Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint

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Kim Dokja does not consider himself the protagonist of his own life. Befitting the name his parents gave him, he is a solitary person whose sole hobby is reading web novels. For over a decade, he has lived vicariously through Yu Junghyeok, the main character of the web novel Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse (TWSA).

Through Junghyeok, Dokja has experienced secondhand the trials of repeatedly regressing in time, in search of an end to life-threatening “scenarios” that force people to act out narratives for the amus**ent of god-like “Constellations.”

After reading 3,149 chapters—long after all other readers lost interest—Dokja finally resigns himself to the story ending. However, he receives an enigmatic message from the author, stating that the story will soon be monetized, before his surroundings suddenly go dark.

He swiftly realizes that fiction has become reality and he is now living through TWSA. Although he is the singular omniscient reader of the events yet to come, his success in the scenarios is not guaranteed—but perhaps his advantage will empower him to step into the protagonist role that never suited him before.

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Omniscient Reader
ORV
وجهة نظر القارئ كلي العلم
มุมมองนักอ่านพระเจ้า
อ่านชะตาวันสิ้นโลก
全知的な読者の視点から
全知讀者視角
全知读者视角
전독시
전지적 독자 시점
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Alex Woods
Alex Woods
July 6, 2021
Status: c140
Author seems to have mastered ass pull justu. The MC knows everything and pulls out he exact stuff to clear the scenario. Author tried to give out more depth to side characters but they read the same. They are the usual template characters. The big bear like naive guy, justice obsessed girl, the beauty, the girl with sword.
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neyanim
neyanim rated it
June 21, 2021
Status: Completed
This was an amazing novel to read. I loved all the characters and their journey to the End was fun to watch. The last arc was very suspenseful and I didn't want to read any further dreading reaching the end. But now I'm finished after reading and I cried more than I expected. I recommend this novel to everyone who wants to read a unique story/concept with an amazing world building and characters.
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rieed_223
rieed_223 rated it
June 7, 2021
Status: c551
I stumbled upon the webtoon version of this novel and decided to read it. At first, I thought it was generic. The MC at the start seemed like the typical OP lone wolf protagonist to me so I decides to stopped reading. For some reason I picked it back up and started reading again. I caught up on the chapters and went to read the novel. It was f*cking beautiful. I almost cried at how well written this novel is. The novel was thought out pretty well. Everything connects. Things... more>> make sense the more you read. The characters are fleshed out and given character developments. I really liked this novel. I might reread it once I forget enough of the plot.

I dont have much time and this is my first time making a review so I dont know if I conveyed what I think about this novel well. <<less
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Mingyu
Mingyu rated it
May 18, 2021
Status: Completed
This novel is really great, and I really reccomend everyone to read it. Although at the first few chapters it might seem like a typical story where the MC gets crazy strong and beats the whole thing, well technically it is but it's not. The truth of the story blew my mind. You won't know the truth to this story unless you read till the end.

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Kim Dokja often sacrifices himself to save his comrades, but he manages to still live with much struggle, but the ending is still pretty ambiguous, but people believe he is still alive. There is a reason he has this massive plot armors, and the reason is pretty sad and such a genius move from the author but not breaking the logic of the story already.

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If you read till the end and was observant trough the story, you'll definitely realize the truth. Or maybe you can check out some theories hahahaha, well that'd ruin the fun.

Either way this was such a great read, don't let any bad review keep you from reading it. You're better off try reading it yourself. <<less
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cpzombie
cpzombie rated it
May 2, 2021
Status: Completed
The power system is pretty unique, at least among the things that I've read. Most of it is pretty entertaining, personally I'm not a huge fan of the amount of plot armor though. The biggest issue for me is the paradoxes and things that just don't make sense. If you can get past that kind of thing then I'd say go for it, you'll probably really like it

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Vationsal
Vationsal rated it
March 28, 2021
Status: --
okey so this is my first review and english is not my second language so there might be mistake.

Firstly this novel is AMAZING and soooo BEAUTIFUL, this is absolutely incredible. I accidently found this and read but that was most lucky accident. ORV will be always BEST for me. I am simply obsessed with this novel. Some people might not like this, they have their own preference. For me I really love this. Thank you so much author Sing-Shong and translation teams. And I must say if you are not... more>> a patient reader and don't like plot twist and complicated things then you might not like this.

