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Twilight/Loid was seriously lucky that Yor's heel broke during that last kick. If it didn't...

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A Linguistic Analysis of the Spelling Names "Ania" and "Anya" (and the chapter and languages of Ostania)

This includes spoilers from Short Mission 11, or Chapter 90.1

It's not a secret that Anya's (Ania) name change was officialized along with Loid (Lloyd) and Yor (Yoru/Yolanda) in July 2019. I do recall that our loveable Forger family had different spellings in the early manga releases. Many believed that it was Endo-san's way to cover up the spelling mistake, but I believe that, whether or not the origin and/or intention was a mistake, it paved a beautiful opportunity for a deep dive into linguistics and character analysis on Anya Forger.

First, I'd like to address my thoughts on "ANIA" as the spelling. Here are a few of my impressions on this:

"ANIA" could be perceived as her original spelling because wherever she came from used this spelling.

"ANIA" could just be her limitation as a child when it came to spelling her name.

"ANIA" could be an acronym from her lab that probably served the purpose of her existence.

"ANIA" could be the name of her mother/creator. And she was subjected to share the same name of her creator for "sourcing" purposes.

"ANIA" when applied to numerology number, reinforced her code name which is 007 (which is super meta to me, but probably is a coincidence because we all know 007 was Endo's way of referencing James Bond). S/O to @momentocollector for sharing this!

Second, I'd like to address "ANIA" as an identity for our precious baby girl.

"Ania" is the chosen spelling. This could possibly mean that this is her real name and how it should be spelled (You, as the owner of your name have every right to decide what your name should be, spelled, or pronounced after all).

"Ania" could possibly be an influence of either her mother-tongue language's spelling.

"Ania" could possibly be due to her limitation of spelling. (I don't think she is aware of how her name should be spelled.)

Recall that Yor carved out Anya's name as "Ania" and didn't question it. This could be a reflection of Yor's own lack of familiarity of Ostanian orthography since she is academically limited, and she would have listened to how Anya would have wanted her name to be spelled. Furthermore, this tells me that Yor's absence of questioning reflects that she accepts her daughter no matter who she is, be it "Ania" or "Anya".

Third, I'd like to address "ANYA" as her name's spelling.

"A-N-Y-A" is the spelling that her papa gave her, which tells her that she can now be on the same playing field as her parents. Their names and titles are all "masks" in this masquerade that they call "Forger". So, to little Anya, it means that she finally belongs with someone. Anya has essentially found "her home".

We also know that Franky did do a lot of paperwork and found that "Anya" is the spelling that was written down on her adoption papers. This reinforces that "Anya" is the standard Ostanian orthography of her name.

I perceive Loid as a person replicating the "average Ostanian" (since this is a deep cover mission after all), so to also tell her that her name is spelled a certain way reinforces that she has a new identity as an "Ostanian child". (I find this quite ironically poetic because it's a "fake man" giving a "fake name" to his "fake daughter").

I also see that when Anya's eyes light up, it could also mean that this new identity in her spelling change meant she was finally liberated from her days as a lab experiment and living in an orphanage.

Fourth, I'd like to address spelling etymology.

Since I'm not a Japanese linguist expert, I found @connoisseursdecomfort post to be quite educational when it came to Japanese spelling.

What we learn from the above post is that "Ania" is an acceptable name spelling in "Old Japanese". But as time progressed, the spelling changed to "Anya" which is the modern-day spelling of this name (this may tie into Anya's character lore).

We can track "i" becomes "y" in the evolution of the alphabet from Phoenician (c. 1000 BC) to Archaeic Greek (c. 750 BC). S/O to @rachellysebrook for this link. (Again, what this reinforces is Anya's background with an unidentified mother country/mother tongue language).

Another thing is that Yor Forger did not react to the spelling of "Ania". It could possibly be that she recognized Anya's limitation, given that her daughter already had poor scores since her admission.

