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Joy de Guzman

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SPIRITBEAST
Updated at Dec 24, 2025, 13:21
Sa lungsod na hindi na natutulog, may mga lihim na mas ligtas manatiling hindi pinapangalanan. Isa sa kanila ay si Arielle, isang babaeng sanay pumatay ng banta bago pa ito magsalita, sanay magtago ng emosyon sa likod ng malamig na tingin. Isang bodyguard sa isang mapanganib na mundo kung saan ang kapangyarihan ay binibili, at ang buhay ay napapalitan. Ngunit sa bawat gabing nagbabantay siya ng ibang tao, may isang nilalang na palihim ding nagbabantay sa kanya. Si Arielle ay nabubuhay sa pagitan ng anino at ilaw, isang urban na mundong puno ng krimen, politika, at kasinungalingan. Walang lugar ang damdamin sa kanyang trabaho. Ngunit may kakaibang presensya siyang nararamdaman tuwing siya’y nag-iisa, isang pwersang hindi niya kayang ipaliwanag gamit ang lohika, isang pakiramdam na parang may nakakaalam ng lahat ng kanyang tinatago. Sa lungsod na moderno at siyentipiko, nagsisimulang gumalaw ang mga alamat. Sa isang assignment na hindi niya puwedeng tanggihan, nakilala niya ang isang misteryosong tao, kaakit-akit, mapanganib, at tila may sariling multo ng nakaraan. Habang lumalalim ang koneksyon nila, mas nagiging malinaw na hindi ito simpleng atraksyon. May mga sandaling tila may humahawak sa oras, may mga titig na parang galing sa ibang mundo. At sa bawat paglapit niya sa taong iyon, mas lumalapit din ang isang nilalang na hindi diyos, hindi halimaw, kundi alaala ng mundong matagal nang tinutulak sa limot. Unti-unting nabubunyag ang sugat ni Arielle, isang abusadong nakaraan na matagal niyang ikinadena sa katahimikan. Ang kanyang pagiging malamig, ang kanyang galit, ang kanyang paglayo sa pagmamahal, lahat pala ay paraan ng pananatiling buhay. Ngunit ang nilalang ng ibang mundo ay hindi umaatras. Hindi ito nananakot; ito’y nagmamasid. Sa bawat sandaling pinipili ni Arielle ang pagnanasa kaysa sa takot, ang hangganan ng tao at espiritu ay numinipis. Isang katotohanang hindi niya inaasahan ang bumabagsak: ang pag-ibig na kanyang nararamdaman ay ipinagbabawal, hindi lang ng lipunan, kundi ng balanse ng mga mundo. Ang kanyang minamahal ay may papel sa isang mas malaking siklo ng kasalanan, alaala, at pananagutan. At si Arielle, sa gitna ng lahat, ay kailangang pumili: Manatiling bodyguard ng mundo ng mga tao, o maging mitsa ng pagbabalik ng mga nilalang na matagal nang pinatahimik. Sa isang gabi ng dugo at liwanag, nahaharap si Arielle sa desisyong magbabago sa kanyang pagkatao. Habang yakap niya ang taong hindi niya dapat mahalin, may isang tinig na bumubulong mula sa dilim: “Hindi ka pinili dahil malakas ka. Pinili ka dahil kaya mong sirain ang balanse.” At sa sandaling iyon, nagmulat ang SPIRITBEAST, handa nang angkinin siya.
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The Wounded CEO
Updated at May 11, 2025, 07:11
He never says ‘I love you.’ But he’ll destroy empires to keep her safe. A cold CEO enters a fake relationship with his emotionally open subordinate, but as feelings grow, so do the risks. Will she stay… or walk away from a love that never speaks? Julian Wolfe built an empire on silence. He doesn’t flinch, doesn’t falter, and never removes the silver ring on his hand. When Eva Maren is unexpectedly promoted to work under him, she enters his world of unspoken rules and polished restraint. As the two are forced into tense proximity, Eva begins to notice the fractures behind Julian’s composure. A subtle flinch, a glance held too long. She starts asking silent questions he’s spent years avoiding. During a high-stakes interview, Julian’s control slips. Eva sees him whisper to the ring, just once. A name, a promise. She realizes this isn’t just a man who guards his emotions. It’s a man guarding a grave. Alone in his office, Julian removes the ring. Holds it. Then slides it back on. Behind the glass wall, Eva watches… and doesn’t look away.
