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I just moved to a school with IB, I'm currently a Sophomore in Pre-IB, with a few IB and AP classes. Taking IB Pre-Calculus and it's not that bad at all. I'm a straight A student. What's the difference between Higher Level and Standard Level, what requirements are needed to be in a HL class? Does IB have any requirements as to which classes are HL and which are SL? What's the final requirement for the IB Diploma? I just feel so lost when people try explaining it to me. Thanks for any help ^.^
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As we may have known, the IBDP course is available for examinations in English, French and Spanish. Which language are/were you doing IBDP course in? Is/was your school only offering that language type of course? Any interest in doing the IBDP in another language? I am doing IBDP in English. I think all IB schools in Indonesia offer their courses in English it would be great if we had it in Bahasa Indonesia but I guess I'll still prefer the English course because it will help me to improve my English and prepare me to study abroad What about you guys?
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Okay, lots of questions pop up such as 'what do I need to pass?' or 'will I fail if I get a 2?' and nobody knows all of the exact criteria and conditions so here is a list as published by the IB: The IB diploma will be awarded to a candidate whose total score is 24, 25, 26 or 27 points, provided all the following requirements have been met:a. Numeric grades have been awarded in all six subjects registered for the IB diploma. b. All CAS requirements have been met.c. Grades A (highest) to E (lowest) have been awarded for both theory of knowledge and an extended essay, with a grade of at least D in one of them.d. There is no grade 1 in any subject.e. There is no grade 2 at h…
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Having done the IB I know full well it's not just me who has time management/procrastination issues, so hopefully other people will find this useful (should there be an answer xP). I've never actually gone as far as a timetable before, but I feel it has become necessary because I genuinely suck at doing anything decent with my time unless forced Does anybody know of some free software which I can use to make myself a daily timetable a la computer? Thanks in advance!
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Just throwing this out there, because I see a lot of questions and a lot of wishy-washy answers about this... Your score in certain subjects is made up of components that are internally assessed and externally moderated Addition: some components, like your World Literature essay(s), ToK essay, and of course Extended Essay, are not moderated but assessed (i.e. all sent off) [thanks for lynyrd and imopotato for pointing out that the WL is not moderated] For others, like your IOC, Mathematics portfolios, Science Lab Reports, Economics Portfolio, (and so on), your teacher sends out a "representative" sample The size of this sample depends on the number of students in your cl…
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Sup people of the IB. I found a short guide that I wrote a while ago that deals with stress and procrastination. I'll add more to it later (the irony but it is late ) so hopefully it's helpful. There's more to come if I remember Stress Firstly stress at school is mainly caused by lack of organisation. So sorting that out could half or even eliminate your 'i want to rip the hair out of my head' feeling! How to organise work: Invest in a folder if you write notes with a note book and use folder separators to make things easier. This makes losing notes a lot less likely because they are in a named folder. Plus it makes you feel really professional If you're feeling …
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These are a few recommendations for how to prevent and manage stress. You can skip to the sections you want below. Introduction Techniques Meditation Schedule time off Have regular breaks Plan your work Clean yourself Manage expectations Eat properly Exercise Have fun with friends Summary Introduction These are some brief thoughts about how to manage stress throughout the IB exam period and in general. I welcome anyone and everyone to share the techniques they use to manage stress. Firstly, if you want to effectively reduce the amount of stress you feel with your workload, managing your time properly will help cut down on the level of stress you feel when working. So …
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Jump to Frequently Asked Question About the International Baccalaureate General IB Downloads Here are some useful files for IB students. Download is available to all members. If you want to donate and contribute files to our archive, please see this announcement or this FAQ section. Syllabi Diploma Statistics Other IBO documents Useful links to get you through IB Some advice to new IB students Note: Please don't take this starter pack for your bible. It's a guide. The extent that this can apply to individuals will vary, because different schools run IB differently. Enjoy your IB! You'll only get stressed if you leave things too late. The more you hate it, the more it…
