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My name is Laura, I’m from Germany and on November 28th my dream…

My name is Laura, I’m from Germany and on November 28th my dream came true. When I became a belieber back in 2010, I promised myself something. If I would ever meet Justin Bieber, I would write my own Bieber experience . I never thought this would really happen but it did. It was mid-October when I heard about a competition by a German radio station. You could win a trip to NYC for 3 days and tickets for Justin’s concert at Madison Square Garden. All you had to do was somehow get your dad to sing a song of Justin’s. First on the radio, and if then enough people voted for you, in front of a crowd. I clicked sign but I didn’t really think we had good chances. You have to know that my dad doesn’t speak english at all and actually, he can’t sing. But whatever, it was worth a try. My dad was very scared but he did it for me. I’m very thankful for that. Then the unexpected happened. My dad and four others made it to the final round. I was so proud and happy but at the same time so scared because I knew the others were way better. We drove to that club where my dad had to sing in front of this crowd. I was with him on stage and after the others had sung, I didn’t get my hopes up too high. But then they said our names! We were flying to New York to see Justin! Omg, could this get any better? Yes it could. The day we left for New York, the reporter from the station who went with us said he had a surprise for me. He asked me how close I want to get to Justin. Then he said that I would also be meeting Justin! I almost died! This was unbelievable for me. I was so so happy. Finally November 28th came. What would I wear? What would I say? Was Justin going to like me? We had to be inside MSG at 3 p.m. I think you guys know how meet & greet looks like. We stood in line waiting, it was the reporter, my mom and I. I handed my letter for Justin to one of the security guards. He pinky promised me to really give it to Justin. Scooter appeared and first, I wasn’t sure if it was really him. I mean this just felt so unreal. But it really was Scooter Braun and I hugged him, he’s so nice. Then the moment I had waited almost 3 years for, was so close. I was the first to enter the room. There he stood. Justin Drew bieber – my idol, my inspiration, the one I truly look up to. Justin smiled and immediately hugged me. He was so sweet and kind. I thanked him and said that I’m from Germany. He was like, “Wow all the way for me? Thank you!” I was so happy. I stood next to him while they were taking the picture. Then it was over. His security yelled, “Done, go!” I turned around once again. “I love you Justin!” I said. He looked me in the eyes and smiled and answered, “Love you too.” I was and I still am the happiest girl in the world! Then the tears streamed down my face. This is such an awesome feeling. We still had about an hour left until the concert and we went to our seats. The whole venue was sold out in 30 seconds and I was there. The show was perfect. Justin put so much into this whole thing and to say I’m proud is an understatement. This was the best night of life. I can’t say this enough but dreams come true, they really do. It’s so worth believing. I’m very blessed and I’m thankful. To everyone reading this who hasn’t met Justin yet, don’t give up. Never say never! -@mrs_laura_ Continued here: My name is Laura, I’m from Germany and on November 28th my dream…

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My name is Dominique and I honestly still can’t believe…

