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Weigh-in: 110kg approx.

Benchpress: 3x5 at 55kg.
Squats: 5x5 at 90kg
Bent-over row: 3x5 at 35kg
Deadlift: 3x5 at 35kg
Leg lifts: 3x5
Back extensions: 3x5
Lat raise: 4x10 at 6kg/arm
Bicep curl: 3x10 at 7kg/arm

Treadmill intervals: 0.3km at 10kph between BE and LR; 0.25km at 10kph between LR and BC.

Cycling: 1km in 02:32

Rowing: 2km in 11:30.
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Benchpress: 1x5 at 60kg, 3x5 at 65kg, 1x5 at 70kg, 1x5 at 50kg.
Bent-over row: 5x5 at 30kg
Deadlift: 5x5 at 30kg
Lat raise: 4x10 at 5kg/arm
Leg lifts: 3x8

Cycling: 5km in 12:05.
Running: 0.25km in 01:50.
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Benchpress: 1x5 at 60kg, 1x3 at 80kg, 1x2 at 85kg, attempt at 90kg, 1x2 at 80kg, 2x5 at 60kg, 2x5 at 55kg.
Squats: 1x5 at 90kg, 4x5 at 95kg
Bent-over row: 5x5 at 30kg
Overhead press: 4x5 at 20kg
Lat raise: 4x10 at 7kg/arm
Bicep curl: 3x10 at 7kg/arm

Treadmill: two intervals of 0.25km between OHP and LR, and LR and BC, for 0.5km total. Approx 10kph.
Bike machine: 5km in 14:00
Rowing machine: 2km in 12:00
Bike machine: 12 minutes at minimum 80rpm, km not measured.
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Books 2018: 111-167

I may have missed one or two. Such things have been known to happen.


111. Adrian Tchaikovsky, Redemption's Blade. Solaris, 2018.
112. Justina Robson, Salvation's Fire. Solaris, 2018.
113. Sean Grigsby, Daughters of Forgotten Light. Angry Robot, 2018.
114. Jaine Fenn, Hidden Sun. Angry Robot, 2018.
115. Corey J. White, Static Ruin. Tor.com Publishing, 2018.
116. Cynthia Ward, The Adventure of the Dux Bellorum. Aqueduct Press, 2018.
117. D.B. Jackson, Time's Children. Angry Robot, 2018.
118. Amy Rose Capetta, The Brilliant Death. Viking, 2018.
119. Natasha Ngan, Girls of Paper and Fire. Jimmy Patterson Presents, 2018.
120. Aliette de Bodard, In the Vanishers' Palace. JABerwocky Literary Agency Inc, 2018.
121. Nicky Drayden, Temper. Harper Voyager, 2018.
122. Sarah Henning, Sea Witch. Harper Collins, 2018.
123. Drew Williams, The Stars Now Unclaimed. Tor, 2018.
124. Karl Schroeder, The Million. Tor.com Publishing, 2018.
125. Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol. Tor.com Publishing, 2018.
126. Claire Coleman, Terra Nullius. Small Beer, 2018.
127. Tansy Rayner Roberts & Rivqa Rafael, Mother of Invention. Twelfth Planet, 2018.
128. Malka Older, State Tectonics. Tor.com Publishing, 2018.
129. Tade Thompson, Rosewater. Orbit, 2018.
130. Rena Rossner, The Sisters of the Winter Wood. Orbit, 2018.
131. Kat Howard, A Cathedral of Myth and Bone. Saga Press, 2018.
132. Mary Robinette Kowal, The Calculating Stars. Tor, 2018.
133. Mary Robinette Kowal, The Fated Sky. Tor, 2018.
134. Carrie Vaughn, The Wild Dead. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (JJA), 2018.
135. Tanya Huff, The Privilege of Peace. DAW, 2018.
136. MCA Hogarth, Sword of the Alliance. Self-pub, 2018.
137. Lena Wilson, Accelerants. Book Smugglers, 2018.
138. Juliet Kemp, A Glimmer of Silver. Book Smugglers, 2018.
139. Missouri Vaun, Proxima Five. Bold Strokes Books, 2018.
140. Barbara Ann Wright, The Tattered Lands. Bold Strokes Books, 2018.
141. Jane Fletcher, Isle of Broken Years. Bold Strokes Books, 2018.
142. David Weber, At the Sign of Triumph. Tor, 2017.
143. David Weber, Uncompromising Honor. Baen Books, 2018.
144. Catherine Asaro, The Bronze Skies. Baen Books, 2017.
145. Lois McMaster Bujold, Mira's Last Dance. Subterranean Press, 2018.
146. Elizabeth Tammi, Outrun the Wind. Flux, 2018.
147. Stephanie Ahn, Deadline. Self-pub, 2018.
148. Cori McCarthy, The Color of Rain. Epub, [date].
149. Julia Ember, The Seafarer's Kiss. Epub, 2017.
150. Julia Ember, The Navigator's Touch. Epub, 2018.
151. Leigh Richards, Califia's Daughters. Epub, 2002 [I think].
152. Laurie R. King, Mary's War. Alison & Busby, [date].
153. Laurie R. King, The Murder of Mary Russell. Alison & Busby, 2017.
154. Laurie R. King, Lockdown. Alison & Busby, 2017.
155. Laurie R. King, Night Work. Epub.
156. Laurie R. King, The Art of Detection. Epub.
157. Martha Wells, Exit Strategy. Tor.com Publishing, 2018.
158. R.E. Stearns, Mutiny at Vesta. Saga Press, 2018.
159. S.L. Huang, Zero Sum Game. Tor, 2018.
160. K.B. Wagers, There Before the Chaos. Orbit, 2018.
161. K. Arsenault Rivera, The Phoenix Empress. Tor, 2018.
162. Molly Tanzer, Creatures of Want and Ruin. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (JJA), 2018.
163. Ellen Goodlett, Rule. Little, Brown, 2018.

