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  06/26/25
how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over ...
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  06/26/25
The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number on...
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  06/26/25
cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely ...
Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop
  06/26/25
They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They&rs...
Chestnut Den Stock Car
  06/26/25
the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failur...
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Because 20 years is a long fucking time?
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  06/27/25
still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years
Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop
  06/27/25
its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better ...
sickened big spot
  06/27/25
CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thin...
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  06/27/25
You're stuck in 2005.
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  06/27/25
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  06/27/25
not disagreeing there ....
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  06/27/25
Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 ye...
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  06/27/25
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  06/26/25
Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?
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  06/26/25
rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme ...
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  06/26/25
and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli is this spaceporn's firm?
Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop
  06/26/25
wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP
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  06/26/25
Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied ...
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180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via ass...
Floppy juggernaut hunting ground
  06/26/25
Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble
sickened big spot
  06/26/25
At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life ve...
Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop
  06/26/25
You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you...
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  06/26/25
Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 off...
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  06/26/25
Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for ...
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  06/27/25
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I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the ...
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  06/27/25
polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama
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  06/27/25
wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?
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where is _._. ______ law? should be top 100 after the pen...
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My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot
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Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?
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What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranki...
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  06/27/25
I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them: ...
dark base mood
  06/27/25
How was penn?
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  06/27/25
(jerry sandusky tp)
sickened big spot
  06/27/25
I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy i...
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  06/27/25
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True although STB is SPS now
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How is STB?
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  06/27/25
Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??
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YOURE A PARTNER
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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:42 PM
Author: Awkward Drab Background Story

https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/law/top-100-law-firms-rankings

#1

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

#2

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

#3

Skadden

#4

Latham & Watkins

#5

Kirkland & Ellis

#6

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

#7

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

#8

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

#9

Milbank LLP

#10

Simpson Thacher

#11

Gibson Dunn

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052006)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:44 PM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop

how did S&C, DPW and STB all slip out of the top 5 over the past 20 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052012)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:42 PM
Author: Chestnut Den Stock Car

The real question is how on earth is Cravath still number one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052822)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:45 PM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop

cq. and how did skadden go from long-time top 2-3 to barely in the top 5 (perhaps sometimes out?) to back to solid top 3?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052832)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:48 PM
Author: Chestnut Den Stock Car

They must be bribing people or have some other scam. They’ve been losing partners/business for ages.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052838)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:50 PM
Author: marvelous learning disabled potus gaming laptop

the same way any giants slip. lack of innovation and failure to adjust to modernity

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052842)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:41 AM
Author: Bright famous landscape painting

Because 20 years is a long fucking time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053272)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:52 AM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop

still. those firms were in the top 5 for 100 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053413)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: sickened big spot

its still flame. no one thinks kirkland or latham is better than s&c or dpw. skadden perhaps has a case.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053456)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:10 AM
Author: Sapphire Sticky Brunch Sex Offender

CR. This whole “Kirkland is an elite firm” thing is rancid flame. Place is full of UIUC grads.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053468)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:28 PM
Author: Peach idiot ceo

You're stuck in 2005.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49054437)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop

so is xoxohth.com . it was better that way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49054461)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:34 PM
Author: Peach idiot ceo

not disagreeing there ....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49054462)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:29 PM
Author: Peach idiot ceo

Yes they do. Things have changed a lot in the past 10-15 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49054440)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:46 PM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop

wtf is a #73 Troutman Pepper Locke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052014)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:28 PM
Author: glittery preventive strike

Troutman Sanders/Pepper Hamilton/Locke Lord merger?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052790)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:39 PM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop

rofl so three shitty regional midlaw firms merge and beocme biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052821)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:47 PM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop

and wtf is a #86 Polsinelli

is this spaceporn's firm?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052016)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop

wtf is #100 Husch Blackwell LLP

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052023)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:53 AM
Author: contagious pink bbw theater

Very prestigious Kansas City, Missouri, firm with a storied history and full service range of practice areas.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053336)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: Floppy juggernaut hunting ground

180. Good for Millbank buying their way into the V10 via associate pay increases.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052025)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:53 PM
Author: sickened big spot

Boies Schiller has really taken a tumble

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052039)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:54 PM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop

