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

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Abusive impressive mad-dog skullcap indian lodge
  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
Crystalline House
  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
Carnelian bat shit crazy useless brakes karate
  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Crystalline House
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
Carnelian bat shit crazy useless brakes karate
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
Bronze Arousing Generalized Bond Chad
  06/26/25
Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
Fighting temple stock car
  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Crystalline House
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
vigorous office old irish cottage
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
Multi-colored casino hunting ground
  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
rough-skinned ultramarine parlour
  06/27/25
so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way
Crystalline House
  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
rough-skinned ultramarine parlour
  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
rough-skinned ultramarine parlour
  06/27/25
wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke
Crystalline House
  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
silver costumed legal warrant
  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
Crystalline House
  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Crystalline House
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
Crystalline House
  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
Stimulating Windowlicker
  06/27/25
180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Walnut school codepig
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
vigorous office old irish cottage
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Crystalline House
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
Abusive impressive mad-dog skullcap indian lodge
  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
Crystalline House
  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
titillating federal jew
  06/27/25
lol cr, very chill happy bros
appetizing opaque nibblets
  06/27/25
I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
Brass Rambunctious Coldplay Fan
  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
Abusive impressive mad-dog skullcap indian lodge
  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
sexy scourge upon the earth
  06/26/25
where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
Crystalline House
  06/26/25
...
dull infuriating theater
  06/26/25
messenger bag logo facing OUT
Peach Hairraiser Wagecucks Pistol
  06/26/25
My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
galvanic fortuitous meteor
  06/26/25
...
mentally impaired twisted business firm
  06/27/25
Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
aromatic fanboi voyeur
  06/27/25
What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
out-of-control twinkling uncleanness
  06/27/25
(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made ...
Cerebral jet hospital dog poop
  06/27/25
relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings. (ask...
Crystalline House
  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
out-of-control twinkling uncleanness
  06/27/25
How was penn?
Crystalline House
  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
vigorous office old irish cottage
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
Multi-colored casino hunting ground
  06/27/25
...
Crystalline House
  06/27/25
I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus her...
Flatulent forum
  06/27/25
Clever Weil-bro post
out-of-control twinkling uncleanness
  06/27/25
...
bateful chapel psychic
  06/27/25
...
Crystalline House
  06/27/25
True although STB is SPS now
Cerebral jet hospital dog poop
  06/27/25
How is STB?
Multi-colored casino hunting ground
  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
Twinkling hall
  06/27/25
YOURE A PARTNER
vigorous office old irish cottage
  06/27/25
Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business ...
Peach Hairraiser Wagecucks Pistol
  06/27/25
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Shivering sadistic state faggotry
  06/27/25
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vigorous office old irish cottage
  06/27/25


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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Abusive impressive mad-dog skullcap indian lodge

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: Crystalline 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: Carnelian bat shit crazy useless brakes karate

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: Crystalline 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: Carnelian bat shit crazy useless brakes karate

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: Bronze Arousing Generalized Bond Chad

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: Fighting temple stock car

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: Crystalline 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: vigorous office old irish cottage

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: Multi-colored casino hunting ground

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: rough-skinned ultramarine parlour

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: Crystalline 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: rough-skinned ultramarine parlour

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: rough-skinned ultramarine parlour

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: Crystalline 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: silver costumed legal warrant

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: Crystalline 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: Crystalline 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: Crystalline 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: Stimulating Windowlicker

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: Walnut school codepig

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: vigorous office old irish cottage

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: Crystalline 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: Abusive impressive mad-dog skullcap indian lodge

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: Crystalline 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: titillating federal jew

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: appetizing opaque nibblets

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: Brass Rambunctious Coldplay Fan

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: Abusive impressive mad-dog skullcap indian lodge

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: sexy scourge upon the earth

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: Crystalline 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: dull infuriating theater



(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: Peach Hairraiser Wagecucks Pistol

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: galvanic fortuitous meteor

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: mentally impaired twisted business firm



(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: aromatic fanboi voyeur

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: out-of-control twinkling uncleanness

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: Cerebral jet hospital dog poop

(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: Crystalline 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: out-of-control twinkling uncleanness

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: Crystalline 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: vigorous office old irish cottage

(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: Multi-colored casino hunting ground

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: Crystalline 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: Flatulent forum

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: out-of-control twinkling uncleanness

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: bateful chapel psychic



(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: Crystalline 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: Cerebral jet hospital dog poop

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: Multi-colored casino hunting ground

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: Twinkling hall

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: vigorous office old irish cottage

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: Peach Hairraiser Wagecucks Pistol

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: Shivering sadistic state faggotry



(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: vigorous office old irish cottage



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