nonfiction

164. Mark Molesky, This Gulf of Fire: The Great Lisbon Earthquake, or Apocalypse in the Age of Science and Reason. Vintage, 2016.
165. Jeffrey H. Jackson, Paris Under Water: How the City of Light Survived the Great Flood of 1910. St. Martin's Griffin, 2011.
166. Laura M. MacDonald, Curse of the Narrows. Bloomsbury, 2006.
167. Judith M. Bennett and Amy M. Froide, editors, Singlewomen in the European Past, 1250-1800. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998.
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Benchpress: 1x5 at 65kg, 4x5 at 70kg, 1x4 at 70kg, 2x5 at 50kg
Squats: 5x5 at 90kg
Bent-over row: 5x5 at 20kg
Overhead press: 4x5 at 20kg
Lat raise: 3x10 at 7kg/arm

Exercise bike: 05:00 cooldown.
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Weigh-in: 109-110kg

Benchpress: 1x5 at 60kg, 5x5 at 70kg, 2x5 at 50kg
Squats: 5x5 at 90kg
Bent-over row: 5x5 at 7kg/arm
Lat raise: 4x10 at 7kg/arm
Bicep curl: 3x10 at 7kg/arm
Overhead press: 4x5 at 20kg
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Homeopathic amounts of gym.

Cycling: 2.2km in 05:00.
Benchpress: 1x5 at 60kg, 1x5 at 65kg, 1x5 at 67.5kg, 3x5 at 70kg.
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Second gym session this week. Didn't log the first.

Benchpress: 1x8 at 50kg; 3x2 at 80kg, 1x10 at 50kg, 2x8 at 55kg.
Lat raise: 3x10 at 7.5kg/arm
Deltoid extension, incline seated: 3x5 at 4kg/arm
Barbell bicep curl: 3x5 at 20kg
Leg lifts: 4x8
Ab exercises: a short variety

Cycling: 5km in 12:50.
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Yesterday we celebrated my mother's birthday. I made soup from the leftover vegetables in the fridge - onions and garlic and butter-browned mushrooms chopped small, leftover green beans, carrot and broccoli and three small potatoes left over from the previous day, vegetable and chicken stock, Italian seasoning, all simmered up together, part-blended, and served with creme fraiche stirred in to give it a creamy texture - and we cooked ham and cabbage and tiny potatoes for dinner. My beloved had made a cake, and we sang Mum happy birthday with candles.

I'm really very lucky to have the life I do, and the people in it.

I mean, I'm not currently loving culling my hoard of books, so that whenever the house C and I are planning on moving into actually becomes ours, we'll have slightly less huge a job in hauling paper: I feel like a small, resentful dragon having its hoard pulled out from beneath its claws piece by piece. Since this process started, I have reduced the total number in my catalogue (despite also adding new items to that catalogue) by a minimum of 130 volumes. Since the number to Go Away also includes volumes that were never actually added to the catalogue, there are six large bags and two small carry-on suitcases full of books to leave MY POSSESSION and find new homes.