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GAME NIGHT
Updated at May 10, 2025, 07:36
Five former friends reunite for one last game night—but when their homebrew fantasy world becomes terrifyingly real, they must fight through magic, memory, and betrayal to escape a story that refuses to let them go. Miles was just a lonely boy drawing fantasy maps in a dim bedroom, unaware that the stories he dreamed would one day reshape five lives. Back then, the world was simple: roll dice, imagine dragons, escape the pain. And for a while, it worked. In college, the game became their home. Theo, June, Bee, Sienna, and Liam—each broken in ways they never spoke aloud—found safety in a fantasy realm called Eidolon Vale. Led by Liam’s courage and Miles’ imagination, their campaigns became legendary. But off the table, emotions simmered: secret crushes, quiet betrayals, words never said. Then Liam died. The group fractured. The world they built was buried in grief and silence. Until three years later, a package arrives: their old campaign book… updated. The character sheets? Intact. The final page? Empty. And scribbled in handwriting only one of them could recognize: “You promised we’d finish it.” When Theo rolls the die—there are no numbers. Just a single word whispered through the flicker of the lights: “Begin.”
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PROJECT EROS
Updated at May 8, 2025, 11:48
In a future built to control love, six strangers live in six different worlds—each one engineered to suppress emotion, erase desire, or manufacture the perfect partner. They believe love is a system. A match. A simulation. A formula. Until something goes wrong.
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The Child's Stuffed Toy
Updated at May 6, 2025, 11:52
In 1942, a grieving seamstress sews her dead child’s clothes into a handmade bear, and whispers her love into every stitch. That night, something answers. Three generations later, Vivienne Rosefield inherits the toy after her mother’s death. She doesn’t remember requesting it. She doesn’t remember writing the letter that came with it. But she dreams in French now, of war, fire, and a boy with button eyes who says, “You were mine once. You can be again.” As the haunting deepens, Vivienne’s identity begins to fracture. Her reflection lingers. Her thoughts are no longer hers alone. Every woman in her bloodline left behind a scar, a silence, a sacrifice — and now, the curse wants a name. Hers. To survive, Vivienne must unravel the thread that binds them all. But what if the final stitch isn’t in the toy… it’s in her?
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Ashes Beneath: The Found Family and the First Flames
Updated at Apr 30, 2025, 11:43
Nine orphans. Three broken guardians. A flame that never dies. When hunted children awaken powers tied to a forgotten prophecy, their protectors must choose—save them, control them, or let them burn. But one child walks into the fire… smiling.
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The Billionaire's Obsession: A Heart Made of Ashes
Updated at Apr 29, 2025, 07:18
Torn between vengeance and a longing she can’t erase, Isabella strikes back with ruthless precision. But love has no place in a world built on ruin—and the man she should destroy may be her only salvation.
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Legacy Line: Bloodline
Updated at Apr 27, 2025, 05:19
She was born to destroy him. He was willing to burn for her. In a war where blood betrays and truth cuts deeper than any blade, loving him might be the one choice that ruins them both. Raised among whispered revolutions and forbidden broadcasts, Avery Quinn lives by one rule: trust no one. As an underground journalist in a fractured city where truth costs lives, she hunts the monsters who poisoned her homeland—starting with the ruthless dictator who stole everything from her. But when a story leads her behind enemy lines, Avery crosses paths with Dorian Vale—the untouchable heir of the regime’s bloodline. Cold, calculating, and infuriatingly protective, Dorian is everything she was taught to despise. Yet every reluctant alliance, every stolen glance, threatens to unearth something far more dangerous than betrayal: the terrifying possibility of trust. As Avery’s investigation cracks open, so does her carefully built world. A single buried secret—her true bloodline—shatters everything she believes about loyalty, justice, and herself. The enemy she seeks to destroy isn’t just across the battlefield... it's rooted inside her own name. With the truth poised to ignite a new war, Avery must choose: expose the legacy she was born from and burn with it—or forge a new destiny from the ashes, even if it means trusting the man who could break her heart beyond repair.
