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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 2h

Shuffle Song of the Day #686: The Turn of the Screw - Heaven & Hell #KJSSotD

Cover of "The Devil You Know" by Heaven & Hell

A monochrome red and black artwork featuring a three tongued, horned demon with no eyes that is holding a nail punctured torso up as a snake wraps around the crucifix it is attached to (unseen, mostly). Other crosses with people on them are visible in the murky background. A ribbon runs across the bottom about a fifth of the way up that is black on the left and features a diamond pattern on the right incorporating some gold, separated by a golden circle in the center with "25" and "41" written on either side (a reference to Matthew 25:41, I think?) and a winged devil of sorts in its center. On the left portion the artist name is written in white ("&" in gold), with the members of the band written below a golden divider (also in gold: "RONNIE JAMES DIO TONY IOMMI GEEZER BUTLER VINNY APPICE"). On the right, in the center, the album name is written against a smaller black ribbon in gold.

Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 14h

10. Bats (1999) (Category: Credits connection; Pat Statham: Actor, Medic -> Stunts) Lou Diamond Phillips and some fake science with a horde of bats, what's not to like? Had spiders last year, bats this one, TBD for the future. #KJHorror26

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 16h

Shuffle Song of the Day #685: Ren's Pecs - Ren & Stimpy #KJSSotD

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

9. Aerobicide / Killer Workout (1987) (Category: Wild card) Perfect schlocky palate cleanser. Campy badness with an immaculate soundtrack. Sometimes you just gotta have this sort of thing. #KJHorror26

Poster for "Aerobicide" (as far as I can tell, the original title)

A chamber in the center (a tanning bed, though it's hard to say so if you don't know that) is emitting beams of light. Above, a fit (and busty) woman is seen from the crotch up to her shoulders, wearing a "RHONDAS WORKOUT" tank top. Below, in red with some lines above and below to frame it is "AEROBICIDE"

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Shuffle Song of the Day #684: She's Perfect - Toby Keith #KJSSotD

Cover of "Blue Moon" by Toby Keith

Photo of Toby posed with a guitar in front of a wall that has a moon painted on it. He is wearing a white shirt and a white cowboy hat. The album title is written in a transparent font on the bottom half of the cover, with the artist name in between in white.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Bit late with my dailies, but they're on the way....then sleep!

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

8. Eden Lake (2008) (Category: 2000s) Really not the vibe I was after, but these things happen when you try to go in blind. Effective, well done, but mostly just made me feel bad. Next one is going to be sillier, I think! #KJHorror26

Poster image for "Eden Lake"

A woman with short red hair (Kelly Reilly) is hiding behind a tree in the foreground while four shadowy figures stand in the background against a dark forest backdrop. The title of the movie is written in red in the bottom right portion of this landscape poster.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Shuffle Song of the Day #683: Wide Open Road - Missy Higgins #KJSSotD

Cover for the single "Wide Open Road" by Missy Higgins

A purple background (or border, if you prefer) with orange text wraps around a rectangle in the center that features a mushroom shape and large bits of the number "50" (at a glance it just looks like colors and patterns of orange, blue, white). Each side of the rectangle has a bit of text with the text on the left and right having its bottom line up with the inner rectangle (hence, the left side is written "up" and the right side is written "down"). The artist name is at the top, the single name on the right, and then "THE TRIFFIDS COVER" on the left and "MUSHROOM 50" on the bottom (this was a celebration of music that occurred in Australia in 2023).

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

7. We Are Still Here (2015) (Category: Barbara Crampton) Good stuff here. Creepy things, funny things, ghostly things. #KJHorror26

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Shuffle Song of the Day #682: Contigo - Los Amigos Invisibles #KJSSotD

Cover of "El Paradise" by Los Amigos Invisibles

A black background with a neon sign in the center as the only cover element. The sign features blue, purple, red, and orange sections. There is a woman (no visible underclothing, but no visible under the clothing bits either) straddling a guitar with concentric circles behind (alternating blue/purple). Below her is the album title in the orange color in cursive of sorts (not the "EL"), with the artist name below in plain text in blue.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

6. Case 39 (2009) (Category: 2009) I couldn't resist the allure of Renée Zellweger and I got some fun dreck in exchange. My brain was telling me that Ferland was from Silent Hill and it was correct. Not a great movie, but I was mostly entertained. Poor Bradley Cooper. #KJHorror26

A poster for "Case 39"

Black background with the title written in a ghostly white light in the top left cornerish. On the bottom half on the right is a woman (Zellweger, presumably, though it doesn't much look like her) holding a girl in her arms as they both look off in the direction of an incoming beam of light (perhaps from an opened door). There is a bit of spooky fog sort of hanging around that beam of light as well.

