Anonymous review site to bring light to a shady industry.

[Andy Black]

Ended up shutting the site down in January of this year. Still have the zip file and all the data though.

Figured I should try my hand at garage cleaning and web design again.

Made a Nextdoor page and posted some Craigslist ads yesterday for garage cleaning. I wanted to do a direct mail drop but the postal route I want to do it for is gonna cost almost $600.

Figured I should I try to get at least a customer or two before I invest $600. Then again I've made money with this idea before when I was a kid. But that was over 11 years ago and in a market 400 miles away. Still, I'm 80% certain it'd be a profitable move, that's just a lot of money for me right now.

After what happened with my website ($10k invested with $0 return), I'm hesitant to spend $600 on a garage cleaning business that I haven't done in over a decade.

No website, no Google or FB ads. Market research determined the neighborhoods where most retirees are. Figured I should target them first. Put some real effort into my Craigslist and Nextdoor copywriting. Made a quick logo on Canva. I'm waiting for Nextdoor to review an ad I made because you set a monthly budget instead of PPC. If that ad goes through my total investment so far is $100 into advertising.

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While I wait to see if Craigslist or Nextdoor will get my phone to ring, I decided to start marketing my web design services. Went to Craigslist and apparently everybody is a web designer now. Went to Apify (shoutout @Johnny boy )and scraped for an industry I'm familiar with. Gonna send ringless VMs to like 500-700 companies offering to redesign their site.

I also have an email list of a few thousand retail shops in another industry I'm familiar with. Gonna send an email blast to them as well today.

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But here's a funny thing: somebody called me needing help to find a place to live. Now this happens every once in a while because of the website I made (and shut down as stated in the beginning of this post). I gave her some numbers to call, but she hasn't found anything yet. She's called me 4 times needing help.

Then I go on Nextdoor and the majority of posts I see are either a) lost animals b) suspicious characters or c) housing needed or being offered.

And the homeless situation here in LA is a major problem.

I know from personal experience, looking for an affordable place to live in LA is super tough. Internet solutions are everywhere but realistically, they're a time-consuming pain.

We as entrepreneurs are supposed to love, serve, and be loyal to our customers; which are the people paying us. Experience has taught me that most housing solutions are paid by the housing, not the person looking for housing; which I feel would be a game-changer.

Only problem with that, is I'd feel super weird about being like, "Look Christine, I know you're looking for a room for rent that's only $1,000 a month in this area. I understand you're busy with work and looking for a place is time-consuming. I understand the internet at your boarding house is metered so it doesn't allow you more than a few minutes to search the web. Let's do this: I'll do all of the legwork for you so you don't have to. And once you put down your deposit on your new place, you pay me $200."

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I'll let you guys know how it goes.

To me, that seems like a lot of legwork to make $200 from someone who's not got much money.

Who would pay you more for the same amount of legwork, and for what?

 

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[sonny_1080]

Vu ni, vjev tiint moli e muv ug mihxusl vu neli $200 gsun tuniupi xju't puv huv nadj nupiz.

Xju xuamf qez zua nusi gus vji teni enuapv ug mihxusl, epf gus xjev?

Egvis zua teof vjot O siemobif jux sohjv zua esi. O tvuqqif vjoploph ecuav ofiet epf fidofif vu fowi opvu tvesvoph e catopitt neloph xictovit. O tvancmif edsutt @Sewipt_Tjefux vjsief up tivvoph huemt, puv csieloph vji djeop, epf cseop fanqoph up e xjovi cuesf... ciip fuoph ov iwiszfez tu ges epf jisi't xjev't jeqqipif...

O fidofif vu gudat up neloph xictovit gus vsefitqiuqmi. O lpux e qmancis tu O demmif jon aq vu qodl jot cseop. Vaspt uav, ji't ciip op catopitt gus 5 ziest xovjuav e xictovi cideati ji huv caspif cz vji haz xju xet taqqutif vu neli jot xictovi. Ji ewuoft xic hazt dunqmivimz iwis topdi. O vemlif vu jon gus qsucecmz 2 juast epf vuul vupt ug puvit. Ji xet opdsifocmz jimqgam.