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Dark Obsession
Updated at Apr 25, 2025, 12:53
I want to claim what’s rightfully mine, but to do that, I must survive the twisted games of love, legacy, and obsession in a world built to erase me. A steamy psychological romance where obsession is just the beginning—and love might be the most dangerous thing of all. Eden Blake has spent years living in the shadows of a family that never claimed her. Born from scandal and raised by silence, she’s clawed her way into survival—armed with a sharp tongue, a colder heart, and a job that lets her disappear behind power and precision. Until one night, one mistake, and one man ignite everything she’s buried. Jace Maddox is dangerous, infamous, and exactly the kind of man she swore she’d never touch again. But a single night with him unravels her carefully built world. When Eden is suddenly invited into the Sterling family’s elite inner circle—the same dynasty that erased her—she takes the chance to prove she belongs. But nothing inside the estate is what it seems, especially not Jace, who’s already tangled in secrets that go deeper than lust. As lies twist into obsession, Eden discovers the truth about the night her mother died—and Jace’s role in it. Her heart wants to believe he’s not the enemy, but every kiss, every fight, every betrayal says otherwise. The family she wants to expose might be the one that finally breaks her. And Jace? He’s either the man who’s trying to save her—or the one who already destroyed her. In a world where love is weaponized, obsession is currency, and the past never stays buried… What if the only way Eden can win is to lose herself completely?
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Dirty Secrets
Updated at Apr 24, 2025, 22:48
Marcus Thorn wants to quietly disappear as a janitor, but must overcome his haunted past and learn to trust others again in a world where corporate power hides murder, secrets, and deadly obsessions behind office cubicles. He is a janitor. At least, that’s what he tells himself. He keeps his head down, mops blood he pretends not to notice, and avoids the flickering eyes of surveillance cams inside Halberd Corporation—the most powerful tech conglomerate in the city. After all, ghosts don’t leave footprints. And Marcus? He’s been dead since the day his last mission went wrong. But when Riley Chen, a relentless data analyst with a USB necklace full of questions, stumbles across footage that shouldn’t exist—footage of Marcus before he became a nobody—he’s forced to break his vow of invisibility. Together, they uncover a trail of erasures, suicides that aren’t, and a building that seems to breathe beneath them. Then comes the truth: Halberd’s security system isn’t just watching—it was built on Marcus’ mind. His missions, his decisions, his rage. The system is him. And the woman behind it all, Vanessa Harrow, doesn’t want him erased. She wants him back. To save Riley, Marcus must become the weapon he swore he’d never be again. But in a world where everything is recorded, redacted, and recycled, he’s about to learn—you don’t clean up secrets. You bury them alive.
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Terms and Conditions
Updated at Apr 17, 2025, 03:01
Selene Warrick, a fierce corporate strategist, wants to climb the ranks and prove she doesn’t need anyone, but must overcome the walls she’s built around her heart in a world where power, betrayal, and forbidden love collide.
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Salt Crown
Updated at Apr 12, 2025, 00:36
Camille, a brilliant, ruthless woman who seeks to reclaim her family’s honor through revenge in the corporate world, but must overcome her fear of intimacy and vulnerability as she falls for the one man who knows her past in a world where trust is fatal and secrets are currency.
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What Makes You Who You Are?
