Check One, Check One Two

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On center stage was a man who just finishing up his own take on Don McLean's American Pie, The crowd was cheering lightly as the man needed help getting off the stage as he has fully lost control of his legs and apparently body functions as the front of his pants were soiled with urine.

Quickly the person in charge of the event took over the mic laughing slightly.

Karaoke Manager: Well it took ten years, five shots, and six beers for Bobby Joe to finally build the courage to come up on this stage and sing... and now I am regret encouraging him all those years /crowd laughs/ But hope fully our next performer can not only keep a tune but entertain us as well. So lets welcome a new comer to the stage, Jaci Sovereign...

The crowd claps, as some clap even louder knowing who she was. Getting on stage she smiles as the manager hands her the microphone. Looking over at the screen she notices it is blank and the music has yet to start to play...

Jaci Sovereign: I will be singing Gone by Montgomery Gentry, I understand that its a boys song but... /fan:woooo OW OW/ heh thank you, But i like the song, and I like singing it so. /taking a deep breath/Funny how I can kick people's asses in front of a larger crowd and not be nervous but put me on stage about ready to sing? and I just can't stop shaking.

Jaci laughs slightly as the music begins to play, she taps her hand on her thigh keeping the beat to the song and slowly she raises the microphone to her lips....

This ain't no temporary, typical, tearful good-bye, uh uh uh
This ain't no breakin' up and wakin' up and makin' up one more time, uh uh uh
This is gone (gone) gone (gone) gone (gone) gone

Jaci was keeping the country theme going by putting a country twang in her voice.

Gone like a freight-train, gone like yesterday
Gone like a soldier in the civil war, bang bang
Gone like a '59 Cadillac

Like all the good things that ain't never coming back
She's gone (gone) gone (gone) gone (gone) gone, she's gone .

On the second gones, Jaci included the crowd by pointing the microphone in their direction soon she was taking over the stage as she walked to the other side of the stage..

This ain't no give it time, I'm hurtin' but maybe we can work it out, uh uh uh
Won't be no champagne, red rose, romance, second chance, uh uh uh
This is gone (gone) gone (gone) gone (gone) gone

The fans started to get into the performance as some were on their feet clapping along, others were dancing, and others well...

As Jaci turns to go walk to the other side of the stage, she ran right into a man. Looking up at him he just smiled down at her as he had a mic of his own...

TBCB: Storming Raven

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:30 pm

Storming Raven was getting kind of tired of being the outcast of IWF. Being on the road so much gets lonely when you don't have any friends. So he went to a local karaoke bar. Most people don't know that music is Stormy's second passion, he was once in a band before this whole wrestling thing took off. He stands by the side of the stage and smiles as someone he knows from working in the same place and twitter bumps into him. He just smiles.

"You were great. Didn't picture you as much of a country fan."

As the announcer calls his name, the crowd is quiet in anticipation, they don't know what to expect from him. He stands on the stage, and runs his left hand through his hair as he speaks a bit before the song starts.

"Being on the road a lot, I think this is a song myself and my peers can really relate to."

The Bob Seger version of Turn the page begins to play and Storming Raven sings in a strong clear voice.

"On a long and lonesome highway
East of Omaha
You can listen to the engine
Moanin' out his one note song
You can think about the woman
Or the girl you knew the night before
But your thoughts will soon be wandering
The way they always do
When you're ridin' sixteen hours
And there's nothin' much to do
And you don't feel much like ridin',
You just wish the trip was through

Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin' star again
There I go
Turn the page

Well you walk into a restaurant,
Strung out from the road
And you feel the eyes upon you
As you're shakin' off the cold
You pretend it doesn't bother you
But you just want to explode

Most times you can't hear 'em talk,
Other times you can
All the same old cliches,
"Is that a woman or a man?"
And you always seem outnumbered,
You don't dare make a stand

Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin' star again
There I go
Turn the page

Out there in the spotlight
You're a million miles away
Every ounce of energy
You try to give away
As the sweat pours out your body
Like the music that you play

Later in the evening
As you lie awake in bed
With the echoes from the amplifiers
Ringin' in your head
You smoke the day's last cigarette,
Rememberin' what she said

Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin' star again
There I go
Turn the page
Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin' star again
There I go
Turn the page
There I go
There I go"

The song ends and Storming Raven humbly nods his head in recognition of the cheers.

"Thank you."

He walks off the stage and over to the bar ordering a half gallon of Jack Daniels. As he pours a shot in the glass, he wonders to himself if he should actually put himself out there and introduce himself to Jaci. He's sure she has the same thoughts about him everyone else does.