It's a painful process.
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Books 2018: 85-110


85. K.J. Charles, Unfit to Print. Ebook, 2018.
86. Elizabeth Bear and Katherine Addison, The Cobbler's Boy. Ebook, 2018.
87. Ruthanna Emrys, Deep Roots. Tor.com Publishing, 2018.
88. Theodora Goss, European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman. Saga Press, 2018.
89. Prentis Rollins, The Furnace. Tor Books, 2018.
90. Vivian Shaw, Dreadful Company. Orbit, 2018.
91. Sebastien de Castell, Spellslinger. Orbit, 2018.
92. Claudie Arsenault, City of Strife. Ebook, 2017.
93. Rob Boffard, Adrift. Orbit, 2018.
94. Claire Legrand, Furyborn. Sourcebooks, 2018.
95. Brian McClellan, War Cry. Tor.com Publishing, 2018.
96. P. Djèlí Clark, The Black God's Drums. Tor.com Publishing, 2018.
97. Adrian Tchaikovsky, Redemption's Blade. Solaris, 2018.
98. Naomi Novik, Spinning Silver. Macmillan, 2018.
99. Carrie Vaughn, Bannerless. John Joseph Adams, 2017.
100. T.J. Berry, Space Unicorn Blues. Angry Robot, 2018.
101. Tim Pratt, The Dreaming Stars. Angry Robot, 2018.
102. Walter Jon Williams, The Accidental War. Harper Voyager, 2018.
103. Melissa Scott, The Game Beyond. Ebook, originally 1984.
104. Melissa Scott, The Kindly Ones. Ebook, originally 1987.
105. Melissa Scott, Mighty Good Road. Ebook, originally 1990.
106. Melissa Scott, Shadow Man. Ebook, originally 1996.
107. Melissa Scott, Dreamships. Ebook, originally 1992.
108. Melissa Scott, Dreaming Metal. Ebook, originally 1997.
109. Melissa Scott, The Shapes of Their Hearts. Ebook, originally 1998.
110. A.C. Wise, The Ultra-Fabulous Glitter Squadron Saves the World Again. Lethe Press, ebook, originally 2015.
110. Jo Graham, Cythera. Ebook, originally 2013.
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Weigh-in: 110kg

Benchpress: 1x3 at 70kg, 5x3 at 75kg, 1x5 at 60kg.
Squats: 5x5 at 90kg
Overhead press: 4x5 at 20kg
Leg lifts: 2x10, 1x8
Lat raise: 3x10 at 7.5kg/arm
Bicep curl: 3x10 at 6kg/arm

Cycling: 3.5km in 10:00.
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Haven't been logging for while. Switched my workout around a bit today.

Benchpress: 3x12 at 45kg.
Squats: 5x5 at 90kg
Overhead press: 4x5 at 20kg
Lat raise: 3x10 at 7.5kg/arm
Bicep curl: 3x12 at 5kg/arm
Leg lifts: 2x10, 1x8
Cycling: 1km in 2:30.
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It's been a while since I had the opportunity to bring this log up to date. Probably I've forgotten some books, too.

