-as of [20 NOVEMBER 2025]-
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-MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT SCAN ANY “CLOUD SYNC DRIVES”-
-OTHERWISE YOU CAN MISTAKENLY DELETE FILES THAT ARE SYNCED BETWEEN YOUR “LOCAL STORAGE” AND YOUR “CLOUD STORAGE”-
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-TO PREVENT THIS, ADD YOUR “CLOUD SYNC DRIVES” TO THE “IGNORE LIST”-
-4 [GOOGLE VIRTUAL DRIVES]-
-1 [iCLOUD DRIVE]-
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*TO VIEW/EDIT “IGNORE LIST”* —>
(no direct KS)
*OPEN “SETTINGS”* —>
-[COMMAND] + [ , ]-
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*CLICK “IGNORE LIST”* —>
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-ADD FOLDERS TO [IGNORE LIST]-
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-MONITOR [AVAILABLE STORAGE SPACE] ON [MACBOOK PRO]-
-MONITOR [AVAILABLE STORAGE SPACE] ON [JOSEPHJGATTI] GOOGLE ACCOUNT-
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“GEMINI”
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“CLICK ADD SCAN LOCATIONS”
“CLICK CHOOSE”
“CLICK SCAN FOR DUPLICATES”
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*COMPLETED SCAN* —>
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“CLICK REVIEW RESULTS”
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*TO RETURN TO “SUMMARY”* —>
“CLICK SUMMARY”
(OR PRESS THE [ESCAPE KEY])
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“CLICK REVIEW DUPLICATES”
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*NAVIGATE TO ANY [TAB] IN [LEFT COLUMN]* —>
-CLICK [“TAB NAME”]-
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-CLICK “ALL DUPLICATES”-
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*THE [LEFT COLUMN] CONTAINS 2 SECTIONS* —>
“EXACT DUPLICATES-
-SIMILAR FILES-
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-YOU CAN [SHOW/HIDE] EITHER SECTION BY CLICKING THE [RIGHT/DOWN ARROW] ON THE RIGHT OF EACH “SECTION TITLE”-
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*EXACT DUPLICATES* —>
(7 TABS)
-ALL DUPLICATES-
-ARCHIVES-
-AUDIO-
-FOLDERS-
-IMAGES-
-VIDEO-
-OTHER-
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*SIMILAR FILES* —>
(2 TABS)
-ALL SIMILAR-
-IMAGES-
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-THE [DATA SIZE] OF DUPLICATES FOR EACH “TAB CATEGORY” IS DISPLAYED ON THE [RIGHT] OF ITS [LISTING]-
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-USE [UP/DOWN ARROWS] TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE TABS-
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-HITTING [UP ARROW] WHEN THE FIRST [TAB] IN “EXACT DUPLICATES” IS SELECTED DOESN’T DO ANYTHING-
-HITTING [DOWN ARROW] WHEN THE LAST [TAB] IN “EXACT DUPLICATES” IS SELECTED WILL SELECT THE FIRST [TAB] IN “SIMILAR FILES”-
-HITTING [UP ARROW] WHEN THE FIRST [TAB] IN “SIMILAR FILES” IS SELECTED WILL SELECT THE LAST [TAB] IN “EXACT DUPLICATES”-
-HITTING [DOWN ARROW] WHEN THE LAST [TAB] IN “SIMILAR FILES” IS SELECTED DOESN’T DO ANYTHING-
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*TO SELECT “ALL DUPLICATES”* —>
[OPTION] + [UP ARROW]
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*TO SELECT “IMAGES”* —>
[OPTION] + [DOWN ARROW]
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*THE [BOTTOM LEFT CORNER] DISPLAYS THE TOTAL [AMOUNT / SIZE] OF “EXACT DUPLICATES / SIMILAR FILES”* —>
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-BY DEFAULT, “GEMINI” AUTOMATICALLY SELECTS 1 [FILE] IN A [DUPLICATE GROUP] TO PRESERVE-
-IT DELETES THE OTHER [DUPLICATES]-
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-“SELECTED FILES” ARE THE FILES YOU WILL BE DELETING-
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-FOR EACH [TAB], YOU CAN SPECIFY HOW TO DETERMINE WHICH FILES WILL BE “SELECTED” FOR EACH “DUPLICATE GROUP” IN THE “TAB”-
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*RIGHT-CLICK THE [TAB]* —>
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-“AUTOMATICALLY” REFERS TO GEMINI’S “DEFAULT METHOD” OF “SMART SELECTING” WHICH DUPLICATES TO [KEEP/DELETE]-
-SELECTING “OLDEST” WILL ONLY KEEP THE “NEWEST FILE” IN THE GROUP-
-SELECTING “NEWEST” WILL ONLY KEEP THE “OLDEST FILE” IN THE GROUP-
-SELECTING “ANY” WILL RANDOMLY CHOOSE 1 “FILE” IN THE GROUP TO PRESERVE-
-“DESELECT ALL” WILL NOT MARK ANY DUPLICATES FOR DELETION-
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-THESE “SELECTION SETTINGS” WILL APPLY ONLY TO THE “TAB” YOU ARE IN-
-UNLESS YOU ARE IN “ALL DUPLICATES”-
-IN THAT CASE, “DE-SELECTING ALL” WILL DE-SELECT ALL “FILES” IN EVERY TAB IN THE “EXACT DUPLICATES SECTION”-
-SAME PRINCIPLE APPLIES TO “SIMILAR FILES” SECTION”-
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*YOU CAN ALSO SELECT “SELECTION METHOD” FOR THE “TAB” VIA THIS “DROPDOWN MENU”* —>