At Boies Schiller Flexner, associates toss aside the life vest and dive right in, and lawyers at this litigation powerhouse wouldn’t have it any other way. Litigators looking to roll up their sleeves and learn on the job will feel right at home here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052044)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: Awkward Drab Background Story

You know you’ve made it in the legal industry when you’ve landed a spot at Latham & Watkins.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052774)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:38 PM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop

Get your passport ready—DLA Piper has more than 90 offices (including relationship firms) around the world and is home to more than 4,000 lawyers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052820)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:13 AM
Author: Abnormal cerise shitlib

Sidley — Come for the sophisticated work and stay for the polite, amiable Midwestern vibes as well as the sincere commitment to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace.

lol yeah lots of folksy people wandering the halls there. They just love small talk

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053140)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:49 AM
Author: confused bronze theatre half-breed

lol cr, very chill happy bros

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053406)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: Big-titted Dilemma Gay Wizard

I’ve worked at three big law firms and Sidley was the most transactional by far. Nobody gave a fuck about anybody else other than their tiny in group and they just rented the Sidley brand name.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053841)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: Awkward Drab Background Story

polite, amiable Midwesterners like Barry and Michael Obama

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49054162)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:55 PM
Author: Lascivious Ticket Booth Cumskin

wheres Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052048)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 4:57 PM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop

where is _._. ______ law?

should be top 100 after the penis verdict

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052055)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:44 PM
Author: hideous mahogany antidepressant drug



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052828)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:30 PM
Author: wild whorehouse pervert

messenger bag logo facing OUT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052792)



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Date: June 26th, 2025 10:54 PM
Author: haunting metal address corn cake

My former firm baker hostetler holding down the 64 spot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49052844)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:38 AM
Author: Razzmatazz macaca



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053127)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:01 AM
Author: irate arousing point genital piercing

Where does Hamlin Hamlin and McGill rank?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053137)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:14 AM
Author: dark base mood

What's board consensus on claiming vault prestige: (a) ranking from your time as an associate, (b) current rank, or (c) whichever is higher

I believe in (a)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053216)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:44 AM
Author: indecent concupiscible international law enforcement agency trailer park

(c), with the argument that it was your hard work that made it increase after you left

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053237)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:01 AM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop

relatedly, same question about usnwr ug/ls rankings.

(asking for a silent gen friend who went to umich when it was #1)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053245)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:05 AM
Author: dark base mood

I think the bands are consistent enough to just use them:

HYS (Just use school name)

CCNP (just say top 5 and hope you don't have to explain)

BVMN (just say top 10)

TTT (anywhere lower, pretend you're a plumber)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053287)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop

How was penn?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053374)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:09 AM
Author: sickened big spot

(jerry sandusky tp)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053463)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:15 AM
Author: Sapphire Sticky Brunch Sex Offender

I bet the “Carey” 2 and 3Ls would not be happy if they knew their CDO was spending time advertising on xo instead of making connections at regional DLA Piper offices.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053489)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 1:38 PM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49054103)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:40 AM
Author: fluffy kink-friendly lodge

I’m currently at a V10 and I’d say consensus here is (c) - also FWIW no one is under any illusion that Kirkland and Kirkland branded products (e.g., Skadden and Latham) are prestigious. No one at my T6 (historical) wanted to go there.

The legacy undisputed V5 is WLRK, CSM, S&C, DPW and STB.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053271)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:03 AM
Author: dark base mood

Clever Weil-bro post

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053286)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 8:43 AM
Author: frisky indian lodge partner



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053324)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Turquoise hairraiser station dog poop



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053373)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:43 AM
Author: indecent concupiscible international law enforcement agency trailer park

True although STB is SPS now



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053393)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:11 AM
Author: Sapphire Sticky Brunch Sex Offender

How is STB?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053474)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: cyan mewling private investor

Does Kirkland still SHATTER the market??

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053501)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:20 AM
Author: sickened big spot

YOURE A PARTNER

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053507)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: wild whorehouse pervert

Man, it's still a great shtick for them. In-house business guys are impressed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49054201)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:01 PM
Author: Cream theater stage round eye



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743509&forum_id=2:#49053812)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: sickened big spot



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