My name is Dominique and I honestly still can’t believe this happened. I never thought I’d be able to go to the show in my city, let alone go on stage with the kid I look up to and have supported for the past 3 years. Tickets went on sale, and I tried so hard to get them but they sold out way too fast and I was devastated. Two weeks before the show, one of my good friends, Hailey (ontariosidol) and I were trying to win tickets from our radio station on our way to school and believe or not, she won! We got to the arena like 5 hours before the show, around 2:30 p.m. The tickets we won came with meet & greets for Carly Rae Jepsen, so first we went to that. She was so cute and nice.  Carly told me that she loved my jacket. While we were in the box office area, we saw Fredo! He kinda got like attacked so we didn’t get to talk to him, but he was perfect . The show finally started and we were sitting in section 112, row 1, seats 8-9. Carly did great and then the countdown started. When it got down to one minute, we were on the floor freaking out. Justin finally came out and he was just flawless. Kenny walked by us and said hi. We saw Nick Demoura too! Allison was walking around the whole time and we said hi to her as well! During ‘Never Say Never’ these two girls who worked either for the arena or for Justin’s crew, were going to every section and just looking at everyone. I didn’t think anything of it because Allison picks the OLLG and I was too busy dancing and screaming. I never thought I’d get picked! They walked away, but they came back during BAAB. She grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the crowd and was like, “Come with me!” I knew what was happening, and I really couldn’t even think. I was so shocked and I’m nearly in tears writing this right now. We went backstage and she asked me for my name and told me I was pretty. She asked me if I saw her looking at me earlier and I told her yeah, but I didn’t think anything of it because I thought Alison picked the OLLG. She told me she does, but when she gets attacked, she picks it! We walked up the stairs backstage and I was so nervous and shocked.  Dan was on the platform of the stage and he waved down at me and was like “Hey!” I told him to tell Justin to sing the ‘Dan Kanter Song’ but we couldn’t hear each other at all. The girl told me to stand behind the curtain and that Justin’s dancer would be coming to get me. Justin’s dancer took me by the hand and lead me over to Justin. I looked out into the crowd and almost throw up . I have stage fright to the extreme, but I looked over at Justin and he was just smiling and singing to me. I couldn’t believe he was standing right in front me. He took my hand and sat me on the speaker chair thing and he was looking right into my eyes. His eyes are BEAUTIFUL and his smile is just perfect. Then he played with my hair. He sat next to me and I just had to hug him AND I TOUCHED HIS ABS . Okay, they felt like HEEAVENNNNN. He looked down at me and hugged me back. He got up to sing to the crowd. I was on the verge of tears, but I’m actually surprised I didn’t cry. I put my hands over my mouth, I just couldn’t believe it all. He caressed my face and put the flower crown on top of my head. He sat on the other side of me and I hugged him again. He wrapped his arms around me AGAIN, and was singing so close to my face. He went back to the crowd, then he back to me and grabbed my hands and rubbed my arm. The song ended and he helped me up and put his hand on my lower back and we went backstage. He didn’t say anything, he just went and got changed. The girls led me back to my seat and my friends hugged the life out of me. He came back out and started singing ALAYLM (shirtless, may I add) and I was just in a daze until my friend started shaking me and we started freaking out and enjoyed the rest of the concert. I honestly can’t believe this happened at all. It still doesn’t even seem real to me, but on November 4th 2012 at the Wells Fargo Center, my dreams finally came true all thanks to you Justin!  -Dominique (@pabiebs) Click here to watch me as OLLG!  Follow this link: My name is Dominique and I honestly still can’t believe…

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My name is Jocelyn and I’m the girl on the right of…

My name is Jocelyn and I’m the girl on the right of Bieber. This picture was taken on the second night of LA’s 102.7 KIIS FM Jingleball. In fifth grade, I used to watch videos on YouTube that teenage girls made dancing and lip syncing to a song. This song ‘One Time’ started showing up more and more. I looked it up, saw the video with around three thousand views, noticed the boy singing, and fell in love. However, I was too scared to tell anyone I liked him because everyone made fun of Bieber once they found out about him. I went to go watch Never Say Never in 3D, but I put my hood on the whole time. I bought his albums, but I would put it under something else on the conveyor belt once in line. Whenever the songs came on over the radio and I had a friend with me, I would stay quiet. As I got older and more mature, I realized nobody really cared, so by eighth grade I was loud and proud about me being a Belieber. One day I came home from school on December 3rd at around 1:50 p.m. It was a normal day. I got a phone call from my mom telling me that she was picking up my best friend. I asked why and she said, “We’re going to Jingleball!” I have connections from my cousins because they work at KIIS, so they got us seats. When we got there, we were given VIP passes and tickets. At first, our seats were pretty bad. The seats that are usually the cheapest and are way high up in the stadium. I wasn’t having too good of a time so I decided to go downstairs to the VIP lounge with my friend. My cousin texted me. “Hurry up and come down here! RUN” My friend and I sprinted all the way down to the VIP lounge using the stairs. As soon as we got there, my cousin’s boss ran up to me, stuck a MEET & GREET JUSTIN BIEBER sticker on my shirt, gave me front row tickets, made me stop crying, and walked away WITHOUT A WORD. I was bawling and I couldn’t believe it. I met Justin for basically five seconds, but when I walked up to him, he said, “Aye, whassup, I’m Justin Bieber” in the most seductive voice ever, I swear. We made eye contact for a bit because I was the first one to walk up. As I walked beside him, he looked over at me and smiled. We took a picture and were ushered out, but Justin slowed it down and said, “Thank you, ladies” while putting his hand on my back to guide me out. I was like …wow. This was my third time seeing him in person, but the first time meeting him. I’m in love. Go here to read the rest: My name is Jocelyn and I’m the girl on the right of…