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-WHEN YOU SELECT FILES FOR DELETION, A “SELECTED TAB” APPEARS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE [LEFT COLUMN]* —>
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-THIS DISPLAYS THE TOTAL [SIZE] OF CURRENTLY SELECTED FILES-
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*IT ALSO LISTS ALL “SELECTED FILES”* —>
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-TO [DE-SELECT] ALL FILES, EITHER [RIGHT-CLICK] THE “SELECTED TAB” + SELECT “DE-SELECT ALL”- OR CLICK THE “DESELECT ALL” BUTTON IN [TOP LEFT CORNER] OF “SELECTED LIST”-
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*SELECT HOW “DUPLICATE GROUPS” ARE SORTED IN EACH TAB* —>
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-BY DEFAULT, “DUPLICATE GROUPS” ARE SORTED BY “SIZE” IN “DESCENDING ORDER”-
-MEANING THE LARGEST “DUPLICATE GROUP” IS SELECTED FIRST-
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*IN EVERY [“DUPLICATE GROUP” LIST], THE “LAST SELECTED [DUPLICATE GROUP] WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN “GRAY”* —>
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*TO NAVIGATE FROM THE “LEFT COLUMN” TO THE SELECTED TAB’S “LAST SELECTED [DUPLICATE GROUP]” LIST, PRESS THE [RIGHT ARROW KEY]* —>
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*TO NAVIGATE BACK TO THE [SELECTED “DUPLICATE GROUP” PARENT TAB], PRESS THE [LEFT ARROW KEY]* —>
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*GRID VIEW* —>
[COMMAND] + [ 1 ]
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*LIST VIEW* —>
[COMMAND] + [ 2 ]
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*SEARCH THE [DUPLICATES LIST]* —>
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-USE [UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS] TO SELECT [[PREVIOUS/NEXT] DUPLICATE GROUP]-
-HITTING [UP ARROW] WHEN FIRST [DUPLICATE GROUP] IS SELECTED DOESN’T DO ANYTHING-
-HITTING [DOWN ARROW] WHEN LAST [DUPLICATE GROUP] IS SELECTED DOESN’T DO ANYTHING-
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*TO NAVIGATE TO [BOTTOM] OF [“DUPLICATE GROUP” LIST]* —>
[OPTION] + [DOWN ARROW]
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*TO NAVIGATE TO [TOP] OF [“DUPLICATE GROUP” LIST]* —>
[OPTION] + [UP ARROW]
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*CLICK A “DUPLICATE GROUP” TO SELECT IT* —>
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*[COMMAND-CLICK] TO SELECT MULTIPLE “DUPLICATE GROUPS”* —>
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*[SHIFT-CLICK] TO SELECT A RANGE OF “DUPLICATE GROUPS”* —>
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*TO SELECT ALL “DUPLICATE GROUPS” IN THE LIST* —>
[COMMAND] + [ a ]
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-TO [DE-SELECT] ALL “DUPLICATE GROUPS” IN THE LIST, CLICK ANY “DUPLICATE GROUP”-
(THE REST OF THE “DUPLICATE GROUPS” WILL BE [DE-SELECTED])
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*[RIGHT-CLICK] ANY SELECTED [DUPLICATE GROUP] TO DEFINE HOW ALL SELECTED “DUPLICATE GROUPS” WILL SELECT WHICH [DUPLICATE] TO KEEP* —>
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*TO EXPAND ALL SELECTED “DUPLICATE GROUPS”* —>
[RIGHT ARROW]
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*TO EXPAND ALL [DUPLICATE GROUPS]* —>
[COMMAND] + [RIGHT ARROW]
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*TO CONTRACT ALL SELECTED “DUPLICATE GROUPS”* —>
[LEFT ARROW]
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*TO CONTRACT ALL [DUPLICATE GROUPS]* —>
[COMMAND] + [LEFT ARROW]
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*[[VIDEO/IMAGE] DUPLICATE GROUPS] WILL DISPLAY A “THUMBNAIL” ON [LEFT SIDE] OF THE LISTING ALONG WITH “FILE NAME” + “FILE SIZE”* —>
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*WHEN YOU SELECT A [VIDEO/IMAGE DUPLICATE GROUP], IT WILL BE PREVIEWED ON THE [RIGHT SIDE] OF THE WINDOW* —>
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*HOVER POINTER OVER THE “VIDEO” TO ACCESS THE “BOTTOM ROW TOOLBAR”* —>
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*REWIND 15 SECONDS* —>
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*PLAY* —>
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*PAUSE* —>
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*FAST FORWARD 15 SECONDS* —>
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*[PRESS/DRAG/DROP] THIS SLIDER TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE VIDEO* —>
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*THE [VIDEO LENGTH] IS DISPLAYED IN [BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER]* —>
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*CLICK THE “VIDEO LENGTH DISPLAY” TO VIEW HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING IN THE VIDEO* —>
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*VOLUME* —>
