tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188035972012-01-26T03:46:22.884-05:00My love and curiosity of the world drives me to shoot it as I see it.Thao Nguyenhttps://profiles.google.com/110985920382436479969noreply@blogger.comBlogger4241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18803597.post-5234851645501290212012-01-25T16:01:00.000-05:002012-01-25T16:01:28.040-05:00

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This last reminds me of a photo I've seen somewhere, or at least I swear it looks vaguely familiar to something I've seen before!

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These photos were all taken this month, but Jan 1st is the day we adopted our 1.5-2 year old Australian Shepherd. Meet the beautiful Hazel.  She is such a beauty!  Daddy giving Hazel kisses and hugs!  For some reason I just love this photo, it makes me think of her being guilty and trying to explain something I think with her prick ears she looks like a wolf sometimes! They are a

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Myck Kabongo of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas on Thursday, December 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Thao Nguyen)

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Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 12/20/11Max Hoberman, president of Certain Affinity in Austin, Texas on December 20, 2011.

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Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 12/13/11League Kitchen and Tavern in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, December 13, 2011.

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I started a 30 day challenge but stopped after a week because of the traveling over the holidays! Here's just two that I liked :) A self portrait and something green!

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Mansfield Timberview's Trevor Walker (7) tries to stop Spring Dekaney's Trey Williams (3) as he runs past him during their Class 5A Division II state semifinal at Round Rock's Reeves Complex in Round Rock, Texas on Saturday, December 10, 2011. Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor

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Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 12/02/11Pipelines run along and under Highway 290 at Shadow Glen Golf Club in Manor, Texas on Friday, December 2, 2011.

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Go to here for more photos and to purchase prints. I can also look through my shoot and find specific players. Thanks!  Coppell's Erica Bohannon, Kristin Dickerson, Kylie Pickrell, Sarah Arnold and Bear Bass react after their win against San Antonio Johnson during their 5A volleyball UIL semifinal game at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos, Texas on Friday, November 18, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL

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Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 11/11/11Michael Salinas a senior in the Air Force JROTC program at Bowie High School helps leads his fellow cadets at at the Veterans day parade on Congress in Austin, Texas on Friday, November 11, 2011.

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Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 11/02/11Snapper with cauliflower, leeks, gribiche and tarragon at Vino Vino on 4119 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas on November 2, 2011.1110xldine

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - OCTOBER 23: Mike Judge, creator of “Beavis and Butt-Head,” arrives at the 2011 Austin Film Festival Screening of "Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head" at the Paramount Theatre, October 23, 2011 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Thao Nguyen/PictureGroup)  AUSTIN, TEXAS - OCTOBER 23: Mike Judge, creator of “Beavis and Butt-Head,” speaks with moderator Kelly Williams at the 2011 Austin

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 Alton Brown talks about his new book Good Eats  3 at the Paramount Theatre during the Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas on Saturday, October 22, 2011. Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor  Lisa Loeb held a Silly Sing-along session at the Children's entertainment tent at the Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas on Saturday, October 22, 2011. Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor Molly Shannon

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 Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 10/21/11 Johnny Depp arrives on the red carpet at the Paramount for The Rum Diary in Austin, Texas on October 21, 2011.  Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 10/23/11 James Franco answers questions at the Paramount for the screening of his film Sal in Austin, Texas on Sunday, October 23, 2011. Same as above :)  These were shot for a different personal

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Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 10/16/11Chuck Frommel from Elgin Volunteer Fire Department, spoke to the crowd about the Bastrop fire and how they played a role in aiding the other departments during the fire. They were honored at PromiseLand West church at Westlake High Performing Arts Center in Austin, Texas on Thursday, October 16, 2011.

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A select few from Jenny's and Andy's wedding.

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Owner Magna Sampaio and Executive Chef Marcus Hollingsworth at Hugo's Restaurant y Tequila Bar on 300 South Lamar in Austin, Texas on October 13, 2011.

