly beautiful story。 Thank you TJ Klune， you never disappoint。 。。。more
Sarah
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫🪦It takes dying for Wallace to truly learn what it means to live。 👍🏼Klune has a way with words。 I absolutely adore the way he writes dialogue。 He gets me crying and laughing all throughout。 👎🏼A minor complaint really but I prefer to see a romance unfold as opposed to being told it did。 ✅Well written and thought provoking。 This book is heavy and trigger warnings abound but Klune has really mastered the art of writing heavy topics in a unique way that somehow has both levity and great dep ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫🪦It takes dying for Wallace to truly learn what it means to live。 👍🏼Klune has a way with words。 I absolutely adore the way he writes dialogue。 He gets me crying and laughing all throughout。 👎🏼A minor complaint really but I prefer to see a romance unfold as opposed to being told it did。 ✅Well written and thought provoking。 This book is heavy and trigger warnings abound but Klune has really mastered the art of writing heavy topics in a unique way that somehow has both levity and great depth。 I’m still thinking about this one and probably will be for a while。 A great discussable book！ Thank you so much @netgalley and @torbooks for the ebook， it was such a pleasure to read ❤️ 。。。more
Ady
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I adored this book。 It is everything I wanted it to be and hoped it would be。 I had this preordered ages ago because of how much I loved HITCC， which snuck up on me and quickly became my go-to comfort read。 This book is less。。。 lighthearted。 Given that the book mostly occurs in the afterlife， one would expect that。 But the "found family" trope is still present and this IS still a feel-good book。 I recommend it。 Read it while drinking some of your favorite tea。 I adored this book。 It is everything I wanted it to be and hoped it would be。 I had this preordered ages ago because of how much I loved HITCC， which snuck up on me and quickly became my go-to comfort read。 This book is less。。。 lighthearted。 Given that the book mostly occurs in the afterlife， one would expect that。 But the "found family" trope is still present and this IS still a feel-good book。 I recommend it。 Read it while drinking some of your favorite tea。 。。。more
Erin Rush
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TJ Klune has done it again。 The heart， understanding， and acceptance in his writing so perfectly mirrors the loveable， quirky， ever-growing characters that accompany us on the journey between life and death。 This book can be a comfort to those struggling with the unknown of what comes after this life - especially those going through hardship。 Maybe this life is only the beginning of our journey and maybe there is even more wonderment and love waiting for us beyond the whispering door。 You will f TJ Klune has done it again。 The heart， understanding， and acceptance in his writing so perfectly mirrors the loveable， quirky， ever-growing characters that accompany us on the journey between life and death。 This book can be a comfort to those struggling with the unknown of what comes after this life - especially those going through hardship。 Maybe this life is only the beginning of our journey and maybe there is even more wonderment and love waiting for us beyond the whispering door。 You will feel challenged to be better， do better， and love harder and more often after reading this book。 Thanks， TJ Klune for another gem and for reminding us of the simple， complex， and unknown beauty in this world and beyond。 。。。more
Aden
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this book is my kind of perfect。 definitely a new favorite book of all time。 possibly my number 1 or 2 favorite ever。 i have so many thoughts and emotions and no idea how to process them。。。 the characters？ the story？ the queerness？ the themes？ the laughs and the cries？ just complete perfection。 i will never forget this book。 maybe i’ll form coherent enough thoughts to write a nice review
Rina Pride
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ComentarioPode ser uma história de um humano com alma de lobo， pode ser uma história de um orfanato numa ilha com crianças especiais， pode ser uma história de adolecentes super-heróis， pode ser uma história de um anjo que desce do céu para ajudar um humano， pode ser uma história onde um cara morre e só aprende a viver depois de morrer。 Seja qual for o tema que TJ klune vai nos apresentar， tenho certeza de uma coisa。。。 Ele vai nos emocionar， vai nos encantar， vai nos fazer vibrar e chorar😭 Lidar ComentarioPode ser uma história de um humano com alma de lobo， pode ser uma história de um orfanato numa ilha com crianças especiais， pode ser uma história de adolecentes super-heróis， pode ser uma história de um anjo que desce do céu para ajudar um humano， pode ser uma história onde um cara morre e só aprende a viver depois de morrer。 