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Four in a Bed - Season 29 Episode 563 -
Cwmiar Holiday Cottages

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00:00That smells. Give that a whiff.
00:03No.
00:05Four sets of holiday hosts.
00:07Yeah, nice and clean.
00:08Check into each other's places.
00:10Oh, wow.
00:11It's a nice room, isn't it?
00:12What a property.
00:13And check out one another.
00:15Every day I'll check in minimum five rooms.
00:17You love a check-in.
00:18Yeah.
00:19It's because you like to flirt with all the sweet old ladies that come in.
00:22Connor and Grace are great hosts and I think we can get on really well with them.
00:27Today there's cowning around.
00:30This is a lovely experience.
00:32Is there any jobs going?
00:33There's always jobs to do here.
00:35As they battle.
00:36When you pay for accommodation you expect a clean room.
00:40To be named best value for money.
00:42Cobwebs in the kitchen.
00:44I can't see them. I honestly can't.
00:47The third visit of the week is to Llan Cluny in Carmarthenshire.
00:57And Cymya holiday cottages.
00:59Owned by Eilis Owen.
01:01Who's joined in the competition by friend Demelza Fish Jenkins.
01:05A pair who like to kid around.
01:07We met through our children.
01:08Our girls do the same things.
01:10They play the harp together.
01:11So we end up on most Saturdays having a coffee.
01:14We've been friends for years.
01:16Partners in crime.
01:18Guests looking for a steal.
01:20Can choose from one of six self-catered cottages.
01:23Alongside a working farm.
01:25For up to £185.50 a night.
01:28Based on a two night minimum.
01:30In a place that treasures tradition.
01:32There's something unique about these old buildings.
01:35There's something cosy and warm about it I feel.
01:38I've painted everything.
01:39But I've kept the traditional as well.
01:42You've got to be careful.
01:43Otherwise you'll be modernised.
01:44And I don't think people want that.
01:47And with her competitors on the way.
01:50Eilis is hoping for a clean sheet.
01:52It is hours of work to get the cottages clean.
01:55But after saying that.
01:57I am a clean person.
01:58And things have got to be right.
02:00About to arrive.
02:01Are today's first guests.
02:03Why have you got a razor with you?
02:05So I could shave my neck.
02:06Is that a ladies razor?
02:07It is.
02:08They shave better than men's.
02:10Oh yeah.
02:11I'll respect that.
02:12Looking sharp.
02:14Our friends Connor Keddie and Grace Knowles.
02:17Of the White Lion Western.
02:18In Western Cheshire.
02:20Earlier this week.
02:21On a trip to a nuclear bunker museum.
02:23The guests were alerted to Eilis and Demelza's nationality.
02:27It's from here.
02:28That the warning of an impending nuclear attack.
02:31Would have been sent out.
02:32All over England.
02:34You're warning England.
02:35You're not warning Wales.
02:36I think with the Maldonela's place.
02:39I tripped away.
02:40It was maybe on the cards.
02:41And today.
02:42Connor and Grace are contemplating the country.
02:45This is a very rural.
02:47Surrounding.
02:48I'm a city boy.
02:50You are a city boy.
02:51This will be like a.
02:52A first time experience.
02:54Oh.
02:55We've had a message.
02:56Oh.
02:57Interesting.
02:58Dear Connor and Grace.
02:59Welcome to Kunwa Holiday Cottages.
03:02Price £185.50 a night.
03:05Based on a two night minimum.
03:06Okay.
03:07Self catering.
03:08Okay.
03:09So it's your turn to cook.
03:11Oh.
03:12A dragon.
03:13Are we in Wales?
03:14I think so.
03:15A mackerel.
03:23Cozy.
03:24This is nice.
03:25I like the sort of.
03:26Oldness.
03:27Yeah.
03:28Of it as well.
03:29It's definitely a cottage.
03:30Yeah.
03:31Definitely a cottage.
03:32Definitely a cottage.
03:33With Grace and Connor.
03:34Building things up.
03:35The next guests.
03:36Are learning the lingo.
03:37Can you speak Welsh, Roger?
03:39No.
03:40I did try this morning.
03:41Bodar.
03:42Bodar is.
03:43Good morning.
03:44Fitting right in.
03:46Our married couple.
03:47Sue and Roger Benbow.