Updated at Apr 8, 2025, 11:38
She woke up from the accident with her life, her beauty, her power—intact. But something inside her had changed. At first, Seraphina Vale tells herself it's just trauma. A side effect of survival. Her family says she’s lucky. Her fiancé is more protective than ever. Everyone says the right things. So why does it all feel wrong? She starts noticing things: a dog that growls at her like a stranger, journals in her own handwriting that she doesn’t remember writing, a mirror that doesn't reflect the right emotions. Still, she plays her part. Reclaims her throne. Keeps the fear inside. But when she touches someone she shouldn’t—and feels a memory that isn’t hers—her world begins to crack. Her power grows. Her past falters. And love... love becomes a dangerous temptation. Everyone says she came back. But what if she didn’t? Then, one night, the truth breaks through. Now she must face the life she stole and a choice that could destroy both. Because one of them isn’t supposed to exist. And only one of them gets to stay.
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10 RULES OF ATTRACTION: The Secret Self-Help Guide on How to Flirt, Tease, and Totally Win Over Mr. Virgin
Updated at Apr 6, 2025, 07:00
Rule #1: Never fall for the quiet ones. Especially not the ones who read you like a diary you never meant to open. A fiercely confident high school girl wants to master the art of flirting through rules and manipulation, but must confront her fear of vulnerability when a kind, unexpected boy sees who she really is in a world that rewards performance over authenticity. Blair Camden has it all figured out. She’s top of her class, queen of the hallway, and secretly writing a bestselling self-help book on how to flirt, tease, and totally win over "any" boy—without actually falling for any of them. Because falling means feeling. And feelings? Way too messy. But everything starts to unravel the moment Eli Ross transfers to Lincoln High. He’s not charming. He’s not trying. He’s just... there. Calm. Observant. Disarming. And worst of all? He sees through every one of her rules. As Blair’s emotional armor begins to crack, she finds herself rewriting more than her rulebook. From hallway games to almost-kisses and shared silences, Eli isn’t just breaking the rules—he’s rewriting her heart. But when the one chapter she never meant to share lands her in the spotlight, she has to choose: protect her pride, or tell the truth about the boy she swore she’d never love. Because Rule #10 was never meant to be written… and if he reads it, everything changes.
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When No One's Watching
Updated at Apr 3, 2025, 11:02
Avery Quinn doesn’t have the luxury of falling apart. Between juggling college classes, two part-time jobs, and caring for her younger brother, she’s become the glue holding her crumbling family together after her father’s sudden death. When a mysterious letter from her late father reveals an opportunity he once dreamed of for her—a competitive internship in the city—Avery is torn. Leaving means risking everything: her family’s fragile balance, her mother’s resentment, and the safe, small life she’s built from sacrifice. But the city isn’t just unfamiliar—it’s unforgiving. Sabotage, heartbreak, and a rival who sees through her walls force Avery to confront the one truth she’s always avoided: strength isn’t the absence of need—it’s the courage to ask for more. As she stands on the edge of everything she’s ever wanted, Avery must answer a single question: What if choosing herself means losing everything else?
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Scandal on the 10th Floor
Updated at Mar 31, 2025, 18:01
Sa makapangyarihang mundo ng ICONIC FINANCIAL GROUP, hindi lang mga numero at dokumento ang umiikot—pati mga sekretong nakakayanig ng puso. Nang bumalik si Ryan, ang ex na minsan nang niloko si Ava Marquez, nagsimula ang sunud-sunod na intriga at masamang balita. Si Ava, kilala bilang matapang at walang inuurungan na Senior Account Manager, ay tila naging target ng malisyosong tsismis at corporate sabotage. Sa gitna ng lahat, naroon si Lorenzo “Enzo” Arceo—ang tahimik na underdog na hindi inaasahang magiging kakampi ni Ava. Pareho silang naiipit sa mga intriga ni Boss Regina at ni Adrian, kapwa naglalaro ng mapanganib na laro sa 10th Floor ng opisina. Unti-unti, ang banta ay hindi na lamang tungkol sa trabaho; may nakaraan silang dalawa na gumugulo sa kanilang kasalukuyan, at mga damdaming pilit nilang itinanggi na ngayon ay hindi na maitago. Sa bawat takbo ng orasan at bawat bulung-bulungan sa hallway, mas lumalalim ang pag-aalinlangan: Sino ang totoo? Sino ang manloloko? At sa napipintong scandal sa 10th Floor, kakayanin pa kaya nilang protektahan ang puso nila—at ang isa’t isa? Isang love-hate na kuwento ng pagsubok, pag-ibig, at corporate power play, Ang series na ito ay magdadala sa iyo sa isang mundo ng matinding emosyon at walang habas na ambisyon—kung saan ang pinaka-personal na mga sikreto ay maaaring maging pinakamalakas na sandata.
