Welcome to Decode!

Welcome to Decode the Twilight Challenge. Decode is a gameshow hosted on this page. We will have contestants & judges. Each week there will be a challenge & the judges will judge the contestants' work. If you want to know more, neomail me.

To learn about how the game works, click here

Updates

11-20-09
New Moon!
ZOMG! I just got back from seeing NEW MOON! It was SO much better than Twilight in my opinion. All the actors/actresses ROCKED IT!!! If you have seen it, PLEASE neomail me. I REALLY want to talk about the movie with you all. Anyways sorry for the lack of updates. I had a Trojan Horse virus on my computer so it crashed. It is not fun. Anyways it is back for the time being but it could crash again. So Decode along with FKS Reviews will be updated. I PROMISE! I am in a good mood. Well I better go now before I stay up all night & never get anything accomplished tomorrow. Bye & I'll talk to you New Mooners tomorrow when I get your neomails XD

11-5-09
Annie!
Yay, yay, yay!!! I am SO happy. My wonderful neofriend Annie just gave me her pieces for her lap map collection & I sold them so now I am loaded with np. Hopefully I can get my remaining lab map piece tonight so I can start my adoption agency. Yay! Also, keep voting. I have only received 4 votes for far...

11-3-09
Vote!
Voting has started! I finally got around to adding everything. I have been busy with school & being sick so I finally added everything. I also added a new affie as well as a new site I am listed under. Also, we are listed under Paper Doll again so once voting starts, make sure to vote for the site.

11-1-09
SOTM!
Well the SOTM contests are over. Decode won 1st place at Bella's Paradise & 2nd place at Paper Doll. Thanks to everyone who voted. Second, I am sorry I have not been active. I was sick this week & then I got distracted with school & Halloween so now I'm back. I hope to put the entries up today so just wait for those. Also, I added a new section called "counters" under the site navigation link. I put the award I got from Bella's Paradise on there & I will put other counters from SOTM sites there as well.

10-24-09
Sick!
Ok, so I am sick today so I won't be updating the site until tomorrow or later on this week. So anyways, I am not really in a good mood. I got a neomail from Renee that she opened a new site & it is pretty much like Decode. Don't get me wrong, I love the site, but the only reason I opened this site was to have something different on neo & I feel like everyone tries to copy my sites. I am just tired of it. I don't know what I am going to do. I'm too upset to say anything else so I am just going to go crawl back in bed & sleep. Hopefully I will be in a better mood tomorrow...

10-20-09
Cupcakes!
Hey everyone. Today was the original deadline for challenge 4 entries, but I decided to extend it because I only received two entries. Hopefully this will give everyone more time. I have extended the challenge until Friday so make sure you work on your userlookups contestants. Also, voting at Kawaii Kaboom opened & even though I am not listed on the site, my dear friend Annie @ Undead is. Can you do me a favor & vote for her? I love her button & her site is fab so go to the link below to vote for her in the button contest & the SOTM contest. Also, vote for me at Paper Doll & Bella's Paradise if you haven't done so. I would really like for Decode to win. Thanks.

10-13-09
Challenge 4
I finally got around to putting the results up for challenge 3. You can get to them by viewing the challenge 3 page. Also, challenge 4 is up & it should be a good one. We are now going into layouts. Yay. The winner of challenge 4 will have their userlookup displayed on my userlookup page. Also, don't forget to vote for Decode at Bella's Paradise & Paper Doll.

10-11-09
Fixed!
Sorry for the lack of updates. The site's coding was messed up due to the letter "s". When I tried to save the coding, it wouldn't let me because of a random s or whatever so now I am back in business. Unfortunately, I am leaving to go into town today so I won't have time to put up anything until tonight sorry. Also, thanks everyone that voted for my in Paper Doll. Please continue to vote.

9-29-09
Sorry
I'm sorry I still don't have the results up. I have a project due tomorrow so I need to use as much time as I have to work on it. I just have enough time to post that I will have them up tomorrow. Sorry.

9-27-09
Bella's Paradise
I am now listed on the SOTM site, Bella's Paradise. Voting hasn't started, but when it does, make sure to vote for the site. Also, voting is CLOSED. I sent each judge the bottom two & results will be here on Monday or Tuesday.

