Return of the Trickster
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Summary
The third and final book of the brilliant and captivating Trickster Trilogy， from the bestselling author of the Scotiabank Giller-prize finalist Son of a Trickster and Trickster Drift。 The powerful resolution of a story that has already sparked the new CBC-TV series Trickster and inspired the debaters on Canada Reads
Jared， teenaged trouble magnet， wakes up in a hospital bed feeling like hell。 Not for the first time。
Some of the people he loves--the ones who are deaf to the magic that swirls around him--assume he fell off the wagon after a tough year of sobriety。 They think that's why movers found him naked， dangerously dehydrated and confused in the basement of his mom's old house in Kitimat。 The truth for Jared is so much worse。 He finally knows for sure that he has no hope of ever being normal because he really is the son of Wee'git， a Trickster， and he's won the magic lottery--he is the only one of Wee'git's 535 children who is a Trickster too。 He is actually in such bad shape because he was forced into mortal combat with his father's sister， Aunt Georgina， a maniacal ogress hungry for his power。 In the struggle， he transported her and her posse of shape-shifting coy wolves to another dimension where the coy wolves all died。 Now Georgina doesn't only want to turn him into her slave， she wants revenge on his whole family。
There's more bad news: the only person in his life who is happy that he's a Trickster is his ex， Sarah。 Everyone else he loves is either pissed with him or in danger from the dark forces he's accidentally unleashed in their world。 His mother Maggie， a hard-partying， gun-toting， tough-as-nails witch， resents like hell that Jared has taken after his father， but she is also determined that no one is going to hurt her boy。 For Maggie it's simple--Kill or be killed， bucko--and soon Jared is at the centre of an all-out war。 A horrible place to be for the sweetest Trickster there's ever been， one whose first instinct is not mischief and mind games but to make the world around him a kinder， safer， place。
Jared， teenaged trouble magnet， wakes up in a hospital bed feeling like hell。 Not for the first time。
Some of the people he loves--the ones who are deaf to the magic that swirls around him--assume he fell off the wagon after a tough year of sobriety。 They think that's why movers found him naked， dangerously dehydrated and confused in the basement of his mom's old house in Kitimat。 The truth for Jared is so much worse。 He finally knows for sure that he has no hope of ever being normal because he really is the son of Wee'git， a Trickster， and he's won the magic lottery--he is the only one of Wee'git's 535 children who is a Trickster too。 He is actually in such bad shape because he was forced into mortal combat with his father's sister， Aunt Georgina， a maniacal ogress hungry for his power。 In the struggle， he transported her and her posse of shape-shifting coy wolves to another dimension where the coy wolves all died。 Now Georgina doesn't only want to turn him into her slave， she wants revenge on his whole family。
There's more bad news: the only person in his life who is happy that he's a Trickster is his ex， Sarah。 Everyone else he loves is either pissed with him or in danger from the dark forces he's accidentally unleashed in their world。 His mother Maggie， a hard-partying， gun-toting， tough-as-nails witch， resents like hell that Jared has taken after his father， but she is also determined that no one is going to hurt her boy。 For Maggie it's simple--Kill or be killed， bucko--and soon Jared is at the centre of an all-out war。 A horrible place to be for the sweetest Trickster there's ever been， one whose first instinct is not mischief and mind games but to make the world around him a kinder， safer， place。
Reviews
Lyf
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What an outstanding finale to an incredible trilogy。 I couldn’t put it down， I finished it in 24 hours。 The characters continue to be so complex - I almost would dare say that many of the characters here are beyond 3-dimensional: I feel like I would meet them in any city， they feel that real to me。 Robinson doesn’t mince words or thoughts and she lets that freedom ooze through to her characters。I think this is my favourite modern trilogy。 Robinson ranks up there with modern fantasy writers like What an outstanding finale to an incredible trilogy。 I couldn’t put it down， I finished it in 24 hours。 The characters continue to be so complex - I almost would dare say that many of the characters here are beyond 3-dimensional: I feel like I would meet them in any city， they feel that real to me。 Robinson doesn’t mince words or thoughts and she lets that freedom ooze through to her characters。I think this is my favourite modern trilogy。 Robinson ranks up there with modern fantasy writers like Neil Gaiman and Charles de Lint for me。 。。。more
Alice Camerlingo
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The last book was a heck of a ride。 Couldn't put it down。。。I just wish the epilogue。。。ish would have been a little more than what it was。 It felt like it was just thrown there。 The last book was a heck of a ride。 Couldn't put it down。。。I just wish the epilogue。。。ish would have been a little more than what it was。 It felt like it was just thrown there。 。。。more
Kate Wilson