It started like common KR novel. Regression, Time travel, All-knowing protagonist and MC became strong, gain comrades in arm. But started from 73rd demon world arc complicated things will begin. I like how author describe Kim dokja as a reader until the end and how they chose themselves over world. And like how this novel ended. Ending was most fitting end for ORV. Like ''I will leave 'end' to your imagination'' thing.

Kim dokja self sacrificial bastard keep dying to finish damn scenerio not thinking his comrades feeling ugghhh, BUT at the same time I think his decision is correct. While I was reading I feel so much emotion that I can't explain in word well, the plot is so beautiful that I cried. After finished reading I was like ''Whaaat so it all connected with each other??? This is huge f*cking 'CIRCLE' that don't have beginning or ending''. I feel so depressed after finished it, the most FUNNY thing is that I keep thought 'What IF this is really happening somewhere in the universe'.
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I really love entirety of this novel. Such as how Han sooyong chose to write ''Three ways to survive in the ruined world'' and become tls123 and how Yoo jonghyuk traveled to space and time to find or save Kim dokja when there is nearly no hope. And how Kim dokja stayed in that eternity train and became the watcher of worlds so universe will be exist. How secretive plotter aka 1863th Yoo jonghyuk meets most ancient dream and liberated from this huge shit. How Kim dokja became Yoo jonghyuk's constellation sponsor and helped 0th YJK in the ''World of zero'' arc..... this is my own opinion but I like how author creates a bromance moment between YJK and KDJ

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Okey so lastly this is MUST-READ novel and you won't regret it. ORV really deserved all this high rating. Before I realized I was hooked by this. You might confuse because of all timeline, makes-no-sense plot, mystery things but stay PATIENT and read eventually all things will be solved in the end. <<less
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Kawaii Panda
Kawaii Panda rated it
February 19, 2021
Status: Completed
Its been a year since I last saw this ahh, I remember the time while reading that I spend a couple of nightless just to finish this. Uck I freaking cried a lot of time while reading this especially to the epilogue like whuuut?! Every scene, arc here is absolutely top notch, the characters are well developed and you will definitely be shocked in those plot twists, its also had those funny scenes haha I suddenly remember when his word was filtered and he turn into a squid lololol. MC... more>> is a scammer xD he literally always sacrifice himself, and there is the "real protagonist" hoho, actually this is kinda similar to one korean novel/manhua called "sss-class suicidal hunter" the MC also can regress and have this suicidal habit like KDJ here, what's more they had similar name lmao just a little difference. So yeah, this will make your mind blow and you will felt roller coaster here for your emotions so be ready <<less
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mytako
mytako rated it
February 19, 2021
Status: c479
absolute garbage from mid to end.

Kim Dok-Ja ret*rd worst piece of sh*t who won't stay dead, author made life so cheap with 0 tension.

the use of coin is thrown away and hardly used, stats never even mention later and refuses to tell you the stats on any constellations.

... more>> every antagonist is ret*rded either die 1 hit even god tier or very lengthy drawn out and dumb.

the moment that scenarios is all about collecting stories (your body literally made up of stories, repair body with stories, inject body with stories) the plot goes downhill fast.

author uses probability garbage as deus ex machina to make up any bullsh*t he wants.

in the beginning I would give 4/5 and everything at scenario 10 and after 2/5. <<less
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RIP111
RIP111 rated it
February 12, 2021
Status: Completed
I love and hate this book. The beginning of the book is very interesting just getting a feel for who Kim Dokja is. I normally hate first person narrative but this book has complete mastery over it.

I definitely recommend reading this book.

Though, I hate the epilogue of this book. It left me feeling so sad and empty. I'm not sure how other people are okay with this ending because I most certainly am not OKAY with this ending.

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Kim Dokja being the Most Ancient Dream was surprising and saddening. The fact that everything was his imagination coming to life was just... depressing. It made everything they went through feel pointless because it was just a dream. To me, it made everything seem fake. And even though Kim Dokja may have made some character development ultimately in the end he still decided to take everything upon himself. He decided to be alone. (I'm crying just thinking about this).

I think Yoo Jonghyuk was the most pitiful character in this book. On top of regressing and seeing his companions die (especially Kim Dokja), his one goal throughout it all had been completed. His role as the protagonist was over and he was clueless as what do now that there were no more scenarios. But despite that, his character is admirable. The sheer mental power he possesses is out of this world. I'm honestly wondering if he is even human. After all, he is the puppet of the Most Ancient Dream (while writing this I finally figured out what that meant, I'm so slow ( ̄ー ̄)) .