9-24-09
Vote Now
Challenge 3 entries are now up on the challenge 3 page so vote for your favorite banner NOW!!!

9-22-09
4 Clovers
I forgot to mention earlier that Decode is sister sites with Vampire With Fangs. Don't worry Taylor, I will make sister site icons this weekend so don't remove me. Also, Decode is now listed on a site called Four Clovers. Check it out:

9-21-09
Paper Doll
Decode has entered a SOTM site called Paper Doll. Voting starts October 1st so make sure you vote for the site.

9-20-09
Challenge 3
Results from Challenge 2 are up & Challenge 3 details are up too. Please check on the pages now.

9-19-09
New Layout!
Yay everyone, new layout change. I got tired of the old layout & since Decode is getting active again, I wanted to celebrate with a new layout. My friend Annie from Undead made the layout for me so give her a big round of applause.

Challenge 4's deadline has been extended until Friday.

Challenges

Challenge 1

Challenge 2

Challenges 3

Challenges 4

Challenge 1

Graphic Type: Link Back Button
Deadline: Wednesday, August the 19th @ 5:00 pm NST
1) Make a 88x31 link back button for Decode
2) You must have one of the phrases below on the link back button:
- Decode
- Decode: Vote Now
*It is a freestyle graphic so you can use whatever color scheme, or images you want. Later on in the game, I will ask for specific color schemes & images*

View Results Here

Courtney...................Karlee

Karlie.......................Lila

Luluz.......................Maggie

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Mary.......................Rose

Shelby.......................Taylor

Results for Challenge 1

Hello & welcome to Decode. I'm your host Tori. Tonight I will announce the results from Challenge 1. Let's refresh on the challenge details. First of all each of you had to make a 88x31 link back button for the site, which all of you did. Next, it had to say either "Decode" or "Decode: Vote Now". Again, all of the contestants had one of the two. Unfortunately the time limit was too sudden for Maggie, so she was disqualified this week, BUT that also means, that another contestant will be leaving us this week. The public has voted & so has the judges so now, let's see who is leaving us this week & who is moving on to Challenge 2. Good luck everyone…

The first contestant I want to announce received the most votes from the public. She also won the judges over. One of the judges said, "You have one of my favorites. I love the red going through decode. I wouldn't change a thing about it. Good job. " So who is that contestant? It's……. MARY!!! Congratulations Mary, you have received the most votes so your entry will be placed on the Wall of Fame!!!

The second contestant I am going to announce was only off by 2 votes from being tied to Mary. "I absolutely loved your button. How it looks like Haley is saying Decode is marvelous. Excellent job." Now, the second contestant staying in the game is……. LULUZ!!!!! Congratulations Luluz, you are staying in the game. Keep up the excellent work.

The next contestant I am going to call is…. TAYLOR!!! Taylor, the judges loved your image, but they felt that you could have added a little more to the text. One judge said, "I like the picture you used for you button base. And the decode. I would have done a little something more eye catching with the vote now. But other then that great job." Congratulations Taylor, you can take your place over there with Mary & Luluz.

This contestant had an interesting button. I thought the design & layout was unique & creative. This person gets two thumbs up from me & this lucky lady is…… ROSE!!! Congratulations Rose, you are going to round 2.

The next person I am going to call is…. KARLEE!!! Here is what the judges had to say, "First let me start by saying great job. I love your button. Its bright and its fun. Its very creative. I love what you did with the text. You did a great job. I cant say there isn't one thing I don't like. Great job." Haha, after hearing all the great jobs, you have definitely made an impression with the judges.

5 girls down only 4 more to go. Who will stay & who will go? The next girl I will call is…. LILA!!! Come on down girl!!! Let me just say, I was surprised to find that someone did something so unique that it is absolutely wonderful!!! I loved how you scrambled the words. It was absolutely wonderful! Congrats. You can stand over there with the rest of the girls.