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10 DAYS AGO
Updated at Mar 23, 2025, 01:07
Sampung araw na ang lumipas. Sampung araw mula nang magbago ang lahat. Paano ko pipiliin ang tamang daan kung parehong patungo sa sakit? Nang umamin ang asawa ko sa pagtataksil, gumuho ang mundong pinaghirapan kong buuin. Sa loob ng sampung araw, tinimbang ko ang lahat—ang pagmamahal na ilang taon naming pinanday, ang tiwalang nawasak, at ang natitirang respeto ko sa sarili. Sa katahimikan ng isang kwarto, dumadagundong ang mga tanong sa isip ko: Paano kung hindi niya inamin? Bakit niya ginawa? Paano kung manatili ako? Bakit mas mahirap dahil naging tapat siya? Paano kung hindi siya ang tadhana ko? Habang bumabalik sa mga alaalang masakit at mga posibilidad na hindi na mababago, kailangan kong piliin ang kapalaran ko: Mananatili sa isang pag-ibig na minsang nagtaksil o bibitawan ang taong pinakamamahal ko para hanapin ang sarili ko.
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Hugotville High
Updated at Jan 23, 2025, 01:43
"Sa Hugotville, may mga sikreto kaming lahat. Pero ang pinakamalaking sikreto ko? Hindi ito tungkol sa proyekto, sa grades, o kahit sa pamilya ko. Ang sikreto ko… ay siya." "Cha, bakit parang palagi kang may sariling mundo?" Napatigil ako. Si Jake. Yung boses niya, parang laging naghahamon pero may lambing. "Anong ibig mong sabihin?" sagot ko habang iniwas ang tingin. "Hindi ka naman invisible, Cha. Ikaw lang yata ang hindi nakakakita niyan." Tahimik ako. Paano ba sasagutin ‘yon? Si Jake Monteverde, na siguro’y iniisip ng lahat na siya ang may hawak ng mundo, e heto’t nakaupo sa harap ko, nakatingin na parang may gustong sabihin. "Cha, ang bagal mo talaga!" sigaw ni Lexa na palaging nagpaparinig. "Eh bakit hindi kaya ikaw nalang ang gumawa?" biro ni Mia, sabay siko sa akin. Tumawa ako, pilit lang. Ang totoo, ayokong maging partner si Jake o si Lexa sa kahit anong bagay. Mas lalo lang akong nakakaramdam na hindi ako sapat. "Tara, saglit sa labas. Maingay dito," yaya ni Jake isang gabi habang nagkakagulo sa bahay nila dahil sa grupo. "Saan tayo pupunta?" "Dito lang sa may ilaw ng poste. Gusto ko lang… huminga." Sumama ako. Sa dilim, ang tanging liwanag lang ay ang poste at ang lamig ng hangin sa Hugotville. "Cha," biglang sabi niya, "ano'ng gusto mo sa buhay?" Nagulat ako sa tanong. Hindi ko alam kung seryoso ba siya o trip lang ‘yon. "Gusto ko lang..." huminga ako nang malalim. " ...gusto ko lang matanggap kung sino ako." Tahimik siya. Hindi ko alam kung naiintindihan niya, pero siguro hindi rin naman niya kailangang intindihin. "Marco, bakit parang ang dami mong gustong sabihin pero hindi mo masabi?" tanong ko minsang naglalakad kami pauwi. "Wala. Wala naman," sagot niya. Tumigil siya at biglang ngumiti nang pilit. "Ikaw ang may problema, hindi ako." “Sino bang hindi may problema?” sagot ko. Tumawa siya, pero ramdam ko na may bigat sa puso niya. Ako na yata ang dahilan ng bigat na ‘yon. Sa Hugotville, bawat tao ay may kwento. Pero hindi lahat ng kwento’y may malinaw na simula at wakas. Ang akin, siguro, ay isang mahabang pangungusap na puno ng mga hindi nasasabi. Sa bawat tahimik na gabi, may mga salitang pilit na gustong kumawala, pero mas pinipiling manatiling lihim. "Cha, bakit parang laging may bumabagabag sa’yo?" Sino ang magsasabi na siya rin pala ang sagot?