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Here are a list of IB official teacher support materials for various subjects, and proved to be invaluable for me while doing my internal assessments (and also external assessment for theatre) for all subjects as it provides many exemplars both good and bad. I couldn't find the TSM for economics though... (Thanks Vioh) Comment below if you have any other teacher support material (2016) so I can add it below: Theory of Knowledge - https://ibpublishing.ibo.org/server2/rest/app/tsm.xql?doc=d_0_tokxx_tsm_1305_1_e∂=5&chapter=2&mode=moderator Theatre - https://ibpublishing.ibo.org/server2/rest/app/tsm.xql?doc=d_6_theat_tsm_1408_1_e∂=1&chapter=1 Physics - https://i…
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Menu Lc's Guide to Writing an Essay! HMSChocolate's At-a-Glance Guide to the Logical Academic Argument Plagiarism, Academic Dishonesty and How to Avoid Them Frequently Asked Questions About Essay-Writing and IB Essays Julie's "The 6+1 Writing Trait System" VIP Only: Downloadable PDF supplement documents on writing skills. See also this thread for guide about Extended Essay Looking for help/advice with referencing and citations? Click Here! Lc's Guide to Writing an Essay! Well, I've been correcting a few world lit essays and TOK essays.. and I've noticed that most of what is discussed is amazing! And I find myself correcting the structure of the essay itself rath…
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There are many threads around this giant forum that offer help, tips, advice, places to ask questions and get answer etc. etc. but like I said, it's a giant forum and finding them all, or finding the very one YOU need can be difficult. So here's a quick list of some awesome threads that you can use to help you with anything you might need. General IB Awesomeness 1. How To Not Fail at Writing Essays - READ THIS. Don't start your first essay without reading this. It's amazing, you just don't know it yet. 2. Citing The Sources - READ THIS TOO. If you do not cite right, it's plagiarism. Plagiarism =Fails and possible kick from the IB Programme. 3. Cutting…
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OK, so there are people who are asking for things such as "Give me an RQ" or along those lines. This thread is kind of like a super doc that will tell you the do's and the don'ts in terms of courtesy, asking for help etc. What we can help with! a) We can help narrow or broaden an RQ b) We can comment on how to improve an RQ c) We can help with explaining citations etc d) We can help explain what you have to do in an assessment. e) Tell you if an article is OK or not for an Econ IA. What we can't do! a) Give you an RQ b) Do your work for you c) Tell you a fail proof formula for a 7 (its not possible!) d) Allow you to discuss papers before 24 hours are up. IB rules. …
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Hi everyone I thought of this yesterday while roaming through the IB world forum; I'm really interested to know where everyone took / is taking their IB Diploma to see how international IB Survival is. Below is the general format in which you should post your comment, basically school name, country and year of graduation. So here goes! Shaikha Hessa Girls' School, Bahrain, May 09 (N.B First IB Graduates ever! Woohoo! )
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I always wish I could have taken Social and Cultural Anthropology, and maybe Spanish AB. The reason I wanted to take Spanish AB is because I'm horrible at Spanish lol. Or even better, I wish I could have taken Latin ab. It's always a language I've wanted to learn.
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Just wondering how many languages you guys speak............fluently...............? I speak Arabic, English, and i took french but i am sooooo not fluent at it...I just get some words. I really want to learn Spanish ( i the accent ) Is it hard to learn as a third language??
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Sooo who are the 2013ers (um) out there? This is our last summer of freedom, apparently. (naww cheer up! ) I joined this forum today and have been lurking around a bit! It seems like there's some pretty helpful info, but I can't say for sure until I'm actually enrolled in the classes because hardly any of it pertains to me at the moment. Any advice from IB alumni or current students as far as what to expect, aspects of the program you hadn't considered, tips for success kinda thing? Any warnings? Any positives? Are you actually satisfied with your IB journey?...what would you have done differently? My upperclassmen friends tell me it's social suicide...but then agai…
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Dear all, Goodluck in your results coming up the next few days. This thread has been created for you to post your results and discuss them to keep the forum tidy. Please refrain from starting new threads on the topic and just continue on here. We wish you the best of grades, to meet your offers and an awesome few years at Uni ahead! All the best, The IBSurvival Team
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Maybe I wasn't looking well enough but there's no post on IB quotes..! And by IB quotes, I mean, funny, goofy moments.. that happen because of sleep-deprivation, brain overload, sugar/coffee high (or low).. or just generally because you're in the IB.. "Me: *looks at diary* Maths test on thrusday.. alright I'm too tired now, but I can revise tomorrow night... -Next Day in Class- Me: Have you revised for tomorrow's test..? I'm so screwed, I'm going to have to revise all night.. K:*odd stare* Erm.. I have to agree you are screwed... today is thrusday and we have maths now..."