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Just a few random photos from this year's Money and Power Conference and Texas Business of the Year held by the Texas Women's Chamber of Commerce.

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Freelance photographer/Busy Film Competition Programmer | Austin, TX | 2-Person Household | It's no secret, they met online. http://markmenjivar.com/you-are-what-you-eat/statement/ -inspiration for this photo taken from a photographer's awesome idea

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Statesman Article click here Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 09/15/11 Steward Scruggs is co-founder with Mark Paul (not pictured) of the BC Tavern in Bee Cave, Texas on September 15, 2011. Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 09/15/11 The Three Napkin Burger with sweet onion jam, slaw, tomato and aged cheddar is served at BC Tavern in Bee Cave, Texas on September 15, 2011

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 Click here to see article Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 09/10/11 Job Mason, 18, from Thorndale, TX gets spirited body paint applied by Department head for hair, makeup and special effects make up Nancy Rankin and special effects artist Louis Moncivias of Austin, TX on the set of Abel's Field. Thrall High School has a new head coach this season and has been trying to make it back to

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For Dallas morning news slideshow click here  Kim Thweatt, store manager for the new Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Couture outpost in Round Top, Texas on Friday, September 02, 2011. Thao Nguyen/ Special Contributor    Shabby Chic Couture shop by Rachel Ashwell has on display a shabby Chic Mini Notebook for sale for $8.95 at their Round Top, Texas on September 2, 2011.  An

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So I have an upcoming shoot and wanted to work out the lighting varieties that I could use. I ended up liking the simplest one of course! I even got an updated business portrait out of it!

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I had an assignment that took me out of Austin and to Round Top, Texas. I knew exactly what I wanted to do after my assignment... check out the pie place! A few months back I had looked up on google best pie places in Texas. This was one of those places, so I figured I would check them out while I was in town! You know you want some of these wonderfully delicious sin-amon rolls from Royers

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  I had the pleasures of photographing the Senna opening night at the Violet Crown Cinema. I just love the architecture of that place.    Formula Class car out on the balcony of the Violet Crown Cinema.

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Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 08/27/11 Salina Begum, left, holds up a dress to show her daughter Margis Sultana to be considered for her grandchild during the Eid al-Fitr celebration at the Renaissance Academy in North Austin which held an Iftar and Henna Bazaar on the school campus in Austin, Texas on Saturday August 27, 2011. see the rest of the photos here on the Statesman website.

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  Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 08/11/11 Marisela Godinez and her husband Yves Macias own the El Meson restaurant on South Lamar in Austin, Texas on Thursday, August 11, 2011. They have another location off of Burleson Road.  Guacamole and chips at El Meson restaurant on South Lamar in Austin, Texas on Thursday, August 11, 2011.  Special Chile Releno at El Meson restaurant on South

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Follow me on Twitter! I'm gonna embrace this whole wonderful social media thing! :)

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Miss Congeniality screening with Donald Petrie in Austin, Texas on June 8, 2011.

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A varied selection of drinks and food at Violet Crown Cinema.  

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Susan Moffat, a parent to a child in AISD, holds a "SHAME" sign in support of education was at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas to make their voices heard on June 6, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR

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 Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 06/04/11 Michael Reed just graduated from Leander High School and is expected to be drafted in the Major League Baseball draft.  Reed live in Leander, Texas on Saturday, June 4, 2011.

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 Bijal Mehta, a 23-year-old biker, UT Austin student and Carrollton native gives the Longhorn hang signal as she makes her way with the group to Jack & Adam's Bicycle shop to have a lunch before leaving to Cedar Park, TX. Mehta will be in the Texas4000 bike ride, the world's largest bike ride leaving from Austin, Texas on Friday, June 3, 2011 and arriving in Anchorage, AK by mid August.

