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Sue Quick

@sequick.bsky.social
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#Ecohydrology #PhD #science, retired railway #engineer, phenologist, lepidoptera @BIForUoB(LinkedIn) #observatree @DerbysWildlife, environment, green energy ++

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Sue Quick @sequick.bsky.social · 8h
Come on uk, if you want to start aligning with Europe this might be a good place to start, otherwise we have to wait until 2029...
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 10h
Otherwise, I adopted and have stuck to a mainly plant-based diet well over a decade ago, also mainly for ecological motives. The ethical (cruelty) and health arguments have also become very important to me since then, but ecology remains by far and away the primary reason.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 9h
An Irish Atlantic Rainforest will be screening again in Cork next week. FYI, the film is *very* different to the tv version on RTÉ Player: much more immersive and meditative... You really feel like you've been transported into the rainforest. triskelartscentre.ie/events/an-ir...
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An Irish Atlantic Rainforest
Mon 12 Oct 2026 | 91 mins – Ireland 2026 – Documentary Director: Gary Lennon Featuring: Eoghan Daltun AN IRISH ATLANTIC RAINFOREST tells the story of Eoghan Daltun, a leading climate activist at the ...
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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 15h
The joint Zoom into Soil #webinar with British Society of Soil Science that had @john-quinton.bsky.social from @lancasteruni.bsky.social & Robin Walker from @srucnews.bsky.social talk about #LTEs & #SoilScience is now available to watch: tinyurl.com/jynyrpab 🌏
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Webinars - British Society of Soil Science
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The Wainwright Prizes @wainwrightprize.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It's our pleasure to announce that the 2026 winner of the Wainwright Prize Book of the Year is... The Book of Birds, Jackie Morris and @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social (Hamish Hamilton) #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
eCOMET: an #Rstats package for evaluating metabolic diversity and enrichment from LC-MS/MS data to test ecological hypotheses from individuals to ecosystems Choi et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Overview of eCOMET workflows.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For years I've been told that aviation emissions are negligible, so don't worry your little head about them. But I've kept pointing out that there are - and will be - no good technical solutions, and they'll keep growing. Now we know just how big the problem is. www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...
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CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’ - Carbon Brief
Aviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC).
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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We often speak about the value of green belt, but did you know the overwhelming majority of that land is out of bounds? So what’s the point in green belt if we can’t enjoy it? That’s why I support the change in the law being campaigned for by @righttoroam.bsky.social
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Great to see the Wildlife Trusts call to “Make access to major rivers, especially those in urban areas, a statutory right.” Of course, to actually *get to* those rivers, we’d also need a right of responsible access to land, too… @righttoroam.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Access-to-nature crisis ‘on par with that of Victorian Britain’s filthy air’
Research finds many in England lack proximity to green and blue spaces as Labour urged to speed up manifesto pledge
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Sue Quick @sequick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Please sign this petition. c.org/hdfXHXWgXx
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Firma la petizione
Stop redundancies at the University of Birmingham
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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Do you want to #volunteer for the ECT? We are recruiting volunteers to call on occasionally either to volunteer remotely or at one of our #LongTermExperiment sites. It’s perfect if you want to gain #charity experience & love #ecology. More: bit.ly/ECTOpportuni... 🌏
A volunteer lies on the ground tipping over a container. Text underneath: Volunteer for the ECT.
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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🌍 iDiv and the @uni-jena.de are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) in Macroevolution & Macroecology. 🕒 Full-time (40h/week) or part-time (minimum 75%) 📅 Start: 1 Dec 2026 💼 Fixed-term: 3 years 💶 Salary: up to E13 (TV‑L) ⏳ Deadline: 30 Sept 2026 www.idiv.de/career/job-o...
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Job Openings
Explore exciting career opportunities at iDiv. Join a modern, international, and innovative research centre in the heart of Germany.
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Eos @eos.org · 16/09/2026
Today is the UN’s International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South. The impacts of scientific endeavors touch all parts of the world and should be driven by people from all over the world. 🧪🌍 www.un.org/en/observanc...
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International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South | United Nations
International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South underscores that advancing science, technology, and innovation is essential not only for achieving the SDGs but also for creating ...
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Do you participate in nature-related citizen science, or would you like to? 📱🌿 @forestresearchuk.bsky.social want to know what encourages people to get involved in nature recording and what challenges they may encounter. Take part in the survey 👉 defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
A person with a green backpack bends down in a field of tall, dry grass with scattered white flowers, examining something closely with a butterfly identification guide in their hand.
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What alternatives can we fund by scrapping Britain’s nukes? ㅤ CND's new #PeopleNotNukes campaign shows that by halting the replacement of Britain’s nuclear weapons, the government could release £240 billion of public funds into the economy over the next 30 years. #TUC26 Some examples 👇
Graphic with CND logo. People not Nukes. Public services are at breaking point.
