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Today we are babysitting Perrito. Perrito is the newest member of Kid 2’s family. He is a chihuahua. We will not be sharing videos or pictures of Perrito because he has a face only a mother and Kid 2 would love. Jeaniene Frost, who loves all dogs unconditionally, saw his pic and said, “He is a baby bat. You’re being conned.” And then she said, “Baby bats are probably cuter.”

We love Perrito, and I want to spare poor Mod R from having to delete many comments about his looks. He is so adorable, though. In a cute-ugly way. The German Shepherds love him and Meow Meow keeps trying to let him out of his crate. Apparently, she thinks he is a kitten and tries to keep him clean, which he is not super-down with.

And he hoodwinked Gordon into letting him out of the crate again. Extra cute because Perrito doesn’t have much fur and is wearing a cut up sock as a hoodie.

We’ve been working hard on a new project. We should have news for you either this week or the next week. It requires research. The problem is, it requires very specific research, so I’ve bought 3 books on the subject and can use about 2.5 paragraphs from each. Oy.

It’s funny how researching for fiction produces an incomprehensible mishmash of sources. To entertain you today, here are some things we’ve researched without any context.

Image credit: Brian Roach/Neil Roach
Inflorescence Mary Keim CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Moon Phases
Bloodroot

Well, I’m off to work. Have fun speculating!

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      • I googled them. Baby bats are cute.

        Also, I will google just about anything. I watch TV with my phone in hand and look up anything that catches my interest. My search history would give the police or a psychiatrist pause.

        • Ne too! I am constantly researching. I love the fact that we carry access to virtually the whole of human knowledge in the palms of our hands.

      • The fruit bats and flying foxes are probably the most “user friendly” in the looks department. Some bats are truly “a face only their mother could love”. They all are amazing little creatures who do so much for the natural environment.
        ????????????

      • As a fellow Transylvanian who actually had bats frequently flying around her childhood home I stand with you. TRANSYLVANIANS FOR BAT CUTENESS UNITE!

  4. I love cute/ugly pets. My daughter had a real winner, a rescue she named Sparkle Rat (originally called Bailey).
    Sparkle had silver fur, but it looked like she was bald. She had a face that definitely showed terrior, but also a mix of god-knows-what, and he ain’t talking.

  6. Is Perrito a teacup Chihuahua? Imagining the faces on the big dogs when Perrito was introduced ????…

  7. There is a pattern to sew a Sherlock Holmes outfit for dogs. It has a dog coat and a deerstalker hat. I actually bought it for the 6.5 inch to 9 inch (small dog) hat because it fits 18 inch tall dolls. I don’t know if it is still available though. McCall’s M7004. The pattern has several other variations as well. A number of years ago I was making steampunk doll outfits for my young relatives.

  8. I have never seen an animal that’s ugly,be it those in the Ugly Dog competitions, odd appearance-d creatures of the deep oceans. Have had a rescued, handicapped kitty that had a short life due to surviving being thrown from a swift vehicle, with a sister that also lived, brother that didn’t. She had vet trips almost quarterly, as her remaining eye & sinus were prone to infections. A black with a few white hairs, we named her Sky, with the eye The Moon. No animal is ugly as long as they are Loved or just considered for their origins.

  9. Looking forward to reading the published work and connecting the dots from this post to the actual passage!

    • I lack sufficient imagination to make any sense of this research. I wonder if I’ll know it when I see it.

  10. My Hubby once looked over my search history and asked me how I kept my head from exploding. LOL

    He bought me ‘The Emotional Wound Thesaurus’ for my birthday, just so he wouldn’t keep freaking out when he peeks over my shoulder. It’s a good time saver, but it can’t give me all the details on what color octopus blood is, or the life cycle of a ghost moth. That said I also have a huge textbook on police work, two on forensics, and one on animal anatomy.

    Perrito sounds amazing. I love chihuahuas. We can’t get one because there are too many predators here to keep one safe.

  11. ::starts chant::

    We want tiny dog! We want tiny dog!

    ::slinks away embarrassed when no one else joins chant::

  12. I love research! Good thing because, yeah. I add in at least 3 paragraphs from research and then end up deleting all but a one-liner!

    Can you at least post ONE picture and call it a bat? That way we’ll secretly know, but we’ll also think he’s cute for a bat???