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So, it is finally the 5th of July, which means that some lucky people get to hear their results today if their IBC loves them, and for the rest of us it's only a day away. So this is the thread everyone can post their results in and discuss them! Good luck!
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With most subjects they only fluctuate about 1 or 2 marks each year, so these should be a good guide. To note, though, mark boundaries to science subjects and maths often vary a lot from year to year. If you have newer boundaries, please post them here so they can be added to the list. Menu May 2010 Boundaries - Multiple Subjects Multiple Grade Boundaries - May 2010 May 2009 Boundaries - All subjects ib_grade_boundaries_2009.pdf May 2008 Boundaries - All subjects IB_Component_Boundaries_2008.pdf May 2007 Boundaries - All subjects Grade_Boundaries.pdf May 2006 boundaries: Theory of knowledge Extended essays Group 1 English A1 Group 2 Chinese A2 Engli…
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Just wondering if everyone elses IB classes were as small as mine (doubted) but I went from: 6th: 49 to 7th: 47 to 8th: 45 to 9th: 18 to 10th: 17 and semi-sorta confirmed through text 11th: 14. I'm sure there are schools with like 7 or 8 out there. 6th was teh best :/
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Over the years I've realised that there are a lot of different reasons why someone would choose to do the IB, and all reasons are actually right reasons (like, your parents wanted you to or the school forced you). So I'm curious as to why you guys chose to do IB instead of some other qualification. As for me, there are several reasons actually. If dI didn't do IB I'd be doing a normal high school diploma syllabus which is based on IB anyway (without the pressure of IB exams and IA obviously) but that seemed a bit boring. Also, when I was finishing my IGCSE exams, one of my friends who was finishing off her IB exams at the same time, said to me, "Don't do IB." So, what…
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Hi guys, as everyone here probably knows that we're getting our results in about 4 days, i was just wondering how each of you feel about getting your results. Personally, I'm terrified to open IBIS and see the words "diploma not awarded" gawking back at me (just the anxious side of me I guess), what about you?
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Guys you did it, now we finished an important step in our life. I would like to say congratulation for those who achieved the full diploma and for those who did not make it, it is not the end of the world. My supervisor give me my results, and my reaction was that i felt happy (thanks god): Grade Subject MAY 2012 - ARABIC A1 SL in ARABIC 6 MAY 2012 - ENGLISH B HL in ENGLISH 6 MAY 2012 - BUS.& MAN. SL in ENGLISH 7 MAY 2012 - CHEMISTRY EE in ENGLISH A MAY 2012 - BIOLOGY HL in ENGLISH 7 MAY 2012 - CHEMISTRY HL in ENGLISH 7 MAY 2012 - MATHEMATICS SL in ENGLISH 7 MAY 2012 - THEORY KNOWL. TK in ENGLISH B Total 43 However my pr…
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Since people were saying someone should post this in the SB and it appears that IB results are starting to come through... So post your results and reactions English A2 HL - 7 Finnish A1 HL - 6 History HL - 7 EE (History ) - A Economics SL - 6 Biology SL - 6 Mathematics SL - 7 ToK - B Reaction: Missed my predicted grades by two points and might go for remarks in Finnish or Econ... BUT it's all good, got my diploma, met my uni offer and I can finally call myself an IB alumnus and not think about IB ever again :D (Saying that... I might apply to tutor IB courses so......)
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Hey guys! The 2013-ers have their own thread. I thought we deserve one too! So guys, exams are in 7 months. ARE YOU READY?!! In this thread, you may introduce yourself if you like, rant and show off how many assignments you have to finish, share all your painful experiences in the IB, or any other thing you want to talk about! I hope we could all chat comfortably with each other in this thread So how's IB2 everyone? Anyone done with TOK, EE and CAS?