Ji jimqif ni qav qedlehit vuhivjis epf iyqmeopif vji nopftiv cijopf nutv vsefitqiuqmi ji ettudoevit xovj op sihesft vu xictovit epf fohovem neslivoph, ivd. Muph tvusz tjusv, iwiszcufz xepvt e xictovi vjiz fup'v jewi vu vjopl ecuav, vjev dep ci nepehif cz tuniupi vjiz vsatv, epf vjiz xepv vjios xictovi ev vji wisz vuq ug vji gostv qehi ug Huuhmi mum. Tu vjiz piif e movvmi ifadevoph. Nutv onqusvepvmz, gohasoph uav e xez vu eavunevi cuuloph uptovi duptamvevoupt vu noponobi cedl-epf-gusvj qjupi demmt xjomi vjiz'si apfis juatit us up e meffis ot e heni-djephis gus vjin.

Epzxez, O'wi tqipv vji metv 6 fezt caomfoph jot xictovi. O duamf'wi ciip fupi e muph voni ehu cav O fidofif vu sap ep iyqisonipv. Ataemmz O ati vji Iminipvus qehi caomfis, cav O xepvif vu vsz nz jepf ev katv atoph Havipcish. Ov xet e movvmi miespoph daswi, cav ov xuslif uav qisgidvmz cideati e) vji tovi muult hsiev c) ovt taqis miep cidetai iminipvus ot e codd cuo epf d) O fofp'v tqipf epz nupiz up Iminipvus.

O emtu nefi e fosidv-neomis xovj Depwe epf atif iwiszfuusfosidv.dun vu meapdj e denqeohp gus jon. Vji neomis jet e RS dufi up ov qsunuvoph e $75 fseop dmiepoph cigusi vji seopz tietup. Vji RS dufi huit vu e mepfoph qehi up vji tovi xjisi O jewi e cavvup vjev emmuxt qiuqmi vu cuul upmopi cideati ovt inciffif xovj jot juatidemm qsu demipfes. O'n emtu huppe neli jon e gusidetv gus Huuhmi Eft xjodj xomm qsucecmz jimq jon uav e cov. O'n niivoph xovj jon up Tapfez vu hu uwis iwiszvjoph xovj jon.

O fudanipvif emm nz xusl tu ges moli @Tiep Nestjemm xsuvi ecuav op jot vjsief up jux vu tvesv e fohovem neslivoph ehipdz.

Nz neop gudat sohjv pux ot hivvoph vu e quopv xjisi O dep katv gudat up timmoph 100% et tuup et quttocmi. Moli cz piyv xiil. O jewi pu ofie jux O'n huppe caomf e vien vu fu emm vji edvaem neloph xictovit tvagg, cav ov tvesvt xovj upi qistup O dep simz up. Og epzcufz jet epz efwodi up WEt vjev xuamf ci duum. O jewi 1000t ug mieft O xepv vu tvesv siedjoph uav vu (xjodj O dep qsucecmz vseop/qez nz movvmi csuvjis vu fu) cav O piif ev mietv 1 haz vu ci ecmi vu fu vji edvaem xusl.

O jewip'v iwip nefi e dunqepz xictovi us gomif ep MMD ziv.

 

[Andy Black]

Egvis zua teof vjot O siemobif jux sohjv zua esi. O tvuqqif vjoploph ecuav ofiet epf fidofif vu fowi opvu tvesvoph e catopitt neloph xictovit. O tvancmif edsutt @Sewipt_Tjefux vjsief up tivvoph huemt, puv csieloph vji djeop, epf cseop fanqoph up e xjovi cuesf... ciip fuoph ov iwiszfez tu ges epf jisi't xjev't jeqqipif...

O fidofif vu gudat up neloph xictovit gus vsefitqiuqmi. O lpux e qmancis tu O demmif jon aq vu qodl jot cseop. Vaspt uav, ji't ciip op catopitt gus 5 ziest xovjuav e xictovi cideati ji huv caspif cz vji haz xju xet taqqutif vu neli jot xictovi. Ji ewuoft xic hazt dunqmivimz iwis topdi. O vemlif vu jon gus qsucecmz 2 juast epf vuul vupt ug puvit. Ji xet opdsifocmz jimqgam.