03:49Of Tedstone Log Cabins.
03:51In Tedstone Delamere.
03:52Herefordshire.
03:53On the last visit.
03:54Over drinks.
03:55Alice served up a clue.
03:57We have self checking service.
03:59Because on my location.
04:01We do get people arrive.
04:03About 12.
04:04One o'clock in the morning.
04:05I think Alice's place.
04:06Is on a farm.
04:07Most definitely.
04:08But it's obviously completely different.
04:10To where we've been so far.
04:11And today.
04:12Sue and Roger.
04:13Are reaping the rewards.
04:15I'm looking forward to getting out into some countryside.
04:18I reckon it's going to be on a farm.
04:20Perhaps a little bit old-fashioned.
04:22I don't know.
04:23It could be.
04:24Oh.
04:25Taxis have come through.
04:27Dear Roger and Sue.
04:28Welcome to.
04:29Come here.
04:30Holiday cottages.
04:31Price.
04:32£178.50 per night.
04:34There we go.
04:35Definitely lots of character.
04:36Look at that wood burner over there.
04:37That's really nice.
04:38With Sue and Roger warming to the place.
04:39Today's next guests are disaster planning.
04:53Worst case scenario.
04:54Worst case scenario today.
04:55Is.
04:56Bell 10.
04:57In the rain.
04:58It's not something that's at the top of my list.
04:59I don't mind camping.
05:00You do scouts.
05:01Yeah.
05:02I'm just glad I've come with a scout leader.
05:03Can build us on fire.
05:04Leaders of the pack.
05:05Our friends Laura Mews and Claudia Pardo.
05:07Of Foxlow Grange in Buxton Derbyshire.
05:08When they hosted last time.
05:09It's different isn't it?
05:10Very very different.
05:11Despite first-rate first impressions.
05:12Oh wow.
05:13Oh wow.
05:14Come morning.
05:15Alice and Demelza had views on the view.
05:17You can see inside.
05:18It's a massive issue for me.
05:19Yeah.
05:20It is.
05:21It's a massive issue for me.
05:22It is.
05:23It's a massive issue for me.
05:24Yeah.
05:25It is.
05:26It's a massive issue for me.
05:27It is.
05:28It's a massive issue for me.
05:29It's a massive issue for me.
05:30It's a massive issue for me.
05:31Yeah.
05:32It's a massive issue for me.
05:33Yeah.
05:34It is.
05:35There's no privacy there.
05:36There's nothing.
05:37No.
05:38And at feedback.
05:39How was the facilities?
05:40They broke the news.
05:41I would say six because of the privacy.
05:44Six.
05:45Yeah that's disappointing.
05:46Obviously people are being super critical.
05:49But today Laura and Claudia are in the mood for moving on.
05:53Some of the comments that were said we felt were a bit unjust.
05:57But yeah we just continue being as we are.
05:59I think we're quite straight talking people anyway.
06:01But not in a nasty way.
06:02Laura and Claudia welcome to our holiday cottage.
06:07£139.50 per night.
06:09That's cheap.
06:10It's a cottage.
06:11Yeah.
06:12Oh look Claudia.
06:17This looks medieval.
06:19I don't know if I expected this.
06:21A lot of cobwebs.
06:22Dust.
06:23Dust.
06:24With the hosts out of the way.
06:29The guests can cast their eye over Kumya.
06:32Lovely and clean Rog.
06:35It's got beams.
06:36I love beams.
06:37I think it's good guys but Clora.
06:39The checking information you get is great.
06:41But I would like a digital guide pre-arrival.
06:45Slightly rusty.
06:46It seems to be leaking rust as well which is affecting the carpet.
06:51There's quite a lot of cobwebs like Halloween on steroids.
06:54I like the rustic beams.
06:55I like that they're not painted over like ours.
06:57However, quite a lot of cobwebs.
06:59Can you see up there?
07:00Looks like a well established cobweb.
07:02Yeah, there's loads up there.
07:04Oh this looks nice.
07:06Very rustic.
07:08Found some dust.
07:10Ooh, just a bit.
07:12Did you find any dust?
07:13Yes, there's some dust there.
07:15That should have been white really, shouldn't it?
07:18There's a lot of cobwebs around my head and I'm not quite sure how I feel about that.