This does not have any release or credits info on it, though a similar poster exists for the US release with that on it....but it was released in the US in 2010 so I didn't use that one.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Most of my collection is these editions, they are good.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Shuffle Song of the Day #681: Somebody Groovy - The Mamas & The Papas #KJSSotD

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

5. Oddity (2024) (Category: 2024) Really, really fun. There were a lot of good options for 2024 that I haven't got to yet, but I'm glad I ended up here. The leads were great. #KJHorror26

Poster for "Oddity"

A woman with short blonde hair is seen sitting at a table in an old looking house on the upper half of this poster, with a desk/call bell in between her arms which are outspread and resting on either side in front of her. Her eyes are closed in concentration and she is wearing a frock of sorts. The bottom half of the poster is a mirror of this image, but instead of the woman there is a creepy wooden figure with mouth agape in the same pose (no bell). Between these two figures is the title of the movie.

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J.E. Skeets @jeskeets.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

SEASON 21 of @nodunks.com starts Wednesday 🍻 Subscribe and tell a damn friend ➡️ bit.ly/4hJCjc2

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Shuffle Song of the Day #680: Things I Would Do - Cyndi Thomson #KJSSotD

Cover of "My World" by Cyndi Thomson

Photo of Cyndi leaning on her side in a field of grass with a blue sky behind her. She is wearing a flower print top and blue jeans and smiling as she looks off into the distance. There is a wicker basket in front of her that is full of apples. The album title is written in black next to her shoulder on our right, while her name is written across the middle (crossing a bit below her shoulders) in red.

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✨MARANDA✨ @randanopterix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

HE'S OUR BASTARD 🖤

Artistic depiction of the pro wrestler Pac. He is standing proudly in the center of the image, his head illuminated from the back with light.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Awake later than I should be. Alas.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In the middle of the longest stretch (tied, happens again) of having a year as the category, but for those who find that boring...don't worry, it will end soon and won't be seen again for a little while.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

4. Becoming (2020) (Category: 2020) I liked this one, good opening hook and when I saw Toby Kebbell I figured good things were on the way (Penelope Mitchell did not disappoint either). Ending lacked finality, but sometimes that's better. Some creepy stuff. #KJHorror26

Poster for "Becoming"

Close up shot of a human eye (bit of eyebrow above, visible eyelashes) where the reddish iris has split into two. The two pupils have images of the movie's stars in them (Toby Kebbell on the left, Penelope Mitchell on the right). Written in the space above the eye is the following tagline:

"YOU THINK YOU KNOW
THE ONE YOU LOVE . . ."

Below the eye are the names of the two aforementioned stars, as well as "JASON PATRIC," all written in white. At the bottom, the title is written in white with a faint red outline.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Shuffle Song of the Day #679: It Must Have Been Love - Roxette #KJSSotD

Cover of the single release for "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette (there are multiple single covers, but this is the one I use because it is better)

Photo of the duo standing in what might be a parking garage or similar structure, with two large openings visible in the background with a girder between them. Marie Fredriksson is on the left and is looking at the camera in a sheer low cut black top and black pants with a belt, while Per Gessle is seated (Marie is leaning on him slightly) looking down and to our right in a navy(?) jacket.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Cronenberg has a lot of good ones and this is no exception

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

3. Campfire Tales (1997) (Category: 1997) Cromulent anthology that never really rose above that mark much. Livingston was fun, at least. #KJHorror26

Poster for "Campfire Tales"

Bit of a corny image for the bottom half with a generic looking dude standing behind a campfire either holding a hook or with a hook for a hand. There are trees on either side and a purplish night sky behind him. On the upper half is a plain black background with the movie title written at the top in red and with four fairly random looking headshots of people that are in the movie (left to right: Amy Smart, Ron Livingston, Christine Taylor, and James Marsden.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Shuffle Song of the Day #678: There's No Reason - The Stylistics #KJSSotD

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Ofooro Fine Art and Masterpiece Supply Co. @ofooro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’ve had people say they wanted to tattoo my work on them before but I’m not sure anyone ever actually did it until now. @eddiefuerte.bsky.social choosing PAC was an honour for me. RIP PAC