Books 2018: 37-84

37. K.J. Charles, The Henchman of Zenda. Ebook, 2018.
38. Dorothy J. Heydt, Point of Honor. Ebook, first 1998.
39. Ilana C. Myer, Fire Dance. Tor Books, 2018.
40. Melissa Scott, Point of Sighs. Lethe Press, 2018.
41. Becky Chambers, Record of a Spaceborn Few. Harper Voyager, 2018.
42. E.K. Johnston, That Inevitable Victorian Thing. Penguin, 2017.
43. J.Y. Yang, The Descent of Monsters. Tor.com Publishing, 2018.
44. Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning. Saga, 2018.
45. M.C.A. Hogarth, Dreamstorm. Ebook, 2018.
46. Lois McMaster Bujold, Penric's Fox. Subterranean Press, 2018.
47. Mackenzi Lee, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. HarperCollins, 2017.
48. Tyler Whitesides, The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn. Orbit, 2018.
49. Kate Heartfield, Armed in Her Fashion. ChiZine, 2018.
50. Lara Elena Donnelly, Armistice. Tor Books, 2018.
51. Robyn Bennis, By Fire Above. Tor Books, 2018.
52. Marie Brennan, Malka Older, Michael J. Underwood, & Cassandra Khaw, Born to the Blade Season 1. Serial Box, 2018.
53. Lilith Saintcrow, Afterwar. Orbit, 2018.
54. Emily Devenport, Medusa Uploaded. Tor Books, 2018.
55. R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War. Harper Voyager, 2018.
56. Ian McDonald, Time Was. Tor.com Publishing, 2018.
57. Cass Morris, From Unseen Fire. DAW, 2018.
58. Melissa Caruso, The Defiant Heir. Orbit, 2018.
59. Emma Newman, Before Mars. Gollancz, 2018.
60. Tessa Gratton, The Queens of Innis Lear. Tor Books, 2018.
61. Rowena Miller, Torn. Orbit, 2018.
62. Kit Rocha, Beyond Shame. Ebook, [date].
63. Jae, Just for Show. Ylva Publishing, 2018.
64. G. Benson, Who'd Have Thought. Ylva Publishing, 2018.
65. Alyssa Cole, A Princess in Theory. Ebook, 2018.
66. E.E. Ottoman, Business Makes Strange Bedfellows. Ebook, [date].
67. Courtney Milan, After the Wedding. Ebook, 2018.
68. Lesley Davis, White Wings Weeping. Bold Strokes Books, 2018.
69. Justine Saracen, Berlin Hungers. Bold Strokes Books, 2018.
70. Carsen Taite, Outside the Law. Bold Strokes Books, 2018.
71. Julie Cannon, Fore Play. Bold Strokes Books, 2018.
72. Elinor Zimmerman, Certain Requirements. Bold Strokes Books, 2018.
73. Nell Stark, The Princess Deception. Bold Strokes Books, 2018.
74. Farah Mendlesohn, Spring Flowering. Ebook, 2018.
75. Cari Hunter, Alias. Bold Strokes Books, 2018.
76. Nicole Disney, Hers to Protect. Bold Strokes Books, 2018.
77. Adrian Tchaikovsky, The Expert System's Brother. Tor.com Publishing, 2018.
78. Alex White, A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe. Orbit, 2018.
79. Yoon Ha Lee, Revenant Gun. Solaris, 2018.
80. S.M. Stirling, Black Chamber. Ace, 2018.
81. Raymond A. Villareal, A People's History of the Vampire Uprising. Mulholland, 2018.
82. Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman, eds., A Thousand Beginnings and Endings. Greenwillow, 2018.
83. Jacqueline Carey, Starless. Tor Books, 2018.

nonfiction

84. Norman Yoffee, Myths of the Archaic State: Evolution of the Earliest States, Cities, and Civilisations. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, 2009.
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Trying to buy a house with my beloved fiancée is a stressful and involved process.

We got engaged. We then immediately started looking to buy a house, because she'll have to move out of her current situation within the next three to six months anyway.

In the past two weeks, I have spoken to six estate agents and an equal number of solicitors' offices; arranged meetings with a mortgage broker and a bank mortgage advisor (we saw the latter today), got approximate quotes from the solicitors and a couple of surveyors, and seen eight houses, with seven more to come this weekend.

We have also gone through our finances with a fine tooth-comb, made an approximate budget of joint expenses excluding accommodation so that we know what we can afford to pay in terms of monthly repayments, and talked each other back from utter panic no less than four times each.

Basically, in financial terms, we could purchase a property for about €200,000 and pay €700 per month in repayments. Renting a similar property (any property with a market value around €200,000) would start at €1,200 per month.

That really makes the effort of trying to buy worth it in the long run, but right now I'm trying to avoid eternal screaming. The whole process is taking 150% of my cope.
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It's been a sketchy month or so for exercise. Between the weather, my health, and exciting life developments, matters have rather Conspired Against Me. But! Good session today.

Exercise bike: 15km in 37:40.
Benchpress: 5x5 at 60kg
Lat raise: 3x12 at 7.5kg/arm
Bicep curl: 3x10 at 6kg/arm

Nice endorphins from the cardio. I needed that.

News!

Apr. 2nd, 2018 01:28 pm
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I am engaged to my wonderful girlfriend! Officially as of yesterday.