  14. I would love Perrito more coz he’s ugly, and I won’t lie I’ve been Googling “ugly chihuahuas” since reading this post and going “Awww” at all of them LOL. I’m excited for the new project! Based on the random research info, sounds like it’ll be interesting for sure!

  15. Hmm let’s see what fun conjecture might arise from these clues…

    Open scene to our tired main character who decides to venture to a small sleepy town on the East coast shore for a much deserved break. To our shock, they stumble upon their Bed and Breakfast host in the throes of death! Spoiler: it’s by bloodroot. Still mysterious however, because bloodroot grows near streams and lovely homey moist soil, not sandy beaches…. Also who decided bloodroot is a reliable poison anyway? Maybe it was just an unfortunate accident?

    The plot thickens. A precocious 8 year old botanist appears, the niece of our unfortunate B&B host. We learn from her that bloodroot is also used to make red dye. Upon the basis of that fact and no other logic, we begin to suspect an artistic neighbor who weaves custom woven baskets for wealthy New Englanders… the biggest of which are dyed with red patterns. Cue lots of skulking and sneaking in the late night of the full moon which turns out to be rather useless, because that morning we catch our basket weaver red handed (heh pun) at her studio door, receiving a fresh shipment of bloodroot. Accusations and denials fly, but our main character knows more proof than just a UPS signature is needed. Disheartened, we brood at a nearby coffee shop, when the wailing of sirens draws spectators outside and down the street. To our shock, the studio is a raging inferno, due to the extremely flammable nature of wiregrass used to weave the baskets. This is very disconcerting because 1. nothing bad is supposed to happen in broad daylight (it’s just not proper mysterious storytelling), and now 2. our suspected killer and only suspect is dead…. Right?

    • I love research rabbit holes. The broom grass might be part of a broom (witches) or just used to pack stuff (whisky bottles). Maybe to pack magic potions? The bloodroot isn’t that poisonous- probably used for dye. Maybe we have a hunchback witch wrestler who makes and ships red potions.

  17. I’m still stuck on the hunchback scapula, are y’all trying to find the best place to stick a knife in someone with severe scoliosis?

    • i saw those pictures and immediately thought “hrm, i wonder if that’s how MY chest muscles look”, since i have scoliosis to the degree that one shoulder sits visibly higher and more forward than the other.

    • Those aren’t hunchback scapula, those are ape vs human comparisons from a research paper about the development of throwing capabilities in humans!

  18. Hugs and scratches to little Perrito. My mom had a chihuahua rescue once named Princess… she had been raised basically in someone’s purse and so didn’t like her feet to touch the ground. She bit me and peed in my shoes, but my mom says you can’t be mad at her bc she had no teeth and had been through too much. She looked like a little pink rat.

  19. German shepherds! I have a puppy GS. She is 3 months. What is the deal with making a mess of the drinking water and food bowls? It looks like a GS thing from my research but holy cow!! I feel like I need a waterproof mat for the whole house.

  21. Hmmmm…. ???? Ilona told us to speculate, so speculate I must!

    Ok, the victim is stabbed through the chest muscle by the pokey looking stem and it penetrates their heart. They figure out who did it by the rashes from the Bloodwort at the crime scene. Then the bad person ends up getting choked out, which occurs at night. ????‍♀️

    What can I say, I can be rather literal. ???? Also, I’m sure that none of that is correct and I’m looking forward to whatever project you’re working on! ????

  22. I love how Perrito has his Squad, even while maintaining a “he who shall not been seen” profile. And thanks for the fascinating peek at botany, et al.

    A favourite extracurricular hobby is marrying random facts with The Fundamental Interconnectedness of Everything (thanks, Dirk Gently).

    News this week or next? That sound you hear is the BDH, collectively drooling as they wa*t 😀

  23. “I’ve bought 3 books on the subject and can use about 2.5 paragraphs from each.”

    Library, library, Youtube. I always check the library first. but I’m also going to trash many of my equipment manuals because I:
    A. Cant find the one I want.
    B. Can find a video on Youtube that will walk me through what I need to know.

  24. The mental image of Perrito in his sock hoodie is totally making me think of the Puss in Boots movie, the Last Wish one ???? if you’ve seen it, you’ll know why, and I’m not spoilering it by explaining ????
    Have… well, fun might not be the right word… the best of luck with the research!