07:22The lights are annoying me a little bit because of the warm yellow and then the harsh white.
07:27It's just a bit jarring.
07:28Yeah.
07:29What have we got in here?
07:30Ooh.
07:31Not my favourite thing to have a bathroom downstairs.
07:34No.
07:35Takes me back to when I was a child.
07:37It just needs a little bit of a brush.
07:39I just feel like it just needs a really deep clean with bleach.
07:43What do you think of that string?
07:44Just needs a new string on there doesn't it?
07:46Yeah.
07:47Really looking and it's also a little bit of damp on the outside wall.
07:50Damp on the, possibly on the outside wall.
07:52Black mould there and some in the corner there and some over there.
07:56It's on the silicone.
07:57It could have done with some new taps.
07:59That's missing.
08:00I don't know whether that's the hot or the cold.
08:02And it's got a bit of gunge under there.
08:05It's a bit rusty.
08:06Oh mate.
08:09Room inspections almost over.
08:11Sue and Roger are quick on the draw.
08:13Three, two, one, go!
08:16Whoop!
08:19Connor's hanging out.
08:20Walking wardrobe.
08:21Beautiful.
08:23While Laura and Claudia request a re-clean.
08:27If you just look down the side of these lights, and this side's even worse.
08:31And this one's got a little friend attached.
08:33Do you want me to do light before this evening?
08:34Yeah, don't mind.
08:40Myth has it that Carmarthonshire was home to the Arthurian wizard Merlin.
08:45And today, hoping to give their guests a magical time, hosts Airless and Demelza are treating them to a look around the farm.
08:52Well, being a farmer myself, it is a busman's holiday, but it's always nice to see other people farm and how they do it.
09:00But with it raining cats and dogs, it's all inside to meet some of the farm's youngest animals.
09:06Welcome to our calving shed. We've got some hungry calves, you know.
09:10Where Laura and Claudia really milk the experience.
09:13What breed of cow are these?
09:15Limousine cross-freesions there.
09:17And how old are they?
09:1821 days.
09:19Oh, really?
09:20This is a lovely experience.
09:21Is there any jobs going?
09:23There's always jobs to do here.
09:26And as the rest of the group have a turn...
09:28Yours is finished, mate. All gone.
09:31..it seems the hosts aren't cowering away from the morning's re-clean.
09:36I was a bit disappointed with her feedback for the cottage.
09:39They show with a bed. It was nothing, I thought.
09:42I think it was a bit of a tit-for-tat.
09:44We're not here to give any, like, tit-for-tat.
09:46Obviously, we've got our comments and, you know,
09:48it's all about constructive criticism
09:50and I hope people take it in the way that it's intended.
09:53With the downpour showing no sign of dissipating,
09:56Alice has a surprise in store, courtesy of her children.
10:00Alice's two daughters have decided to give you a little bit of a quiz.
10:04Yes.
10:05And the winner has, well, a box of chocolates.
10:08To win the competition,
10:09the guests must identify the four different breeds of sheep in front of them
10:13from a list provided.
10:15And with quiz sheets handed out, the competition intensifies.
10:19But we're going to be bad at it.
10:23I'm a bit of a sheep farmer, and if I get it wrong,
10:25he's going to make me look really bad.
10:27Roger definitely kept that in his secret pocket, didn't he?
10:29I know my sheep.
10:31I really don't know what to expect from them now.
10:33I've got no idea.
10:34I don't see Sue as a farm lady.
10:36Roger's revelation revealed.
10:38The group get guessing.
10:40What's this up?
10:42It's a black one.
10:43Brecknock Hill Cheviot.
10:44Is that the one you saw?
10:46No.
10:47That one.
10:48Why that one?
10:49Oh no, that one.
10:50Shall we go for that then?
10:51Roger!
10:52Have you got them all yet?
10:53Just about.
10:54We're going.
10:56Decisions made.
10:57The group gather for the results.
10:59Pen number one.
11:00Roger said Brecknock Hill Cheviot.
11:03OK.
11:04Herdwick.
11:05Herdwicks.
11:06We said same as Roger.
11:08Yes, it's Brecknock Cheviot.
11:11Yes!
11:12With both Sue and Roger, and Laura and Claudia,
11:15correctly guessing the next two breeds,
11:18it all comes down to question four.