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My name is Emilee and this was My Bieber Experience. From the…

My name is Emilee and this was My Bieber Experience. From the first time I heard “One Time” I was instantly hooked. I remember my friend showing me it because she thought the girl in the video looked like one of our friends from school. When she was showing me the video I had little interest in the girl and a wholeeee lot in the amazing boy who was singing the lyrics. Ever since then, Justin was (and still is) all I ever thought about. Now let’s fast forward to October 2010. That was the first time Justin was coming to my city with the My World Tour. Sadly, I didn’t have tickets and wasn’t able to go. I sat in my room that whole night and bawled my eyes out . I was so upset. I remember thinking there is no way I will ever be able to see him again. All of that changed when he released Believe on June 15th, 2012 and I found out he was going to have another tour! I was SO excited! The day the tickets went on sale, me and my sister sat on the computer trying to get them. Unfortunately, they sold out before we could even sign into Ticketmaster. I still remember that day. All I did was cry that whole day and think I really was never going to be able to see my idol live in person. I was crushed. That whole summer me and my sister spent our weekends driving all around our city trying to win tickets with different radio stations. We had no luck. But in October 2012, a local radio station released a new contest. It was called “Dads In Drag”. Yeah, that’s right. Exactly what you are thinking about. The contest meant your dad had to dress up like a drag queen and get as many votes as possible! The winner won two backstage passes, two meet and greets, two lower level tickets to the show, and $100 cash to spend at the merchandise table!! There was just one catch … There was only going to be 40 finalists out of like 1,000 entries. I was so nervous! I begged my dad to do it anyways and he said YES! I was so glad and thankful that he did! Guess what happened. My dad was chosen as one of the finalists!!! No one has any idea how excited I was when my mom called and told me! Now all that was left to do was vote! We had exactly one week to get as many votes as possible. That whole week it was all we talked, tweeted, and posted on facebook about. We were trying whatever we could to try and win these tickets. By the end of the week we had people from EIGHT different states voting for me to win! Eight! Finally the day had come and the radio station was going to announce the winner. I had school that day and the whole time I was freaking out. I kept texting my mom every 5 minutes asking if they had announced it yet. Finally they told everyone they would announce the winner at 3. I got out of school at 2 so I would be able to hear it. My dad came and picked me up from school that day and on the way home I got the best call any belieber could ever get. It was the radio station. I answered the phone and this is what they said, “YOU JUST WON TICKETS TO SEE JUSTIN BIEBER THIS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2ND!!!” I screamed as loud as I possibly could and started crying! I couldn’t believe I was getting to meet my idol in person in less than a week! It was seriously a dream come true. I will never forget that phone call, that summer, that contest, and November 2nd, 2012. a.k.a. THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!  The picture above is the picture my dad sent in for the contest.  We also were lucky enough to meet Dan Kanter! Thank you, for giving me a chance to share My Bieber Experience with other beliebers! Hopefully it gives them hope that one day there dreams can come true just like mine did!  Read the original: My name is Emilee and this was My Bieber Experience. From the…