We are now down to the bottom 3. Here we go…. the next person I am going to call is…… SHELBY!!! Congratulations you are going to the next round, but first lets hear some comments from the judges. "I like how the vote now just jumps at you but Its very hard for me to see the Decode. I'm not a fan of the green around the edges. I would take a different approach next time. But overall you did a good job. Like I said it would be perfect without the border. It really takes away from the rest of the green writing. " What the judges are worried about is that you are not showing us your full potential. Next week try a little better. I have faith in you. Go join the other girls.

We are now down to the bottom 2. Let's hear a few quotes about each of you. Courtney, here is what the judges said about you. "Honestly, your button doesn't seem intriguing enough for me to want to visit the site." & "I like your button but the colors are a little dark for me. I would have liked to see a little more creativity." Now let's hear about Karlie, "It actually has a picture that makes sense with the decode theme. The image is a little blurry though." & "I like your button. Vote and the end of decode are a bit hard to see. Like I said before good job, but I wouldn't write over her face it makes things a little bit harder to see. " So who stays & who goes…. The judges have decided & Courtney, this is the end for you. I'm sorry. Karlie, step up please. The judges still feel like you need to express more in your images & we are giving you another chance, just show us next week you deserve to be in the game. Courtney, thanks for playing. We will miss you.

Challenge 2

Graphic Type: Icon
Deadline: Thursday, August the 27th @ 5:00 pm NST
1) Make a 100x100 Icon
2) You must have a picture of Ashley Greene (Alice) on it.
3) It must have the quote, "Little Monster" on it.

View Results Here

Karlee...................Karlie

Lila...................Luluz

Mary...................Rose

Shelby...................Taylor
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Results for Challenge 2

Hello & welcome to Decode. I'm your host Tori. Tonight I will announce the results from Challenge 2. Let's refresh on the challenge details. First of all each of you had to make a 100x100 icon, which all of you did. Next, it had to say "Little Monster" & it must have had a picture of Ashley Greene on it. Again, all of the contestants did that. Unfortunately the time limit was too sudden for Shelby because she was in the process of moving, so she was disqualified this week, BUT that also means, that another contestant will be leaving us this week. The public has voted & so has the judges so now, let's see who is leaving us this week & who is moving on to Challenge 3. Good luck everyone…

The first contestant I want to announce received the most votes from the public. She also won the judges over. One of the judges said, "I love the effects & animation that she used. It shows that she put a lot of effort into the icon." So who is that contestant? It's……. MARY!!! Congratulations Mary, you have received the most votes so your entry will be placed on the Wall of Fame!!! For the second challenge in a row you have been #1.

The second contestant I am going to announce was only off by 1 vote from being tied to Mary. One judge said, "Excellent use of the image & how you made the overall icon turn out." Now, the second contestant staying in the game is……. KARLEE!!!!! Congratulations Karlee, you are staying in the game. Keep up the excellent work.

The next contestant I am going to call is…. LULUZ!!! Luluz, the judges loved your image, & how it was simple & clean. One judge said, "There is only one word that describes this button. Amazing! Luluz adds her own personality, creativity, & uniqueness to everything she makes. That's why I think she has the best Twilight graphics site on Neopets." Congratulations Luluz, you can take your place over there with Mary & Karlee.

This contestant had an interesting icon. I thought the design of the button was unique & creative. I mean, who thought of making the icon fading? So goes to the next round…… TAYLOR!!! Congratulations Taylor, you are going to round 3.

The next person I am going to call is…. ROSE!!! Here is what the judges had to say, "Awesome job. I love how you put lines in the image. It looks really cool." Ok Rose, go stand by the other contestants.

We are now down to the bottom 2. Let's hear a few quotes about each of you. Lila, here is what the judges said about you. "Lila could have done a lot better, but I think she has potential to make it to the end." & "Lila's was cute I thought, I like how there were many different pictures of Alice in her icon." Now let's hear about Karlie, "The picture is grainy. It's hard to read little monster also." & "It makes me wonder if she can make something that can compete with the other contestants." So who stays & who goes…. The judges have decided & Karlie, this is the end for you. I'm sorry. Lila, step up please. The judges overall loved your button. Yours was actually my favorite one. I really don't understand why you were in the bottom two. Karlie, thanks for playing. We will miss you.