TBC: Jaci

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Walking up to Raven: once he found his spot at the bar, Jaci cleared her throat to get his attention. Once she had it she smiled...

Jaci: I'm not...

She answered his question from when she ran into him on accident.

Jaci: I like songs, rather they be rock, metal, country, classic... if it speaks to me I like it. Half the time, i don't even remember who sings the song let alone remember it's title.

Offering her hand to him, she smiled.

Jaci: I don't think we have properly met. I'm Jaci...

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:56 pm

Storming Raven smiles.

"I like that. I don't really like confining myself to one genre either."

He shakes her hand.

"Storming Raven. Friends call me Stormy, though I don't have many friends these days. Would you like a drink?"

He takes a shot, and shakes his head.

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Jaci thinks for a moment wondering if she should have a drink or not. She honestly didn't come out to drink, she just came out to experience something she never got to try, or had the desire to. Plus she didn't know Raven that well to assume he could be trusted if she would get hammered.

Jaci: No, i'm alright, but thanks.

Taking the stool beside him, she about fell off when she went to sit down as it moved on her. Something she wasn't expecting. Laughing she looked at Raven...

Jaci: See, I don't need a drink...

Tucking some hair behind her ear, she rests her left elbow on the bar, putting her hand on her cheek admiring the bars decor. Nothing fancy, mostly made up of pictured and town heros, some sport memorabilia.

Jaci: So why don't you have many friends?

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:24 pm

Storming Raven chuckles as she falls.

"Well, I don't really let a lot of people get close. A side effect of my time living on the street at a young age. The ages of twelve to eighteen. I'm actually a nice guy, people just tend to not want to take the time to get to know me. I don't know why. I guess they're not able to separate what I do on camera from what I do in my personal life."

He takes a pack of Pall Mall reds, and a lighter out of the pocket of his jeans. He places one between his lips, and lights it taking a long drawl, and exhaling through his nose.

"I'm just a quiet introspective person, kind of shy I guess. You learn to read people when you've been through the things I have. I only hope I can keep my sons and daughter from that life."

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Jaci: Thats a nice... sentiment...

She finally turns and looks at him as curiosity begins to tickle her brain.

Jaci: You know you don't need friends to accomplish that right? I mean whats that saying? Its not how many "friends" you have, its the REAL friends that count? if you have those kinds of friends... why do you think you need to make more?

Jaci her self only had a few people she could consider to be a friends and it wasn't like she was out making more just to play the numbers game.

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:27 pm

Storming Raven nods.

"It'd just be nice if I had people to hang around with in the company. Quality over quantity. At the moment I really have none. Like I said I'm good at reading people. For instance, when I offered you a drink, you declined because you were afraid I'm the type of guy who would take advantage of you. I assure you, I wouldn't. I'm the last of a dying breed, a southern gentleman. Besides I'm happily married."

He smiles as he waits to see her reaction to his Cherokee intuition. Will it scare her? Did he mess up a potential friendship? He takes another shot.

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Jaci just chuckles a little bit as she covers her eyes with her hand before moving it up through her hair.

Jaci: It's not that I think you would take advantage of me. One, I didn't come out to drink, and Two, I don't know you well enough to trust you with anything. Let along my drunken ass and besides if you did take advantage of me? I will have you know I have a seven foot beast that could easily take you out without a second thought... just saying.

Winking at him she had another laugh as she asked the bar tender for some water.

Jaci: But it's nice to have a read on people, that way you know what your getting your self into before you totally invest you know? Some times I wish I had it that ability that way I could have avoided some of the many mistakes in my life, but to have done that I would have had to be able to see the future to.

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:04 pm

Storming Raven chuckles, as he throws back another shot.

"It's not really all it's cracked up to be. Reading people, being able to control the weather with my emotions, the sibling telepathy with my sister that I've lost contact with recently."

He shrugs shooting that famous boyish grin of his.

"Sometimes I feel like I'm wasting my time in this business, going nowhere. To make mistakes is only human nature. Life's all about falling down, and getting back up. I've been thrown by more bulls than I can count, and I mean that literally."

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Fri Mar 15, 2013 2:17 am

Figgy finally decides to take the center stage, hitting that perfect number of whisky shot to where he would feel like singing an obnoxious song in public but oddly enough wasn't drunk. It seemed he decided to sing Kim Wilde's version of "Keep me hanging on"

Set me free, why don't cha babe
Get out my life, why don't cha babe
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
You don't really need me
But you keep me hangin' on

Why do you keep a coming around
Playing with my heart?
Why don't you get out of my life
And let me make a new start?
Let me get over you
The way you've gotten over me

Set me free, why don't cha babe
Let me be, why don't cha babe
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
Now you don't really want me
You just keep me hangin' on

You say although we broke up
You still wanna be just friends
But how can we still be friends
When seeing you only breaks my heart again
And there ain't nothing I can do about it

Woo, set me free, why don't cha babe
Woo, get out my life, why don't cha babe
Set me free, why don't cha babe
Get out my life, why don't cha babe

You claim you still care for me
But your heart and soul needs to be free
Now that you've got your freedom
You wanna still hold on to me
You don't want me for yourself
So let me find somebody else Hey!

