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PSA: Jones Day is ranked 15 by Vault and doesn't pay lockstep

Senior associates making $260k. This is a SHIT profession.
Cobalt spectacular national security agency
  06/15/18
“I like working for a firm that has its finances in order!”
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As I understand it.
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Aromatic Red Base Kitty Cat
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Aromatic Red Base Kitty Cat
  02/12/22
they're a rust belt firm filled with miserable strivers. th...
Gold adventurous gunner
  06/15/18
oh we got a legal expert here
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Cobalt spectacular national security agency
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Coprophilia Johnny
  08/12/25
they have no debt as I understand it
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Aromatic Red Base Kitty Cat
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Cyan home hairy legs
  06/15/18
260k is a huge salary
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  06/15/18
goes a long way in shaker heights
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  06/15/18
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metal sapphire milk
  06/15/18
Cr. Thats city janitor money
Aromatic Red Base Kitty Cat
  06/15/18
Something tells me they have no problems hiring. The legal ...
lascivious crackhouse sweet tailpipe
  06/15/18
How did this shit analysis not get called out in 2018? V25 ...
vigorous range striped hyena
  02/12/21
It's probably a decent firm if you want to increase your cha...
razzmatazz messiness
  06/15/18
they de-equitize all the time. so yea, if you want to live ...
Gold adventurous gunner
  06/15/18
sounds 180
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is this that coked up "written work, the way 9.3 intera...
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I hate being a lawyer and want to die
  08/12/25
omg 260k where do they get off
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  06/15/18
For the record I’m at a much lower ranked firm that doesn’t ...
Cobalt spectacular national security agency
  06/15/18
p depressing news going into the weekend
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  06/15/18
Eat my dick nigger lover
Cobalt spectacular national security agency
  06/15/18
your unraveling before our eyes has become the dumpster fire...
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  06/15/18
Explain
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excitant hospital
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yeah, but with "Jones Day" on your resume, you put...
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To be fair, *Jones Days, Nights, and Weekends
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Cobalt spectacular national security agency
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I make less than that as a V50 Of Counsel.
glittery business firm masturbator
  02/12/21
holy shit out the firm
mewling hall pervert
  02/12/21
or at least give us vault range. that is really low.
Cobalt spectacular national security agency
  02/12/21
Gotta be flame. First years make 200k minimum now.
Floppy french chef
  02/12/21
it might not be flame. there is severe salary compression a...
Cobalt spectacular national security agency
  02/12/21
That’s a good point, I woulda thought most v50s pay cr...
Floppy french chef
  02/12/21
i think most v50s do, but there are some outliers.
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  02/15/21
They systematically overpay top performers though. If you'r...
mentally impaired bawdyhouse
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geriatric crotch persian
  02/12/21
No they don't. No associate at Jones Day makes more than an...
glittery business firm masturbator
  02/12/21
Then explain why a high performer would stay knowing they ca...
mentally impaired bawdyhouse
  02/12/21
Better partnership odds
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  02/12/21
That's a fair point, it seems like they have larger partner ...
mentally impaired bawdyhouse
  02/12/21
Not longer than most V20s, which are 10 years plus, except f...
chartreuse elastic band
  02/12/21
(Stevie Brogan)
mewling hall pervert
  02/12/21
lol no
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how hard to lateral from NYC/Chicago v50 to Jones Day Clevel...
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that's why they're as high as they are. feature, not a bug.
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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:24 PM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency

Senior associates making $260k. This is a SHIT profession.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36252934)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:27 PM
Author: obsidian casino new version

“I like working for a firm that has its finances in order!”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36252952)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:33 PM
Author: Arousing bossy property

As I understand it.

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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:37 PM
Author: Aromatic Red Base Kitty Cat



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Date: February 12th, 2022 8:55 AM
Author: Aromatic Red Base Kitty Cat



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:32 PM
Author: Gold adventurous gunner

they're a rust belt firm filled with miserable strivers. the high ranking is from their NY and DC specialty practices, which didn't arrive until the 80s. they lost their entire DC office when it broke off to form crowell & moring

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36252972)



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:10 PM
Author: jade lettuce hissy fit

oh we got a legal expert here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#43231415)



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Date: February 12th, 2022 8:41 AM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency



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Date: August 12th, 2025 12:15 PM
Author: Coprophilia Johnny ((zurich is stained))



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:32 PM
Author: bronze bbw

they have no debt as I understand it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36252979)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:48 PM
Author: Aromatic Red Base Kitty Cat



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:42 PM
Author: Cyan home hairy legs



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:33 PM
Author: bronze bbw

260k is a huge salary

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36252984)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:34 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Circlehead Rehab

goes a long way in shaker heights

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36252989)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:41 PM
Author: metal sapphire milk



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:49 PM
Author: Aromatic Red Base Kitty Cat

Cr. Thats city janitor money

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36253068)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:34 PM
Author: lascivious crackhouse sweet tailpipe

Something tells me they have no problems hiring. The legal profession will always have a massive oversupply problem unless major changes are made.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36252986)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:14 PM
Author: vigorous range striped hyena

How did this shit analysis not get called out in 2018? V25 firms are all competing over the same band of graduates and to a lesser extent laterals. There's an oversupply of lawyers in the country but there isn't an oversupply of Class of 2017 Stanford Law graduates willing to do debt financing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41935785)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:35 PM
Author: razzmatazz messiness