We got each other engagement pens instead of rings, because neither of us would wear rings. (Also, because we are dork-geek-nerds.) Semper amatis - "you (pl) always love," or "to those who have always been loved."
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Day 72-73: 550
Day 71: 380
Day 69-70: 240
Day 68: 230
Day 67: 570
Day 65-66: 260
Day 64: 920
Day 63: 770 words
Day 62: 130 words
Day 61: 211 words
Day 60: 820 words
Day 59: 220 words
Day 58: 170 words
Day 57: 300 words
Day 56: 780
Day 55: 125 words - written up from longhand yesterday
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Days 51-53: 540 words
Day 50: 130 words
Day 49: 560 words
Day 48: 870 words
Day 47: 127 words
Day 46: 560
Day 45: 310 words
Day 44: 320 words
Day 43: 134 words
Day 42: 420 words
Day 41: 410 words
Day 40: 145 words
Day 39: 450 words
Day 38: 550 words
Day 37: 530 words
Day 36: 360 words
Day 35: 420 words
Day 34: 700 words
Day 33: 280 words
Day 32: 440 words
Day 31: 330 words
Day 30: 310 words
Day 29: 270 words
Day 28: 230 words
Day 27: 170 words
Days 25-26: 230 words
Day 24: 290 words
Day 23: 218
Day 22: 128
Day 21: 200
Day 20: 439
Day 19: 276
Day Eighteen: 131
Day Seventeen: 400
Day Sixteen: 302
Day Fifteen: 108
Days 11-14: 682 (which is an average of more than 100 per day)
Day Ten: 745
Day Nine: 608
Day Eight: 164
Day Seven: 619
Day Six: 143
Day Five: 300
Day Four: 239
Day Three: 505
Day Two: 581
Day One: 490
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Day 71: 380
Day 69-70: 240
Day 68: 230
Day 67: 570
Day 65-66: 260
Day 64: 920
Day 63: 770 words
Day 62: 130 words
Day 61: 211 words
Day 60: 820 words
Day 59: 220 words
Day 58: 170 words
Day 57: 300 words
Day 56: 780
Day 55: 125 words - written up from longhand yesterday
Day 54: 390 words
Days 51-53: 540 words
Day 50: 130 words
Day 49: 560 words
Day 48: 870 words
Day 47: 127 words
Day 46: 560
Day 45: 310 words
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Day 36: 360 words
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Day 34: 700 words
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Day 32: 440 words
Day 31: 330 words
Day 30: 310 words
Day 29: 270 words
Day 28: 230 words
Day 27: 170 words
Days 25-26: 230 words
Day 24: 290 words
Day 23: 218
Day 22: 128
Day 21: 200
Day 20: 439
Day 19: 276
Day Eighteen: 131
Day Seventeen: 400
Day Sixteen: 302
Day Fifteen: 108
Days 11-14: 682 (which is an average of more than 100 per day)
Day Ten: 745
Day Nine: 608
Day Eight: 164
Day Seven: 619
Day Six: 143
Day Five: 300
Day Four: 239
Day Three: 505
Day Two: 581
Day One: 490
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Day 69-70: 240
Day 68: 230
Day 67: 570
Day 65-66: 260
Day 64: 920
Day 63: 770 words
Day 62: 130 words
Day 61: 211 words
Day 60: 820 words
Day 59: 220 words
Day 58: 170 words
Day 57: 300 words
Day 56: 780
Day 55: 125 words - written up from longhand yesterday
Day 54: 390 words
Days 51-53: 540 words
Day 50: 130 words
Day 49: 560 words
Day 48: 870 words
Day 47: 127 words
Day 46: 560
Day 45: 310 words
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Day 27: 170 words
Days 25-26: 230 words
Day 24: 290 words
Day 23: 218
Day 22: 128
Day 21: 200
Day 20: 439
Day 19: 276
Day Eighteen: 131
Day Seventeen: 400
Day Sixteen: 302
Day Fifteen: 108
Days 11-14: 682 (which is an average of more than 100 per day)
Day Ten: 745
Day Nine: 608
Day Eight: 164
Day Seven: 619
Day Six: 143
Day Five: 300
Day Four: 239
Day Three: 505
Day Two: 581
Day One: 490
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Day 68: 230
Day 67: 570
Day 65-66: 260
Day 64: 920
Day 63: 770 words
Day 62: 130 words
Day 61: 211 words
Day 60: 820 words
Day 59: 220 words
Day 58: 170 words
Day 57: 300 words
Day 56: 780
Day 55: 125 words - written up from longhand yesterday
Day 54: 390 words
Days 51-53: 540 words
Day 50: 130 words
Day 49: 560 words
Day 48: 870 words
Day 47: 127 words
Day 46: 560
Day 45: 310 words
Day 44: 320 words
Day 43: 134 words
Day 42: 420 words
Day 41: 410 words
Day 40: 145 words
Day 39: 450 words
Day 38: 550 words
Day 37: 530 words
Day 36: 360 words
Day 35: 420 words
Day 34: 700 words
Day 33: 280 words
Day 32: 440 words
Day 31: 330 words
Day 30: 310 words
Day 29: 270 words
Day 28: 230 words
Day 27: 170 words
Days 25-26: 230 words
Day 24: 290 words
Day 23: 218
Day 22: 128
Day 21: 200
Day 20: 439
Day 19: 276
Day Eighteen: 131
Day Seventeen: 400
Day Sixteen: 302
Day Fifteen: 108
Days 11-14: 682 (which is an average of more than 100 per day)
Day Ten: 745
Day Nine: 608
Day Eight: 164
Day Seven: 619
Day Six: 143
Day Five: 300
Day Four: 239
Day Three: 505
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