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That’s nice that it’s a good distraction for you, and best of luck to you on your journey. You’ll get there 🙂

What bets did you do?

Avoiding the long list of things I should be doing and sitting staring at the Forum instead haha. Plus, everywhere is still closed here...

Awesome - those are some huge hits! They should be on your profile now 🙂

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