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

2. 곡성 (Gokseong) / The Wailing (2016) (Category: 2010s) This one took a bit to grab me, lost me, grabbed me again, lost me, then managed to finish well enough and overall I liked it. Kwak Do-won (곽도원) and Kim Hwan-hee (김환희) were exceptional. Excellent humor. Glad I stumbled upon it! #KJHorror26

Poster for 곡성 (Gokseong) / The Wailing (2016)

Various images are overlaid over each other with varying transparency in mostly blue and copper hues. There is a man sitting by a lake fishing at the bottom of the poster, while above are a wounded man looking to the left, a woman looking askance in the bottom right, and a different man in the top right looking wistfully (perhaps?) to his right

Most of this poster is in Korean so I can't really write it all down, but there is an english bit at the top indicating that it was a selection for the Cannes Festival, and the release date is shown in the bottom right (2016. 05. 12).

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Laughed when that song came up. Good stuff, though.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Shuffle Song of the Day #677: The Math - Hilary Duff #KJSSotD

Cover of "Metamorphosis" by Hilary Duff

Photo of Hilary's face (half smiling?) with hair looking like it might be catching a bit of wind. The background is a bit of blurred green. This cover lacks the title, but Hilary Duff is written in the bottom left in cursive (her handwriting perhaps?) in white.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

1. Les Yeux sans visage / Eyes Without a Face (1960) (Category: Black-and-white) The score by Maurice Jarre was a highlight for me in this one, as was Edith Scob's performance. I'd been meaning to fill in this gap in my viewed list for a while, and it didn't disappoint. #KJHorror26

Poster for "Les Yeux sans visage"

An image of Edith Scob as Christiane is a the center of this poster, looking mournfully off to the side in a collared gown, while wearing the "face" mask from the film. To her right and down (in the bottom right corner) is an image of Pierre Brasseur as Dr. Génessier in a coat and scarf, using a chemical covered rag to incapacitate a woman as he looks down at her. The text at the top of the poster is in a pale yellow color, while the rest is in black. Additionally, the main body of the poster is almost all red and black, with bits of yellow and some brownish reds.

"une production JULES BORKON
PIERRE BRASSEUR
ALIDA VALLI
dans
LES YEUX SANS VISAGE

UN FILM DE
GEORGES FRANJU
D'après le roman de JEAN REDON
EDITIONS DU FLEUVE NOIR (Paris)

Adaptation de BOILEAU - NARCEJAC
JEAN REDON · CLAUDE SAUTET
Dialogue de PIERRE GASCAR
AVEC
JULIETTE MAYNIEL
ALEXANDRE RIGNAULT
BEATRICE ALTARIBA
ET
FRANÇOIS GUERIN
EDITH SCOB
CO - PRODUCTION FRANCO - ITALIENNE
CHAMPS - ELYSSES PRODUCTIONS · LUX FILM
PARIS ROME"

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Ultimately, there aren't really any rules other than what I decide, but I do stick to them! My "sleep rule" is that it still counts as the day I woke up in until I go to bed. Tomorrow comes when I wake up again. #KJHorror26

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As with both years (and with my ongoing Song of the Day posts), my daily posts may not come on the actual calendar day for which the movie is claiming a spot (like this first one!....it was a long day). #KJHorror26

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This year, I opted for another randomized selection....but the 100+ possible selected outcomes included things outside of just years. On each day I will share the selected category that the day's movie fits into. #KJHorror26

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#KJHorror26 Thread! Third year of daily horror movies for October, still new to me mode for now. In '24 I randomized years and picked a movie for each. In '25 I used a "credits connection" to jump from each movie to the next.

List of movies watched in 2024:

Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
The Loved Ones (2009)
Possessor (2020)
The Calling (2000)
Pulse (2001)
Shutter (2004)
Cube (1997)
Angst (1983)
Inside (2007)
Brain Damage (1988)
Mortuary Collection (2019)
The Lure (2015)
Rare Exports (2010)
When Evil Lurks (2023)
Bad Moon (1996)
Opera (1987)
Sleep Tight (2011)
Dead End (2003)
The Shout (1978)
The Day of the Beast (1995)
Cult (2013)
Brainscan (1994)
Watcher (2022)
Subspecies (1991)
From Beyond (1986)
Wishcraft (2002)
Demons (1985)
Martyrs (2008)
House of Sweat and Tears (2018)
Dead & Buried (1981)
Intruder (1989)

List of movies watched in 2025:

