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Kirkland V5 SECURE; Milbank V10 SECURE; Gibson DUNN HERE (V11)

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mind-boggling ebony library legal warrant
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
Heady new version forum
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
Heady new version forum
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
French cerebral casino athletic conference
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
shaky aphrodisiac main people
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
Irradiated Alcoholic Native
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
spectacular unholy business firm knife
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
demanding stead
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
demanding stead
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
demanding stead
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
Balding voyeur parlour
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Tantric ocher church
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Swashbuckling stag film
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
Irradiated Alcoholic Native
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
mind-boggling ebony library legal warrant
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
Topaz Galvanic Hall
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
Bisexual school
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
overrated kitchen juggernaut
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
mind-boggling ebony library legal warrant
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
territorial private investor
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/26/25
...
lemon boiling water pit
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
crystalline cracking water buffalo
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
Navy Fluffy Crotch Azn
  06/26/25
...
naked den candlestick maker
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
bateful buck-toothed kitty cat
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
hyperactive beady-eyed circlehead mental disorder
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Nofapping Hilarious Locus
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
hyperactive beady-eyed circlehead mental disorder
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
Irradiated Alcoholic Native
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
spectacular unholy business firm knife
  06/27/25
...
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
saffron hominid gas station
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
hyperactive beady-eyed circlehead mental disorder
  06/27/25
...
White Deranged Cruise Ship
  06/27/25
...
Blue low-t step-uncle's house
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Nofapping Hilarious Locus
  06/27/25
How is STB?
spectacular unholy business firm knife
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
titillating know-it-all multi-billionaire bawdyhouse
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
Irradiated Alcoholic Native
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
crystalline cracking water buffalo
  06/27/25
...
Sticky blood rage
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Irradiated Alcoholic Native
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: mind-boggling ebony library legal warrant

https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/law/top-100-law-firms-rankings

#1

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

#2

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

#3

Skadden

#4

Latham & Watkins

#5

Kirkland & Ellis

#6

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

#7

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

#8

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

#9

Milbank LLP

#10

Simpson Thacher

#11

Gibson Dunn

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052006)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:44 PM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house

how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over the past 20 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052012)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:42 PM
Author: Heady new version forum

The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052822)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:45 PM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house

cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely in the top 5 (perhaps sometimes out?) to back to solid top 3?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052832)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:48 PM
Author: Heady new version forum

They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They’ve been losing partners/business for ages.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052838)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:50 PM
Author: French cerebral casino athletic conference

the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failure to adjust to modernity

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052842)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:41 AM
Author: shaky aphrodisiac main people

Because 20 years is a long fucking time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053272)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:52 AM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house

still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053413)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Irradiated Alcoholic Native

its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better than s&c or dpw. skadden perhaps has a case.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053456)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:10 AM
Author: spectacular unholy business firm knife

CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thing is rancid flame. Place is full of UIUC grads.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053468)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:28 PM
Author: demanding stead

You're stuck in 2005.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49054437)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house

so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49054461)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: demanding stead

not disagreeing there ....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49054462)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:29 PM
Author: demanding stead

Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49054440)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:46 PM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house

wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052014)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:28 PM
Author: Balding voyeur parlour

Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052790)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:39 PM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house

rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052821)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:47 PM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house

and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli

is this spaceporn's firm?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052016)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house

wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052023)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:53 AM
Author: Tantric ocher church

Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied history and full service range of practice areas.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053336)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: Swashbuckling stag film

180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via associate pay increases.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052025)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:53 PM
Author: Irradiated Alcoholic Native

Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052039)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house

At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life vest and dive right in, and lawyers at this litigation powerhouse wouldn’t have it any other way. Litigators looking to roll up their sleeves and learn on the job will feel right at home here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052044)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: mind-boggling ebony library legal warrant

You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you’ve landed a spot at Latham & Watkins.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052774)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:38 PM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house

Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 offices (including relationship firms) around the world and is home to more than 4,000 lawyers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052820)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:13 AM
Author: Topaz Galvanic Hall

Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for the polite, amiable Midwestern vibes as well as the sincere commitment to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace.

lol yeah lots of folksy people wandering the halls there. They just love small talk

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053140)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:49 AM
Author: Bisexual school

lol cr, very chill happy bros

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053406)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: overrated kitchen juggernaut

I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the most transactional by far. Nobody gave a fuck about anybody else other than their tiny in group and they just rented the Sidley brand name.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053841)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: mind-boggling ebony library legal warrant

polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49054162)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: territorial private investor

wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052048)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house

where is _._. ______ law?

should be top 100 after the penis verdict

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052055)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:44 PM
Author: lemon boiling water pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052828)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:30 PM
Author: crystalline cracking water buffalo

messenger bag logo facing OUT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052792)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:54 PM
Author: Navy Fluffy Crotch Azn

My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49052844)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:38 AM
Author: naked den candlestick maker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053127)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:01 AM
Author: bateful buck-toothed kitty cat

Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053137)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:14 AM
Author: hyperactive beady-eyed circlehead mental disorder

What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranking from your time as an associate, (b) current rank, or (c) whichever is higher

I believe in (a)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053216)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:44 AM
Author: Nofapping Hilarious Locus

(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made it increase after you left

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053237)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house

relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings.

(asking for a silent gen friend who went to umich when it was #1)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053245)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:05 AM
Author: hyperactive beady-eyed circlehead mental disorder

I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them:

HYS (Just use school name)

CCNP (just say top 5 and hope you don't have to explain)

BVMN (just say top 10)

TTT (anywhere lower, pretend you're a plumber)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053287)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house

How was penn?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053374)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:09 AM
Author: Irradiated Alcoholic Native

(jerry sandusky tp)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053463)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:15 AM
Author: spectacular unholy business firm knife

I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy if they knew their CDO was spending time advertising on xo instead of making connections at regional DLA Piper offices.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053489)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 1:38 PM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49054103)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:40 AM
Author: saffron hominid gas station

I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus here is (c) - also FWIW no one is under any illusion that Kirkland and Kirkland branded products (e.g., Skadden and Latham) are prestigious. No one at my T6 (historical) wanted to go there.

The legacy undisputed V5 is WLRK, CSM, S&C, DPW and STB.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053271)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:03 AM
Author: hyperactive beady-eyed circlehead mental disorder

Clever Weil-bro post

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053286)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:43 AM
Author: White Deranged Cruise Ship



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053324)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Blue low-t step-uncle's house



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053373)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:43 AM
Author: Nofapping Hilarious Locus

True although STB is SPS now



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053393)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:11 AM
Author: spectacular unholy business firm knife

How is STB?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053474)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: titillating know-it-all multi-billionaire bawdyhouse

Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053501)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:20 AM
Author: Irradiated Alcoholic Native

YOURE A PARTNER

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053507)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: crystalline cracking water buffalo

Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business guys are impressed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49054201)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:01 PM
Author: Sticky blood rage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053812)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: Irradiated Alcoholic Native



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2Elisa#49053817)