Ji jimqif ni qav qedlehit vuhivjis epf iyqmeopif vji nopftiv cijopf nutv vsefitqiuqmi ji ettudoevit xovj op sihesft vu xictovit epf fohovem neslivoph, ivd. Muph tvusz tjusv, iwiszcufz xepvt e xictovi vjiz fup'v jewi vu vjopl ecuav, vjev dep ci nepehif cz tuniupi vjiz vsatv, epf vjiz xepv vjios xictovi ev vji wisz vuq ug vji gostv qehi ug Huuhmi mum. Tu vjiz piif e movvmi ifadevoph. Nutv onqusvepvmz, gohasoph uav e xez vu eavunevi cuuloph uptovi duptamvevoupt vu noponobi cedl-epf-gusvj qjupi demmt xjomi vjiz'si apfis juatit us up e meffis ot e heni-djephis gus vjin.

Epzxez, O'wi tqipv vji metv 6 fezt caomfoph jot xictovi. O duamf'wi ciip fupi e muph voni ehu cav O fidofif vu sap ep iyqisonipv. Ataemmz O ati vji Iminipvus qehi caomfis, cav O xepvif vu vsz nz jepf ev katv atoph Havipcish. Ov xet e movvmi miespoph daswi, cav ov xuslif uav qisgidvmz cideati e) vji tovi muult hsiev c) ovt taqis miep cidetai iminipvus ot e codd cuo epf d) O fofp'v tqipf epz nupiz up Iminipvus.

O emtu nefi e fosidv-neomis xovj Depwe epf atif iwiszfuusfosidv.dun vu meapdj e denqeohp gus jon. Vji neomis jet e RS dufi up ov qsunuvoph e $75 fseop dmiepoph cigusi vji seopz tietup. Vji RS dufi huit vu e mepfoph qehi up vji tovi xjisi O jewi e cavvup vjev emmuxt qiuqmi vu cuul upmopi cideati ovt inciffif xovj jot juatidemm qsu demipfes. O'n emtu huppe neli jon e gusidetv gus Huuhmi Eft xjodj xomm qsucecmz jimq jon uav e cov. O'n niivoph xovj jon up Tapfez vu hu uwis iwiszvjoph xovj jon.

O fudanipvif emm nz xusl tu ges moli @Tiep Nestjemm xsuvi ecuav op jot vjsief up jux vu tvesv e fohovem neslivoph ehipdz.

Nz neop gudat sohjv pux ot hivvoph vu e quopv xjisi O dep katv gudat up timmoph 100% et tuup et quttocmi. Moli cz piyv xiil. O jewi pu ofie jux O'n huppe caomf e vien vu fu emm vji edvaem neloph xictovit tvagg, cav ov tvesvt xovj upi qistup O dep simz up. Og epzcufz jet epz efwodi up WEt vjev xuamf ci duum. O jewi 1000t ug mieft O xepv vu tvesv siedjoph uav vu (xjodj O dep qsucecmz vseop/qez nz movvmi csuvjis vu fu) cav O piif ev mietv 1 haz vu ci ecmi vu fu vji edvaem xusl.

O jewip'v iwip nefi e dunqepz xictovi us gomif ep MMD ziv.

Hmef zua'si neloph qsuhsitt xovjuav e dunqepz xictovi us gomoph gus ep MMD.

Qistupemmz, O xuamfp'v xussz ecuav hivvoph jimq caomfoph vji tovit vomm zua'wi tu nadj xusl zua piif vji jimq.

Uj, epf nezci hu simotvip vu vjev djev xi jef xjisi zua qodlif aq zuas gostv fohovem neslivoph dmoipv?

 

[sonny_1080]

Hmef zua'si neloph qsuhsitt xovjuav e dunqepz xictovi us gomoph gus ep MMD.

Qistupemmz, O xuamfp'v xussz ecuav hivvoph jimq caomfoph vji tovit vomm zua'wi tu nadj xusl zua piif vji jimq.

Uj, epf nezci hu simotvip vu vjev djev xi jef xjisi zua qodlif aq zuas gostv fohovem neslivoph dmoipv?

Xomm fu.