  25. Research…the bane of many people’s existence. I did a lot of research for my dissertation to eyebrow raising of my committee. Over 100 pieces of articles to help prove my work. I still do research when I have to if CMS does something goofy. 😀

    I am not going to speculate the different research sections shown above. It could be one thing, but something completely different.

    Have fun with the newest member of the family. Sounds like Perrito has everyone wrapped around his paw.

  30. What a fascinating life you lead – (I love research) and all other good things. And you have passed that on to the Kids. Excellent ripple effect of love, kindness, hope, etc., all the positive stuff. Thanks for adding so much wonderful energy to the world.

  32. How many pets is Kid 2 up to now? There’s the cat, the 2 shepherds… aren’t there a couple of lizards, too? She obviously has no saving throw against critters needing a good home and isn’t hesitant about providing one! That makes her an awesome person!

  33. We have my sister in laws dog and he is a Chihuahua too and an uglier dog can’t be found. My kids love him but man he looks like a drowned rat. I have him super spoiled yet I am the only person he listens too lol.

  34. Since the video features how to do a wrestling type maneuver, and that maneuver appears to involve harming someone’s shoulder, my guess is that someone gets into a fight and ends up with a broken or displaced shoulder.

  36. So, what did I miss? [checks internet] Hmmm, I wonder why search engines have suddenly exploded with ‘ugly chihuahuas’, ‘baby bat pictures’, ‘tube sock attire for baby bats’ and the like?

    BDH, why are you typing furiously in your search engines and laughing hysterically??!!!

    PS: there is no such thing as an ugly dog. They are all beautiful, inside if not outside. ????

  38. Wiregrass, bloodroot, chokeholds, moon phases .. fight scene? … Never seen bloodroot out in the coastal woods of NC so not Kate for that.. Wiregrass is found along the edges of fields and along ditches. It burns very quick.

    Curiouser and Curiouser…

  39. I went hunting for a picture with the hat but failed. I did get reminded of many earlier projects though. February always makes me want to sew more stuff in bright and pastel colors!

  41. The Perrito story just kept getting better and better! The sock hoodie had me laughing so hard picturing the a baby bat in a sock. Thank you for such a funny mental image!

  43. I think I would rather do research than wait to see if I have jury duty. I keep getting the call back at this time recording. ????

    Good luck with the new pup and research

  45. Kudos to kid2! It’s amazing how chihuahuas can range from super cute to “only a mother could love”. Glad the pack has accepted Perrito so quickly.

    Jeaniene’s comments cracked me up! Thanks for sharing, I needed a laugh today. Loved the bloodroot photo. I collect wildflower books from wherever I travel, but don’t have one yet from that area. Was in MI a year ago, but the only bookshop I came across didn’t have much in their nature section.

    And I will wait as patiently as possible for our next hint!

  50. My mom had a tiny dog like creature who was always in her chair or in her arms. She loved him, he hated us. she called him Muttly; we all called him Ratso.
    And baby bats are adorable. ????

  51. Oh wow, yes, the bit about research is so true! If it’s really obscure you do end up scouring books just to read half a paragraph of not very enlightening text. And when you do see a book on Amazon that would cover exactly what you want to know it’s probably going to be £50 or something.

  52. I’m re-reading Catalina’s trilogy. Alessandro’s Italian is spot on, especially the swearing: it does sound a lot like the topical swearing from the Veneto province. Was your consultant from the Veneto/Trentino area? Just curious.

    • Indeed! A lovely lady from the area was consulted on all the books Alessandro showed up in ????

  53. Seems to be some research disgust going on from the BDH. I guess it must depend on the research. Sometimes things can seem really uninteresting but further research reveals hidden facets that are fascinating. Not just for work either.
    I can accidentally send myself down a vortex if I’m not careful; I’ll be watching or reading, my brain will go hmm, I’ll Google it quickly, I’ll Google it lengthily and next thing you know I’m searching out invariably hard to get or costly books on the subject.
    Sometimes it’s a read and done topic; yet others stay (expensively) with me – while making good future gift options from family.
    This year my two brothers gifted me LCC London bomb damage maps and Booth’s London poverty maps. (I love the Amazon share wishlist option, my best discovery ever! It’s nice to get something you want).

