iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

It’s my stop on the tour for Skin Deep by Sung J Woo! Thank you to daturabooks for the e-ARC of the novel. All opinions are my own. 💙📚 #bookreview Stats Author: Sung J Woo Page Count: 332 Format: e-reader Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A collegiate background with an image of an e-reader displaying the cover to Skin Deep and 4 stars. Bullets identify themes of cozy mystery, fast-paced, Korean-American adoptee, Adult FMC, private university setting

A book online tour list of participants. The tour runs from June 17-28 and takes place on Instagram, BlueSky, and a personal blog.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Another side nearing completion for my #littlefreelibrary project! 💙📚

The side panel of a little free library. It has been painted to look like the cover of The Hobbit

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

@libbyapp.com coming through for me today with the fastest hold time ever! 💙📚🌶️

A screenshot of the Libby app showing the audiobook to Caught Up by Navessa Allen playing.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Thank you so much St Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio for the amazing PR box of So Gay For You by Leisha Hailey & Kate Moennig! This memoir promises to be a love letter to ride-or-die friendship over the decades, and a testament to the liberating power of chosen family. I can’t wait to dig in!

A woman wearing a beanie that says “so gay for you” and over the ear headphones holding a copy of So Gay For You by Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig in front of bookshelves.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Chaos Beckons Indie Author Spotlight 🚨 #bookreview Book Stats Author: Sophie Gabrielle Page Count: 511 Format: Digital Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank you to Sophie @sophgabswrites.bsky.social for the digital review copy of the recently updated Chaos Beckons. All opinions are my own. #booksky 🌈📚💙

A dark blue background with thorny vines. There is an image of the book Chaos Beckons with arrows identifying tropes labeled: strangers to lovers to ???, strong/competent heroine, found family, killing god, morally grey characters, triple POV, LGBTQIA+ characters

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The Silence of the Girls #bookreview Book Stats Author: Pat Barker Page Count: 325 Format: Audiobook Narrators: Kristin Atherton, Michael Fox Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #prhaudiopartner all opinions are my own #booksky 💙📚

Against a background showing the caryatid porch of the Erechtheion is a tablet displaying the cover to The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker, a pair of headphones, five stars, and a quote reading “So there was my duty laid out in front of me, as simple and clear as a bowl of water: Remember.”

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Finally making some progress on my #littlefreelibrary! I loved Curious George books when I was young and in the process of painting this cover I learned about the incredible lives of the couple who wrote and illustrated the stories! 💙📚

One side of a framed wooden box with a painting displaying a cover of a Curious George book. The background is yellow and a monkey is holding a bundle of brightly colored balloons. Tubes of paint litter the foreground of the work surface the box is on.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

This is terrible. The response of waiting for the books to be overdue and then billing the man who burned them seems woefully insufficient. This is also as good a reminder as any, support your libraries. They need support now more than ever. 💙📚

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

What a season! @literaryarts.bsky.social gave us an amazing year of lectures wrapping up tonight with @mashagessen.bsky.social I am eager to read their works which are relevant and necessary. Can’t wait for next year which looks like a phenomenal lineup! 2025-2026 Season preordered! 💙📚

A hand holding Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen in a concert hall balcony seating area.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

I was able to attend @literaryarts.bsky.social incredible presentation by @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social last night. I also picked up copies of Wilson’s translations of both The Iliad and The Odyssey, although after listening to her read passages from them, I want to listen to the audiobooks more! 💙📚

A hand holding the program for Portland Arts and Lectures Emily Wilson Tuesday April 15, 2025.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Ahhh!!!!!!!! I will have absolutely no chill about this for the foreseeable future! 💙📚

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Rebecca is a real person who promotes indie books and authors for free. She’s even an indie author! Read her books! Scams are gross. Authors, don’t give your money to anyone in exchange for promotion. Readers, don’t give your time and attention to anyone trying to extort false influence for cash.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I love audiobooks, specifically because of the humanity narration provides. I have negative interest in using this “service” as a consumer. As in, I am less likely to read in any format when I see this is an option for a title. 💙📚