It's probably a decent firm if you want to increase your chances of making a career of it v. maximizing your earnings. That's always been my impression, although maybe incorrect.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36252995)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:37 PM
Author: Gold adventurous gunner

they de-equitize all the time. so yea, if you want to live in the midwest making six figures as basically a career of counsel, it might work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36253002)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:37 PM
Author: bronze bbw

sounds 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36253004)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:42 PM
Author: metal sapphire milk



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:56 PM
Author: Cyan home hairy legs



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:38 PM
Author: Indigo alpha

https://simpsonsscreenshots.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/mysterybox.png

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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:49 PM
Author: Aromatic Red Base Kitty Cat



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:38 PM
Author: Arousing bossy property



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:42 PM
Author: Cyan home hairy legs



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:55 PM
Author: Cyan home hairy legs

https://imgur.com/a/9I8pMf1

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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:59 PM
Author: razzmatazz messiness



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Date: June 15th, 2018 10:46 PM
Author: excitant hospital



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:06 PM
Author: Cyan home hairy legs



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:12 PM
Author: excitant hospital



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:17 PM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency

is this that coked up "written work, the way 9.3 interacts with 7.2" guy?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#43231447)



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Date: January 18th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency



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Date: August 12th, 2025 12:32 PM
Author: I hate being a lawyer and want to die



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Date: June 15th, 2018 4:50 PM
Author: Pink contagious love of her life theater

omg 260k where do they get off

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36253074)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:24 PM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency

For the record I’m at a much lower ranked firm that doesn’t pay lockstep and was making 260k when I made partner.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36253521)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 6:28 PM
Author: Silver turdskin

p depressing news going into the weekend

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36253537)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 7:15 PM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency

Eat my dick nigger lover

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36253786)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 9:05 PM
Author: Silver turdskin

your unraveling before our eyes has become the dumpster fire du jour

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36254215)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 10:35 PM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency

Explain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36254517)



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Date: June 16th, 2018 2:30 PM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency



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Date: September 4th, 2018 2:24 PM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency



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Date: June 16th, 2018 12:01 AM
Author: excitant hospital



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Date: June 15th, 2018 7:28 PM
Author: hideous chapel affirmative action

yeah, but with "Jones Day" on your resume, you put in some time and then afterwards you basically write your own ticket

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36253827)



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Date: June 15th, 2018 9:46 PM
Author: Fragrant stock car hell

To be fair,

*Jones Days, Nights, and Weekends

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#36254339)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 2:22 PM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:21 PM
Author: geriatric crotch persian



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:06 PM
Author: Cyan home hairy legs



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Date: October 14th, 2021 1:53 PM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency



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Date: February 12th, 2021 2:36 PM
Author: glittery business firm masturbator

I make less than that as a V50 Of Counsel.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41933507)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 2:37 PM
Author: mewling hall pervert

holy shit

out the firm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41933521)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:15 PM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency

or at least give us vault range. that is really low.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41933783)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:22 PM
Author: Floppy french chef

Gotta be flame. First years make 200k minimum now.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41933832)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:24 PM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency

it might not be flame. there is severe salary compression at firms that don't pay lockstep (like mine). I think when i made partner biglaw was at 180 or 190 for first years. i was making 260 when i was put up. my firm always matches the market salary for first years but does nothing for anyone year 2 and beyond.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41933852)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:27 PM
Author: Floppy french chef

That’s a good point, I woulda thought most v50s pay cravath scale but it’s been a while since I’ve seen the list

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41933882)



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:02 PM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency

i think most v50s do, but there are some outliers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41949761)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:24 PM
Author: mentally impaired bawdyhouse

They systematically overpay top performers though. If you're a 6th year doing 2400+ hours and unhappy with your pay and you're good, you could walk across the street to any other firm that does lockstep. But now you make the same as their worst sixth year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41933851)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 3:39 PM
Author: geriatric crotch persian



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41933950)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:10 PM
Author: glittery business firm masturbator

No they don't. No associate at Jones Day makes more than an associate of the same year at a lockstep firm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41935758)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:57 PM
Author: mentally impaired bawdyhouse

Then explain why a high performer would stay knowing they can go to another firm tomorrow and get more money?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41935989)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 11:00 PM
Author: chartreuse elastic band

Better partnership odds

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41935999)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 11:04 PM
Author: mentally impaired bawdyhouse

That's a fair point, it seems like they have larger partner classes, but it's a longer track too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41936016)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 11:10 PM
Author: chartreuse elastic band

Not longer than most V20s, which are 10 years plus, except for places where no one makes partner (Cravath, S&C, etc.).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41936043)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:15 PM
Author: mewling hall pervert

(Stevie Brogan)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41935792)



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Date: February 12th, 2021 10:22 PM
Author: comical underhanded police squad

lol no

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41935828)



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Date: February 15th, 2021 4:12 PM
Author: hairraiser light feces orchestra pit

how hard to lateral from NYC/Chicago v50 to Jones Day Cleveland? the Shaker Heights trolling has got me curious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#41949811)



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Date: June 29th, 2021 8:18 AM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:07 PM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:15 PM
Author: dark dopamine goyim



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Date: October 6th, 2021 2:17 PM
Author: fear-inspiring newt

that's why they're as high as they are. feature, not a bug.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4002947&forum_id=2#43231452)



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Date: February 12th, 2022 8:43 AM
Author: Cobalt spectacular national security agency



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