A cost-of-living crisis is looming. Climate breakdown is destroying our planet. Scrapping Britain’s nuclear weapons system would release £240 billion over the next 30 years. Redirecting this money to where it is really needed would make the world safer and transform our society for the better.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I've just submitted the manuscript for my next book, THE GHOSTS OF CHALK COUNTRY. It's about the loss of England's chalk downland - a tale of flowers, fertility, fascism and freedom. Published by William Collins on 22nd April 2027; pre-order here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Photo shows the printed manuscript for my book, The Ghosts of Chalk Country, by Guy Shrubsole. Background shows a cork board covered in old postcards, photos and paintings of chalk landscapes, including some Eric Ravilious watercolours, and a postcard of the Cerne Giant wearing underpants.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Over a relaxed hour immersed in the rainforest canopy, at one point for several minutes I was surrounded by a 'flocking': a multispecies band of small birds picking their way through the branches, in this case blue, great, coal and long-tailed tits, plus goldcrest and even treecreeper. Pure magic.
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Benjamin Freeman @benjaminfreeman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
whoa!!! this is a MAJOR paper
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We Don't Have Time @wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu · 02/09/2026
What if the cheapest power plant is the one we never build? ⚡ Doubling energy efficiency by 2030 could cut global #energy demand by 190 EJ. The technologies exist. Now we need to scale them. Learn more about the Energy Efficiency Action Initiative app.wedonthavetime.org/frontpage/en...
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Rémy Beugnon @remybeugnon.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
🌳 One of my dearest projects—with brilliant friends and colleagues—is out in @NatureComms We show that how you plant tree species (not just which) can significantly boost forest functioning. 🔗 rdcu.be/evtXs 👇 A short thread
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Matt P @bertolicus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I’ve been looking for one if these for years, and finally one turns up on an ash tree! May I present the Alder moth caterpillar complete with fascinator appendages
A black caterpillar on a green leaf, yellow bars across its length. Black  appendages with spoon shaped tips project fascinator-like from its body.
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Forest Research @forestresearchuk.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Scientists at Forest Research have discovered that some trees within native British juniper populations carry heritable natural resistance to the invasive tree pathogen, Phytophthora austrocedri ➡️ ow.ly/g3lx50ZzMkp @forestrycommission.bsky.social The University of Edinburgh
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Juniper populations show potential to adapt and withstand invasive tree pathogen, new research suggests - Forest Research
Scientists at Forest Research have discovered that some trees within native British juniper populations carry heritable natural resistance to the invasive tree pathogen, Phytophthora austrocedri.
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International Union of Forest Research Organizations - IUFRO @iufro.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
#job: The Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources in the Institute of Forest Sciences, University of Freiburg, invites applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Silviculture and Climate Change Adaption. 🗓️Application deadline: 31 August 2026 ➡️Details: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00005...
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ARK Rewilding Nederland @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Mangroces bring excellent coastal protection and rich breeding grounds for fish
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Regular immersion in wild nature is a basic human right that's denied to far too many, with disastrous consequences for mental health. Rewilding isn't only a vital lifeline for nature, but for *us*.
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Welcome to the Butterfly Buffet! Today's special: Tree sap 🦋🌳 Flower nectar is an important source of energy for many adult butterflies and moths, but some also have a taste for tree sap, aphid honeydew, rotting fruit and even animal dung! 📹: Charlotte Brooks
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Sue Quick @sequick.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
There seems to be a problem with the website. Try partner.sciencenorway.no/biodiversity...
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Hidden secrets in the world’s most northerly rainforests
While there are no monkeys swinging through the trees in rainforests closer to the poles, these forests are every bit as endangered as their southern cousins, and highly diverse – if you know where to...
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Sue Quick @sequick.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🧪Learning about boreal rainforest fragments under threat. ( Though haven't see them as I'm in Finnmark)May interest @irishrainforest.bsky.social & @guyshrubsole.bsky.social our temperate rainforest gurus. partner.sciencenorway.no/biodiversity...
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Sue Quick @sequick.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🧪Great to find that my daughter-in-law has great knowledge in edible fungi #foraging here in Kirkenes
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Rewilding is the best defence against wildfires (and why the Telegraph is unsurprisingly wrong): spectator.com/article/rewi...
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Rewilding is the best defence against wildfires
Rewilding is not the cause of Britain's worsening upland wildfires. Increasingly, it looks like one of the most promising solutions.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Shooting interests & the rightwing press want to exploit the wildfires to reinstate moorland burning. But you don't fight fire with fire. You fight it with water. This wildfire in Wales' Elan Valley in May stopped abruptly when it reached re-wetted peat bogs: www.walesfarmer.co.uk/news/2614875...