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Many thanks to @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social for the ALC of Everything is Tuberculosis by & read by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social I just started this audiobook (out March 18th! 👀) and I am already obsessed with learning everything about this deeply interesting & relevant disease! #booksky 💙📚

A screen shot showing the audio play display for the book Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I absolutely needed to read this. The past 7ish weeks I’ve been feeling so creatively drained and devoid of the things that bring me joy on a daily basis. In celebration of what I love and in the spirit of sharing, these two snuggled for the first time yesterday 💖

A cat with a mottled brown, orange, and black coat lays next to a small white dog. Both are facing away from the camera.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Super excited to finally be able to read A Love Song for Ricki Wilde! Thanks so much to Hachette for the gifted copy!

A hand holding a copy of A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams in front of bookshelves.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Blood Over Bright Haven #bookreview Book Stats Author: ML Wang Genre: Fantasy, Dark Academia, Magic Page count: 430 pages Format: audiobook Narrator: Moira Quirk Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #booksky 📚💙 Thread 🧵 Below ⤵️

Against a dark red background the cover to Blood Over Bright Haven is displayed along with images of ear buds and five stars. A quote reads “the worthwhile run is never the short one. You know we’re not running from oblivion. We’re running toward hope.”

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

The Weekend Guests #bookreview Book Stats Author: Liza North Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Suspense Page count: 336 pages Format: digital book Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #booksky 🩸📚💙 Thank you to HarperPerennial for the ARC. All opinions are my own. Thread 🧵 Below ⤵️

A stormy cost image with the cover to The Weekend Guests and four stars.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Check out this great opportunity to win what looks like a really cool middle-grade read by @mcdanieltiffany.bsky.social! 💙📚 Also, my friend @abluebox.bsky.social has all of the best little free library content and is an account you should absolutely be following!

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Reason #4,826,931 why independent bookstores are better: They have the special new release with the pretty pages when the chain store that also sells books runs out! 💙📚

A picture of a Target store book display. It is sparse with many sections left open. A sign indicates that Onyx Storm is in high demand and copies will be limited.

A copy of Onyx Storm with dragon design sprayed edges is held in front of the shelves at an independent bookstore.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Murder in the dressing room #bookreview I would like to thank @berkleypub.bsky.social for the complimentary e-arc. My opinions are my own. Book Stats Author: Holly Stars Genre: Mystery, Cozy, Queer Page count: 368 pages Format: digital book Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #booksky 🌈📚⚡️📚💙 Thread 🧵 Below ⤵️

A pink background displaying an ereader showing the cover to Murder in the Dressing Room, 5 pink stars, a box of (possibly poisoned) chocolates, and a pair of red lips

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Phantasma #bookreview Book Stats Author: Kaylie Smith Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, Horror, Gothic Page count: 512 pages Format: audiobook and digital book Narrator: Laura Horowitz Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #booksky 🌶️📚💙📚🪐 Thread 🧵 Below ⤵️

A smoky red background with an e-reader displaying the cover to Phantasma by Kaylie Smith, a pair of headphones, and 3 stars. Text reads “my soul will go to its grave with your name echoing in my mind.”

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I really need to read his books! A rec from Garrett is a rec I take to heart! 💙📚

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

To quickly amplify this, an author on here posted their title and said it was available at libraries so I requested to be notified when it became available in Libby because my library did not have the title yet. It was available to me within a week! This is why libraries matter! 💙📚

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A Blue Box Full of Books @abluebox.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Publisher #PurpleButterflyPress wants to help LA Fire victims rebuild their libraries : purplebutterflypress.net/la-fires?fbc... Please share #booksky #bookstagram #booktok ! Thank you ☺️ #books #LAFire