We also learned that Yor, a real Ostanian, seems to be limited with Ostanian orthography which is most likely due to her dropping out of school to take care of Yuri (fake Ostanian /j). From her interaction with Anya, off-screen, it appears that Yor seems indifferent to spelling standards of names (Which is nice! She is subtly against society's norm and I love her for that). Had she been aware of the spelling, she would have been the one to ask instead of Loid. (But again, it must be Loid because it's poetic and has a much more meaningful interaction between "Loid" and "Anya").

Fifth, I'd like to address the name's (possible) impact on character purpose in the story.

"Anya" means mother in Hungarian (S/O to @httplovecraft1890. This inspired my thoughts on "Ania" as a name in the lab). Could this possibly be an inspiration or coincidence? It could be a stretch, but perhaps Anya's purpose in the lab is that she's a "mother weapon" for war.

"Ania" means "gracious" and "merciful" according to Google. Which makes me think that the lab scientists went with this name because it would represent her purpose as a weapon of war. Perhaps Ania becomes the "truth serum" and could be seen as the "angel of death" because she knows the war captor's thoughts and inevitably they are executed (a possible headcanon).

Sixth, I'd like to discuss the factors of the mysterious "unidentified language".

Anya did use "oui" in the anime when Loid had adopted her. This automatically made me think her possible origins could be French, but it could also take another step back in the language family: Romance. What makes this work is that we treat "Classical Language" as a dead language based on what we read/saw in the manga/anime like Latin. Anya has an innate potential to be bi-/multilingual.

Bonus: Seventh, I'd like to talk about the languages in this anime (This is a bit of a ramble but since we're talking about linguistics, I thought why not)...

Based on the dialogues spoken in the anime, we can confirm that English exclamatory (Oh my God, Goddammit, Shit, Wow, Elegant, etc.) and the Japanese language are the main components of the Ostanian language. This is reinforced by many characters who have used English expressions (Loid, Yuri, Yor, Anya, Damian, Henderson, etc.)

What does bug me is whether or not "oui", a French exclamatory, should be categorized as part of the Ostanian language or if that should be categorized for Anya's hidden lore. The reason is that when Loid/Twilight heard Anya say "oui" in front of him, he did not question it. (Perhaps he was too tired to process this, or he excused it as something Anya could have seen on TV and is merely mimicking. I really don't think Twilight would be the type to excuse this realization had he not had the aforementioned state of mind). I'm leaning more towards the latter as this is from Anya's mother tongue language.

In conclusion (or tldr;): "Ania" may be her real name, but "Anya" is her new identity as part of the Forgers.

If you read everything, thank you for your time! The linguist in me is so happy that Endo-san is steeping his foot into linguistic territory. As short as this chapter was, it said A LOT to me linguistically and provided more details to the scraps of lore that we know of Anya but it also tells us a bit more about Yor, Loid/Twilight, and Ostania.

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Spy x Family fandom:

Goddamn, next weekend is gonna be a rollercoaster.

Also, kinda curious, but I wanna know the stats of this fandom on Tumblr. (I made a post as well for Twitter).

Like = anime only Comment = manga only Reblog = both

((I'll also repost this post in the future with stats in a day or few days... or maybe towards the weekend))

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The Yor Forger/Thorn Princess Kick: A Master Post

This post just inspired me to make an appreciation post for Yor/Thorn Princess's kicks.

I love how Anya imagines her mother's combat style is hand-to-hand combat and does imagine her kicking her enemies (probably recalling the time when she saw her parents fight during the Newton's Castle episode and when Loid came home from being kicked by Yor lol)

Also, I love that these kicks seem to be mirroring/referencing previous episodes (let me geek on their similarities)

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I was tagged by the lovely person above me: @agentpenguinmann! Thank you, Kisha!!!

I’m quite open-minded when it comes to AUs, but I tend to enjoy reading fics that are in my “Give me moar!!!” section the most ^^ <3

I tag: @puolain, @whateversawesome, @nire-the-mithridatist, @wondrousmay, @fluffmelange​, @ahenix​ and anyone else who wants to join! <3

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@mj-ackerman thank you for the tag!