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BALETE
Updated at Jan 12, 2025, 12:37
“Bakit ikaw?!” galit na tanong ni Leon habang dinidiin si Althea sa lumang pader ng mansyon. “Ano ang ginawa mo sa kanya?!” Wala siyang magawa kundi lumuha, kahit walang kasalanan, kahit pilit niyang ipaliwanag ang totoo. Si Althea ay isang tahimik at inosenteng tagapaglingkod ng pamilya Altamirano, kilala sa kayamanan at kapangyarihan sa Quezon City. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat nang makita siya ni Leon, ang panganay na anak ng pamilya, sa harap ng balete, sa parehong gabi kung kailan nawala ang nobya nito. Si Leon ay mapagmataas at puno ng galit, habang si Althea ay tahimik na nagdadala ng lihim na sumpa ng puno—isang sumpang nagbibigkis sa kanyang kaluluwa at nakaraan. “Hindi ko siya sinaktan!” umiiyak na sagot ni Althea. “Bakit hindi mo maipaliwanag kung anong ginagawa mo roon?!” tanong ni Leon, puno ng poot. “Hindi mo naiintindihan,” mahinang tugon niya. “Hindi ko kayang sabihin ang totoo.” “Kung ganon, itigil mo na ang mga kasinungalingan mo. Hahanapin ko ang sagot, kahit sa ilalim ng lupa.” Habang pilit niyang nilalabanan ang galit ni Leon, unti-unti rin niyang nararamdaman ang pagtibok ng puso para sa kanya. Alam niyang mali—na ang sumpa ng balete ay laging may kapalit. Pero paano niya ipagtatapat ang katotohanan? Na siya mismo ang dahilan ng pagkamatay ng unang babaeng minahal ni Leon? At paano niya mapipigil ang sariling mahulog sa lalaking pinangakuan niyang hindi mamahalin? Maaari bang pagtagpuin ng sumpa ang dalawang pusong nagdurusa? O tuluyang magiging dahilan ng pagkawasak ni Althea ang pagmamahal niya kay Leon? Tuklasin ang lihim sa likod ng balete. Malalaman ba ni Leon ang buong katotohanan? O mas pipiliin niyang iwan ang babaeng alam niyang hindi niya dapat minahal?
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The Ancestral House
Updated at Jan 9, 2025, 23:17
Nang manahin ni Samuel, isang kilalang arkitekto mula Maynila, ang isang lumang bahay sa Vigan, plano niyang iparenovate ito at gawing heritage hotel. Ngunit habang umuusad ang proyekto, nagsisimula siyang makaranas ng kakaibang mga pangyayari—mga bulong, mga anino, at mga espiritung hindi mapakali. Sa gitna ng kanyang pagsisikap, natuklasan ni Samuel ang madilim na lihim na matagal nang ibinaon ng kanyang pamilya. Ang mga espiritu ng bahay ay may isang hiling: hustisya. Kailangang pumili ni Samuel—ipagpatuloy ang kanyang pangarap o harapin ang katotohanang kayang sirain ang kanyang isip at buhay.
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