Seja qual for o tema que TJ klune vai nos apresentar， tenho certeza de uma coisa。。。 Ele vai nos emocionar， vai nos encantar， vai nos fazer vibrar e chorar😭 Lidar com a morte é uma das coisas mais dolorosas， não sabemos o que acontece com aqueles que partem。 Um dos mistérios da vida é saber o que vem depois da morte， é um mistério que só vamos compreender quando partimos dessa vida。 Eu sempre penso muito sobre isso， não sou uma pessoa religiosa， sou uma pessoa curiosa， uma das minhas curiosidades é saber como é。 Muitos têm medo de pensar sobre morte，sou o contrário， penso muito sobre o tema e sei que quando chegar minha hora o mistério será revelado。 Under the Whispering Door foi um livro incrível！！ Não tenho palavras para expressar como me senti lendo esse livro， só posso dizer que chorei em vários momentos。 Acompanhar Wallace Price foi muito para meu coração， Wallace aprendeu a viver só depois de morrer， é poeticamente triste。 Ele vivia uma vida vazia， ele morreu sem amigos， teve um funeral tristemente cômico com pessoas que não sentiriam sua falta。 Muitas pessoas tiveram isso na vida real， têm muitos Wallace Price por aí， pessoas que só se importam com seus próprios narizes。 Wallace teve uma chance depois da morte， queria que fosse assim na vida real。 Teve muitos personagens encantadores nessa história， mas preciso dizer que o mais encantador de todos foi vovô Nelson 😘 Eu amei o vô Nelson， queria entrar no livro e fazer piadas com ele， sorrir junto com ele （ fazer stand-up junto com ele 😂😂😂😂） Nelson， Apollo， Hugo， Mei。。。 Almas encantadoras que ajudaram mais uma alma encantadora se revelar （ Wallace Price）。 Wallace precisou morrer para saber o que era viver， fico até arrepiada escrevendo isso。 Outro personagem que me emocionou muito foi o Cameron， eu chorei por causa do Cameron。 Não podemos julgar pessoas que cometem suicídio， o mais doloroso para familiares de pessoas que se suicidaram é ouvir da boca de outros que quem comete suicídio foi para o inferno e nunca terá paz。 É uma coisa horrível de se dizer， é doloroso atormentar alguém que já está sofrendo。 Fiquei o tempo todo torcendo para que Cameron encontrasse paz， quando aconteceu foi um alívio。 É engraçado como personagens fictícios podem nos tocar， todos nessa história me tocaram。 Por mais que seja uma história fictícia， sabemos que a morte é uma realidade， uma realidade que vai aparecer para todos um dia。 Poderia dizer mais coisas nesse review， mas acho que já expressei o que queria。 Foi um livro incrível， foi lindo。 Não esquecerei Hugo， Wallace， Nelson， Mei，Apollo， Cameron， Gerente。 Queria falar mais sobre o Gerente， entendi perfeitamente o que TJ klune queria expressar com esse personagem， compartilho da opinião dele sobre isso。。 Só quem entendeu vai entender o que estou dizendo。 Under the Whispering Door merece além de 5 estrelas （¯`v´¯） ` 。¸。 ´☻//▌/ |╬═♥╬╬♥═╬╬♥═╬╬═♥╬╬═♥╬╬♥═╬╬♥═╬╬♥═╬╬♥═╬ 。。。more
Bailey Stargirl
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Listen， ya'll。 There are trigger warnings at the front of this book。 Listen to them， and listen to me。 If you have a weird relationship with death or are grieving someone， I don't know if I'd read this。 However， I would recommend to read it at some point in your life， when you need clarity around the grieving process or feel like you are ready to read a book about death。 I'm not saying you won't cry， but you probably won't sob like a baby at the end like I did because my mom died two months ago。 Listen， ya'll。 There are trigger warnings at the front of this book。 Listen to them， and listen to me。 If you have a weird relationship with death or are grieving someone， I don't know if I'd read this。 However， I would recommend to read it at some point in your life， when you need clarity around the grieving process or feel like you are ready to read a book about death。 I'm not saying you won't cry， but you probably won't sob like a baby at the end like I did because my mom died two months ago。Just saying。 5 stars。 Would recommend。 。。。more
Woobat
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3。5。 The characters were charming， the world building was fun and I loved the world building。 But not much happened， and there was a lot of tea and talking。
Ally
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I don't even know how to form words that could describe just how amazing this book is。 Powerful doesn't even begin to cover it。 This book is about death - which we all know is a harsh subject。 I promise you that this book is meant for you。 It allows you to see death in a way that isn't so final and terrifying。 I laughed， I sobbed， I cheered。。。just ALL of the emotions。 This book left me feeling so much lighter。 I feel like a weight was taken off my shoulders and I can breathe again。 IT'S THAT MOV I don't even know how to form words that could describe just how amazing this book is。 Powerful doesn't even begin to cover it。 This book is about death - which we all know is a harsh subject。 I promise you that this book is meant for you。 It allows you to see death in a way that isn't so final and terrifying。 I laughed， I sobbed， I cheered。。。just ALL of the emotions。 This book left me feeling so much lighter。 I feel like a weight was taken off my shoulders and I can breathe again。 IT'S THAT MOVING。 TJ Klune is the absolute best author out there。 I will forever read everything he writes。 No one does it quite like he does。 He has such a unique writing style， an undeniable ability to make you laugh， and has a dash of sadist in him that will bring on the tears guaranteed in every story。 Do yourself a favor and read this one。 You won't regret it。 If you like audiobooks I highly recommend that route。 。。。more
