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Mission Statement
26-10-2020, 01:35 AM by Can the Man
Mission Statement
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Mission Statement
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Introduce Yourself
New member? Say hello, sit back and enjoy the advice and humour
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Hello - Again!
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Hello - Again!
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Hello - Again!
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Happy Birthday Garden and Gossip

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Our first birthday...wher...
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Our first birthday...wher...
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Our first birthday...wher...
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House warming gift for Proserpina

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A house warming gift for ...
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A house warming gift for ...
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A house warming gift for ...
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Harvest Festival 2021
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Easter Crafts 2022
Poll now open.
Time for a competition wi...
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Time for a competition wi...
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Time for a competition wi...
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Harvest Festival 2022
The winners are....
10-11-2022, 09:11 PM by Small chilli
The winners are....
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The winners are....
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Harvest Festival 2023
All the best in Show for 2023
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We have a winner in the H...
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General discussion
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The build
04-03-2026, 07:41 PM by Small chilli
The build
04-03-2026, 07:41 PM by Small chilli 		12,129
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The build
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Weather
All about the weather.
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Nutty as a fruit cake

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I-SPY Wildlife - A 6 a Da...
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I-SPY Wildlife - A 6 a Da...
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Something for the bookshelf
Recommendations for good gardening books
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Wild Mull
26-12-2025, 05:14 PM by Small chilli
Wild Mull
26-12-2025, 05:14 PM by Small chilli 		157
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Wild Mull
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Bargain basement

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Special Offers
08-02-2026, 09:47 AM by Veggie
Special Offers
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Special Offers
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Competitions
Just for fun!
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Pumpkin & tromba competit...
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Pumpkin & tromba competit...
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Seed saving and swapping

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Seed Swapping Events & Po...
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Seed Swapping Events & Po...
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Seed Swapping Events & Po...
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Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle....
How to tread more lightly on the earth
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The Big Plastic Count
Yesterday, 02:28 PM by JJB
The Big Plastic Count
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The Big Plastic Count
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Recommendations
Whatever you want, just ask!
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UK seed producers (not th...
08-03-2026, 02:48 PM by Small chilli
UK seed producers (not th...
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What I did today

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2026 - What I did today.
Yesterday, 10:18 PM by JJB
2026 - What I did today.
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2026 - What I did today.
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What I sowed today

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2026 - What I sowed today...
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What I harvested today

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2026 - What I harvested t...
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My little shop

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Time to reopen the Little...
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Time to reopen the Little...
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Time to reopen the Little...
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What seeds and garden stuff I bought today
For anyone who wants to confess - like JJB
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Working the plot

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Two for the space of one!
08-02-2026, 10:47 AM by JJB
Two for the space of one!
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Two for the space of one!
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Growing at home

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2026 - Plans for next yea...
21-02-2026, 10:13 AM by Small chilli
2026 - Plans for next yea...
21-02-2026, 10:13 AM by Small chilli 		1,374
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Potty corner

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Plant labels
29-01-2025, 08:04 PM by Scarlet
Plant labels
29-01-2025, 08:04 PM by Scarlet 		205
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Plant labels
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Greenhouse/polytunnel chat
Show us whats growing
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My portable GH garden
14-08-2025, 06:17 PM by Veggie
My portable GH garden
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My portable GH garden
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Compost Corner
For all your compost questions!
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Hotbins
11-10-2025, 11:34 PM by toomanytommytoes
Hotbins
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Hotbins
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Everything Alliums

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Old allium seeds
27-12-2025, 05:55 PM by Veggie
Old allium seeds
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Old allium seeds
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Everything Brassicas

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An Alphabet of Kales (alm...
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An Alphabet of Kales (alm...
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An Alphabet of Kales (alm...
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Everything Potatoes

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2025 spuds
22-07-2025, 11:49 AM by toomanytommytoes
2025 spuds
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2025 spuds
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Everything about Nuts
No, not that sort, the ones that grow on trees.
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Growing Nut trees
10-08-2025, 11:28 PM by Can the Man
Growing Nut trees
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Growing Nut trees
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Everything Roots
Carrots, swede, parsnips............any roots (not trees).
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Oca, Mashua, Chinese & Je...
13-12-2025, 10:57 AM by Bren
Oca, Mashua, Chinese & Je...
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Oca, Mashua, Chinese & Je...
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Everything Chilli
Questions, pests and disease, how, when & where to grow. Literally everything chilli!
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Chilli Seeds
02-02-2025, 12:08 AM by Veggie
Chilli Seeds
02-02-2025, 12:08 AM by Veggie 		407
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Chilli Seeds
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Everything Cucurbit
Cucumbers, Courgettes, Squash and Pumpkins. What are you growing?
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2025 & 2024 - How many c...
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2025 & 2024 - How many c...
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Everything Herbs