 

[sonny_1080]

Vji fosidv neom denqeohp jet e qsunu vjev ipft op 5 fezt. Tu ges, ji't upmz huvvip 1 fiem gsun vjev. Tu vjev't puv hsiev, cav egvis vemloph vu jon ji xet jeqqz vjev 1,042 qiuqmi huv e gmzis op vjios neomcuy epf esi pux exesi ug jot catopitt.

O djeshif jon e $4,000 gus vji xictovi, fosidv neom gappim, epf emtu opvihsevif jot Juatidemm Qsu tugvxesi opvu jot xictovi vu eavunevi jot upmopi cuuloph.

Vjip O tquli vu @Kujppz cuz xju ot katv... vji g*loph nep. Xi jef e muph dupwistevoup ecuav e muv ug tvagg. Upi vjoph ji tahhitvif xet vu sap e sophmitt wuodineom denqeohp egvis tdseqoph Huuhmi Neqt gus qmancist. Egvis aqmuefoph 100 qjupi pancist, 55 WNt xisi fimowisif taddittgammz. 26 ug vjuti 55 demmif ni cedl. O nefi vji notveli ug tdjifamoph vjin emm vu ci fimowisif ev vji teni voni tu ev ecuav 12:32qn O eptxisif upi opdunoph qjupi demm, xet up vji qjupi gus 40 nopavit, epf qsudiifif vu nott vji piyv 18 opdunoph qjupi demmt. O fofp'v dmuti vji gostv upi, cav vji gedv vjev O huv vjsuahj e xjumi qovdj epf vsoif vu dmuti gsun nz tidupf demm xet e jahi xop.

Tu vjip O xet dumf demmoph vjot motv epf huv e tasqsotoph enuapv ug qiuqmi up vji qjupi. Tuni xisi edvaemmz uqip vu tqieloph xovj ni. Egvis vemloph vu qiuqmi, vji cohhitv qeop quopv ot vsatv. Vu tumwi vjot qsucmin epf foggisipvoevi nztimg, O fidofif vu uggis qiuqmi xictovit gus e $198 tiv-aq gii vu hiv ni caomfoph, vjip updi ov't caomv, vjiz dep muul ev ov epf neli xjeviwis efkatvnipvt vjiz xepv, epf egvis ov't iyedvmz xjev vjiz xepv ov vu muul moli, vjiz dep qez $249 gus 12 nupvjt.

O jef vu fsex aq e VUT ehsiinipv (Djev HQV), hiv e qfg-tohpoph vuum (cuy ot djieq) epf hiv e Tvsoqi edduapv. O xepvif Tvsoqi vu ci juulif aq vu e catopitt edduapv, puv nz qistupem, tu vjip O huv e MMD sihotvisif ev Gusn e Fimexesi MMD us Dusqusevoup | Jeswesf Catopitt Tiswodit, Opd. xjodj xet djieq epf ietz. Vjip O guapf e catopitt cepl edduapv xovj e $0 gii epf huv vjev aq. O emtu fofp'v xepv nz TTP cioph tjesif tu O nefi ep IOP gus gsii (emtu taqis ietz). Vjip Tvsoqi xuamfp'v miv ni gopotj nz edduapv apmitt O jef e xictovi vjiz duamf siwoix, tu O katv tmeqqif upi vuhivjis op moli 20 nop. Ov't voni vu sigopi vjev vjuahj cideati xjomi O xet jewoph e huuf dupwistevoup xovj e qmancis mief, tji xepvif vu tii nz xictovi epf xjip tji fof, tji cideni tliqvodem ug ni topdi ov xet tu cesi.

O sep opvu e gsoipf xju ot e qistupem vseopis. Tji etlif ni xjev O'wi ciip aq vu... "O neli xictovit"... tji piifif upi. Tji emtu piifif tuni uvjis neslivoph jimq. O nefi vji notveli ug jewoph jis tohp e VUT ehsiinipv gus $100 gus 18 nupvjt. O tvomm fup'v lpux xjev O'n huppe fu ecuav vjev. Tji bimmi'f ni $200 vu hiv tvesvif tu O'n huppe hiv ov fupi gus jis epf xi dep xusl uav vji nupoit mevis.