Challenge 3

Graphic Type: Banner
Deadline: Wednesday, August the 23rd @ 5:00 pm NST
1) Make a 400x150 Banner
2) You must have either, "Team Edward" or "Team Jacob" on your banner.
3) The picture must include either Edward or Jacob on it depending on what quote you use.

View Results Here

*Drag & drop banner to see full size*

Karlee

Lila

Luluz

Mary
Didn't submit an entry ):

Rose

Taylor

Results for Challenge 3

Hello & welcome to Decode. I'm your host Tori. Tonight I will announce the results from Challenge 3. Let's refresh on the challenge details. First of all each of you had to make a 400x150 banner. Next, it had to either say "Team Edward" or "Team Jacob". Again, all of the contestants did that but one. Unfortunately the time limit was too sudden for Mary. The public has voted & so has the judges so now, let's see who is leaving us this week & who is moving on to Challenge 4. Good luck everyone…

The first contestant I want to announce received the most votes from the public. She even got two thumbs up from me. Her banner was my favorite one this week. One of the judges said, "I loved the animations she used & overall the image looked fantastic." So who is that contestant? It's……. ROSE!!! Congratulations Rose, you have received the most votes so your entry will be placed on the Wall of Fame!!!

The second contestant I am going to announce was only off by 2 votes from being tied to Rose. One judge said, "Excellent use of the image & I loved how you rounded the corners" Now, the second contestant staying in the game is……. TAYLOR!!!!! Congratulations Taylor, you are staying in the game. Keep up the excellent work.

The next contestant I am going to call is…. LULUZ!!! Luluz, the judges loved your image, & how you blended the image. One judge said, "I love how you used the same image, but you placed it around the banner to make it look nice." Congratulations Luluz, you can take your place over there with Rose & Taylor.

We are now down to the bottom 2. Let's hear a few quotes about each of you. Lila, here is what the judges said about you. "Her banner, to me, doesn't show any skills. I think she could have added more to it." & "I liked Lila's banner, but I think she could have added more to it." Now let's hear about Karlee, "Although her banner isn't my favorite, it shows a lot of skill and time put in it." & "I think Karlee blended her images well & I liked how she used texture to the image." So who stays & who goes…. The judges have decided & think Lila should go home, BUT we have an announcement to make. Since people have been disqualified for not turning everything in on time, I have decided to let everyone stay this week to keep the competition going longer. That means, Lila you are still in the game so make sure you prove to everyone next week what you can really do. Also, since Mary contacted me with her excuse & I think she will bring more competition in the game again, I decided to let her come back. So, what will happen next week? Stay tuned to find out what will happen in Challenge 4!!!

Challenge 4

Graphic Type: Userlookup
Deadline: Tuesday, October the 20th @ 5:00 pm NST
1) Make a userlookup for me to display on my account
2) You must use the pictures located at the link below. You do not have to use all of them, but at least put 1 or 2 in your image.
3) I would like to have an about me section or at least someplace to write info
4) When you submit your layout, please put it on your userlookup or a side account so everyone can view it for voting. I will have screenies, to go along with it, but it would be nice to everyone to view themselves.
Images are found here

Voting Status: OPEN
Send votes here

*Drag & drop image to see full size*

Karlee

View userlookup here

Lila

View userlookup here

Luluz
Didn't submit an entry ):

Mary

View userlookup here

Rose

Taylor

Contestants

~~Courtney~~

Karlee

Karlie

Lila

Luluz

~~Maggie~~

Mary

Rose

~~Shelby~~

Taylor

Courtney

Name: Courtney
Username: theguildmember
Years of Graphic Making Experience:
Graphic Sites:
Favorite Type of Graphic to Make:

Karlee

Name: Karlee
Username: twingirl12614
Years of Graphic Making Experience:
Graphic Sites:
Favorite Type of Graphic to Make:

Karlie

Name: Karlie
Username: crazykarlie_twilight
Years of Graphic Making Experience: 1
Graphic Sites: Always An Alpha & NEON
Favorite Type of Graphic to Make: Icons