11:20Kerry Hill.
11:21OK.
11:22Speckled face.
11:23Yes, speckled face.
11:25They are Beulah speckled face.
11:28Yes!
11:34Absolutely buzzing that we beat Roger.
11:36Do you not feel sorry for it?
11:37No.
11:38Oh, I feel sorry.
11:39No, I don't.
11:40When this goes out, I will have a few texts, I think, come through.
11:45And with the afternoon nearing its end,
11:47the weather hasn't dampened the host's spirits.
11:50I hope they enjoyed something different anyway for them
11:53on a rainy afternoon.
11:55Yeah, it was really nice to show off what we had it.
11:57I felt quite proud then.
11:59The third visit of the week is to Llan Lluuny in Carmarthenshire,
12:10where tonight, hosts Eilis and Demelza
12:13have invited their guests for a drink in the local.
12:16Cheers.
12:17Cheers.
12:18Cheers.
12:19Glasses raised, Sue wants the history from the host.
12:23So, Ellis, how did you come about buying your holiday let?
12:26Well, Carmarthenshire had been for sale for a year and a half,
12:29and we were looking, as farmers, obviously, to buy the land.
12:32We looked at farming on its own, and we knew we couldn't sustain it,
12:35so we looked for diversification, like most farmers do these days.
12:39So, have you done any work yourself on the cottages?
12:41Yes.
12:42When we arrived there, there was, well, it was really run down,
12:45unfortunately, and we had to refurbish everything.
12:47It's actually one whole season she's been running it,
12:50so to be honest, she's in the early stages of learning.
12:54I think Ernest has taken on a lot.
12:56I expect she was pretty busy before she even took on the holiday cottages.
13:00I think she's doing a good job.
13:02Some of it just needs upgrading.
13:04She needs to spend more money on the properties.
13:07Business balanced, Grace wants the group to dish the dirt.
13:11What's everyone's opinions on a level of cleanliness?
13:13Do you find it changes depending on which kind of property you go to?
13:16When you pay for accommodation, wherever it is,
13:20you expect a clean room, and it should be clean
13:22regardless of where you are staying.
13:24You go in to some places with some sort of expectation.
13:28This is a very rural place.
13:30I'm expecting to see spiders.
13:31So, for me, that's an expectation I'm already going in with.
13:34I will come across a few spiders.
13:36You know what I mean?
13:37Yeah, but, you know, you want a clean kitchen,
13:39you want a clean bathroom, don't you?
13:40Yeah.
13:41You want... I think it's still...
13:42You expect it to be clean, wouldn't you?
13:43Yeah, definitely.
13:44For me, I have my expectation, and if it's...
13:47It doesn't matter if I paid £10 a night or £300 a night,
13:50I still want it clean.
13:51Yeah.
13:55Laura and Claudia live in a different part of the country
13:57to where we do.
13:58In a way, in a different world to us.
13:59And, you know, this year's happened to be
14:01everybody's complaining about spiders.
14:03Tension mounting.
14:04Claudia's looking ahead.
14:06Roger, Sue, we're coming to you next.
14:08What can we expect?
14:09Our property is quite different from everywhere else.
14:13Mmm.
14:14It's very bespoke.
14:16And I think the only place you possibly will find something like it
14:21is up in the Highlands of Scotland.
14:23Mmm.
14:24It is self-checking.
14:25And it is self-catering, but we do leave a little welcome basket for you.
14:30So I've already had to cook breakfast for everyone,
14:32and I have to do it two more times.
14:34I think that's quite selfish, to be honest.
14:37I am expecting, from Roger and Sue, absolute perfection.
14:41Everything is super immaculate, bespoke, and it's an experience,
14:46so my expectation is up here right now.
14:50Drink's done.
14:51It's back to the cottages.
14:53Isn't this a nice cosy room to sit by the wood burner?
14:58Yeah, really nice feature.
15:00Ah, this is more like it.
15:06Morning has broken in Carmarthenshire.
15:09I slept really well last night.
15:11Yeah, I slept really well.
15:12Less sleep I've had.
15:14How did you sleep last night?
15:15Yeah, really well, thanks.
15:16Yeah.
15:17Good, you?
15:18Yeah, good.
15:19Comfy bed.