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"You own your thoughts， your skittering thoughts， your insecure stories。 You own them down to the chemical sparks。"Everything about this series is incredible。 Return of the Trickster parallels thrilling supernatural conflicts with community， addiction and love。 The magical world that Eden Robinson has built comes to an intense crescendo; the action scenes are so gripping。 The best part of this book for me， though， was seeing Jared grow up， especially in his relationship to his sense of self， tra "You own your thoughts， your skittering thoughts， your insecure stories。 You own them down to the chemical sparks。"Everything about this series is incredible。 Return of the Trickster parallels thrilling supernatural conflicts with community， addiction and love。 The magical world that Eden Robinson has built comes to an intense crescendo; the action scenes are so gripping。 The best part of this book for me， though， was seeing Jared grow up， especially in his relationship to his sense of self， trauma history and family。 I didn't think Eden Robinson could get any better after Son of a Trickster， but it just KEPT GETTING BETTER！ I will say， though that I found the first few chapters a bit slow。 I hesitate to say anything remotely negative about this though。 GOSH PLEASE READ THIS SERIES！！！ 。。。more
Jasmine
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I'm a fan of Eden Robinson， and overall， I enjoyed her Trickster series。 But with Return of the Trickster， I'm torn between liking it and not liking it -- I'm not quite sure。 First， it had been so long since I had read Trickster Drift （over two years！）， that I couldn't remember all the details and who was who， so I was lost （it also didn't help that in the Trickster TV series -- which I highly recommend， by the way -- Sophia was portrayed as Maggie's mother， not Phil's mother）， and there was too I'm a fan of Eden Robinson， and overall， I enjoyed her Trickster series。 But with Return of the Trickster， I'm torn between liking it and not liking it -- I'm not quite sure。 First， it had been so long since I had read Trickster Drift （over two years！）， that I couldn't remember all the details and who was who， so I was lost （it also didn't help that in the Trickster TV series -- which I highly recommend， by the way -- Sophia was portrayed as Maggie's mother， not Phil's mother）， and there was too much magic for my liking。 （Bob the octopus "ghost"？！） And the ending， WTF？ It was almost as bad as the ending in Stephen King's It; it seemed like Robinson didn't quite know how to end a good story。Overall， it was an enjoyable series， and I may re-read it in the future。 I give Return of the Trickster somewhere between 3 and 3。5 stars -- I'm not quite sure。 One niggling question that I had throughout the book -- what the hell are coy wolves？！ 。。。more
Maybaby
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Good read， but I felt it didn't hit the mark the first two did。 I felt the "epilogue" felt a bit contrived。 Eden Robinson is still one of the best Canadian authors you'll read and I still heartily recommend this last Trickster novel。 Good read， but I felt it didn't hit the mark the first two did。 I felt the "epilogue" felt a bit contrived。 Eden Robinson is still one of the best Canadian authors you'll read and I still heartily recommend this last Trickster novel。 。。。more
more。books。than。days
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Eden Robinson has written each and every character masterfully。 Every。 Single。 One。 Each of them adds something to the story that feels vital， and each has layers of complexity that build， book over book。 If you met a character in Son Of A Trickster， they were not that same character in Trickster Drift， and they grew again in Return Of The Trickster。 Somehow those often monumental changes never felt forced， but contained a sense of urgency。 Like they could do nothing else， because their actions Eden Robinson has written each and every character masterfully。 Every。 Single。 One。 Each of them adds something to the story that feels vital， and each has layers of complexity that build， book over book。 If you met a character in Son Of A Trickster， they were not that same character in Trickster Drift， and they grew again in Return Of The Trickster。 Somehow those often monumental changes never felt forced， but contained a sense of urgency。 Like they could do nothing else， because their actions were so true to who they were， even if those actions broke my heart or made me want to yell at them through the pages！ It says something for Robinson's writing that her 'Epilogue-ish' felt so incredibly necessary。 In those pages she gave us one final glimpse of how her characters move on now that the story is finished。 I wish each one of those characters had their own book， and each of their epilogue moments was just an invitation to another Eden Robinson trilogy。 This final book of the series was a violent， heartpounding， spectacular culmination。 。。。more
Andrew Craig
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I loved this book， and this series。 It's bittersweet。 I wanted to know so much more。 For some readers familiar with fantasy， the 'magic system，' is nonsensical。 For people familiar with mythological stories， this is a familiar， unbalanced sort of magic that matches with those stories。 Juxtaposing it in a modern world takes this trilogy into a very Lovecraftian， Stephen King realm。 This book introduces you to new characters， new monsters， and new aspects of the Otherworld。 It's basic world-buildi I loved this book， and this series。 It's bittersweet。 I wanted to know so much more。 For some readers familiar with fantasy， the 'magic system，' is nonsensical。 For people familiar with mythological stories， this is a familiar， unbalanced sort of magic that matches with those stories。 Juxtaposing it in a modern world takes this trilogy into a very Lovecraftian， Stephen King realm。 This book introduces you to new characters， new monsters， and new aspects of the Otherworld。 It's basic world-building， just a few details， but enough to peak your interest in what else could be told in this world。 At the end， I will reread， and hope there are more stories to come。 。。。more
