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me(14 m) and my older sister(18 f) are rly close with each other and im gonna miss her when she leaves for USC in a week and its in a different state so she’s rarely gonna be able to visit me. i dont rly have many friends at school and she’s like my only friend basically, even tho she was pretty popular in high school. idk...

Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (1876 – 1942) was a Russian illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva ("World of Art"), contributed to the Ballets Russes, co-founded the Union of Russian Artists, and from 1937 was a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR. Ivan Bilibin gained popularity with his illustrations...

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Not necessarily for your country or any real place (or no place, Eutopia?), just a song that is anthemic and should be in larger use

Looks like it's a done deal (serious this time), though there's technically a 45-day window for someone to make a better offer.

Apologies if fan art of retro games isn't welcome....

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A lack of budget for VFX and abrupt changes from practical to green screen effects contributed to the movie's failure....