Brainstorm!
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- Author：Rebecca Gardyn Levington
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Summary
When it’s time to write in class， one child feels like she has absolutely nothing to say。 But suddenly—ker-plink！—one drop， one tiny thought， hits her。 Before long she’s caught in a shower of funny phrases， a whirlwind of adjectives and verbs， and a downpour of huge ideas。 BOOM， CRASH！ It’s a gigantic brainstorm of creativity for her to soak up and play in！ With writing prompts and a glossary in the back matter， this story will inspire imagination and ingenuity in all readers。
Reviews
Robyn McGrath
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I just adore Rebecca's rhyming text as a young child brainstorms what to write。 Nouns， adjectives， and adverbs rain down until an idea forms！ And it's easy to get swept up in the fun illustrations。 With additional back matter that includes writing prompts and definitions- this is the perfect addition for any reading and writing classroom！ I just adore Rebecca's rhyming text as a young child brainstorms what to write。 Nouns， adjectives， and adverbs rain down until an idea forms！ And it's easy to get swept up in the fun illustrations。 With additional back matter that includes writing prompts and definitions- this is the perfect addition for any reading and writing classroom！ 。。。more
Pearl Bass
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Would be a good read for an elementary classroom working on writing。
Ashley S
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A child gets stuck on her writing assignment until an small idea drops， then pictures， words， and sentencing start to pour down。 A brainstorm forms and her enough to WRITE。 The sparse， rhyming text paired with the playful illustrations is a must have for parents， teachers， librarians， tutors， or anyone to help those struggling to get words on a paper。 Story prompts and glossary in the back are an excellent addition to an already creative and helpful story。
Angela Isaacs
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Gorgeous book that will be a fave of teachers and writers of all ages！ The main character is sitting in class unsure what to write when Plink！ A raindrop of an idea hits her。 What follows is a brainstorm of ideas， words， and phrases。 I love this extended metaphor for writing。 The text is lyrical and evocative and the illustrations bring it all to life。
Carrie Tillotson
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When a girl sits down to write， she may be having writer’s block。 But as a brainstorm rushes in， ideas， nouns， verbs， and more whoosh all around。 With spot-on rhyme and rhythm， and fun illustrations， this will be the elementary’s teachers perfect guide to inspire kids’ writing。
Angela Dale
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Thunderous applause for this playful， upbeat and inspiring story about the doldrums of the blank page that get dispelled by the soft plink-plink of creativity。 As the brainstorm slowly builds we get floods of ideas and a tornado of questions。 By the end， the young writer is awash in ideas and ready to write。 Wonderful for school and classroom libraries， and a must-have for creative （or not-feeling-so-creative） little ones to get those creative juices flowing。
Jenna Johnson
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BRAINSTORM has me SO excited to get back to the classroom this year， teaching。。。writing！ Watching the little girl in this story play in the puddles of possibility reminded me of the joy of writing。 Silly stories， adventurous stories， fantastical stories。。。。。what will she choose？ And watching her struggle in the beginning， reminded me of how a lot of my students feel when the word "writing" is first mentioned。 There can be a lot of pressure to come up with a "good" idea。 Luckily， this book is jus BRAINSTORM has me SO excited to get back to the classroom this year， teaching。。。writing！ Watching the little girl in this story play in the puddles of possibility reminded me of the joy of writing。 Silly stories， adventurous stories， fantastical stories。。。。。what will she choose？ And watching her struggle in the beginning， reminded me of how a lot of my students feel when the word "writing" is first mentioned。 There can be a lot of pressure to come up with a "good" idea。 Luckily， this book is just what students need！This book really turns writing into a fun adventure。 The onomatopoeia is so clever and the rhyme gives the book a bouncy feel。 The illustrations are gorgeous， filled with story ideas of their own， and will appeal to both younger AND older kids。 That's no easy feat。 Plus， the back matter has vocabulary and story prompts and for those shy writers who need that extra push。 This book is simply a teacher's dream。 I will definitely be using it this fall and I can't wait to see what my students brainstorm！ 。。。more
Harshita Jerath
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"I thinkand think 。 。 。but nothing’s there。"The simple premise of not coming up with ideas while asked to do a writing assignment is super relatable。 The rhyming text and onomatopoeia add extra punch to the text。 The illustrations are excellent too。 I especially love the page full of pitter-patter drops of ideas。 The back matter is full of thought-provoking ideas， which I'm sure teachers would love。 I highly recommend this book to classrooms and libraries for fun teaching time。 "I thinkand think 。 。 。but nothing’s there。"The simple premise of not coming up with ideas while asked to do a writing assignment is super relatable。 The rhyming text and onomatopoeia add extra punch to the text。 The illustrations are excellent too。 I especially love the page full of pitter-patter drops of ideas。 The back matter is full of thought-provoking ideas， which I'm sure teachers would love。 I highly recommend this book to classrooms and libraries for fun teaching time。 。。。more