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My name is Emilee and this was My Bieber Experience. From the first time I heard “One Time” I was instantly hooked. I remember my friend showing me it because she thought the girl in the video looked like one of our friends from school. When she was showing me the video I had little interest in the girl and a wholeeee lot in the amazing boy who was singing the lyrics. Ever since then, Justin was (and still is) all I ever thought about. Now let’s fast forward to October 2010. That was the first time Justin was coming to my city with the My World Tour. Sadly, I didn’t have tickets and wasn’t able to go. I sat in my room that whole night and bawled my eyes out . I was so upset. I remember thinking there is no way I will ever be able to see him again. All of that changed when he released Believe on June 15th, 2012 and I found out he was going to have another tour! I was SO excited! The day the tickets went on sale, me and my sister sat on the computer trying to get them. Unfortunately, they sold out before we could even sign into Ticketmaster. I still remember that day. All I did was cry that whole day and think I really was never going to be able to see my idol live in person. I was crushed. That whole summer me and my sister spent our weekends driving all around our city trying to win tickets with different radio stations. We had no luck. But in October 2012, a local radio station released a new contest. It was called “Dads In Drag”. Yeah, that’s right. Exactly what you are thinking about. The contest meant your dad had to dress up like a drag queen and get as many votes as possible! The winner won two backstage passes, two meet and greets, two lower level tickets to the show, and $100 cash to spend at the merchandise table!! There was just one catch … There was only going to be 40 finalists out of like 1,000 entries. I was so nervous! I begged my dad to do it anyways and he said YES! I was so glad and thankful that he did! Guess what happened. My dad was chosen as one of the finalists!!! No one has any idea how excited I was when my mom called and told me! Now all that was left to do was vote! We had exactly one week to get as many votes as possible. That whole week it was all we talked, tweeted, and posted on facebook about. We were trying whatever we could to try and win these tickets. By the end of the week we had people from EIGHT different states voting for me to win! Eight! Finally the day had come and the radio station was going to announce the winner. I had school that day and the whole time I was freaking out. I kept texting my mom every 5 minutes asking if they had announced it yet. Finally they told everyone they would announce the winner at 3. I got out of school at 2 so I would be able to hear it. My dad came and picked me up from school that day and on the way home I got the best call any belieber could ever get. It was the radio station. I answered the phone and this is what they said, “YOU JUST WON TICKETS TO SEE JUSTIN BIEBER THIS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2ND!!!” I screamed as loud as I possibly could and started crying! I couldn’t believe I was getting to meet my idol in person in less than a week! It was seriously a dream come true. I will never forget that phone call, that summer, that contest, and November 2nd, 2012. a.k.a. THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!  The picture above is the picture my dad sent in for the contest.  We also were lucky enough to meet Dan Kanter! Thank you, for giving me a chance to share My Bieber Experience with other beliebers! Hopefully it gives them hope that one day there dreams can come true just like mine did!  Read the original: My name is Emilee and this was My Bieber Experience. From the…

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Jessie J Pantsless of the Day

Jessie J is the UKs version of Katy Perry / Lady Gaga….some annoying pop tart cunt who is never wearing pants…who guys everywhere get excited about because if they are gonna masturbate to some pop tart…sbhe might as well be the kind who never wears pants….but who just annoy me…cuz in a world with so many options in finding pantsless pics…I don’t need it to be accompanied by shitty fucking song….you know I’d rather see some broken down porn star pantsless than this spoiled brat who pollutes the radio and our youth…but I’m posting the pics anyway…cuz that’s just the kind of hypocrite I am… TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICS FOLLOW THIS LINK

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Sh!t Victoria’s Secret Models Say: Backstage With a Fallen Angel

Victoria’s Secret models can be an interesting bunch. So we learned thanks to this hilarious video, the latest “Sh*t [People] Say” parody, where fallen angel Angelique goes on the record with what is really said backstage. Basically, Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2012 angels just sit around making fun of us commoners, eating junk food, taking “selfies” and inhaling a lot of fumes. Models. They’re so relatable! $hit Victoria’s Secret Angels Say

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Grammy Awards 2013: Nominations Revealed!