Daniel
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Simply magical！ Fell in love with the characters and it was sad to say goodbye to such a brilliant and important series。
Chloe Halpenny
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brb mourning the end of my favourite series ever - i read this so slowly to try to prolong it hahahai think the second book in the trilogy stands as my favourite， but i love these characters and this world so much there was no way i wasn’t going to adore this book as well。 this definitely felt like the most fever dream-y of all three。 a lot going on， much confusion in my small brain， and a rushed ending and very tied-up epilogue mean this wasn’t quite a full five stars from me。 still， i don’t ca brb mourning the end of my favourite series ever - i read this so slowly to try to prolong it hahahai think the second book in the trilogy stands as my favourite， but i love these characters and this world so much there was no way i wasn’t going to adore this book as well。 this definitely felt like the most fever dream-y of all three。 a lot going on， much confusion in my small brain， and a rushed ending and very tied-up epilogue mean this wasn’t quite a full five stars from me。 still， i don’t care。 i love jared and i love eden robinson。 。。。more
Courtney
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I’m so sad to be leaving the Trickster world， but it was a perfect conclusion to this trilogy。
Tasha Skinner
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Great end to the story！
Nicole
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This was a great end for the trilogy。 Such great fun！ I laughed out loud a few times。 That epilogue！！ Omg！！！ I’ll miss Jared and this cast of quirky characters。
Karen Lowe
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Eden Robinson's writing is amazing。 Her stories are rich and fun and fast moving。 The character of Jared was superb; his mix of humour and emotion made him a deep and caring soul。 His endless love and deep feelings for his friends and extended family drove the books forward。 However， I did find this book rushed and at times confusing。 I have to reread all 3 books to keep all the characters straight。I loved the world Robinson created， the writing was rich and the settings were detailed enough to Eden Robinson's writing is amazing。 Her stories are rich and fun and fast moving。 The character of Jared was superb; his mix of humour and emotion made him a deep and caring soul。 His endless love and deep feelings for his friends and extended family drove the books forward。 However， I did find this book rushed and at times confusing。 I have to reread all 3 books to keep all the characters straight。I loved the world Robinson created， the writing was rich and the settings were detailed enough to place me in their world。 She didn't shy away from some of the very difficult world Jared lived in-with the residual， generational trauma and the dysfunctional world he had to deal with。 I would love to find out how Jared grows into his Trickster role。 I suspect the role would evolve as he learns and asserts his personality。I'll be reading everything Robinson writes！ 。。。more
Stephen
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The best Indigenous fantasy horror comedy you'll read all year！ Wildy over the top， but mostly stays on the rails。 I didn't expect while reading the first book that this is where we'd end up， but I'm definitely not mad about it。 The best Indigenous fantasy horror comedy you'll read all year！ Wildy over the top， but mostly stays on the rails。 I didn't expect while reading the first book that this is where we'd end up， but I'm definitely not mad about it。 。。。more
Debra
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FabulousWhat a fantastic story。 Love the Indian folklore myths brought to life。 I want to know more about my own Indian heritage。 Looking forward to reading more of your books。
Jalilah
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Return of the Trickster is the third and final novel of Eden Robinson Trickster series and brings a perfect closure to the story。After waiting several years for this instalment， I now envy everyone who can read all three books of this series right away for the first time！To describe the events in this novel would give away spoilers for anyone reading the first 2 novels， so I can just say this has got to be my all time favourite trilogy！ I love Jared， his family and friends and the world Eden Rob Return of the Trickster is the third and final novel of Eden Robinson Trickster series and brings a perfect closure to the story。After waiting several years for this instalment， I now envy everyone who can read all three books of this series right away for the first time！To describe the events in this novel would give away spoilers for anyone reading the first 2 novels， so I can just say this has got to be my all time favourite trilogy！ I love Jared， his family and friends and the world Eden Robinson has created！ I recommend this book for everyone who likes fantasy， mythology and folklore that is also rooted in reality and touches upon real life issues。 Thank you Eden Robinson for writing this series！ I will read everything you write！ 。。。more
PhilD