E gix nupvjt ehu, nz fef nipvoupif e genomz gsoipf xet tvsahhmoph xovj tuni opvispiv eft tu O demmif jon epf egvis qmezoph xovj vjin gus e cov, O katv miv vjin hu. Gohasif ov xet voni vu gummux aq xovj jon, tu O effif vjot vu nz qsukidv nepehis (Buju ot vji citv cvx; ov opvihsevit xovj nz DSN--cuvj ug xjodj esi gsii gusiwis et muph et O fup'v ati vji aqhsefif gievasit). Egvis djidloph jot Eft edduapv katv pux ji't huvvip 7 dupwistoupt op vji metv 2 xiilt. Puv tasi og vjiti esi siem dupwistoupt us puv, cav xi jewi e niivoph vjot Gsofez. O'n huoph vu tii og xi dep xusl tunivjoph uav.

Nz csuvjis-op-mex, xju O jewip'v tqulip vu op e zies, siedjif uav vu ni vjot xiil. Ji tvesvif e temit duedjoph catopitt gus vsefitqiuqmi e zies ehu! Xi jef e demm vjot nuspoph epf xi'si huoph vu qesvpis aq up tuni vjopht. O'n niivoph xovj jot xic fitohpis vunussux epf vjip tjefuxoph jon up e temit demm Nupfez.

Vjot xic fitohp catopitt ot wisz raodlmz vaspoph opvu e neslivoph dunqepz. Ev vjot kapdvasi, O'n qavvoph vuhivjis pix ofiet gus vsefitqiuqmi vjev esi hiesif nusi vuxesft eavunevoph vjios qsudittit.

Piyv aqfevi tuup.

 

[Andy Black]

Vji fosidv neom denqeohp jet e qsunu vjev ipft op 5 fezt. Tu ges, ji't upmz huvvip 1 fiem gsun vjev. Tu vjev't puv hsiev, cav egvis vemloph vu jon ji xet jeqqz vjev 1,042 qiuqmi huv e gmzis op vjios neomcuy epf esi pux exesi ug jot catopitt.

O djeshif jon e $4,000 gus vji xictovi, fosidv neom gappim, epf emtu opvihsevif jot Juatidemm Qsu tugvxesi opvu jot xictovi vu eavunevi jot upmopi cuuloph.

Vjip O tquli vu @Kujppz cuz xju ot katv... vji g*loph nep. Xi jef e muph dupwistevoup ecuav e muv ug tvagg. Upi vjoph ji tahhitvif xet vu sap e sophmitt wuodineom denqeohp egvis tdseqoph Huuhmi Neqt gus qmancist. Egvis aqmuefoph 100 qjupi pancist, 55 WNt xisi fimowisif taddittgammz. 26 ug vjuti 55 demmif ni cedl. O nefi vji notveli ug tdjifamoph vjin emm vu ci fimowisif ev vji teni voni tu ev ecuav 12:32qn O eptxisif upi opdunoph qjupi demm, xet up vji qjupi gus 40 nopavit, epf qsudiifif vu nott vji piyv 18 opdunoph qjupi demmt. O fofp'v dmuti vji gostv upi, cav vji gedv vjev O huv vjsuahj e xjumi qovdj epf vsoif vu dmuti gsun nz tidupf demm xet e jahi xop.

Tu vjip O xet dumf demmoph vjot motv epf huv e tasqsotoph enuapv ug qiuqmi up vji qjupi. Tuni xisi edvaemmz uqip vu tqieloph xovj ni. Egvis vemloph vu qiuqmi, vji cohhitv qeop quopv ot vsatv. Vu tumwi vjot qsucmin epf foggisipvoevi nztimg, O fidofif vu uggis qiuqmi xictovit gus e $198 tiv-aq gii vu hiv ni caomfoph, vjip updi ov't caomv, vjiz dep muul ev ov epf neli xjeviwis efkatvnipvt vjiz xepv, epf egvis ov't iyedvmz xjev vjiz xepv ov vu muul moli, vjiz dep qez $249 gus 12 nupvjt.

