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So many hours spent in MS Paint and friends when I was younger. Firing up your demo site made me feel like a kid again. Great idea :)",{"id":108,"by":109,"text":110},"10261808","ninjakeyboard","This is damn fun.",{"value":112,"source":93,"evidence":113},"Menu-free interface is easy for kids",[114],{"id":115,"by":116,"text":117},"10261274","joonoro","This is great! I can definitely see one of the reasons why it works so well for kids: there aren't any weird menu buttons that you might accidentally press and get lost in. 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