The nominations for the 2013 Grammy Awards have been revealed, led by Kelly Clarkson, Jay-Z, Kanye West, The Black Keys, Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, and Fun. Notable snubs? One Direction, Rihanna, Justin Bieber and PSY. Rih was blanked in the major categories, but did earn nominations for pop solo performance, rap-sung collaboration and short-form music video (for “We Found Love”). Bieber and One Direction were shut out altogether. Taylor Swift’s hit “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” is up for Record of the Year; her new album, Red , won’t be eligible as a whole until 2014. See the list of nominees for the 2013 Grammy Awards below: Record of the Year : “Lonely Boy,” The Black Keys; “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” Kelly Clarkson; “We Are Young,” fun. featuring Janelle Monae; “Somebody That I Used To Know,” Gotye Featuring Kimbra; “Thinkin Bout You,” Frank Ocean; “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” Taylor Swift . Album of the Year : “El Camino,” The Black Keys; “Some Nights,” fun.; “Babel,” Mumford & Sons; “Channel Orange,” Frank Ocean; “Blunderbuss,” Jack White. Song of the Year : “The A Team,” Ed Sheeran, songwriter (performed by Ed Sheeran); “Adorn,” Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel); ” Call Me Maybe ” Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen); “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” Jorgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson); “We Are Young,” Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (fun. featuring Janelle Monáe). New Artist : Alabama Shakes, fun., Hunter Hayes, The Lumineers, Frank Ocean . Pop Vocal Album : “Stronger,” Kelly Clarkson; “Ceremonials,” Florence & The Machine; “Some Nights,” fun.; “Overexposed,” Maroon 5; “The Truth About Love,” Pink. Rock Album : “El Camino,” The Black Keys; “Mylo Xyloto,” Coldplay; “The 2nd Law,” Muse; “Wrecking Ball,” Bruce Springsteen; “Blunderbuss,” Jack White. R&B Album : “Black Radio,” Robert Glasper Experiment; “Back To Love,” Anthony Hamilton; “Write Me Back,” R. Kelly; “Beautiful Surprise,” Tamia; “Open Invitation,” Tyrese. Rap Album : “Take Care,” Drake; “Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1,” Lupe Fiasco; “Life Is Good,” Nas; “Undun,” The Roots; “God Forgives, I Don’t,” Rick Ross; “Based on a T.R.U. Story,” Chainz. Country Album : “Uncaged,” Zac Brown Band; “Hunter Hayes,” Hunter Hayes; “Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran,” Jamey Johnson; “Four The Record,” Miranda Lambert; “The Time Jumpers,” The Time Jumpers. Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album : “Campo,” Campo; “Dejenme Llorar,” Carla Morrison; “Imaginaries,” Quetzal; “Electro-Jarocho,” Sistema Bomb; “La Bala,” Ana Tijoux. Jazz Vocal Album : “Soul Shadows,” Denise Donatelli; “1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project,” Kurt Elling; “Live,” Al Jarreau (And The Metropole Orkest); “The Book Of Chet,” Luciana Souza; “Radio Music Society,” Esperanza Spalding.

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I can’t say I have been there from his very first YouTube video…