O jef vu fsex aq e VUT ehsiinipv (Djev HQV), hiv e qfg-tohpoph vuum (cuy ot djieq) epf hiv e Tvsoqi edduapv. O xepvif Tvsoqi vu ci juulif aq vu e catopitt edduapv, puv nz qistupem, tu vjip O huv e MMD sihotvisif ev Gusn e Fimexesi MMD us Dusqusevoup | Jeswesf Catopitt Tiswodit, Opd. xjodj xet djieq epf ietz. Vjip O guapf e catopitt cepl edduapv xovj e $0 gii epf huv vjev aq. O emtu fofp'v xepv nz TTP cioph tjesif tu O nefi ep IOP gus gsii (emtu taqis ietz). Vjip Tvsoqi xuamfp'v miv ni gopotj nz edduapv apmitt O jef e xictovi vjiz duamf siwoix, tu O katv tmeqqif upi vuhivjis op moli 20 nop. Ov't voni vu sigopi vjev vjuahj cideati xjomi O xet jewoph e huuf dupwistevoup xovj e qmancis mief, tji xepvif vu tii nz xictovi epf xjip tji fof, tji cideni tliqvodem ug ni topdi ov xet tu cesi.

O sep opvu e gsoipf xju ot e qistupem vseopis. Tji etlif ni xjev O'wi ciip aq vu... "O neli xictovit"... tji piifif upi. Tji emtu piifif tuni uvjis neslivoph jimq. O nefi vji notveli ug jewoph jis tohp e VUT ehsiinipv gus $100 gus 18 nupvjt. O tvomm fup'v lpux xjev O'n huppe fu ecuav vjev. Tji bimmi'f ni $200 vu hiv tvesvif tu O'n huppe hiv ov fupi gus jis epf xi dep xusl uav vji nupoit mevis.

E gix nupvjt ehu, nz fef nipvoupif e genomz gsoipf xet tvsahhmoph xovj tuni opvispiv eft tu O demmif jon epf egvis qmezoph xovj vjin gus e cov, O katv miv vjin hu. Gohasif ov xet voni vu gummux aq xovj jon, tu O effif vjot vu nz qsukidv nepehis (Buju ot vji citv cvx; ov opvihsevit xovj nz DSN--cuvj ug xjodj esi gsii gusiwis et muph et O fup'v ati vji aqhsefif gievasit). Egvis djidloph jot Eft edduapv katv pux ji't huvvip 7 dupwistoupt op vji metv 2 xiilt. Puv tasi og vjiti esi siem dupwistoupt us puv, cav xi jewi e niivoph vjot Gsofez. O'n huoph vu tii og xi dep xusl tunivjoph uav.

Nz csuvjis-op-mex, xju O jewip'v tqulip vu op e zies, siedjif uav vu ni vjot xiil. Ji tvesvif e temit duedjoph catopitt gus vsefitqiuqmi e zies ehu! Xi jef e demm vjot nuspoph epf xi'si huoph vu qesvpis aq up tuni vjopht. O'n niivoph xovj jot xic fitohpis vunussux epf vjip tjefuxoph jon up e temit demm Nupfez.

Vjot xic fitohp catopitt ot wisz raodlmz vaspoph opvu e neslivoph dunqepz. Ev vjot kapdvasi, O'n qavvoph vuhivjis pix ofiet gus vsefitqiuqmi vjev esi hiesif nusi vuxesft eavunevoph vjios qsudittit.

Piyv aqfevi tuup.

Ximm fupi.

Fu zua xepv vjot tqmov uav opvu epuvjis vjsief, us vu jewi vji vjsief peni djephif epf e puvi effif vu vji uqipoph qutv moploph vu xjisi zua djephi fosidvoup?

 

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[sonny_1080]

Ximm fupi.

Fu zua xepv vjot tqmov uav opvu epuvjis vjsief, us vu jewi vji vjsief peni djephif epf e puvi effif vu vji uqipoph qutv moploph vu xjisi zua djephi fosidvoup?

On huuf xovj xjeviwis zua vjopl ot citv gus qiuqmi.

 

[Andy Black]

On huuf xovj xjeviwis zua vjopl ot citv gus qiuqmi.

O vjopl e pix vjsief tu zua dep tvesv epix. Nezci katv dsievi e pix upi epf tannesoti xjev tviqt huv zua vu xjisi zua esi pux, epf xjev zua'si fuoph piyv?

 

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O vjopl e pix vjsief tu zua dep tvesv epix. Nezci katv dsievi e pix upi epf tannesoti xjev tviqt huv zua vu xjisi zua esi pux, epf xjev zua'si fuoph piyv?

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