15:20Cumyar Holiday Cottages is a self-catered stay,
15:23and host Eilis hopes her guests will be cooking on gas.
15:27Here at Cumyar, we provide everything for self-catering,
15:30and I hope they'll have a delicious breakfast,
15:32even if they can't cook.
15:35With breakfast prep underway, the guests suss out the set-up.
15:39We've got gas, we've got pots, we've got pans,
15:41we've got what we need to do the job.
15:43A saucer in there for the beans.
15:46Put that out on the side.
15:48I think I've got everything to cook, Laura.
15:50I don't think we're missing anything.
15:52But for some of the group, it doesn't all scrub up.
15:55Not the cleanest of cookers.
15:57There's a lot of grease up around here.
15:59Oh, it's a bit gummy, the bean juice.
16:02I don't like that very much.
16:05The facilities were good. We had everything we needed.
16:07Obviously, one dirty pan is what it is.
16:10Maybe she could look over everything, but it is what it is.
16:13With the cooked stuff close to completion, the guests plate up.
16:17Well done.
16:18Thanks very much.
16:19You're welcome.
16:20And as they dig in, it's the overall stay that's on the menu.
16:23I really like Ellis' place. I think it's cosy, cottagey, rural.
16:29It's comfortable enough. Loads of space.
16:32You've got everything you need at the end of the day.
16:34Other than having no bathroom like yourself.
16:36I love the setting, and I love Ellis as a person.
16:39I think she's a wonderful host.
16:41I really want her to do well.
16:43I think she's got the bones of something amazing here for her and her family.
16:46There's just a few cleanliness issues which would need to be resolved
16:50for me to come back to stay.
16:52For me, I would love to come back in 12 to 18 months' time
16:55and see what she's managed to do with the place.
16:58Cottages digested. The guests chew over the next visit.
17:02I don't know what to expect.
17:04He's a sheep farmer, so if there's no sheep on site,
17:06I'll be quite disappointed.
17:07I have got very high expectations.
17:10Yeah, I've got very high expectations of going to Sue and Rogers.
17:13Do you think they'll give you a run for your money?
17:15Yeah, I do.
17:16Maybe Sue and Roger are our competition.
17:18I am a bit worried, being the last to go,
17:20that they might be a bit nitpicky at us.
17:23But I also hope that what we've got will just blow them away.
17:29Breakfast done.
17:30The guests get settled in to complete the anonymous feedback forms.
17:33How were your hosts at Comeyar Holiday Cottages?
17:36Good checking information.
17:37Could have done with a digital guide.
17:39Nine?
17:40Nine.
17:41How clean was Comeyar Cottages?
17:43Bathroom and kitchen were disappointing.
17:45There was cobwebs in the kitchen.
17:47Dust behind the TV.
17:48And I think a six.
17:50A lot of little things adding up.
17:52Dust.
17:53Cobwebs.
17:54Bathroom seals.
17:55I think I'd be happy with a six.
17:57We had quite a few issues.
17:58Cleanliness not standard.
18:00I just feel like it needs a really good deep clean.
18:03I think it's going to have to be a five.
18:05How were the facilities?
18:06Broken, rusted shower.
18:08Radiators was leaking a bit of rust.
18:10Odd coloured lights.
18:11I'd say a seven.
18:12A seven?
18:13Yeah.
18:14Loved the wood burner.
18:16Downstairs.
18:17Bathroom.
18:18Not ideal.
18:20Damp behind the toilet.
18:21Taps old and outdated.
18:23It's a five.
18:24How did you sleep?
18:25Slept like a baby.
18:26Ten.
18:27I was about ten.
18:28It was the best night's sleep of the week.
18:31A big ten.
18:32How was breakfast?
18:33We did have everything we needed.
18:35Check over equipment prior to checking.
18:37Yeah.
18:38Breakfast was a solid nine out of ten.
18:40So the big question, would you stay here again?
18:43We're away from what we're used to and it's peaceful.
18:46I think it's a lovely place and I'd be happy to stay here again.
18:48And so would I.
18:49But as it is right at this second, no, I wouldn't.
18:53As it is, we wouldn't stay here again.
18:55So it's a no.
18:57Now the guests must pay what they think their stay was worth.
19:02I think that's a fair price too, don't you?
19:05Yep.
19:06The cash will be kept secret until the end of the competition.