Chana Stiefel
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Have you ever felt stuck when it comes to writing？ （I know I have！） In this lovely debut picture book by Rebecca Gardyn Levington， with playful illustrations by Kate Kronreif， ideas start to flow with a Ker-plink！ and a Splat！ Picking up speed， words rush in with a Boom！ and Crash！ Soon， it’s a full on Brainstorm！ Gusts of nouns， verbs， adjectives， and adverbs float through the text。 And with a flood of possibilities， it’s time to write。 Teachers and parents will appreciate the delightful drops Have you ever felt stuck when it comes to writing？ （I know I have！） In this lovely debut picture book by Rebecca Gardyn Levington， with playful illustrations by Kate Kronreif， ideas start to flow with a Ker-plink！ and a Splat！ Picking up speed， words rush in with a Boom！ and Crash！ Soon， it’s a full on Brainstorm！ Gusts of nouns， verbs， adjectives， and adverbs float through the text。 And with a flood of possibilities， it’s time to write。 Teachers and parents will appreciate the delightful drops of writing prompts and the Tornado of Terminology in the backmatter。 Forecast: This picture book will take classrooms by storm this fall！ 。。。more
Jodi Moore
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Challenged with an in-school-spur-of-the-moment writing assignment， a child compares her mind to the gray gloom of a cloudy day until。。。。 plip， plop！ The ideas start as tiny drops until – whoosh！ – memories， thoughts and emotion swell into a powerful word storm， engaging her every sense， showering her with inspiration and empowering her imagination。 Rebecca Gardyn Levington’s delightful rollicking rhyme seamlessly pairs with Kate Kronreif’s bold， yet whimsical illustrations and invites readers t Challenged with an in-school-spur-of-the-moment writing assignment， a child compares her mind to the gray gloom of a cloudy day until。。。。 plip， plop！ The ideas start as tiny drops until – whoosh！ – memories， thoughts and emotion swell into a powerful word storm， engaging her every sense， showering her with inspiration and empowering her imagination。 Rebecca Gardyn Levington’s delightful rollicking rhyme seamlessly pairs with Kate Kronreif’s bold， yet whimsical illustrations and invites readers to join the main character – whirling in the wind， splashing in the puddles， basking in the splendor of the resulting rainbow and ultimately， rolling up their own sleeves， ready to write。 Packed with a 'tornado of terminology' and writing prompts （included as backmatter）， it's not only a teacher's dream， but a must for every child （or grownup！） who needs a creative spark。 A true joy to read！ 。。。more
Jilanne
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WOW！ A rousing read aloud about the storm of ideas that are precursors to writing。 Written in a downpour of rhyme， the narrative extends the pun to the very last page。 Love the back matter titled: Cloudy with a chance of ideas！ And a tornado of terminology。 If this doesn't help kids kickstart their writing process， nothing will。 Great book！My review is based on a PDF supplied by the publisher。 WOW！ A rousing read aloud about the storm of ideas that are precursors to writing。 Written in a downpour of rhyme， the narrative extends the pun to the very last page。 Love the back matter titled: Cloudy with a chance of ideas！ And a tornado of terminology。 If this doesn't help kids kickstart their writing process， nothing will。 Great book！My review is based on a PDF supplied by the publisher。 。。。more
Cheryl
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A fun read-aloud in both words and illustrations！ Kids， parents， and teachers will love the plopping， dropping， and swirling of words as a girl ponders and is inspired by the brainstorm around her。
Mary
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We've all been there。 We've been told to write something and suddenly our brain forgets everything we know about words！ This book is so relatable and well done。 The rhyme is amazing， it comes across as high action with engaging text， and it has sky high potential for use in classrooms。 The adorable art is a beautiful cherry on top！ A terrific idea that is executed incredibly well！ We've all been there。 We've been told to write something and suddenly our brain forgets everything we know about words！ This book is so relatable and well done。 The rhyme is amazing， it comes across as high action with engaging text， and it has sky high potential for use in classrooms。 The adorable art is a beautiful cherry on top！ A terrific idea that is executed incredibly well！ 。。。more
Judie Anderson