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- Purple Butterfly Press

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Lecture tonight! Really excited to hear from this author. 💙📚

Against a backdrop of a theater stage from the balcony, a copy of A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan is being held.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Book club admins, don’t be afraid of this! My club ran the numbers, in 2024 we diversified our reading written by people of color to over 50% & increased our reading centering 🏳️‍🌈 characters by 9% from 2023! The final selection each month is voted on by our members - readers want more diversity! 💙📚👀

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Ascension #bookreview Completed reread! Book Stats Author: Nicholas Binge Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Speculative Fiction Page count: 344 pages Format: physical book Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #booksky 🪐📚🩸 Thread 🧵 Below ⤵️

A man stands on the peak of a mountain. Overlayed is the cover to Ascension by Nicholas Binge, 4 stars, text that reads “the only way out is up”, and text that reads “Whatever is going to happen, it’s going to happen. It’s already happened. It’s happening right now. It’s up to you to decide how you make that count. How beautiful you let that be.”

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Love and Other Conspiracies #bookreview Book Stats Author: Mallory Marlowe Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Page count: 368 pages Format: audiobook Narrator: Alex Finke Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #romancelandia 💙📚🌶️ Thread 🧵 Below ⤵️

A background with a cartoon ufo beaming up a silhouette of two people holding hands. Overlayed is an image of an e-reader with the cover to Love and Other Conspiracies, a pair of headphones, and four stars.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

And if a book isn’t available from a library, you can request it! Or if tou have Libby, you can request to be notified if/when your library gets the book! It happened to me today! Libraries rock!

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Here is a throwback #bookreview for a title from 2024 that I think didn’t get the attention it deserves. Title: In Universes Author: Emet North Genre: Science Fiction, Queer, Speculative, Gender Page count: 240 pages Format: physical book Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #booksky 🌈📚🪐 Thread 🧵 Below ⤵️

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I might have set a new record for a Libby hold! Anyone else keep track of the wild hold lengths? 💙📚

A screen shot from the Libby app showing a book hold with the requester being 3,186 in line.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

A bit of a delayed #bookreview for December’s TBBC Book Club selection. Love You A Latke #bookreview Book Stats Author: Amanda Elliot Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Holiday, Jewish Page count: 368 pages Format: audiobook Narrator: Kelli Tager Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #romancelandia 💙📚🌶️ Thread 🧵 Below ⤵️

A blue black ground with a white needlework cloth displaying a tablet showing the audiobook to Love You A Latke and a pair of black over the ear headphones.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

For One Night Only #bookreview Author: Jessica James Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Page count: 368 Format: e-ARC Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Thank you to @berkleyromance.bsky.social for the free review copy. Opinions are my own. #romancelandia 💙📚🌶️ Thread 🧵 Below ⤵️

The cover to For One Night Only by Jessica James. It features blue, purple and pink hues with artwork of a woman with pink hair and a man with black hair sharing a microphone.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I honestly don’t know how authors do it because I’m over here struggling to write little 300 character reviews and they’re out here writing entire chapters every day! 😭

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

The Will of the Many #bookreview Book Stats Author: James Islington Genre: Fantasy, Dark Academia, Epic Fantasy Page count: 639 Format: audiobook Narrator: Euan Morton Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thread 🧵 Below ⤵️ 1/9 💙📚🪐

An e-reader with the cover to The Will of The Many, a pair of black headphones, and text that reads The Will of The Many, five stars, narrated by Euan Morton and a quote “There comes a point in every man’s life where he can rail against the unfairness of the world until he loses, or he can do his best in it. Remain a victim, or become a survivor.”