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Right to Roam @righttoroam.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
‼️Breaking: Almost three-quarters of English riverbanks have no right of access. Our new investigation has found that 71% of riverbanks in England have no right of access on either bank. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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TiCL 🍃💚🍃 @ticl.me · 02/08/2026
The summer ☀️ still doth tend upon my state🌳 And I do love thee Midsummer Night’s Dream 3.1.80-81 #shakespearesunday @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social #befriendatree #treefriend @ticl.me
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Forest Ecology Group @bes-forests.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A Postcard from the Subtropical Dry Forests is here! 🌿✉️ Where forests survive by following the rhythm of the seasons. 🌳☀️ Stay tuned for more Forest Letters 🌿📩 #ForestEcology #ForestLetters #SubtropicalDryForests #Biodiversity @britishecologicalsociety.org
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
How will Britain's favourite butterfly fare in this year's #BigButterflyCount? Help us find out 👉 bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org
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TiCL 🍃💚🍃 @ticl.me · 19/07/2026
Yet hope, succeeding from so fair a tree Pericles 1.1.114 #ShakespeareSunday @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @botanicalshax.bsky.social @splatsentertain.bsky.social @theroyalparks.bsky.social
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Rather an important update on claims that Burnham may be about to approve North Sea drilling… Ill-informed original reporting? A u-turn caused by campaigning? Let’s see what Monday brings, and obviously keep pushing. Fossil fuels? Andy, don’t Burn’em… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Text in updated BBC article reads: “Some in Westminster had been expecting an announcement on oil and gas in Burnham's first speech as PM, after he takes over on Monday.
But it is understood that plans are likely to be unveiled at a later date instead. A source close to Burnham said no final decisions in this area had yet been made.
While details of the oil and gas plans are not clear, the incoming prime minister is expected to uphold the manifesto commitment. One source said Burnham might pitch this as a significant change of direction but said any overt support for completely new licences is not on the cards.”
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Jackdaw gasfield would create only 27 direct full-time jobs, documents show Also, nice work by Fossil Free London on their banner: “Fossil Fuels? Andy, don’t Burn’em” www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Jackdaw gasfield would create only 27 direct full-time jobs, documents show
Campaigners say field will bring minimal benefit for UK economy, as industry lobbies Burnham for go-ahead
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Hard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalism
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BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) on X
Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m...
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TiCL 🍃💚🍃 @ticl.me · 18/07/2026
It’s a plane tree 🌳 … and it’s HUGE 😍 …. but can anyone confirm for me …. is this Ipswich’s BIGGEST plane ? 🤔 Is this the Ipswich #jumbo … or do you know bigger ? 🤩 #jumboplane @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @suffolkuk.bsky.social @chadbourn.bsky.social @suffolkarchives.bsky.social
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Sue Quick @sequick.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Also with my other 'cheer me ups'...
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Sue Quick @sequick.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Gloves might seem a strange birthday present (we normally don't bother any more). I'm just recovering from a badly infected thorn injury ( gardener's finger) so very happy!
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
With news of a major fire in Killarney National Park, here's an image from 2021, when large swathes, incl. trees, were incinerated. Just as the current scorching heat is not natural, nor are these regular conflagrations, caused by decades of severe overgrazing by invasive sika and goats. How so? 🧵
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A fantastic set of books on the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social longlist this year: including @nicolawriting.bsky.social's Ghosts of the Farm, @drmjwarren.bsky.social's The Cuckoo's Lea, @lucylapwing.bsky.social's Love Is A Toad, & Luke Barley's Ancient. Congrats! 💚 wainwrightprize.com/news/2026-lo...
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2026 Longlist Announcement - Wainwright Prize
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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
OK, any UK-based tree and plant enthusiasts in my followers? I'm looking for a Pacific Yew tree (taxus brevifolia), sometimes known as a California Yew. It's not the same as our indigenous yew trees. I'm seeking an example I can photograph in the UK, accessible via public transport
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We Don't Have Time @wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu · 12/07/2026
Fossil fuel answer to the heatwaves? Rewrite the rules. 🇳🇿 New Zealand could block climate lawsuits against major polluters. 🇪🇺 The EU could label new oil and gas expansion as “green". Both decisions are days away. Both can still be stopped. Read how: r.sib.wedonthavetime.org/mk/mr/sh/1t6...
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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Last chance to apply for this fully-funded 4-year PhD scholarship on forest structural assessment using terrestrial LiDAR @ucc.ie. The project includes an industry placement and an overseas secondment for training. Deadline 5 July. www.ucc.ie/en/bees/rese...
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
How many Irish people have ever experienced the wonder of old-growth natural forest in our own country? Given that it now covers less than 0.1% (<1/1,000th) of Ireland, likely only a tiny few. What a terribly sad thought. Allowing surviving remnants to expand naturally should be a *top* priority.
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
What's this? A Red Admiral has fluttered onto your feed to let you know that the Big Butterfly Count is just 1 week away! Are you in? Get ready to count 👉 butrfli.es/3SVFepj 📷: Michael Preston
A Red Admiral butterfly faces directly at the camera while feeding on buddleia flowers against a vibrant green background
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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A new paper from the BIFoR-FACE #LTE at @unibirmingham.bsky.social shows that elevated CO2 increases the biomass & changes the morphology of the fine roots of trees. This implies that forests adapt to the increased CO2 & remain a carbon sink. Read the paper: tinyurl.com/2sj8ccea 🌏🍁
Photo of a meteorological tower and trees looking up to the sky.
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