Why don't you be a man about it
And set me free
Now you don't care a thing about me
You're just using me
Go on, get out, get out of my life
And let me sleep at night
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on

He seemed to be doing his own rendition which seemed to be a rock/opretta take on a very obnoxious pop song. Of course the patrons listening just weren't ready for this mind blowing cover. Or that's what figgy would say

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Jaci couldn't help but laugh as the bar tender returned with a glass of water for her.

Jaci: Really? you bull riding? Huh, How am I not surprised.

Taking a drink of her water, she laughed a bit after she was done.

Jaci: If you think your wasting your time here, then why don't you make it worth your time?

As she looked at him, she couldn't help but notice the music change as some one began to sing the song obviousily to their own liking. Turning in her seat she looked up stage to the man singing, tilting her head slightly thinking /not bad.../ she watched the man for a moment longer before turning her attention back to Raven.

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Fri Mar 15, 2013 6:07 pm

Storming Raven nods, as he takes another shot of Jack.

"That's what I'm trying to do. It just takes time. Just need to get back on the right path. Things have just seemed a little off lately, I don't know why. "
Storming Raven listens to the new person singing.

"I believe he's with the company too, right? Interesting choice of song"

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Jaci: Yeah, I believe his name is like Fringe? Fridge? something along those lines. And maybe the reason why things seem off, is because you feel alone? Usually when some one feels alone in the business they feel like they're not wanted. which just comes back to you making friends right?

Taking another drink of her water she turns her attention back to their co=worker.

Jaci: You say interesting song choice, I say interesting way in singing it. To be honest, i think I like his version better.

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:01 pm

After taking his bows and saying his thank yous, Figgy finally steps off the stage but soon his steps are halted by the stage hand
"That was Jacob Higgins, another round of applause"

"FIGGINS"

He shouted his correction on the way back to his booth. Quickly taking a seat and motioning to a wandering waitress

"Another shot of Jameson."

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:46 pm

Storming Raven speaks as he runs his fingers through his hair.

"Yea, guess it does. Ya know there's a lot of songs that women made popular that guys can sing too, "Invincible" by Pat Benatar comes to mind, and Kris Kristofferson originally did "Me and Bobby Magee" even though the Joplin version is more popular."

He nods toward where the guy sat down.

"Think we should go introduce ourselves?"

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Shrugging, Jaci took another drink of her water, wiping her mouth with her other hand seeing as how it seemed like there was a hole in her lip.

Jaci: Wouldn't hurt...

She said before looking over where figgins was seating. Before long she was standing up and tugged on Raven shirts.

Jaci: Perhaps the guy needs friends just like you

laughing a bit, she began to make her way through the crowd to where figgins was sitting...

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:13 pm

After his general looking about he spots the two approaching the table. He already ran into one of them backstage the other he watched on the monitors.Of course his obnoxious mood was waning but still there.

"Holy crap! I seen you guys on TV! And they are in the same bar as me. "

Trying his best to put on an obsessed fan act before loosing a chuckle.

"Hello again Jaci and uh...Raven?"

He stared upward for a moment to gather from his memory banks. Which honestly were a bit cloudy a moment

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Fri Mar 15, 2013 11:33 pm

Storming Raven chuckles and quickly grabs the bottle of Jack Daniels as Jaci drags him over to make introductions to the other guy. He trips but catches himself. He nods as the guy says his name.

"Yes, Storming Raven. You're Jacob Figgins right? You sounded pretty good up there. I'm really not used to singing without actually playing the guitar as well."

He takes a chair from a near by table spins it around and sits on it with his chest on the back.

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Jaci: You know what they should do? Make a cd of IWF superstars singing their own versions of their favorite songs.

She says with a chuckle as she sits down. Apparently she will be the only one not drinking tonight... should be interesting. Looking over at Raven she could already tell that he was re-insuring her that she wouldn't become the baby sitter.

Jaci: If anything it would be quite entertaining. Figgins, I should really remember that because I was calling you fringe...

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:12 am

"Oh I get a lot of interesting variants of my last name. Some one calling me Higgins is the only ones that annoy me"

He nodded to the two at their compliments. He contemplated resting his hands behind his head and taking a 'yeah, I'm awesome' pose, but decided not to.