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Filled with beautiful illustrations and perfect rhyme， this book is a must have for any ELA classroom and personal library。 Levington not only makes a child's problem of staring at a blank page without knowing what to write relatable， but also offers different solutions on how to come up with ideas when you are stuck--in the most engaging way。 Children will enjoy the colorful illustrations and lyrical language。 Teachers/parents will enjoy that their learner is learning or reviewing nouns， adject Filled with beautiful illustrations and perfect rhyme， this book is a must have for any ELA classroom and personal library。 Levington not only makes a child's problem of staring at a blank page without knowing what to write relatable， but also offers different solutions on how to come up with ideas when you are stuck--in the most engaging way。 Children will enjoy the colorful illustrations and lyrical language。 Teachers/parents will enjoy that their learner is learning or reviewing nouns， adjectives， onomatopoeias and alliteration （to name a few） without their child even realizing it！ I cannot say enough about this amazing book and can't wait to use this with my students。 。。。more
Jane M
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We absolutely loved this book！ A clever combination of lyrical rhyming text， descriptive words， funny phrases and beautiful illustrations。 A book you could read many times。 Would be great for elementary school teachers， librarians， and kids who love to write stories， as well as for those who don’t （probably even more so）。
Heather Kinser
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Inspiration abounds in this energetic exploration of creative brainstorming。 BRAINSTORM is the story of a child facing the blank page for a classroom writing assignment and becoming receptive to a shower， then a storm， then a flood of ideas。 A must-have for any young writer who’s anxious about idea generation！ Delightful rhyming verse and joyful pastel illustrations with pops of bright yellow enhance this book’s kid-appeal。 Teachers will love that it’s loaded with literary terms—like “phrase，” “ Inspiration abounds in this energetic exploration of creative brainstorming。 BRAINSTORM is the story of a child facing the blank page for a classroom writing assignment and becoming receptive to a shower， then a storm， then a flood of ideas。 A must-have for any young writer who’s anxious about idea generation！ Delightful rhyming verse and joyful pastel illustrations with pops of bright yellow enhance this book’s kid-appeal。 Teachers will love that it’s loaded with literary terms—like “phrase，” “sentence，” and “plot”—and names many parts of speech。 The back matter includes story-idea generators and useful writing terminology。 Any child setting out to learn how to write would benefit from reading BRAINSTORM， at home or at school—and take joy in the experience。 When you turn the last page， you feel awash in creativity。 。。。more
Sharon Giltrow
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Brainstorm is an amazing book。 I can't wait to read it to my class。 It will be such an inspiration for them。 Rebecca has done a fantastic job showing us how for some children it is a struggle to write when asked to。 This book will help all children to write and develop a love for words。 I love the writing prompts at the back and the explanation of different writing terminology。 Kate's illustrations are delightful， playful and match the action of the story。 Well done to everyone！ Brainstorm is an amazing book。 I can't wait to read it to my class。 It will be such an inspiration for them。 Rebecca has done a fantastic job showing us how for some children it is a struggle to write when asked to。 This book will help all children to write and develop a love for words。 I love the writing prompts at the back and the explanation of different writing terminology。 Kate's illustrations are delightful， playful and match the action of the story。 Well done to everyone！ 。。。more
Monica Acker
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This book is the PERFECT read aloud before handing students the sometimes dreaded blank page。 The rhyme is stupendous。 The illustrations are delightful。 The back matter will get kids and adults thinking， creating， brainstorming！ BRAINSTORM is sure to make a splash！
Ellen Leventhal
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I absolutely love this book！ As a former teacher， I know how difficult it is for many kids when told that it's "writing time。" In this adorable book， the main character doesn't know what to write about until kerplink， plip， plop， ideas slowly start to fall on her and soon become a storm of ideas。。。a BRAINSTORM！ This book is the perfect antidote to "What can I write？" anxiety。 Levington's lyrical language， rhyming text， and Kronreif's beautiful illustrations meld together to make a book that kids I absolutely love this book！ As a former teacher， I know how difficult it is for many kids when told that it's "writing time。" In this adorable book， the main character doesn't know what to write about until kerplink， plip， plop， ideas slowly start to fall on her and soon become a storm of ideas。。。a BRAINSTORM！ This book is the perfect antidote to "What can I write？" anxiety。 Levington's lyrical language， rhyming text， and Kronreif's beautiful illustrations meld together to make a book that kids will want to read over and over。 It's a fun read-aloud， but children will also love reading it independently as they find words and ideas that "fall" onto each page。 Teachers will love it for those reasons， too， but also for the backmatter， which includes a "Tornado of Terminology" and a page filled with writing prompts。 I highly recommend this book for kids and teachers alike！ 。。。more
Claire Freeland