I'm usually very picky about characterization, so I'm always wary of AUs, but when I find an author whose characterization I agree with, I read anything from them and don't look at the tags most of the time XD

Tagging @undercoversleepover, @xxscarletxrosexx, @itcantbe, @hungryhungryhobbits, @mariri-chaos, @juuyeah and anyone else who wants to join

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If Yor's heel didn't break...

Sorry not sorry Yor's kick is gonna live rent-free in my head for a while

POP OFF MAMA

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I made a Ko-Fi shop as an intervention for my Spy x Family Merch collection...

... and I'm lagging behind with sharing this intervention on Tumblr, so I'm sharing it now.

I was pretty confident in myself that I would never end up collecting any merch from any fandom I was in. Sailor Moon merch convinced me with their collab bags and makeup, but I could never bring myself to invest in getting anything to display since I wouldn't know where to put them, nor did I have the space for them. For quite a while, this reason, alone, helped me resist starting a collection... until I saw the cutest smol Nezuko display figure and I just had to buy her

And then, Spy x Family happened.

It started with collecting fanart enamel pins after being introduced to Mercari by a moot. I just loved the artwork and being able to display them on ita bags. I had a dedicated travel bag that I used during my Japan trip and during my former job. I also realized I could display them in my pencil case pouches (the black one stored my writing utensils for work while the pink bag carried feminine products).

Then, this admiration of art branched into admiring official art designs in the form of acrylic stands and keychains. And well... I got so much that I have quite a handful that I don't display... they're just sitting in a bag.

I have one hell of a collection forming (this is not all of them--but I'll make sure to make a post about them sometime in the future). Here is a perfect representation of myself as Anya crying over my love for TwiYor:

My argument still stands even after purchasing them: I don't have the space for them and I don't know where to put them. To make matters worse, I'm actually moving abroad next year... so I can't take them all with me.

So I've decided that, rather than leaving them abandoned and catching dust on a shelf, it would be best to just rehome them to other moots/collectors. I have a habit of purchasing extra stuff for my moots in an SxF discord (typically 2 - 5) especially when they're collab, limited edition, and/or quite difficult to find. I'm quite proactive when it comes to SxF merch, to be honest. In conclusion, I just accepted my fate as a dedicated SxF proxy seller/dealer.

I plan to keep the prices fair, so feel free to send me a dm on Tumblr or on Twitter/X. I actually do have a dedicated thread of merch I'm selling here, so you can also just reply to the post if interested too. or comment on the posts on Tumblr for the merch you're interested in. Unfortunately, Ko-Fi doesn't allow direct contact unless you have already donated/supported/subscribed to me. I am a little bit reluctant with the idea of negotiating prices, but it never hurts to ask. I just might say yes in the end.

I plan to share my collection on Tumblr when I've got some downtime but expect a master post will be made shortly [I just finished making a master post for all collectibles and merch here]. You can also find my collection in my Ko-Fi gallery in their respective albums or you can just follow the tag #scarlykofishop ^^

I would appreciate it if you guys could help spread the word by the master post (which I'll update when it's done)

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I spent 6 grueling hours researching how to protect one's photos/scans so you wouldn't have to--And these are my findings:

As the title states, I spent 6 grueling hours researching how to protect one's photos/scans in case other collectors want to protect and/or receive credit for their photos.

Once more let me emphasize THEIR PHOTOS.

Backstory:

It's not a secret that I'm quite a big collector of official Spy x Family merchandise, specifically clear file folders, stationery, and acrylic stands. I own so much, in fact, I have a tendency to own a handful of duplicates and had the crazy idea to start a small business selling these duplicates via Ko-Fi. A thought came to me that since I had already invested in a light box and a scanner for selling my merch, why not also use them to share pictures of my collection for other fans to view and appreciate?