The saddest part of this book was when Yoo Jonghyuk was reading to accept his end as the hope for everyone back on Earth. I was on verge of crying. It was a cruel plan for everyone involved in it especially when you take into account all the planning and care that went into it. How happy and hopeful everyone was. Broke my heart. (My heart was physically in pain). You have no idea how relieved I was when that turned out to not be the case. *phew*

I'm not really sure if this book was aiming for anything theme wise (probably just for entertainment) but this was really depressing to read. I had to take breaks in between. 1. Because it was starting to get sad and 2. I didn't want it to end. After reading this book, it honestly made me quite depressed and I still constantly think about the ending. (I may need therapy).

Honestly this review is more of me rambling because I have no one to talk to about it. I just wanted people to know how much I hate the ending. I wish someone would make an alternate ending where Kim Dokja actually stepped off the subway and not just his avatar with 94% of his memories. Why couldn't he also get a happy ending?

I mean I know he comes back in the end but it just doesn't sit right with me. And it never told us that he came back, it mainly implied by Han Sooyoungs reaction and by the phrase 'This story is for just that one reader.' I want more than that.

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I listened to War of Hearts by Ruelle while reading this book especially towards the end. It kind of fit depending on how you think about it. Just a suggestion. I don't really expect anyone to read this review, but if someone does then thank you for taking your time to read this. <<less
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fmma4
fmma4 rated it
December 25, 2020
Status: c379
Started as great later become really s*upid this is what I can say about novel first 200 250 gold quality really good I read too fast my eyes started to hurt lol but after 300+ started become average I know dozen of people give this novel 5 star but let me tell you something nope this is not 5/5 max 4 nothing more even first 200 chapter. (My review for until 379 chapter I am gonna edit later)

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MC starts as cool headed guy know everyhing because he readed book that what happen in realty yeah achive everything (bruh let me tell you something what you remember or read makes you smart not op theres no way achive everything because of just you know that yet MC does and always wins that a big bs even he dies makes no sense) and want something aka o called ending thats totaly okay for me he survived because of novel when novel become real world he again survive because of novel thats okay too but MC becomes dumber each arch more and more like he posses millions of coins but does nothing with that like no buying sword or skills yet every time he get rekth by some being because of he dont have skill or items.

Characters just beings that follow or help MC or fight against him nothing more like every MC he is right and he will win every fight nothing more I dont hate this but some arcs MC start act like ret*rd or child he dont know what to do author make him godly being then nerf him this is happens all the time.

MC act like all the time like kira know everything he is like Loki but nope he never ever does something note worthy author forgots characters and that arc later like there many forgotten characters here.

Author really bad with handling time everything happens instant theres no break or something like grind time everything happens then boom next arc then boom next arc.

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Time to talk real here what I most hate here is Japan problem what the f*ck wrong with korean authors ? Japan done something them okay like every country out here and every reader here same problem here so Japan bad ? F*ck them ? Add that to novel that I reading ? Thats okay ? Insult them ? Make them a**holes ? Make them honorless ? Really same for solo leveling what the f*ck wrong with author I dont know I dont wanna know this is fantasy novel not realistic history novel wars is bad yeah everybody knows that some bad things happens in war? Hell yeah theres no good war here sorry for saying that still this novel handles better than solo leveling so I am not gonna give less star here but still what they do here not cool and just ruins novel never ever add your grudge or your country grudge to novels or games manga anime thats annoying sorry for saying that.

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So worth to reading yes like until 250 later meh.

Some characters good some of them just morons like every korean and chinese novel manga MC does everyyhing and everybody likes them hardly anyone hates them achive things with nothing win every time MC saves and gathers many girls but none of them matter probaby maybe in the ending he gonna bang one of them probaby yo sangah that chick from mino soft.

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in the end not bad novel but not the best or 5/5 so read it or drop it up to you I enjoyed lot until becomes like every other novels so up to you all have a good reading. <<less
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Medha
Medha rated it
November 30, 2020
Status: Completed
I felt complicated. The me who understood some parts like the story and at the same time hate it. The me who didn’t understand some parts felt like I’m an idiot for not understanding and at the same time made me question if it is worth spending so much energy to even try to fathom what it’s about. Sometimes it felt like disrespecting a history but yet it felt like remembering the forgotten ones. I surely do not want to read this story again as every read may give a... more>> different answer to my question but... maybe... just maybe you would want to completely read this hopeful yet hopeless story that end with an answer I want to find out yet at the same time respect the choice of the author to leave it to my imagination.