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After reading Brainstorm！， I will never again think that failing to get words on paper is writer's block: nope， it's take-your-time-and-let-the-ideas-come。 Like a rain shower， a brainstorm， we learn， starts with drips and builds。 From a tiny thought to words and pictures and phrases and sentences， Rebecca Gardyn Levington creates joy in presenting the wacky wanderings of a mind open to ideas。 We get caught up and pulled along by her lovely rhyming text and the sing-song of images: salty strawber After reading Brainstorm！， I will never again think that failing to get words on paper is writer's block: nope， it's take-your-time-and-let-the-ideas-come。 Like a rain shower， a brainstorm， we learn， starts with drips and builds。 From a tiny thought to words and pictures and phrases and sentences， Rebecca Gardyn Levington creates joy in presenting the wacky wanderings of a mind open to ideas。 We get caught up and pulled along by her lovely rhyming text and the sing-song of images: salty strawberry salsa and the like。 That she also introduces parts of speech is icing on a mighty delicious cake。 Kate Kronreif's illustrations are delightful， amplifying the storm of ideas of which we see we are all capable。 I love the idea of parents， teachers， and librarians sharing this book with children， empowering them to believe in themselves as thinkers of remarkable thoughts， worthy of getting down on paper。 。。。more
Kim
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I love this story about finding writing inspiration！ Besides being beautiful， lyrical， and fun， it is a great classroom resource。 The back matter provides a glossary of terms and creative writing prompts。 It is a story all ages can enjoy and will be read again and again to glean even more inspiration。
Katie Mazeika
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Kids everywhere will identify with the student who doesn’t know what to write。 Teachers everywhere will appreciate the author’s step by step directions on how to write。 It’s all made fun with an easy to read rhyme and rhythm and delightful illustrations。
Kimbroughbecky
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Brainstorm！ is a brilliant ode to the earliest stages of the writing process。 Creators of all ages will relate to （and adore！） this lively story。 Levington’s animated words are a perfect match for Kronreif’s’s vivid illustrations and together they inspire children to write their own masterpiece。 Brainstorm！ begins by hooking young readers with a common dilemma: writer’s block。 Once this connection is made， readers are guided smoothly through the brainstorming process， making writing fun， silly， Brainstorm！ is a brilliant ode to the earliest stages of the writing process。 Creators of all ages will relate to （and adore！） this lively story。 Levington’s animated words are a perfect match for Kronreif’s’s vivid illustrations and together they inspire children to write their own masterpiece。 Brainstorm！ begins by hooking young readers with a common dilemma: writer’s block。 Once this connection is made， readers are guided smoothly through the brainstorming process， making writing fun， silly， funny， and exciting along the way。 A must-have for all writing teachers and young people with a passion for creativity， Brainstorm！ is a perfect tool for writing instruction。 Equally entertaining for teacher or parent read-alouds and students’ independent reading， Brainstorm！ couldn’t be more versatile。 No doubt， this picture book will be used to kick-off countless writing workshops in classrooms worldwide！ 。。。more
Jenna Waldman
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This book is a joy！ From Rebecca's fabulous， flawless， and playful rhymes to Kate's beautiful art in a delightful color pallete， I enjoyed every page。 It's wonderful for children to know they are not alone when it comes brainstorming hurdles， I certainly have them myself， and this book is a perfect resource for teachers to use with students to encourage their creativity。 The prompts and glossary in the back matter add even more value。 And not just for teachers—a wonderful book for kids in that " This book is a joy！ From Rebecca's fabulous， flawless， and playful rhymes to Kate's beautiful art in a delightful color pallete， I enjoyed every page。 It's wonderful for children to know they are not alone when it comes brainstorming hurdles， I certainly have them myself， and this book is a perfect resource for teachers to use with students to encourage their creativity。 The prompts and glossary in the back matter add even more value。 And not just for teachers—a wonderful book for kids in that "I'm bored" moment when they need a reminder of all the magic they hold inside。 Check it out， and let the "flood of possibility" flow！ 。。。more
Vivian Kirkfield
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I love when I find a children's picture book that can also be read and enjoyed by older children。 And this one provides encouragement and inspiration for adults as well。How do we find ideas？ What words can we use to express ourselves and craft a great story？ Turn the pages of author Levington's powerful new book and you and your children will discover a rainstorm of possibilities！With a valuable back matter that includes a glossary and writing prompts， this book is a winner！ I highly recommend i I love when I find a children's picture book that can also be read and enjoyed by older children。 And this one provides encouragement and inspiration for adults as well。How do we find ideas？ What words can we use to express ourselves and craft a great story？ Turn the pages of author Levington's powerful new book and you and your children will discover a rainstorm of possibilities！With a valuable back matter that includes a glossary and writing prompts， this book is a winner！ I highly recommend it。 。。。more