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Great final act to a genuinely fun series。 Loved the character arcs。 This felt like a more nuanced Avengers with Indigenous Witches， Tricksters， “Wild Men” and genuinely frightening antagonists。 If we can’t have a tv show anymore， based on this universe， maybe a movie， animated series， or a graphic novel？
Kab
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3。5
Robin Rowland
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Great wrap up to the Trickster anthology。 A bit darker than the previous two。 Jared is challenged more than in the first two books and has a varied and interesting characters both to help him and trying to destroy him。 The two characters that hit the mark with me are Grandma Nita and the Wild Man of the Woods。 Return is fantasy but every now and again Eden drops in science and cosmology， which are icing on the cupcakes in this book。 Read all three，
Robyn
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I just love this trilogy。 Is it technically perfect？ Not at all。 But it is so incredibly original and engaging。 It is everything。 It is funny and scary and suspenseful and violent and disturbing and emotional and fun and sad and weird and happy and magical and every other adjective one could use to describe a story all at the same time。 On the one hand it's a story about Jared but on the other hand it's a story about all the badass magical grannies in Jared's life and I'm here for it。I don't rea I just love this trilogy。 Is it technically perfect？ Not at all。 But it is so incredibly original and engaging。 It is everything。 It is funny and scary and suspenseful and violent and disturbing and emotional and fun and sad and weird and happy and magical and every other adjective one could use to describe a story all at the same time。 On the one hand it's a story about Jared but on the other hand it's a story about all the badass magical grannies in Jared's life and I'm here for it。I don't read many trilogies so I'm not sure if this trilogy really follows the typical trajectory but I suspect it doesn't。 Book 1 was mainly world building， Book 2 was really Jared's trickster origin story， and Book 3 was his reckoning with what that meant。 Eden Robinson is a very experimental and artistic writer and it totally works for me。 Other reviewers have said the ending was rushed。 Maybe it was but I think that is pretty standard for all of the books in the trilogy and honestly I think it's just Eden Robinson's style to end her stories somewhat abruptly without much denouement。 See above: experimental/artistic。 I still loved it。I have said in another review that her books and this series especially just have so much heart， and I think that's what really sets it apart from everything else out there and why people connect with it so much。 The characters are so complicated and messy but you feel attached to them somehow as if they're you're own family and you can't help but care deeply about every single one of them。This is my grownup Harry Potter - what I mean by that is this series， this world Robinson has created， is my happy reading place， that I'll look forward to revisiting over and over for years to come。 Read it！ I want to shout my recommendation for this trilogy from the rooftops。 。。。more
MargaretDH
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4。5 stars， rounded up to 5。Man， Eden Robinson is great。 I love Jared， who， despite some rough growing up years， is full of love and care for those around him， and determination to do the right thing。 Also the propensity for terrible decisions！ I also love all the wise women that surround Jared， who all love him in their own way。In some ways， I'm a little disappointed this trilogy is over。 I really enjoyed Robinson's take on a world where the supernatural intrudes。 This book， after the harrowing 4。5 stars， rounded up to 5。Man， Eden Robinson is great。 I love Jared， who， despite some rough growing up years， is full of love and care for those around him， and determination to do the right thing。 Also the propensity for terrible decisions！ I also love all the wise women that surround Jared， who all love him in their own way。In some ways， I'm a little disappointed this trilogy is over。 I really enjoyed Robinson's take on a world where the supernatural intrudes。 This book， after the harrowing end of the middle book， follows Jared as he picks up the pieces and reckons with what and who he is。 Though Robinson wraps things up neatly， if quickly， I would happily keep on reading about Jared。This is a great Canadian read。 If you are willing to see Canada as it is， but also how it might be if you could see the supernatural， you should pick this up！ Robinson is intensely imaginative， and totally believable in her execution。 。。。more
Jess
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3。5。。。And the award for the most abrupt ending goes to。。。 （view spoiler）[All the bullet point-like wrap-ups in the "epilogue" warrant expansion， dammit。 Eden Robinson could write a collection of short stories and vignettes for all of those ideas and I'd gladly read them all。 （hide spoiler）]The characters， especially Jared， are all over the place in this instalment- not only because they must work through a heartbreaking amount of trauma， abuse， and death， but also because Eden Robinson chooses t 3。5。。。And the award for the most abrupt ending goes to。。。 （view spoiler）[All the bullet point-like wrap-ups in the "epilogue" warrant expansion， dammit。 Eden Robinson could write a collection of short stories and vignettes for all of those ideas and I'd gladly read them all。 （hide spoiler）]The characters， especially Jared， are all over the place in this instalment- not only because they must work through a heartbreaking amount of trauma， abuse， and death， but also because Eden Robinson chooses to stylistically wraps this trilogy up at a neck-breaking speed。 There's little to no breathing room here， or a chance to linger and reflect， and I'm incredibly sad about that。 。。。more