19:09But for now, Erliss and Demelza can see if Cumyar hit a high bar.
19:14Right.
19:15Let's have their thoughts.
19:17How were your hosts at Cumyar Holiday Cottage?
19:20Nine.
19:21That's quite good.
19:22Good check information.
19:23That's good.
19:24Guidebook, great.
19:25Would like digital copy.
19:27That's something we could look at, yeah.
19:29How clean was Cumyar Holiday Cottage? Five.
19:32I'm disappointed with that, I must say.
19:34Cleaning us not to standard.
19:36I thought, you know, it was clean.
19:38Place needed a deep clean.
19:40Well, there's a thing I can do.
19:41I cleaned everything from top to bottom.
19:43How did you sleep?
19:44Oh, ten.
19:45Oh, I'm happy now.
19:47Slept like a baby.
19:48Well, that's good.
19:52Do you think they'll stay again?
19:53I would hope so.
19:55No.
19:56No.
19:57Disappointing, but they were.
20:00One down, two to go.
20:02Let's go to the second one.
20:03How clean was Cumyar Holiday Cottage?
20:06Six.
20:07Okay.
20:08Okay.
20:09A lot of little things adding up.
20:11What are the little things then?
20:12Dust, cobwebs, bathroom seals.
20:15I'm very disappointed with that.
20:16There's a lot to keep on top, but I, you know, I always clean to a standard.
20:20How were the facilities?
20:22Seven.
20:23Okay.
20:24Broken, rusted shower.
20:25I wasn't aware it was broken, it was rusted.
20:27Rusted radiator leaking onto carpet.
20:30I'm fully aware of the rusted radiator.
20:32We need them all changed with time.
20:34Odd coloured lights.
20:36That's just preference, I would say, you know.
20:38How was breakfast?
20:40Nine.
20:41Good, yeah.
20:42We had everything we needed.
20:43Very happy.
20:44Check over equipment prior to check-in.
20:46I always check them, we pulled everything out.
20:52I think you should be positive, I think.
20:54Would you stay here again?
20:55Yes!
20:56That is a relief, yeah.
20:59Last but not least, okay, number three.
21:02How clean was Cumyar Holiday Cottages?
21:05Six.
21:06I thought it would be higher than that, to be honest.
21:08The bathroom and kitchen were disappointing.
21:10Bit disappointing, but you know, everybody's cleanliness is different, isn't it?
21:14Cobwebs in the kitchen.
21:16I can't see them.
21:17I honestly can't.
21:19I don't know where they've seen them.
21:20Dust behind the TV.
21:22I dusted it clean, but they were okay.
21:24How were the facilities?
21:25Five.
21:26Very disappointing, yeah.
21:27Loved the wood burner.
21:29Good.
21:30Downstairs bathroom, not ideal.
21:31They would most probably preferred one upstairs, maybe.
21:34Yeah, but they've got a toilet upstairs, haven't they?
21:36Yeah.
21:37Damp behind the toilet.
21:38It happens because they're stone walls, isn't it?
21:40Taps old and outdated.
21:42New taps need to be placed there, that's fair enough, okay.
21:45How did you sleep?
21:46Ten.
21:47Good.
21:48Best night's sleep of the week.
21:50That's nice.
21:51That is a massive compliment.
21:55Would they stay again?
21:56I don't know.
21:57I haven't got a clue.
21:58No.
21:59I am gutted.
22:00I think the competitive side is starting to show.
22:03Roger and Sue have a good place now.
22:05They have to be perfect.
22:06Yeah.
22:07Next time when Sue and Roger host.
22:08Really nice views, aren't they?
22:09I like this.
22:10It looks really nice.
22:11There's horsing around.
22:12Go on, Roger!
22:13Go on!
22:14Woo!
22:15As the guests get back to nature.
22:16I think Roger will have me in this flock.
22:17Bah!
22:18Bah!
22:19Bah!
22:20Bah!
22:21Bah!
22:22Bah!
22:23Bah!
22:24Bah!
22:25Bah!
22:26Bah!
22:39Bah!
22:40Bah!
22:41Bah!
22:48Bah!
22:50Bah!
22:51Cleaker Flumnid
22:51Bah!
22:51Bah!
22:51Bah!
22:52Bah!sell
22:52You
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