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*PLAYBACK SPEED* —>
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*THE [RIGHT SIDE] OF EACH “DUPLICATE GROUP LISTING” DISPLAYS THE [# OF SELECTED FILES] + [# OF TOTAL FILES] IN THE GROUP* —>
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*THIS IS ALSO DISPLAYED IN THE [TOP RIGHT CORNER] OF THE [RIGHT PREVIEW]* —>
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-CLICK ON THE “# OF DUPLICATES SELECTED” DISPLAY TO SELECT “SELECTION METHOD” FOR THE SELECTED “DUPLICATE GROUPS”* —>
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*WHEN [DUPLICATE GROUP] IS EXPANDED, USE [UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS] TO SELECT “DUPLICATES” WITHIN THE “DUPLICATE GROUP”* —>
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*WHEN YOU SELECT A SINGLE “DUPLICATE”. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO THAT “DUPLICATE” IS DISPLAYED ON THE [RIGHT SIDE PREVIEW]* —>
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-SIZE-
-LAST MODIFIED-
-FILEPATH-
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*CLICK THE “MAGNIFYING GLASS” TO OPEN THE “DUPLICATE” IN [FINDER]* —>
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*[RIGHT-CLICK] ANY DUPLICATE* —>
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-IF YOU [RIGHT-CLICK] ANY [FOLDER] IN THE DUPLICATE’S [FILE-PATH], YOU CAN [DE-]SELECT ALL COPIES OF THE FILE WITHIN THAT FOLDER-
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*CLICK A DUPLICATE’S “CHECKBOX” TO SELECT IT FOR REMOVAL* —>
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*IF YOU SELECT ALL [FILES] IN A [DUPLICATE GROUP], YOU GET THIS WARNING* —>
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“DON’T WARN ME AGAIN”
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-YOU CAN SORT THE “FILES” IN A “DUPLICATE GROUP” BY DIFFERENT PARAMETERS-
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*WHEN YOU EXPAND A “DUPLICATE GROUP”, YOUR “PARAMETER OPTION ICONS” ARE DISPLAYED* —>
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*ALL “DUPLICATE GROUPS” CAN BE SORTED BY “FILE PATH”* —>
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*SOME “DUPLICATE GROUPS” CAN BE SORTED BY “DATE LAST MODIFIED”* —>
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*PARAMETERS* —>
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*REMOVE SELECTED “DUPLICATES” FROM THE [BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER]* —>
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-YOU CANNOT REMOVE DUPLICATES FROM THE APPLE “PHOTOS APP”-
(THEY WILL BE INSTEAD MOVED A FOLDER IN THE “PHOTOS APP” CALLED “GEMINI DUPLICATES”)
(YOU CAN DELETE THE FILES FROM THERE)
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*to [start over]* –>
“NEW”
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START OVER!
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☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️
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*click the center ‘plus button’ to select a ‘drive’ to scan*
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*CLICK THIS [BUTTON] IN [BOTTOM LEFT CORNER]* —>
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-IF THE “OPEN BUTTON” IN [BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER] IS “GRAYED OUT”, YOUR SELECTED “FOLDER” CANNOT BE SCANNED-
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*YOU CANNOT SCAN THE [“MACBOOK 2” TOP DIRECTORY]* —>
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*YOU CANNOT SCAN THE “NETWORK”* —>
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*YOU CAN SCAN “EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES”* —>
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*YOUR “MACINTOSH HD” IS ALREADY SELECTED* —>
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-HIT [RETURN] TO SELECT THE “MACINTOSH HD” DIRECTORY-
(your whole computer)
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-[978.06 GB]-
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(the button ‘looks yellow’ to me)
(is that why these chose to inform me that the button is “green”?)
(just confusing the “color blind”)
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-HIT [RETURN] TO START SCANNING-
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-[12 MARCH 2025]-
-SCAN STARTED @ [4:28 AM]-
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-THIS PROCESS CAN TAKE HOURS-
-AND USES [1.3 GB RAM – 1.8 GB RAM]-
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*TO QUIT “GEMINI”* —>
“QUIT GEMINI”
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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👈👈👈☜*-GEMINI 2-* ☞ 👉👉👉
-INSTRUCTIONS-
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