Lila

Name: Lila
Username: ihartwilight
Years of Graphic Making Experience: 1
Graphic Sites: Eternal Dawn
Favorite Type of Graphic to Make: Userlookups

Luluz

Name: Luluz
Username: imaginangel
Years of Graphic Making Experience:
Graphic Sites:
Favorite Type of Graphic to Make:

Maggie

Name: Maggie
Username: xxxlittle_maggiexxx
Years of Graphic Making Experience:
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Favorite Type of Graphic to Make:

Mary

Name: Mary
Username: Mariey_twilight
Years of Graphic Making Experience:
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Favorite Type of Graphic to Make:

Rose

Name: Rose
Username: theother_boleyngirl
Years of Graphic Making Experience:
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Favorite Type of Graphic to Make:

Shelby

Name: Shelby
Username: clover_gurl101
Years of Graphic Making Experience:
Graphic Sites:
Favorite Type of Graphic to Make:

Taylor

Name: Taylor
Username: vampirewithfangs
Years of Graphic Making Experience:
Graphic Sites:
Favorite Type of Graphic to Make:

Judges

Bella

Katie

Megan

Rachelle

Tori

Bella

Name: Bella
Username: the_vampires

Kaite

Name: Katie
Username: twilight_bella_

Megan

Name: Megan
Username: metrostation16

Rachelle

Name:Rachelle
Username: itsxtwilightxmylove

Tori

Name:Tori
Username: forksknivesspoons

*Why is the host a judge? Well I decided to take the position as the host & the main judge so if there is a tie between the judges' votes, then I will be the tiebreaker.*

About the Site

Name: Decode
Started: 8/2/2009
Reason: To give Twilighters a brand new site to enjoy besides the many Twilight graphic & review sites out there
The Name?: Well I wanted a simple name for the site. Nothing too long like my other site names. So I was watching Twilight for ideas & I thought of Decode by Paramore. I mean, first of all the song was written about Twilight, it is Twilight-related, & the title was simple & sweet. So that's how the site became Decode.

My Sites

Confessions of a Sophomore
COAS is a blog about my Sophomore year. How my day went, what happened at school, all of it. This year has been pretty interesting so far so stay tuned.

Top Affies

Affies

Awards

Rewards

Coming Soon

Counters

Here is where I will put counters for SOTM sites that I receive:

Disclamier

Coding (c) Undead.
Photography (c) to their owners.
This idea was evolved from xxxlittle_maggiexxx's graphic site & I made it into my own creation. Thanks.
I would personally like to think weaponstar for the glitch help page so I could edit the codings & get the page back to normal. Thank you SO much.

Game Info

So you are probably wondering what in the world is "Decode"?! "Decode" is a reality game show hosted on this neopet page. It's based off of the popular TV Show, "Project Runway" the biggest difference is that it deals with graphics & layouts versus fashion. If you still don't understand the game, please neomail me.

There will be 4 judges & 10 contestants. Each week/challenge a contestant will be voted out. So how does the voting work? Well you, the "viewer" will have an opportunity to vote only once for each challenge. When all the votes are counted up, then the bottom two contestants will be up for eviction. Now it will be up to the judges to decide who will leave. If the judges cannot come to a decision, I (Tori the host & judge) will choose who will be evicted. Again, if you are confused about any of this, please contact me. I am here for your questions.

So what kind of challenges will we have? Well this is a graphic gameshow so all the challenges will involve making graphics. Now what exactly are the challenges going to be about, making icons & banners? Well the first couple of challenges will involve basic graphics like icons, banners, ect. Later on, you will be required to make guild layouts, site layouts, userlookups, pet userlookups, ect. Before you join the show, make sure you know how to do all of the above.

Well what's a game without prizes?! So far I the winner will have the honor to make the new layout for Decode Season 2. The winner will also receive an award from me. Right now I currently don't have any ideas for an extra prize besides a paintbrush. If you have any ideas, please neomail me.

Link Backs

By VWF

Challenge 1 Entries

Here are some entries from Challenge 1. The challenge was to make link back buttons for the site. Here are the top 6 You can use them to link back to the site if you want.