I can’t say I have been there from his very first YouTube video but I can say from the time I heard ‘Baby’ and ‘One Time’ on the radio, I was a fan. What really put me over the top? Seeing Never Say Never. The instant I saw that movie I got Bieber Fever. That same night I went home I looked him up and listened to all his music and learned almost every song in two days. When the director’s fan-cut came out I HAD to go see it again so I took my friend Lacey. She got Bieber Fever instantly too. From there out I was defiantly a Belieber. I just couldn’t get enough. I began listening to his music all the time. I was valedictorian for my high school and even mentioned Never Say Never and Justin in my speech. The summer of 2012, Lacey and I went to Stratford, Canada. It is beautiful there! It was so peaceful and calm. We went to all the locations mentioned on this special map they have made up for Justin. Even Madeline’s Diner which Justin “stamped” on the app. We even went to Pizza Pizza (the place they go to in Never Say Never) and the same guy was working there! It was an amazing experience and I cannot wait to go back. Since we didn’t see Justin while in Stratford, we could not wait for our concert. I will never forget the day the tickets went on sale. I remember everyone talking about Justin being on the Ellen Show on Thursday of that week and that is when he would announce his tour and ticket sales. So I was waiting for that day. But when I woke up Wednesday I had a text from Lacey saying that tickets went on sale that day at noon! I had to babysit that day so at 7:30 in the morning I was running out of my room to go get on the computer to make sure this was true! It was so I began looking at all the tour dates. He wasn’t coming to my city or even my state so we had to figure out a place that was close because we knew we had to go to this concert. I had to go babysit so I had to take my laptop and make sure I could access the internet. Lacey was in class still so she was relying on me to get this tickets. I was shaking. When 11:50 come around I opened as many tabs as I could for the two closest cities to us. I had already transferred money for how much we thought the VIP would be because we knew we wanted those. When 12 hit I was clicking all the things I could to get these tickets. When I clicked on VIP they were more than I had planned! So I clicked them anyways and was watching the little clock that says how much time you have left to buy them so I could transfer more money. It said I still had at least 3 minutes left so I clicked to continue. When I clicked it said these tickets were no longer available! I was freaking out because it said I had time left. As soon as that happened I didn’t know what to do. This was everything we wanted. Lacey called me like 5 seconds after that happened and said she had tickets and she was about to put in her credit card information. I was so excited! She wasn’t even supposed to be home so luckily she got out of class early or we would have never got the opportunity we got. We started a countdown and just couldn’t wait. As it got closer I got more and more excited. I couldn’t believe I would finally be meeting Justin Bieber, this amazing guy that I thought I would never meet or even see in person. The day came and I skipped classes that day so we could get down there in plenty of time because we could not be late. We got to the arena and we just couldn’t believe we were there. When the doors opened for VIP we went in and got all the stuff we had to get. While waiting in line Kenny came to the top of the stairs and that’s when I knew it was real. They took us up and we had to wait another 20-30 minutes. Then Dan Kanter came out and that was even more real. Behind the black tarp we saw feet and knew it must be time, that Justin had arrived. They opened the curtain just for a split second to catch a glimpse of him. AHHH! I couldn’t believe he was like 10 feet away. The meet and greet started and it was then our turn to go in. I couldn’t believe Justin was right there. He was so tiny! The moment was so fast though, I didn’t have time to take it in. It was in, take a picture and go. I couldn’t even tell him my name. The only thing I said was “Can I have a hug?” and he said “Of course you can have a hug!” So if Justin, you read this, my name is Skylr and I met you in Louisville . I just want him to know my name. But it was an amazing moment to know Justin Bieber put his arm around me. After the meet and greet, we had to go back outside and wait to go back in. When we got to our seats I couldn’t believe how close we were! I had never sat that close at a concert. It was amazing! Second row, so close. Carly Rae Jepsen came out first and during part of her performance she come over and touched my hand! She picked my hand out of all the hands! But anyways…I couldn’t wait for Justin to come out. When it was his turn to perform I was too excited. I just could not believe I was there. I was so close to the stage and so close to him performing. I did not want the night to end. It was a great show and it was so hard to leave. I want to go to another show so bad. So the night had to end but the memories will remain forever. It was an amazing night and I still could not believe I had met this amazing person that I had dreamed about meeting for 3 years. Justin is so inspiration and just an all-around great person. I did not think I would ever meet him but I did. So if you read this, do not stop believing because anything can happen. Do not give up on something you want. I never thought I would get to go to his concert, sit 2 nd row, and meet him but when I want something, I will not stop until I get it. Never Say Never and just Believe. I can cross two things off my bucket list: meeting Justin Bieber and going to Stratford, Canada. Now, I just need to get Justin to follow me on Twitter. Even though I’m 19, I am not afraid to admit I am a BELIEBER! I will stand up and support Justin til the end. Belieber Forever & Always. -@SDM15  Read the original: I can’t say I have been there from his very first YouTube video…

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