The one who wrote this loves the story no matter what your opinion or my opinion may be. That’s what’s the most amusing part about the story is. <<less
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Hakuru
Hakuru rated it
November 2, 2020
Status: Completed
I feel like a lot of these people leaving bad reviews hasn’t completed the novel or have some personal hang ups which I’d rather not know. It’s quite a compelling read that deserves its popularity.

I acknowledge that there might be some minor plot holes here and there (I can’t help but notice it). Also the Translators switch which might be annoying to some as the form changes. Overall, the novel binds itself in an eloquent manner that is compelling and reflective.

The authors have done a good job in making this... more>> novel gripping and I want to remove the switch of Translators as it’s not the fault of the novel. Hence, 5 stars or more accurately 4.5. I would have liked to see more at the end and the possibilities that could have been. But then again, in my opinion it would have defeated the intentions of the storytelling as a whole. It’s a good read worth your time and I do recommend it. <<less
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Stomper621
Stomper621
October 30, 2020
Status: c363
Honestly, it has been really good so far. But now all the sudden, the translator changed the terminology. "Story" was changed to "Fable". By itself, that would be fine, but he also changed everyone's names! Like WTF?!?! I'm more than 300 chapters in and you sudden are gonna change the names of the characters?! F*ck off. I'm not Korean, how am I supposed to tell the difference between the names. I've spent the last 360 chapters learning about these characters, but now you change their names and how the f*ck... more>> do you expect me to follow along when I have to go back to check which f*cking character you are talking about EVERY f*ckING TIME?! F*ck this translator. This had a good story, but I'm dropping this because of this f*cking change. F*ck this bullshit. <<less
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cldhiraa
cldhiraa
October 10, 2020
Status: Completed
Honestly I really like novels like this, but of course I'll give a review after I read this book last night.

-Overall it's good

-The armor plot is used here, so our MC is very lucky

-I like smart MCs, and KDJ is kind of like this. The story itself is quite interesting and comes with comedy too, hm... There is no romance between our three MCs? Most just like friendship (KDJ, YJH, HSY)

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This has an open ending, you are free to think about the ending. Although I'm still very curious to be honest, the final chapters of their adventure are truly moving! I'm crying to be honest, they are all wholeheartedly trying to bring back the KDJ extension

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-It's like the concept of time, uh I don't know what it's called.

Spoiler

Our MC turns out to be the 'most ancient dream', perhaps an extension that is similar to the 'God' of that world. HSY turns out to be tls123 She wrote 'three ways of survival in a ruined world' in the body of 13 y.o HSY to save KDJ when she moved to the first world line where another world line had not been created (That was when KDJ being on the train as the 'most ancient dream' and his best friends try to save him

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-Huhu I need a side story! (TAT) v <<less
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Katsumirei
Katsumirei rated it
September 29, 2020
Status: c551
5/5

As someone who just finished all the chapters I had to left a review on this novel

story:

I got to know this novel through webtoon and was interested in development of the story as the beginning was pretty interesting but didnt expect much just a curiosity, after like 50-60 chapters in the concept of story was similar to other one stories about survival and there was little to say still I enjoyed the setting but didnt expect what was about to come, the story then expanded and started to get out... more>> of hand in a good way, I was kinda expecting wuxia setting and powercreep but it didnt felt that way, the story felt good and all pieces were fitting well as the story progressed and till the end of the novel I could say it was an epic adventure with great ending

character

MC was believable and a human, he never felt like overpowered character that abused his power and was struggling till the end he truly didnt have MC plot armor

While other characters were developing as the story progressed and relationships were changing some u fall to love some u hated and some u could undertood, at the end u felt that all of them even villain and extras were important and had part in whole story

The story as whole is inyeresting till the end and felt complete, I would recommend this to anyone who likes adventure fantasy and many twists <<less
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Bakayaroo
Bakayaroo rated it
September 27, 2020
Status: c118
The story is fresh the concept is new and different but reason I gave 3 star rating is that some time the plot is too inconsistent

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The MC is acting as a child being a 28 year old whenever he is around the protagonist whenever they have a conversation its like MC is waiting to be scolded like he has done something bad.