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Bull Moon Rising #bookreview Book Stats Author: Ruby Dixon Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal, Adventure Page count: 432 Format: physical book Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Thread 🧵 Below ⤵️ #romancelandia 💙📚🌶️ 1/7

The book Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon. The cover is a starry pink and yellow with line art of a woman holding a blue crescent moon and a Minotaur holding a pink sun.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

New audiobook - The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker. Kristin Atherton and Michael Fox narrating. A stunning opening, “Great Achilles. Brilliant Achilles, shining Achilles, godlike Achilles… How the epithets pile up. We never called him any of those things; we called him ‘the butcher’.” 💙📚

A screen shot from Libby showing the audiobook play screen for The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Completed reading of They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer. This work is an incredibly poignant and chilling examination of authoritarianism which feels urgently relevant to the present. Highly recommended for those interested in human behavior and the mechanisms of power. #booksky 💡📚💙

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

starting the year with one of my fav lines from Chandrashekhar Azad "what we are to face has been faced a thousand times and it has been defeated a thousand times before, we are merely those called to now carry on a tradition."

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Reading Update! I am finally surfacing after the holidays and thought I’d share my current reads that I’m taking into 2025. 🎧 - Phantasma by Kaylie Smith 🌶️📚 📱 - Dissolution by Nicholas Binge 🪐📚 📖 - The Last Time I Wore a Dress by Dylan Scholinkski 🌈📚 #booksky 💙📚

An image showing a phone displaying the audiobook for Phantasma by Kaylie Smith, a pair of earbuds, the book The Last Time I Wore a Dress by Dylan Scholinski, and an e-reader displaying the cover to Dissolution by Nicholas Binge.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

“In between come all the hundreds of little steps, some of them imperceptible, each of them preparing you not to be shocked by the next.” #sundaysentence 💙📚 - They Thought They Were Free, Milton Mayer

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Hey #booksky 💙📚 friends, If you too were annoyed and disappointed to see a bunch of spammy bot accounts mucking up our beloved feed today, try muting the other hashtags they are using. It doesn’t remove every single one from the feed, but it helps a whole lot while we wait for a solution.

A screen shot from BlueSky’s moderation settings showing the tags caturday, mutantfam, the lastdrivein, and smackdown as muted. These are popular hashtags which bots are using to spread unwanted posts with links which we should not ever click on in the booksky feed

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

The Will of the Many - Wow that ending!! I need The Strength of the Few right now. 🪐📚💙

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Happy Smutmas everyone! 🎄💋 For the next 12 days I will be sharing selections for romance novellas that are free or $0.99 in this thread. Included are both Amazon KU and Kobo This year each day will include a prompt inspired by @sarahroseknows19.bsky.social StoryGraph challenge! #romancelandia 🌶️📚

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Less than 10% left in The Will of the Many by James Islington but I need to go to bed! 😫 Why do I do this to myself? Do I go to bed or stay up and face the consequences tomorrow? 🪐📚💙

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

So much this! If you read this year, I’m so happy for you! It doesn’t matter how many books, what genres, high-brow or low-brow; reading is an accomplishment we should all be proud of! 💖

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

New audiobook 🎧 Someone from this lovely app recommended The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August and it arrived quickly from Libby! Starting today and it’s pretty short so I should finish this read quickly. 🪐📚💙

Against a blue background is a tablet with the audiobook of The Last Gifts of the Universe open. The cover shows a pink mountainous landscape against a starry background with planets, a rocket ship, stars, and an orange cat in an astronaut space suit. Also in the image is a small blue candle that is lit, red and silver small bells, a coin reading “one more chapter,” and a pair of black over the ear headphones.

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

A really good thread about the potential of this platform. I agree with a lot of what David is saying - BlueSky being all about words makes it ideal for readers and writers. Individuals are connecting about books in meaningful ways that are not matched by insta and TikTok. May it continue & grow 💙📚

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pdxrachreads @pdxrachreads.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Daydream #bookreview Book Stats Author: Hannah Grace Genre: Romance, Contemporary, College Page count: 433 Format: physical book Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thread 🧵 Below ⤵️ #romancelandia 💙📚🌶️ 1/7

A hand holding a copy of Daydream by Hannah Grace in front of a Christmas Tree.

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