"I usually play bass and sing. But it seemed my mother forcing me into choir paid off. But a CD? I'm going to have to find something extremly obnoxious and catchy for that. "

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:33 am

Storming Raven grins and throws back another shot.

"What about "Never gonna give you up" by Rick Astley?"

He listens as they announce karaoke is over for the night.

"I'll be right back."

He gets up and walks out to his car. He walks back in with his Ovation semi acoustic six string guitar and sits back down. As he thinks of his current situation he begins to play and sing.

"Baby we can talk all night
But that ain't gettin us nowhere
I told you everything I possibly can
There's nothing left inside of here
And maybe you can cry all night
But that'll never change the way I feel
The snow is really piling up outside
I wish you wouldn't make me leave here
I poured it on and I poured it out
I tried to show you just how much I care
I'm tired of words and I'm too hoarse to shout
But you've been cold to me so long
I'm crying icicles instead of tears
And all I can do
Is keep on telling you
I want you (I want you)
I need you (I need you)
But-there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad (Don't be sad)
'Cause two out of three ain't bad
Now don't be sad (Cause)
'Cause two out of three ain't bad

You'll never find your gold on a sandy beach
You'll never drill for oil on a city street
I know you're looking for a ruby in a mountain of rocks
But there ain't no Coup de Ville
Hiding at the bottom of a Cracker Jack box
I can't lie
I can't tell you that I'm something I'm not
No matter how I try
I'll never be able
To give you something
Something that I just haven't got
There's only one girl that I will ever love
And that was so many years ago
And though I know I'll never get her out of my heart
She never loved me back
Ooh I know
I remember how she left me on a stormy night
She kissed me and got out of our bed
And though I pleaded and I begged her not to walk out that door
She packed her bags and turned right away
And she kept on telling me
She kept on telling me
She kept on telling me
I want you (I want you)
I need you (I need you)
But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad (Don't be sad)
'Cause two out of three ain't bad
I want you (I want you)
I need you (I need you)
But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad (Don't be sad)
'Cause two out of three ain't bad
Now don't be sad (Don't)
'Cause two out of three ain't bad
Baby we can talk all night
But that ain't getting us nowhere"

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Check One, Check One Two 28qzuyb_280x420

i told you i was trouble

... you know that i'm no good ...
setting: karaoke bar | starring: various | attire: x

The ovation for the impromptu acoustic piece performed by Storming Raven finished after it's round. Once he grabbed the guitar by the neck, and returned to his seat, the manager was back on stage wearing a particularly corny smile. Even though it'd been announced that the event for the evening was over, it had left the others in the bar surprised that he'd come back onto the stage. He rubbed at the back of his neck, with an almost flustered smile on his face.

KARAOKE HOST: " Let's give it up for that performance, huh? How great was that? ... I know we announced that Karaoke was over for the night. But, it turns out there's one more participant ... and we just really couldn't say no. "

That certainly had all eyes on the stage and a lot of eyebrows perched in the stage's direction, just wondering who was, essentially, V.I.P. enough to have extended the event. Wearing a particularly dorky grin and drawing out the anticipation and suspense just for a few more moments.

KARAOKE HOST: " Without any further delay ... please give a very warm round of applause for Pro Wrestler, and Republic Records' own Scent of Shrines lead vocalist ... Nova Wonder! "

The name had become famous (or infamous given who you asked) and certainly had all of the bar patrons on their feet. Wondergirl emerged from behind the makeshift curtain with a smile, the blue-haired beauty certainly shocking a lot of people with her appearance. The "Diminutive Dragonslayer" as she'd been branded wore a vibrant smile. This crowd was much smaller than the one she was used to entertaining after the release of her band's E.P., Skeleton Key, or even in the ring with any of her home company's global travels. As the Karaoke host took his leave from the small stage, Nova smiled and waved a tattooed hand at the crowd. Clad in a black tube top with a stitched up logo of a heart crudely safetypinned on her top, a black vest with a Scent of Shrines promotional QR code path on the breast, black tattered shorts, and stockings underneath, she raked a hand through her long, trademark blue hair and gathered the microphone in her hand, licking her teeth at the warm reaction.

NOVA WONDER: " Well, it's nice to see you guys too! A girl could get used to this ... enough stalling, let's get this show on the road! Sing along if you know the words. "

Very noticeably yelling "hit it!" out of the microphone, the Rockstar of Pro Wrestling smiled as the warm, jazzy beats of "You Know I'm No Good" by the late Amy Winehouse begins to blare through the PA system. Nova sways her small hips along to the beat, tapping her hip with one hand to keep the beat.