MC having all the knowledge of what will happen but he doesn't use it to get powerful but wants to make Scenarios according to his wish ok nice good but something always go wrong he then or shall I say author pulls sh*t outs of his ass and MC who cant even defeat some normal guy next to him head on defeats a dragon by the sh*t pulled out of ass by that I mean he isn't prepared for the worst case scenarios goes in the situation depending upon his knowledge of the book but at the end luck/plot armor saves him not his own skills

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1Sami
1Sami rated it
September 25, 2020
Status: c76
I'm no where near the finish of this novel but I'm already tempted to drop it because it's feeling so repetitive and all the side characters feel like the same person. They would all do the same thing because of some tragic reason and it's really predictable. The author tries to add plot twists sometimes but they don't really make sense in the context of where they were put, they were kind of forced. It's all over the place but the first 50 chapters were very entertaining so I'm giving... more>> it 3 stars instead of 2. <<less
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Ramoria
Ramoria rated it
September 14, 2020
Status: Completed
I have a million to say about this, and I even made an account on this website to comment. However, I won't say a million things since long reviews can be tedious and I want to make my point.

This story is not one you would understand if you only read 100 chapters. You may assume there's a lot of plot armor, or things thrown in without explanation. Trust me, a lot of things are explained as you go through the story.

This is also a journey. The experience and growth of... more>> a group of people during an apocalyptic type of world. There is action, plenty of it, but there's also a lot of emotion. The relationship between members in the party is not superficial — it's real. It exists. You can see it, and you can feel it. They went from a group of strangers who had messy relationships, hanging on a fine line as they trusted each other for survival but still suspected the others, to life and death companions who would see the end to this collapsing world. Kim Dokja is a reader. His point of view isn't always reliable, and while he may seem to know everything, he doesn't.

It's a truly beautiful story, and I loved every single moment. I'll admit that it has it's flaws as all others do, but I enjoyed even that. There are some moments one might look at as ridiculous or bland, but I think it's true and real.

Am I looking through rainbow-coloured glasses? No.

It's all about what you take out from reading this. Nevertheless, don't be put off by negative reviews and form your own opinion. If you ask me if I liked this novel or not, I'd say I loved it. More than anything.

But you have to find your own answer to that. <<less
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kdokja
kdokja rated it
September 7, 2020
Status: c551
One of my favorite knovels! I originally thought it'd be the millionth iteration of a reader transmigrating into a book and becoming an overpowered hero, but this novel broke my expectations in the best way. The world-building is really creative, and I love how it incorporates the concept of the story with historical figures and mythological figures. And the intensity of the relationship between Kim Dokja and Yoo Jonghyuk is just amazing! I loved the progression of the two of them going from mutual distrust, only using each other for... more>> practical purposes, until they were literally life and death companions. (I'm pretty sure I've read BL novels that were less shippy than this!) There's a lot of great side characters too. I really recommend this for people who enjoy the transmigration genre. It's a very fun and original take on it. <<less
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kamishiniyari
kamishiniyari rated it
August 21, 2020
Status: c551
it's not groundbreaking or anything.. Especially if you have been reading lots of novel of the same genre before.

MC positioning as the reader of the story might be new, probably, but the execution, the progression aren't that different from your usual 'future knowledge' themed novel.

It becomes a chore to read after 200 ish chapters.

too many 'too cryptic' sentences that doesn't make sense just so that the MC appears to be mysterious and all knowing, and poof, something happens 'but he already expects it or something happens and he didn't expect... more>> it but already have plans in hand because it might happen', there was no hints beforehand and the author just need to attach this pretty much sentence in MC monologue "This is similar with round XX story, so I already prepared this item from round XXX, and this strats from round XXY, and even if it fails I could probably enact plant from round XYZ, I am a ReAdER after all." or something something.

I personally like the character styles and story, though I am not sure if there was anything on the MC, if anything he already changed from your usual MC into some psycho reader personality on the opening chapter, and stays like that.

--Ch. 358

Updated after reading the whole thing:

Later parts of the novel (400+) ch started to regain its charm, but still a chore to read due to over usage of repeating inner thoughts on every single chapters. It literally is just repetition of MC's self-lamentation, escapism, and dejection presented with different sentences.

The epilogue proven to be more entertaining because
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you don't have to hear MC shitty repeating monologue, because dude is basically gone, lol, yeah, maybe until the epilogue end, the implied return.

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I'd give 4/5 after the end, seems that I can't change the star.

If going by author's word, this entire sh*t was sweet potato novel, there's barely any cider moments. <<less
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