Knave
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This was a great conclusion to one of my favourite series！ I loved the development of the fantasy/magic element throughout the books， and Robinson does an amazing job with it this one。 Jared’s powers have really grown with him， and the descriptions alone are fantastic。 Thank you for this series！ I hope to read more like it！
Heather Brandvold
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Little disappointed with the last of the trilogy。 The story weakened instead of strengthening but I continued to like Eden's writing style and imagery。 Little disappointed with the last of the trilogy。 The story weakened instead of strengthening but I continued to like Eden's writing style and imagery。 。。。more
Isabel Starr
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Love the trilogy overall and will recommend it forever。 Robinson is an insanely talented writer and this world is so creative and wonderful。 However， the third book really fell flat for me。 I had lowered my expectations a bit because I found the second book somewhat disappointing （meandering plot， too much dead space in between events）。 I felt that I could actually sense Robinson's dwindling interest in the story as I read。 The humor's there， the great characters are there， but I feel that they' Love the trilogy overall and will recommend it forever。 Robinson is an insanely talented writer and this world is so creative and wonderful。 However， the third book really fell flat for me。 I had lowered my expectations a bit because I found the second book somewhat disappointing （meandering plot， too much dead space in between events）。 I felt that I could actually sense Robinson's dwindling interest in the story as I read。 The humor's there， the great characters are there， but I feel that they're almost cheated by this random， abrupt ending。 I also found the Epilogue was more like a rushed plot summary in point form。 Still love the trilogy and adore Robinson's work。 。。。more
Vee
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I'm so sad this trilogy is now over。 A really great third addition to a wonderful series。 I did find the ending rushed。 I will miss these characters。 I'm so sad this trilogy is now over。 A really great third addition to a wonderful series。 I did find the ending rushed。 I will miss these characters。 。。。more
Sheena Isaac
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I love this world， the characters and the deep descriptive language。 It felt a bit rushed with the perspective shifting the notes for a longer novel mashed together。 There is so many aspects hinted at。 I’m glad to have had Jared’s story wrapped up。
Mary
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Best of the series， devoured it like a coy wolfJust so good。 I love how Robinson weaves in ancient magic with modern life。 So many fascinating well developed characters and side stories in addition to Jared’s very compelling and wild ride。
Mindy McAdams
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The title of the third and final book in the trilogy about a young Native and Canadian man， Jared， means it's not a spoiler to tell you he's back in the world after the nail-biting cliffhanger that ended the second book。 But he's damaged， and he's not safe， and neither is his unusual and endearing extended family。It's a good wrap-up to the story， not exactly disappointing， but maybe a bit less wonderful than the other two books — just because it is wrapping things up， and not very much that is t The title of the third and final book in the trilogy about a young Native and Canadian man， Jared， means it's not a spoiler to tell you he's back in the world after the nail-biting cliffhanger that ended the second book。 But he's damaged， and he's not safe， and neither is his unusual and endearing extended family。It's a good wrap-up to the story， not exactly disappointing， but maybe a bit less wonderful than the other two books — just because it is wrapping things up， and not very much that is truly new appears here。 We do get more of his "bio dad" Wee'git's backstory， including an explanation concerning otters。 We get a fuller picture of how the evil Georgina became so evil。 Both of Jared's grandmothers and even a sister grandmother come into the action here， although I was not always clear on what was happening with Sophia。 There's one wholly new character who even gets a special mention from the author after the end of the story， and frankly， I would have enjoyed seeing more of him。 He has the capacity to teach Jared how to muster and shepherd his power， but that doesn't get a chance to happen because all the spillover danger from book two has to be dealt with here。 I feel bad for Jared that he's got no great mentors， and he's still just thrashing about in his ignorance。As before， Jared remains an empathic and sweet-hearted character， often helping others because he just can't see any other way to be。 。 。。。more
Tasha Swingendonk
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This was the best book in the trilogy。 I felt like the characters finally got to be who they were intended to be to the fullest in this final installment in the trilogy。 Lots of tears and laughs。
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