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Olive Herb
24-11-2025, 01:22 PM by toomanytommytoes
Olive Herb
24-11-2025, 01:22 PM by toomanytommytoes 		296
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Olive Herb
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Everything Legumes

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Growing Hodmedod's
19-02-2026, 05:51 PM by Mark_Riga
Growing Hodmedod's
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Growing Hodmedod's
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Everything Tomato
 A place to discuss your tomatoes
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2026 tomato selection
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2026 tomato selection
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2026 tomato selection
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Everything Fruity

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Fruity signs of life - 20...
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Fruity signs of life - 20...
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Fruity signs of life - 20...
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Everything Veggie

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Do they all taste the sam...
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Do they all taste the sam...
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Do they all taste the sam...
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Vegetable Showcase
Somewhere to share pictures of your crops
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2025 - Showcase
04-09-2025, 11:45 AM by Mark_Riga
2025 - Showcase
04-09-2025, 11:45 AM by Mark_Riga 		41
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2025 - Showcase
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All about Flowers and Ornamentals
From Aquilegias to Zinnias
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Begonia Rex "Escargot"
16-02-2026, 03:50 PM by JJB
Begonia Rex "Escargot"
16-02-2026, 03:50 PM by JJB 		3,415
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Begonia Rex "Escargot"
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When to sow vegetable seeds, a downloadable guide

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Sowing for Autumn/Winter ...
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Sowing for Autumn/Winter ...
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Seeds with the same name
Helpful information on seeds that have different names
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New Seed catalogues - be ...
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New Seed catalogues - be ...
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New Seed catalogues - be ...
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Where it all began
Somewhere for you to catalogue your garden or allotment transformation
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Vinny's Allotment Plot
07-03-2026, 06:12 PM by Vinny
Vinny's Allotment Plot
07-03-2026, 06:12 PM by Vinny 		1,155
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Vinny's Allotment Plot
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Dear Diary
Somewhere for you to record garden diary
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The garden from scratch
02-03-2026, 09:36 AM by JJB
The garden from scratch
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The garden from scratch
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Ponds and pond life

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An unexpected visitor
03-08-2025, 02:16 PM by JJB
An unexpected visitor
03-08-2025, 02:16 PM by JJB 		80
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An unexpected visitor
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Wildlife pictures and discussion

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Large Tortoiseshell Butte...
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Large Tortoiseshell Butte...
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Wild flowers

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Dog Daisy, Dog Violet & D...
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Dog Daisy, Dog Violet & D...
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Dog Daisy, Dog Violet & D...
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Annual and perennial weeds
To help new gardeners identify common weeds
Weed? ID?
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Weed? ID?
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Weed? ID?
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Garden pests
A brief guide to some of the most common garden pests
Slugs
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Slugs
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Slugs
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Meet my pets

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Spud and Ted and their Mu...
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Spud and Ted and their Mu...
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Spud and Ted and their Mu...
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Feathered Friends
geese, chooks, ducks...
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New coop
20-04-2025, 10:13 AM by JJB
New coop
20-04-2025, 10:13 AM by JJB 		221
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New coop
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DIY Kitchen
Whether you forage for ingredients, hot & cold smoking, drying, cheese making, we want to learn too.
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10 minutes ago by Vinny
2026 - Today's Recipe
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2026 - Today's Recipe
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Forager's Corner
All about foraging for edible wild food; when and what to pick, how to use it. No advice given on identifying Fungi as iwe don't want anyone poisoned.
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Elderflower champagne
11-02-2026, 04:48 PM by Vinny
Elderflower champagne
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Elderflower champagne
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Christmas 2020
Useful Christmas presents
03-01-2021, 01:10 PM by doublyjonah
Useful Christmas presents
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Useful Christmas presents
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Harvest Festival 2020
Congratulations to our 20...
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Congratulations to our 20...
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Congratulations to our 20...
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Competitions 2020
Congratulations to our wi...
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Congratulations to our wi...
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Congratulations to our wi...
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Competitions 2021
Archive
And the winners are.....
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And the winners are.....
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And the winners are.....
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