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by no means i want to get into your personal life, first of all. i was just wondering, you know, as a IB student, we have to undergo a lot of pressures. we want to do great in every perspectives, but does that mean we have to spend 18 hours on school works? a lot of my friends don't study at all, and guess what they make on their report cards? 100 or above. that is crazy!! one of my girlfriends ( female friends) study literally 6 hours or more, and she said it is worth it. personally, i study at the last minute, and just like a normal human being, i didn't do so hot, of course. i mean, do you have to give up your social life to trade for that diploma? if that's true, do y…
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MATH! Everything we learn are so irrelevant. when would I ever apply the derivative to anything?!?! Plus paper 1, no calcuator, it's about understanding of maths not how fast you can calculate mentally! I guess i've grown too attached to my Texas instrument. ADMIN Edit: please do not post 1 word posts like this one. They will be deleted. If you do see 1 word posts anywhere on the forum but chat, please report them
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Just curious i will be 17
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Hello my fellow soon to be IB students. I've setup this topic just to see and find out what subjects you guys are doing next year. If I get to know some of you guys and your subjects than we will be able to help each other out steadily for the up and coming two years. I'll start, I'm doing : HL Biology, Chemistry, Maths SL French A1, Japanese Ab initio, History
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So in my school, I'm in the 2009 candidate class. There are like 110 something girls, and only like 14 guys. It'd be nice, but only a handful are semi-attractive. Whenever you talk to an IB girl, All they wanna talk about is bitch about how much homework they have, they're progress on their current IA, or talk bad about the teachers. It's really bad. Girls: Are you like this in other schools?
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Title says it all. I'm still debating over it. I mean, I don't like any of them. However, I'm not positive as to which I hate the most.
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I'm forecasted for IB Diploma next year. What do you think are the hardest and easiest classes? Here is planned schedule for now: English A1 HL Biology HL History HL Math SL Theatre SL Spanish SL Extended essay topic would likely be on the cultural influence of the Wizard of Oz. CAS is easily taken care of (swim team, acting, zoo volunteering). Is this too unrealistic, in your opinion? What did you find to be the hardest and easiest classes?
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come on guys, let's have some "moment of truths" time. IB IS challenging and i strongly doubt that anyone would say it is too easy or i love it!! if i'm wrong, please prove or explain to me!! anyway, when i reached that point, and i just can't take it anymore, i do some crazy stuff. other people probably cry or throw stuff ( which i tried but it wasn't so effective) i would simply jump or run until all of my energy ran out and go to sleep. i looked like a maniac by the way, but i do feel a lot better. you? p.s. if you found out that my method actually gonna work, please let me know. a sincere thank you
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At my school, pretty much everyone going for the diploma has to take the same courses, as we only offer Math SL, Physics SL, English HL, Bio HL, Film SL and HL, English HL, History SL/HL, Spanish SL and Env. Studies SL. (this is only our 3rd year of offering IB) It aggravates me as I want to go into evo devo and neuropsych so a Philosophy or Psychology HL course would be awesome. Or even Chem HL, I love chemistry. Does your school offer every IB course?
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YOU KNOW YOU ARE IB WHEN..... You And Reality file for divorce. You have great revelations concerning Life, the Universe, and Everything else, but can't quite find the words for them before the white glow fades, leaving you more confused than before. You begin to talk to yourself, then disagree about the subject, get into a nasty row about it, lose, and refuse to talk to yourself for the rest of the day. Five words: "WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?!?!?!?!?" You can spell "Baccalaureate". "I.B., therefore I B.S." "Friends" and "fellow IBers" are interchangeable. You've fooled yourself into believing that colleges actually care whether you're in IB or not. You frequently ca…
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Dear Everyone, This is just to see how all the members are distributed around here. To HMSChocolate, this is your exact thread on TSR.. Not plagiarising here or anything Please choose your session and tell us a bit about yourself (regarding your session). Have a nice day everyone
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Take the quiz here. Man, IB is taking over the world if there's actually a quiz for it. My result: You are the Procrastinator. You always put everything off until the last second, and your grades suffer for it. Try starting your homework BEFORE 11:00 PM Why did I expect this? For the record though, I might procrastinate but my grades don't suffer that much for it. I don't procrastinate that much.