NOVA WONDER: " Meet you downstairs in the bar and hurt, your rolled up sleeves and your skull T-Shirt, you say: 'what did you do with him today?' and sniff me out like I was Tanqueray. "

She'd crawled onto the amplifier, similar to the way she had in every show. Nova Wonder poured her soul into everything she did, but nothing got more of it than performing in ANY capacity. Sitting on her knees on the amplifier, she'd refused to miss a beat. Her moves were sultry, like an elegant kitten - flirtatious, fun, and hard to ignore.

NOVA WONDER: " 'Cause you're my fella, my guy ... hand me your stella and fly ... "

Slipping off of the amplifier, she was now in the crowd of people with the microphone. With months of experience as the lead vocalist of a band, it'd become very clear she knew how to work a crowd. And, as noted on Twitter, she loved getting them involved with her while performing.

As the song progressed, Nova had eventually found her way to the table that the IWF employees were sharing. Her fingers slide along the cheek of Storming Raven, her "fiance" as a running joke - a not-so-funny joke according to his wife, who Nova "affectionately" referred to as "Nadsmasher" - as the next lyrics belted from her sultry, jazzy, soulful voice.

NOVA WONDER: " Sweet reunion, Jamaica and Spain, we're like how we were again. I'm in the tub, you on the seat, lick your lips as I soak my feet ... "

With a flirtatious grin, she'd removed her hand and completed the song, dancing with a few of the locals in the bar before she'd returned the microphone to the stand on the stage. Bowing and blowing a little kiss, she'd pulled her long hair into a makeshift ponytail, collecting a few high fives on her way towards the IWF table. Making herself comfortable at a spare seat, she'd beamed vibrantly at Jaci, Storming Raven, and Figgins.

NOVA WONDER: " Well that was fun! Hello, guys. I'm Alessandra. But, you probably know me better as Nova ... nice to meet you all! "

She took a moment to catch her breath. Wondergirl's face was plastered with a huge, ear-to-ear grin. The woman who was hoping to live up to her "Diminutive Dragonslayer" moniker shook some of that cobalt blue hair away from her face, her hands collected and cupping in her lap.

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:32 pm

"I'd go full blown powermetal for that one"

He loosed a little snicker of a laugh, at the thought of it while he stay respectfully quiet for his co-worker's performance. After it was done he applauded the act, he wondered just how many of his co workers had musical ability. A brow did cock at the appearence of the cobalt haired woman. Then he heard the announcement, a celebrity? One he hasn't heard of, but years of isolation can do that to someone.

He motioned to a waitress for a coke, figuring he'd stop at buzzed, he absolutely hated going beyond that. Once he saw the woman approuch he bowed his head and tipped an imaginary hat in greeting.

"Nova hmm? I'm Jacob Figgins, but the name Figgy seems to be catchy. Can't say I heard of ya though, just crawled out from under a rock recently. Still catching up"

Subject: Re: Check One, Check One Two Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:53 pm

Storming Raven finishes the bottle of Jack Daniels, and signals the waitress for a beer. He raises an eyebrow as he sees Nova on the stage. He stands up and turns his chair back around to sit in it the right way. He puts his boots up on the table and leans back on the back two legs. He grins at Jacob.

"Ya know what that is don't ya? ....Trouble, a whooole lot of trouble."

He chuckles as he twists the cap off his beer and flicks it over his shoulders.

"Bet she's a heart breaker...but I'll be damned if it wouldn't be worth it. You think that's here REAL hair color?"

He wiggles his eyebrows, and laughs

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Jaci didn't no mind really since ever since she sat down she noticed a man in a suit at the bar, just staring at her. It was obvious he was on duty fro something since he could mysteriously drink his beer with out swallowing. Putting up her hood on her sweat shirt she began to wonder if she was just being paranoid or if this was one of the guys Erick Reigns worried about.

As the guys had their laughs about Raven's comment pretty much asking if Nova's carpet matched the draps, she began to sink in her chair a bit doing her best to lay low. She did how ever give Nova a small smile when she sat down before looking over at the tight ass at the bar.

Jaci: Jaci...

she just simply simple as it was obvious her mind was on other things at the time. Feeling a bit antsy like a drug dealer wanting to flush away his stash just because there was a cop in the room.

Jaci: You know I think it's about time I go.

She said as she began to collect her things, almost knocking down her seat as she got up.

Jaci: It was nice meeting you Nova... even though it was briefly. Fig, Raven....

Giving them a scout like salute, she began to make her way through the crowd of people keeping low, soon after she left however the man in the suit paid the bar tender and also began to make his way out of the bar...

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