  54. my husband who’s a delivery driver hates little dogs. anytime he has ever been bit it’s been by a small dog. I feel like we’re playing guess what this means…if you have good posture the sticky grass won’t choke you every moon cycle until you bleed…..

  55. Oh, pshaw ???? My beloved 10lb doggie niece is part small terrier, fruit bat, Yoda, and Irish Wolfhound. Her “mom” never believed the wolfhound part till we watched the dog show. Her eyes got big and I said, NOW you see it. ????????????

  56. Ah, triangles!! I haven’t triangled (or been triangled) by anyone since before the start of the panddemi. I miss BJJ!!
    In a related comment, you guys must have a very interesting collection of research material. I love it!!

  58. We have a Giant Mutant Chihuahua mix (14 lbs) that we got last year from a rescue. He looks like a deer-head Chi (there are 2 main body types, the deer-head and the “standard” that the AKC recognizes). It’s my first small dog and it’s been …. hmm, an adjustment. He’s also my first male dog, and, holy heck, once outside the house he pees on EVERYTHING that doesn’t move. Fortunately not inside the house.

    And research? I loooooove research, if it wasn’t both pointless and expensive, I’d be a full-time student again, taking classes in all the departments.

  59. the variety of pictures makes me think of a writing prompt a friend does. she posts 6 random words and challenges people to come up with the shortest story they can using all 6 words. its interesting seeing what people come up with.

    perrito means puppy, and i had a wonderful dog named Puppy! he was a 70 pound, black, golden retriever looking mutt who had boundless freaking energy. at 10 years old he still ran circles around the other dogs at the dog park and no one could believe he was that old. when he was younger, everyone said oh he’ll mellow out after he turns 2. nope! then it was 3, then 5, then 8, all nope. he didn’t really start slowing down until he was 12, and he made it two years beyond that.

    a lot of people made fun of me for naming him Puppy. the thing is, he wouldn’t answer to any other name! but as soon as you called Puppy, he came running, every time. so Puppy it was. i mean, who am i to argue with what works. he let me know that was his name.

    • Moonlighter stings are painful and last for ages. There are many suggested home remedies including waxing the affected area, using masking tape or nail polish remover! Your idea reminds me of a fantasy Y.A. Novel where the characters had to make their way through a field of plants that put them to sleep? Where they fell. I can’t remember the title but it was one of a series.

  61. Well, it’s fairly late in the spring or into early summer because the bloodroot is not in bloom. They are gorgeous. Also, maybe shifters around, because the deer haven’t eaten them, *sigh*.

    • *No longer in bloom because it’s already gone to seed, I mean. The flowers are so beautiful, until the deer find them.

  67. My aunt has a cute ugly Chihuahua too. His name is Joker. He is a momma’s boy and hates anyone who distracts my aunt from paying attention to him.

  68. As someone who finds bats adorable I would love to see a picture Perrito but understand not everyone has my refined tastes.

  69. I love my naked fruit bat-dog! Xoloitzcuintli go from looking like naked mole rats to naked bats when their ears stand up.

  70. When I was a kid I read a book about Bunnicula, the vampire rabbit, who would escape his cage at night and drain all the juice out of the vegetables. The cat was on to him, and he heard that you killed vampires with a stake through the heart. So he got a fresh steak out of the fridge and tried pounding the bunny to death with it.

    I feel like Meow Meow has caught on to the sky puppy’s secret identity. She knows he’s got wings under that sock. She’s just trying to save you all from the vampire bat, because she knows once he escapes that crate, your steaks are as good as jerky.

  72. I love this! Could we have more out of context research in the futur? It’s so much fun to try and guess!

  73. {giggle} My google search history gets really creative as well, as I am the crafting designer for an MMORPG. When I am writing quests, I often do some real research as well. Sometimes it is just for naming things via fantasy/historical name generators, synonyms for numerous items, etc. Other times it is stray research into topics like homemade dew collectors, ancient glassmaking, paper making, various exotic metal and gem names and so on.

    • I will save some of those up for future searches. I like to do random searches of things I don’t care about in google just to see what shows up in my Facebook ads and to generally mess with whatever profile the algorithm is building about me.