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Stephen really liked these Tuscan cantaloupes and I decided last year I was going to try to save the seed and see if they were going to grow here since I couldn't find any growing info online and... Viola! :)

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Yay! Stephen with the help of our neighbor Bernie made me a chicken coop while I was away! Can't wait to fill it with chickens! Prepare for lots of chicken photos when they do come! :)

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Nostalgia galore! After likely over 10 years of not playing, I found the game for a few bucks at Savers and we spent 2.5 hours playing! :) Yay good times!

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Playing with lights in Austin, Texas on May 27, 2011.

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Pork tenderloin with couscous and garlic green beans in Austin, Texas on May 25, 2011.

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Half Price Books is going into college book sales in a few markets and implementing some changes to its book-buying process at nine of it's  locations across the country. The nine test stores are located near college campus in Arizona, California and Washington and the only Texas location near Texas A&M in College Station, Texas on Saturday, May 22, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR

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So officially I shot two on this day because I've already broken the chain and missed the 19th! :) Maybe it'll be the almost a photo a day postings :)

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Midweek dinner date at Cypress Grill in South Austin.

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I've had some request for the continuation of my daily photo blog, so here it is, the start to another fun adventure! thanks for the love and support! Last night's dinner.

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I had photographed this some time ago but it never had the opportunity to run in the paper until months later! Maggie Livings has been making dried-flower arrangements for the Lady Bird Johnson wildflower center in Austin, Texas for many years as a side hobby. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR http://www.dallasnews.com/photos/lifestyles/home-garden/20110414-dried-flower-arrangements.ece

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My awesomely talented neighbor. See her work at: http://lesliecalcote.com/

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Portrait of Miranda July, writer-director-star of "The Future" in Austin, Texas on Monday, March 14, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/03/sxsw-film-husbands-and-wives.html

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 Frisco Wakeland’s Asley Vega (15) battles Waco Midway’s Anna Dorsett (13) for the ball on Thursday, April 14, 2011 during the 2011 UIL Soccer State 4A Semifinals game at the Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex in Georgetown, TX.  ( Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor)  Frisco Wakeland’s Madison Brown (16) battles Waco Midway’s Megan Murphy (9) for the ball  on Thursday, April 14, 2011 during the 2011

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http://www.mirror.co.uk/life-style/real-life/2011/05/01/barbie-girl-brooke-bates-reveals-how-she-s-transforming-herself-after-lipo-at-12-years-old-115875-23097937/ Brooke Bates was the youngest person to get a tummy tuck and lipo suction at the young age of 12 years old. She is now 17.

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 Yuji Soda of Richardson Pearce returns a ball during his mix doubles game against Frisco Wakeland during the UIL 4A tennis finals at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR  Andrew Korinek of Mansfield serves a ball to his opponent Tanner Brown of New Braunfels during the UIL 5A tennis finals at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center

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So about 10 weeks (I think 11 due to TAKS testing) I embarked on a journey with Co-teacher and staff member Nicole DiMucci Potts to teach 15 students a bit about photography and composition. We met every Wednesday for 90 minutes and with my background in photojournalism and Nicole's background in art photography, we imparted our knowledge upon our wonderful and young budding photographers.

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http://www.secondhandtheatre.biz/Zoo_Story.html

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Rep. Cindy Burkett, R- Mesquite, talks with freshmen Stefani Carter during the House chamber meeting at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORState Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, chats with State Rep. Cindy Burkett, R- Mesquite, during the House chamber meeting at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/

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Students from the University of Texas marched from campus to the outside steps of the State Capitol in protest to the proposed cuts to college research funding as well as to kick off the Invest in Texas Legislative Day 2011 in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORSenator Carlos Uresti spoke at a rally held outside on the steps of the State Capitol for

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Buddy Parker, a representative for First Choice Medical Supply of Garland, TX and a senor spokesperson for the Texas Coalition for Long Term Care Business says in a news conference outside of the Senate room that cutting the budget would lead to loss of jobs and put the elderly patients and their caregivers no recourse in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL

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Stephen being creepy in the woods at Mena Mountain Top cabins in Mena, Arkansas during a winter vacation to Arkansas.