And that was when I had sought the opinions from my good friend, @yumeka-sxf. Yumeka has been kindly posting high-resolution scans of her SxF merch (clear files, pages, etc.) on Tumblr. She is someone I also deemed as an expert when it came to uploading merch on the internet. She gave me incredible advice with awesome foresight when it came to watermarking high-resolution pictures and scans. She easily predicted what disrespectful people would do if I hadn't moved my watermarks to certain (albeit not really appealing) spots. And, just like she said, someone did attempt to remove my watermark using AI. You can read about it here. @yumeka-sxf also provided her own insight to watermarking merch here--if ya'll are interested to read.

I won't go into too much detail, but essentially they're long posts meant to educate people on why fans, who own the official merch, put watermarks on their pictures. The bottom line is, we're claiming the picture for ownership, NOT the merch.

Second, did you know that people have found ways to remove watermarks?

That gives me enough incentive as to why I want to take it a step further to protect my photos/scans.

"If I take a picture of something do I own the picture that I took?":

Yes and no. Yes as in, the picture is yours. No, because depending on your subject, it falls under numerous jurisdictions of copyright. You can find all the details in this insightful post from veteran photographers.

But since we're focusing on the topic of photos and scans of merchandise, I'd like to provide these screenshots:

And so, to re-iterate, the only thing you'll get out of copyrighting your photo is just the right to the photo--which is all I want.

The Findings:

6 grueling hours of research for protecting one's picture led me to several insightful directions--one of them amusingly brought me down a rabbit hole of how to protect one's real estate pictures. They did have some wonderful tips if you guys would like to read them!

Unfortunately, I do not own Photoshop so I could not make any edits on the metadata or create a layer that will prevent downloading the content of the picture. Preventing screenshots/right-clicking is limited to control on a website and/or can easily be canceled by plug-ins. So that just leaves me with finding something creative solutions the only tool I have: Canva (more on this later).

I spent some more time reading more journals and visited USCO (United States Copyright Office) and, finally, Pixsy.

I'm gonna be honest, USCO is THE BEST way to protect your media (merchandise, art, etc.) IF you have the money to support it.

Not only do I not have the funding for this type of service, but my photos don't exactly meet "originality" especially when the subject of the photo is copyright-protected merchandise, which means there are severe punishments for those who pursue any commercial purposes (such as selling my photos to make money rather than directing people to purchase the official work from the licensing site). And at the end of the day, I just care about the photo, itself, and receiving credit and source.

It's ridiculously simple to just credit and source a picture, and yet, it'll surprise you how many people just can't do that. This is why, I must take these extra precautions to ensure credit and sourcing.

So, I opted for Pixsy for its free plan that includes 500 images being monitored.

There's no doubt that I'll most likely invest in a monthly subscription if ever I amass beyond 500 pictures for monitoring.

Currently, it has already done an impressive job of identifying pictures I've posted with my watermarks on Ko-Fi, Twitter, and Tumblr. It has even identified reblogs/retweets.

For some odd reason, it uploads my pictures horizontally when it's normally vertical ^^; but it still gets the job done. Interestingly, it hasn't picked up my pictures from Mercari yet. I assume that if I were to upgrade to the subscription plan, Pixsy might be able to find it by then.

Procedures:

I'm sharing my procedures for protecting one's photo (and content, if applicable of course).

Step 1: Register on Pixsy. As I've addressed earlier, it's free.

Step 2: Upload HIGH-RESOLUTION pictures (no watermark) to Pixsy's database. This is probably the most accurate way for Pixsy to identify pictures of the same (or similar) "blueprint". In the picture below, I provided a screenshot of my picture without the watermark (left) with a picture they found of my picture with my watermark on it from my ko-fi shop (right).

Step 3: If you plan to upload a photo/scan with or without watermark, it is recommended to upload your image at 550 pixel image and at 72 dpi. This makes it good for the internet (see first image below). But once you zoom in, you can tell the difference in quality (see second image below).

I mentioned before that I don't have photoshop, so I experimented with what I do have: Canva.

Since I have a premium membership (indicated by crown icons), I just use the following settings:

and it gets the job done.