  74. I hear you about dogs with a face only a mother could love. Our 19 year old Chinese crested hairless is of a dog breed that consistently wins the ugliest dog award at dog shows. If only she had a sweet personality to compensate, but no such luck. She’s a crotchety, contrary little grump. Good thing we love her most days.

  75. As a dog mom to 8 chihuahuas 2 Japanese Chins I truly understand the face face only a mother could love. ????

  78. Peppito makes me think of the Skippy Jon Jones children’s books. A kitten wants to be a chihuahua. Maybe in a tube sock.
    Show us Peppito!

  79. Doggy in a hoodie!! Squee!! Many hugs to Perrito and his dog and cat sibs!!

    My best friend in jr. high had two long-haired Chihuahuas (mom and son). We used to take them for bike rides in our bike baskets. They were very patient and put up with the “adventures” we took them on.

  83. Is that a reference to Puss in Boots: The Last Wish? Because Perrito in that movie was awesome. Puss was great, Kitty was great, the Wolf was AMAZING, just a way better movie than one would expect from the sequel to a spinoff.

  84. Well clearly our hero had been rendered unconscious by a magical choke hold and can only be revived by his true love, who must gather the inflorescence of the blood root flower as it blooms in the light of a waxing gibbous moon. What else could it be? ????

  85. I’m guessing it is relevant to Kate, or possibly Hugh. The wrestling move is obviously research for describing kicking someone’s ass. I’m guessing there is some magical power that is sensitive to the phase of the moon and that same someone likes (or strongly dislikes) blood root and flowers that make a particular geometry. Not sure how the irregular scapula would fit in, but KD is chock full of unusual bodies and how to fight or heal them so that also fits with the territory.

  86. Would it be possible to get a likeness of the cold, wee, baby-bat dog? Quiet the hoard?

    Anyway, my guess for the research: the Bloodroot or some fictional bloodroot equivalent only blooms during specific phases of the moon allowing the inflorescence to be gathered which will heal the injury of a dislocated or injured scapula, acquired from a grappling incident. Either that or it’s the technicality of shifting and understanding human shoulder articulation. My hope is Bloodheir or Hugh…because more KD universe is never a bad thing. Wouldn’t be mad about more Hidden Legacy either. Gasp, could it be something new?!

  88. Nope – It is about flying – how wings are attached? Maybe a dark god? The effect of the moon on shifting?

    • And it is not 2:48 in my universe – it is 10:48 on a rainy morning. And the rain is really needed here.

  90. Speculation; This looks like a Hugh book to me. Squee!

    The bones look like scapulae, so I am guessing the pic showing the distorted pectoralis muscles is a frontal view of someone with a dislocated scapula… Possibly received from someone performing one of the moves from the video?

    Bloodroot can be used as a dye (sellable resource), but also seem like a symbol representing Elara (color imagery = red and white). The spiky grass stuff reminds me of foxtail grass, but I don’t actually know what it is. And phases of the moon are used a lot in Celtic lore–don’t Elara’s people trace their magical heritage back to this?

    So… Iron Covenant 2?

  92. Hi!! Any word on the next Julie book!? That last chapter KILLED me and I’m dying to know what happens next. I just really need Julie and Derek to kiss. ????

    But seriously, their chemistry is AMAZING.

  93. Oh my, just discovered the cuteness overload of baby bat blanket burritos! Try saying that 5 times really fast 😀

  96. (Some)Baby bats are the cutest things ever. Especially the small insect eating bats I’ve seen in my ‘old’ country.
    Their fur is softer than mouse fur and they are very affectionate. And the membranes of their wings are warm, soft and have a fascinating web of blood vessels you can see when they are spread and you look at it against the light.

  97. When I was a kid, we always had chihuahuas. I love them, and I understand that some of them are not, um, “conventionally attractive.” I think it’s absolutely adorable that the shepherds love him. How sweet!

  98. I hate Chihuahuas. There. I said it. Actually, I am not fond of small dogs except terriers…and they were bred to go down a rat hole with the rat still in it. Gotta respect that. (And there was that utterly sweet Papillon I met, with soft silky almost cat-like fur…and a cat-like tendency to sit in your lap and snooze. She was a sweetie.) Most Chis I’ve met also cannot stop yapping or acting like attack dogs, which I know is also the owners, but it’s also the breed.