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Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 01/11/11Matt Quinn of Pipeworx spent about 7 months customizing a Suzuki Intruder Bike in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, January 11, 2011.

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David Lakey, (left) State health commissioner, chats with Tom Suehs, Executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission while they were on tour of the Austin State Hospital for the annual Christmas lunch in Austin, Texas on Thursday, December 23, 2010. The commissioner has a tradition of taking senior staff of the commission to an annual Christmas lunch at a remote location

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Holland Taylor fixes her eyebrows as she prepares for a play that she wrote and stars in as the former Texas Gov. Ann Richards in San Antonio, Texas on Thursday, December 10, 2010. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORHolland Taylor closes her eyes for a moment while preparing for a play she wrote and stars in as the former Texas Gov. Ann Richards in San Antonio, Texas on Thursday, December 10, 2010.

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Jordan in Austin, Texas on November 23, 2010.

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Lovejoy Sophomore Mallorie Puckett attempts a spike against Wimberley's Lea Watson and Seleste Mills during the Wimberley versus Lucas Lovejoy volleyball game at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos, Texas on Saturday, November 20, 2010. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORLovejoy player Natalie Puckett spikes a ball past Wimberley players Shauna Miller and Erin Mitchell during the Wimberley versus

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My birthday tradition has been to go to Port Aransas, TX for the weekend of my birthday. This year I brought along my boyfriend and my sister and her boyfriend.

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Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 10/24/10The church band plays a few songs before the start of the sermon at the Lake Hills Church located on Bee Caves Road in Austin, Texas on Sunday, October 24, 2010.Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 10/24/10Pastor Mac Richard gives a sermon at the Lake Hills Church located on Bee Caves Road in Austin, Texas on Sunday, October 24, 2010.Thao Nguyen/FOR

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Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 10/23/10Jim Ollerton, a high school math teacher at San Antonio Academy of Career and Technologies points out the vortex while he watches Bella Bartholomew, 8, (center) and her friend Maya Anderson, 8, play with a vortex machine at the Science and Engineering Fest at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas on Saturday, October 23, 2010.Thao Nguyen/FOR

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Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 10/20/10Irene Andrews, a special education teacher from Killeen ISD, waves a flag and an equality sign in front of Austin City Hall where a group gathers for a vigil for victims of violence towards gays and lesbians in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, October 20, 2010.Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 10/20/10Council member Laura Morrison speaks and declares a

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Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 10/15/10Hutto NO. 12 Ryan Higgins looks for a gap to throw the pass during the Hutto and Connally game in Hutto, Texas on Friday, October 15, 2010. Both teams go into the match with an undefeated season.

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Thao Nguyen/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN 10/14/10A utility pole post sits still firmly planted while the upper half of the pole, still attached to wires, sits a few feet away from it in the foreground as an Akins High School student's white Mustang sits out in the grass on the background. The car was traveling southbound on S 1st Street and crashed into a utility pole across the street from the school

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Linda Chavez-Thompson, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor spends her down time from traveling on the phone calling supporters while at her office in San Antonio, Texas on Monday, October 11, 2010. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORLinda Chavez-Thompson, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor spends her down time from traveling on the phone calling supporters while at her office in San

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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst smiles as he carries 9-week-old Evan Ellsworth, who was handed to him at a Republican Rally in Hutto, Texas on Wednesday, October 6, 2010. Dewhurst was the guest speaker for the event. THAO NGUYEN/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR

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So I tried this photo and only partially succeeded... it's one of those to be continued photos... have something a smidgen better up my sleeves for future use! :)

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Tim and Susan had a small and quick wedding during sunset in their backyard with their close families and friends. What a fun filled wedding, I think I smiled the whole time! They were a very happy cheerful bunch! :)

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Stephen's blue walls!

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