By Mary

By Luluz

By Taylor

By Karlee

By Lila

By Rose

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Reviews

99/100

First Impression-10/10p.
Sweet, sweet, sweet. I'm a big fan of your Layout. When I stumbled across your site I had to read more stuff and find out what there is on your site. I gave you 10 points, because I found, that the Layout looks so nice and organize..I love it!

Layout-9/10p.
I know I said it before, and I still love your layout. I like the pictures and the green, and I can always read everything. The only thing that I don't know it, that I always have to scroll to the right when I want to click on a link or read stuff. But that's the only thing. Great job!

Ordinary-10/10p.
The Ordinary on your site is really great. I could find everything. The Navigation on the right is very important, so maybe you could make it a little bit bigger but I can still read it.

Grammar-3/3p.
I really didn't found one mistake, I read all the updates, results, game info,... .No one..3 points for a perfect grammar!

Content-20/20p.
Jackpoint!!! I decided to give you the jackpoint, because your idea for this site was excellent, and it's amazing. You know, your site is the only original. It's a Adrenaline Rush to follow the challenges and competitions. These banners, icons,..are not made by you, but thats also not the reason for your site, because other people should do them. and I found you did that perfect. really perfect. I want to show you my favourite Graphic..:

Buttons-5/5p.
I had a big choise of buttons.There are buttons from vampire with fangs but also from the contestans. At the top I hav choosen the button, that I like the most.(From Karlee). Love it! So, your buttons are great!

Counter-1/1p.
Counter is nice:D I couldn't miss it!

Updates-4/4p.
Many updates! I read them all, and wanted to give you 4 points, because you are updating a lot and it's not boring, it is very intresting!

Affies-2/2p.
Lots of affies! cool!!! Finel impression-30/30p. Give a round aplause for decode! I've never visited a site like decode, and decode is one of the sites I like the most in Neopia. Oh, and I hope that you'll make a new challenge:D

93%/100

• 18/20-First Impression
The image is great! XD I also really like the layout, I can already notice that it's going to be really easy to navigate. All I can say is to add elite affies @ the very top of your page. A lot of people like to go see who's special to you && who isn't.

•30/30-Content
You really don't have any graphic content, but you sure do have a lot of other content. I love the idea of a gameshow online_ It's very new && unique.

• 4/5-Grammar
I noticed that you had a few sentences that didn't really make sense. Be sure to re-read what you have typed. I know I make some ty-pos sometimes, so don't be worried about your score.

• 15/15-Organisation
Everything is very organized, and I absolutely love how you can navigate through your site. It's quick, easy, & very simple.

• 2/2-Affies
You sure have some affies!

• 6/10-Link Back Buttons
You have 2 link back buttons, but what about your challenged buttons? Why not pick some of your favorite buttons & have people use them to link back to your site? Like, for example, use the top five! The top five look the best, and would definately catch a viewers eye.

• 8/8-Site Name
I'm screaming I love you so...oh, sorry, DECODE! It's a simple, yet fabulous name.

• 10/10-Originality
You were the first person to create this idea, and you should be proud! Fantastic job Tori! =]

Final Comments
Your site is definately fabulous, so keep on dazzling them Tori!

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Affies: Open
Contestant: Closed
Judge: Closed

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Rules

Here are all the rules for the site

Judge Rules:
1) You must be active or you will forfeit the right to be a judge. Now I don't need you on EVERYDAY, only on days where I need your votes.
2) Please give me your comments on as many entries as possible. I will need this to write the "script".
3) Judge fairly. If you have a friend who is entering that's fine, but if they really didn't do their best job, then please don't plead to keep them in the competition.

Contestant Rules:
1) You must submit your entries for each challenge on the day due & at the time it is so. I will not accept late entries.
2) Please follow the challenge directions. If you are missing something, that might hurt your chances of staying in the game.
3) Have fun! Decode was designed for entertainment.

*Please note that these rules can change anytime*

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Challenge 2

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Challenge 3

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Challenge 4

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Courtney

Karlee

Karlie

Lila

Luluz

Maggie

Mary

Rose

Shelby

Taylor

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Bella

Kaite

Megan

Rachelle

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