    I also dispute the “no ugly dogs/animals” statement. Chinese crested are horrendous, especially if the poor things have lost teeth. (I felt that way before Iron and Magic, too; the perfect dogs for the Donkamin.) Some breeders—especially those breeding “teacup” anything—should be shot.

    Am I cranky today? Guess I’m cranky today.

  99. Words that give me a wonderful feeling: “We’ve been working hard on a new project. ”

    Yea! And Thankyou!!!!

  101. I’m curious now about Perrito! I’m a professional dog groomer, and though I sometimes think I’ve seen it all, every once in a while, something surprises me. I love that the world can continually come up with new stuff!

    (On a side note, I recently looked up that same image of the moon phases. Probably not for the same reason as you, though. Unless you have an undisclosed interest in creating stained glass patterns…)

  102. Just saw a tee shirt on Woot that was called Fractal Tree. It reminded me of the scene where a fractal was explained to Kate. Was going to look it up, but not sure which book it was in and often looking up something in a Kate book leads to a lot of time rereading one or several books. LOL

    • Hmmm…are you sure it’s to Kate? ???? I can keep looking, but the one fractal explaining scene I distinctly remember is Andrea’s in Gunmental Magic when Anapa draws one for her:

      “I could go on to infinity. In basic terms, a fractal is a system that doesn’t become simpler when analyzed on smaller and smaller levels. Keep that in your head.” A system that can’t be broken down to basic components. Okay, got it. Anapa leaned forward. “To understand chaos, you have to understand mathematics. A lot of your civilization—most of any civilization, really—is built on mathematical analysis, the guiding principle of which is that everything can be explained and understood, if you just break it into small enough chunks. In other words, everything has an end. If you dig deep enough into any complex system, you will eventually unearth its simplest parts, which can’t be broken down any further. That sort of thinking works for a great many things, but not all of them. For example, the fractal. It doesn’t end.”

      Andrews, Ilona. Gunmetal Magic, NYLA 2012, Kindle Edition, page 254

  103. This is just a love letter to HA for writing such thoughtful, smart, interesting books. I’m on my third re-read of KD and every time I get to book 9, I just want to cry. It’s so good. Kate struggles, she grows, she develops and she loves her people in such a way that feels so real. Most people don’t have to make life/death choices or have immense power at their fingertips, but those little every day choices about who am I and what do I value and will my partner still love me if I they find out I f*cked up royally make Kate feel so real and so relatable despite being such a powerhouse of a human. The emotion, the stress, the inner turmoil just all feels so real amidst a truly fantastical landscape. Hats off, kudos, a thousand thanks for writing stories with such emotional resonance.

  105. Thank you, Ilona Andrews for the post.

    I know what you mean about Perrito. Titan is a Rhodesian Labrador but most people think he is a Labrador retriever due to his coloration until they see his eyes and they freak out. When he was a puppy they were yellow. He is 4 now and they are probably considered Amber in color. You are being good grandparents.

  106. One of the the benefits if my eReader is that I can randomly search for …anything. I look up words I’m fairly certain I already know, fashion descriptions I am absolutely certain I want to see, etc. Research of random things makes me happy for the internet and things to be researched are why I read. Love yall and your books!

  108. Human anatomy – high speed throwing of things (probably weapons like spears, maybe Orro donuts, definitely not Perrito!).

    Seeds and other complex flowering stuff. Could be about a baby inn. Or some particularly dangerous post-Shift lawn grass.

    MMA wrestling. That could fit anywhere, but given the IPBWD*, I assume it was a false clue and they were taking a break from the actual research, eating Orro-style donuts and drinking coffee while getting distracted on the `net.

    Full moon. Because, what could possibly go wrong.

    Bloodroot for teeth cleaning. Because donuts.
    And teeth sharpening. Because full moon.

  109. Bloodroot! One of my favorites!
    The roots “bleed” an orangish color. Definitely not what I call red. And it smells…mediciney.

  111. Aristida stricta!!! Love that grass

    You should also look up Ctenium aromaticum or toothache grass. It numbs your mouth when you chew it. And it makes the cutest little squiggle shape when it dries.

  114. the puppy sounds cute to me, but I love ugly dogs and cute dogs alike. I have the cutest old crusty white dog, and she’s my baby.
    I’m not going to try guess from those clues,I’m happy to wait and see ☺️

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