I am planning to upload my photos without watermarks to the Spy x Family wiki quite soon, so I did all this research to prepare for possible theft and/or the lack of crediting and sourcing--just in case. A friend of mine told me that s/he can try to ensure crediting through the file name, which is a ridiculously kind gesture, but I'm not ignorant of people who change/completely ignore file names. That's unfortunately just the way it is on the internet.

Hopefully, I've curated enough research to help protect photos/scans from possible theft (if reposting is not allowed by the owner).

I don't mind if my photos are used for reference AS LONG AS they credit me and link the source directly to the image itself (not one of those cut-corner kind of way and just link my Ko-Fi gallery). I won't tolerate laziness when it comes to sourcing considering I invested a lot of money to purchase merch and invested hours--even days--to get the best photo/scan + researched information on the merch for public access.

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I woke up super early today to get ready for dance. But then SpyxFamily happened.

I am now 2 hours late

Clearly I know my priorities.

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An Anthology of Linguistic + Literary + Research Analyses on Spy x Family by XxScarletxRosexX -- UPDATED 8/19/2024

Of all the peculiar things I could have done with my Master's Degree in Linguistics, I didn't expect that I would be applying everything I learned in Spy x Family. In any case, it's the perfect marriage between my two passions <3

I decided to make a master post of my linguistic analyses because I have a feeling that this will be one hell of a deep dive. It's all thanks to the the Short Mission 11 / Chapter 90.1, which actually made me realize there's so much more to Spy x Family if I revisit the anime AND manga with my linguistic lense.

Below is a list of my published works thus far.

This list will be constantly edited when a new analyses is posted. So, if you wish to have the updated list, be sure to reblog this post (it will be pinned on my page).

EDIT -- 8/19/2024: I decided that a lot of my analyses will overlap with my literary analyses and some other research so it can't be helped ^^; I'll be updating my list with previous analyses added!

Linguistic Jargons:

Discourse: written/spoken communiction or debate; dialogue.

Etymology: study of origin of words and the way in which their meanings of have changed throughought history.

Loss in Translation: to fail to have the same meaning or effectiveness when it is translated into another language; omitted text.

Orthography: spelling system; how letters combine to represent sounds and form words.

Phonology: a system of contrastive relationship among speech sounds that constitute the fundamental components of a language.

Psycholinguistics: the study of the relationship between linguistic behavior and psychological processes, including the process of language acquisition; metalingusitic.

Syntax: the arragnement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language; grammar.

A Linguistic / Literary / Research Analyses... Anthology:

A

Addressing Watermarks on Official Merch Scans -- A Post Made to EDUCATE

Source(s): Google, personal pictures, my scans

Topic(s): Spy x Family merchandise; scans; photos; watermarks; educational post

"Ania" is the closest to an identity reveal | Part 2

Source(s): Manga - Chapter 90.1 / Short Mission 11

Topic(s): Ania/Anya; Yor Forger; Loid Forger; Identity Reveal; Character Analyses

Linguistic Component(s): Discourse; Orthography; Etymology; Psycholinguistic

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C

Chapter 105.5 Video Analysis | Linguistic + Literary Analyses

Source(s): Spy x Family Ch. 105.5, Google

Topic(s): Becky Blackbell, Martha Mariott, Anya Forger, Yor Forger, Romance status

Linguistic Component(s): Discourse Analysis, Social Justice & Linguistics, Orthograpy (brief)

Literary Component(s): Symbolism, Parallelism, Foreshadowing

Chapter 106 Videoanalyses | Linguistic + Literary Analyses

Source(s): Spy x Family Ch. 106

Topic(s): Donovan Desmond, Melinda Desmond, Demetrius Desmond, Damian Desmond

Linguistics Component(s): Semantic, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis

Literary Component(s): Dichotomic Parallelism, Parallel, Symbolism, Character Analysis

D

F

G

H

I

I spent 6 grueling hours researching how to protect one's photos/scans so you wouldn't have to--And these are my findings:

Source(s): Google

Topic(s): Spy x Family merchandise, photo/scan protection, how-to guide

J

K

Kiss Distance: When Feelings Can't Reach | Linguistic Analyses on Rick & Rachel's lines foreshadow for TwiYor, DamiAnya, and Marthanderson from Ch. 105.5 (PART 1)

Source(s): Manga - Ch. 105.5 / Short Mission 14

Topic(s): Loid Forger, Yor Forger

Linguistic Component(s): Discourse analysis; Linguistic profiling

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M

Manga Translation (EN/JP/TWN) Comparison of Chapter 90.1 | Part 3

Source(s): Manga - Ch. 90.1 / Short Mission 11

Topic(s): Ania/Anya; Loid Forger; Ostania

Linguistic Component(s): Discourse; Orthography; Psycholinguistics; Loss in Translation

N

O

P

Q

R

S

A Linguistic Analysis of the Spelling Names "Ania" and "Anya" (and the chapter and languages of Ostania) | Part 1

Source(s): Manga - Ch. 90.1 / Short Mission

Topic(s): Ania/Anya Forger; Loid Forger; Yor Forger; Ostania; Character Analyses; Setting Analysis

Linguistic Component(s): Orthography; Etymology; Discourse; Psycholinguistics

Spy x Family Season 2 OP Analysis on Teacups

Source(s): Anime - Season 2

Topic(s): Anya Forger; Loid Forger; Yor Forger; anime OP analysis; tea cups; symbolism; character development; summary of S1

Literary Device(s): Imagery; Metaphor; Summary

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U

V

W

X

Y

The Yor Forger/Thorn Princess Kick: A Master Post

Source(s): Anime - S1E2, S1E5, S1E12, S1E14, S1E24, S2E26, S2E31, S2E33

Topic(s): Anya Forger, Yor Forger, Character analysis

Z

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Yor is a different breed of beast and wears the pants in the family.

I said what I said. Goddamn, if only Twilight/Loid knew.

Inspo:

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It's my 11 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

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🐰and 🔮

🐰 What do you think says the most about a person?

I would look at their interests and passions, or consistency. I believe a person's interest/passion says so much about them. After all, we are highly motivated when we are doing things that we love. If not for passions or interests, then I would say consistency. It's easy to leave strong first impressions, but consistency just adds more weight to a person's words.

🔮 What’s your dream job?

I definitely wanted to become a singer. It's been my childhood dream. But I also now have adult dreams too. My adult dream is to redefine language learning and provide equal education regardless of socioeconomic background through online spaces. I'm very passionate about utilizing education as a means to improve one's life.

Thank you for asking me @whateversawesome<3 This was so fun to think about and respond to :)

In response to: this ask game.

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🍪 and ☕for the ask game. hope you're doing well friend!

🍪 If you were a cookie, what kind would you be?

I think I would be one of those frosted, soft-sugar cookies. Not only are they my favorite but I think the texture fits my personality. The cookie's texture represents my soft and gentle personality; the frost represents how sweet I can be; and the sprinkles represent my perception of having a fun and colorful life.

☕ Coffee or tea?

I love my teas! I'm probably more of a green tea person, and I love my strawberry matcha kinda gal. I find that tea is more appealing for me. If I were to share what kind of tea I am, I would be Happy Tea. I also recommend having a cup of happy tea with simple syrup.

Thank you for asking, @jade-efflorescence! This was so fun to do!

I'm recovering slowly but surely from my cold :)

In response to: this ask game.

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Rehearsal Tracks

Sharing 2 accomplishments today (in the form of 2 videos). I haven't shown any of my vocal teachers that I can belt/mix my voice for high C's and F's until now because I've always been too scared & insecure--until now. Finally, I've broken that cycle and was fortunate enough to have recorded these 2 milestone achievements!

 1. "Waiting in the Wings" (You can tell my vocal coach wanted me to just stick with head voice but I wanted to surprise him/prove him wrong) 

2. "Seasons of Love" (I couldn't find the timing so I was quiet a lot but I can hit the high C's)

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Same vibe? Same vibe.

Gloomy mood because tomorrow I have a midterm that I did not prepare nor study for.