Kelly
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A must for the newest of writers learning to string sentences together through the most advanced authors struggling with writers' block。 This beautiful， poetic， inspirational book contains a flurry of fun writing prompts both in the text and illustrations。 A must for the newest of writers learning to string sentences together through the most advanced authors struggling with writers' block。 This beautiful， poetic， inspirational book contains a flurry of fun writing prompts both in the text and illustrations。 。。。more
Lisa Perron
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What a beautiful and inspiring book！ The seamless rhyme drew me in right away， and the engaging illustrations had me rooting for the determined main character。 Children and adults alike can relate to the daunting task of filling the page with words， and this story shows how a combination of playfulness， patience， and persistence can help us find joy in the creative process。 The writing prompts and glossary at the end are perfect for classroom use or for any readers looking to unlock their imagin What a beautiful and inspiring book！ The seamless rhyme drew me in right away， and the engaging illustrations had me rooting for the determined main character。 Children and adults alike can relate to the daunting task of filling the page with words， and this story shows how a combination of playfulness， patience， and persistence can help us find joy in the creative process。 The writing prompts and glossary at the end are perfect for classroom use or for any readers looking to unlock their imaginations！ 。。。more
Melissa
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Energetic rhyming book to bust writer's blockThis debut picture book by poet Rebecca Gardyn Levington is brilliantly crafted！ With swirling rhyme and twirling （sometimes upside down） illustrations on its pages， this story is a clever， creative exploration of parts of language and story construction as the main character who has writer's block discovers herself literally in an inspiring "storm" of words， adjectives， adverbs， sentences， etc。 This engaging， rhythmic read-aloud also includes a wonde Energetic rhyming book to bust writer's blockThis debut picture book by poet Rebecca Gardyn Levington is brilliantly crafted！ With swirling rhyme and twirling （sometimes upside down） illustrations on its pages， this story is a clever， creative exploration of parts of language and story construction as the main character who has writer's block discovers herself literally in an inspiring "storm" of words， adjectives， adverbs， sentences， etc。 This engaging， rhythmic read-aloud also includes a wonderful glossary and writing prompts in the back。 Loved the color palette and how the illustrations interplay with the text。 A great teaching tool！ 。。。more
Suzy Levinson
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What an inspirational and rollicking page-turner for kids （and adults like me）！ This story of the creative process （a LITERAL brainstorm！ brilliant！） is told in fun， flawless rhyme by Rebecca Gardyn Levington， with delightful illustrations by Kate Kronreif。 To make matters more awesome， it features some great writing prompts and educational back matter that will encourage kids to go back again and again。 I can imagine a future generation of writers looking back at this book as the thing that fir What an inspirational and rollicking page-turner for kids （and adults like me）！ This story of the creative process （a LITERAL brainstorm！ brilliant！） is told in fun， flawless rhyme by Rebecca Gardyn Levington， with delightful illustrations by Kate Kronreif。 To make matters more awesome， it features some great writing prompts and educational back matter that will encourage kids to go back again and again。 I can imagine a future generation of writers looking back at this book as the thing that first got them started on their own creative journeys。 Wonderful！ 。。。more
Donna Cangelosi
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What a wonderful picture book！ BRAINSTORM bursts with fun， lyrical language， spot on poetry and lively illustrations。 Readers will be inspired by the main character who struggles with a writing assignment， until her ideas begin to trickle。 Then， a full brainstorm！ The author seamlessly introduces nouns， verbs， and other parts of speech in a delightful， child-friendly way。 The vibrant illustrations incorporate words， which spring off the page。 BRAINSTORM！ is a must-read for writing lessons and es What a wonderful picture book！ BRAINSTORM bursts with fun， lyrical language， spot on poetry and lively illustrations。 Readers will be inspired by the main character who struggles with a writing assignment， until her ideas begin to trickle。 Then， a full brainstorm！ The author seamlessly introduces nouns， verbs， and other parts of speech in a delightful， child-friendly way。 The vibrant illustrations incorporate words， which spring off the page。 BRAINSTORM！ is a must-read for writing lessons and especially for kids who have difficulties putting their thoughts on paper。 。。。more
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