ana
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this book broke me and then repaired me over again in so many different ways。 full review later but it’s the best book of the year so far for me and it’s most likely the most i’ve ever cried reading a book。 so beautiful。
Sarah
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5。5/10
Caitlin （CMAReads）
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I loved every single second。
Lindsay Schilperoort
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I laughed， I cried。 I cannot tell you how lovely and wholesome this story is。
Bookphenomena （Micky）
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Headlines:Bruised but full heartWhimsical beauty withinFor tea-loversI'm sitting staring at my screen trying to find the words， after reading all the beautiful words in Under the Whispering Door。 This story of Wallace's journey from life and to the beyond captured my mind and my heart completely; I did not want to let go。This story is about loneliness， finding a famiy and purpose while also finding out about the secrets beyond life， at least a fantastical representation of that。 I thought what K Headlines:Bruised but full heartWhimsical beauty withinFor tea-loversI'm sitting staring at my screen trying to find the words， after reading all the beautiful words in Under the Whispering Door。 This story of Wallace's journey from life and to the beyond captured my mind and my heart completely; I did not want to let go。This story is about loneliness， finding a famiy and purpose while also finding out about the secrets beyond life， at least a fantastical representation of that。 I thought what Klune has created here was poignant， whimsical， emotional and incredibly funny at times。 Considering the themes of death and grief， the wit balanced out all the things， as did the characters。This world was a surprise around every corner， from Mei to the tea plants and the manager to the door。 The story of the husks was especially gut wrenching。 The connection between Wallace and Hugo was something special， hearts pounded， love abounded and that was just me。。。I cried， I laughed and I treasured。 Just do yourself a favour and pick this book up。Thank you to Tor and Black Crow PR for the precious review copy。 。。。more
Lindsay
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This was such a heartwarming story。 I absolutely loved it。
Anali
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“The first time you share tea， you are a stranger。 The second time you share tea， you are an honored guest。 The third time you share tea， you become family。” “The first time you share tea， you are a stranger。 The second time you share tea， you are an honored guest。 The third time you share tea， you become family。” 。。。more
Alex
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I love you TJ， I adore everything you write， I swear， but some parts of this book - for me personally！ - were uncomfortably close to glorifying death and that was。。。 not my cup of tea （how fitting）（maybe if I believed in ANY sort of life after death it'd be different， but i can't fight my atheist ass on this。 death is not a beginning。 death is not redemption。 death is the end and not a second chance and。。。 this was not what the book said） I love you TJ， I adore everything you write， I swear， but some parts of this book - for me personally！ - were uncomfortably close to glorifying death and that was。。。 not my cup of tea （how fitting）（maybe if I believed in ANY sort of life after death it'd be different， but i can't fight my atheist ass on this。 death is not a beginning。 death is not redemption。 death is the end and not a second chance and。。。 this was not what the book said） 。。。more
SarahMAbel
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Absolutely wild how this book that is not an easy read and deals with such heavy topics managed to be so heartwarming。 I cried and laughed in equal measure and mostly enjoyed every bit of it。
Courtney
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3。5Was beautifully written but it was a bit boring。 I wish they would have gone deeper into the life of the husks， it would have made it more interesting。
Taha
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