Bad Taste (1987)
Krampus (2015)
The Monkey (2025)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
Magic (1978)
Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
Tourist Trap (1979)
Two Evil Eyes (1990)
Deep Red (1975)
The Witch (1966)
Cellar Dweller (1988)
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
The Reaping (2007)
Cry of the Banshee (1970)
The Comedy of Terrors (1963)
Blacula (1972)
Evilspeak (1981)
Fright Night (1985)
Lights Out (2016)
The Seventh Sign (1988)
The Crazies (2010)
Slither (2006)
Phantoms (1998)
Feast (2005)
Clown (2014)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
The Stuff (1985)
Dark Tower (1987)
Hellhole (1985)
After Midnight (1989)
I, Madman (1989)

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Shuffle Song of the Day #676: Playas Gon' Play - 3LW #KJSSotD

Cover of the eponymous debut album from 3LW

Photo of the group members dressed in different attires but all in red and black, against a a red/orange background....the album/artist name is written in the center in a plain white font

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Got home and saw they uploaded more of the tributes to PAC and had to watch. Wasn't planning to cry some more today, but it was a good thing after a long and terrible day.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Tomorrow (today, technically) begins my third year of watching a horror movie each day of October. Might actually manage to watch and post before midnight each day, but, if not, remember that for me that the next day only begins after sleep.

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TDE Wrestling @tdewrestling.com · 01/10/2026

Until we meet again. #ThankYouPAC #AEWDynamite

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Shuffle Song of the Day #675: Break My Heart - Common #KJSSotD

Cover of "Finding Forever" by Common

Photo of Common's head, hooded, from a side angle with gaze towards the camera...the background is a bit of art on a brownish background with various wavy lines, a sun, and silhouettes of the Chicago skyline as elements

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Long work day and various other things meant I was way behind, but finally got caught up on the PAC tribute and cried a bunch as expected.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Watched a movie before bed, made me feel things (positive, but also not). Alas.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Meanwhile, Cubs....not so good.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Realized I needed to get this done as I will not be in the mood or have the energy to figure it out tomorrow....also opted to tweak my categories a bit to give myself more flexibility. Have my list of categories ready to go for Thursday, excited for another year of new to me horror movies!

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David BASTARDspan @davidbix.com · 30/09/2026

Giancarlo Dittamo posted this tribute to PAC on X:

Two weeks ago, we set up a little room to film interviews for Andy's memorial. Nothing fancy. Just a camera, a chair and a place where everyone could speak from the heart. No characters. Just people talking about someone they loved.
I sat across from Ben as he prepared to speak about Andy.
He came in. He knew exactly what he wanted to say. He sat down, delivered it with an emotion I had never seen from him and then immediately apologized and asked if he could do it one more time.
And there we were sitting across from each other, both crying. He kept apologizing. I kept telling him,'
"It's ok. This is all fresh. There's
absolutely nothing to apologize for right now.'
But he just wanted to get it right. He wanted it to be perfect. Not because he cared about how he looked on camera but because he cared so much about the person he was talking about.
I think that's what I'Il remember most about that moment. Here was a man who spent so much of his career protecting this Bastard character of his, sitting in front of a camera trying to find the strength to just be Ben and even when his heart was breaking, he was worried about getting it right. That's who he was.
I keep going back to that room two weeks ago. Two people sitting across from each other, crying over someone we'd lost.
Never in a million years did I imagine I'd be sitting here just two weeks later, trying to find the words to talk about losing him too.
And here I am, sitting here trying to write something perfect about someone who always wanted everything to be perfect. But I don't think I can.
I wish I could tell you one more time that you have absolutely nothing to apologize for and you were truly perfect. The perfect wrestler, friend and co-worker.
Carlo.

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

(These aren't making up the whole list of randomizer possibilities, but I still want as many as I can get)

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not sure how many bites I'll get on this, but on the off chance people see this and want to assist....what are some horror "categories" I can throw into the randomizer this year for my daily horror movies in October? (Werewolves, Vampires, Haunted, Slasher, Body Horror, Witches, etc.)

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All Elite Central @allelitecentral.com · 29/09/2026

Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) comments on PAC's passing, referencing his AEW career and sending best wishes to Tony Khan and the AEW locker room. This is how it should be done. Respect. 🤝

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Jose Mondragon @kingjoseus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Shuffle Song of the Day #674: For the Love of Money - The O'Jays #KJSSotD

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aka LW Salinas @sithwitch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thank you for everything, Pac. Original photo by @ryanloco.com

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