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Good Evening good people at I-B survival, I bring a question that needs to be answered in my books anyways. Are we Elitist? Do we think we are better than "other" students? My school is split between the I-B curriculum and the regular provincial curriculum (I go to a public school that offers IB), they are both taught in my school and it seems that we as an entity in the school look down upon the individuals that are taking the Provincial Curriculum. Does this occur all over the world or is My school in Canada like Frasier Crane and The Trailer Park Boys going to the same school?
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Hey guys, I was wondering what other IB students do if they want to relieve stress... lmao Like for myself i usually download movies and when i get stressed i watch them or i watch korean dramas online(i'm Asian, or might just play online games, i play farmerstory which is a private server for maplestory. So, what do you do?
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Hi everybody, I would like to know whether how many students are there in your class. I have only 1 classmate (so that makes us only 2 students in IB 1 class and my seniors are just 5 ( and now they have left the school. I always feel very sad because there is only one classmate and IB tends to have many discussions ( it is boring and very stressful to discuss with only one student) and the discussions ends up with bitter fights and quarrels which may even last for weeks ( for many weeks we won't make any eye contacts nor talk to each other for weeks.) I am really curious to know whether how is it to have more than 2 students in class.
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6 more days guys.. Until the IBC finds out our results and passes them on to us. I'm really nervous! Any of you made any contingency plans of any sort? If there is that worst case scenario (doesn't apply to Canadians and Americans who get unconditional offers)
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So this year, my IB school has 50 places and 79 people applied, so about 63% of applicants get in. They give applicants a score out of 20, 10 max. points from average, 8 max. from entrance tests you take and 2 for how international you are. So the people with the 50 best scores get in. How about your schools?
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Do you rewrite your notes from class into your computer to "sort them out" and save them until later? I've never done this, and so I don't know if it's a good way of learning but... now I'm asking you guys.
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In my school, in year 12, we have 10 students. (all girls) Everyone makes it look as though IB students are super impressive smart kids, but to be honest, in my school we dont have any geniuses, just hard workers. And we all pretty much get goodish grades. So yeah i was just wondering... how many students in your school are doing IB? and are you guys out there particularly smart?
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Well. thanks. And Good Luck. The pdf version can be downloaded at : www.ibo.org/documentlibrary/examinationschedules/documents/MayandNovember2009examinationschedules.pdf for easy reference.
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Whether its because you are so excited about your results that you just want to tell everyone, or you just want to have a rant about how stupid your school was about predictions, go ahead. Tell us how you did.
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Ok, so at our school they told us that even the best students shouldn't expect to get above a 39, because it's very rare and almost impossible, but when I was reading the "University Offers 2009", I keep seeing that people are predicted 40 and above. I am an IB 1 student, so I still have time to worry about my own predicted grades, but at my school they said that last year only 1 person got a 7 in Psych HL, nobody got a 7 in English HL, and that the class with more 7s was SL Biology, and I think that they had 4 students getting a 7. Is my school's preparation level really low or are all those people just smart? I'm really curious because my school is considered one of t…
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This is based on the thread "IB courses you wish you could have taken, but couldn't". Because, personally, I find it more interesting to hear about regrets and disappointments. Anyway, to start with my own... In hindsight, I wish I took Biology SL instead of Physics SL. The biology class next door to us likes to tease us by constantly bringing in food and watching youtube videos, whilst we sit, take notes, do problems, and actually do work. I slightly regret taking geography as well, because economics looks pretty fun, easy and perhaps even useful! At least I don't regret taking Maths HL. I have to keep telling that to myself every time I spend 5 hours doing homework, wh…
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Hi everyone! Wonder if anyone have IB stress. I woke up last week and feel wierd... didnt have nightmare but i just feel...wierd not normal. Went to school to have my lesson, didnt talk to anyone and I just listen to my teachers talk. I had my lesson like a normal day but still i feel wierd. Suddely out of no where i started to cry, im not the only one who cry but there was some other girls to. My mentor come and said "IB stress this year again" It looks like every year people get this IB stress. In my case I cried non-stop and ended up I must go home and rest. A bit emaressed when i took the train since i keep crying all the way home until my mom come home from wor…
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