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I loved reading about the process, and it's the sort of pointless thing I really enjoy seeing done to perfection.",{"value":92,"source":73,"evidence":93},"Inspiring labor of love",[94,98],{"id":95,"by":96,"text":97},"44794557","bubblebeard","It’s great to see someone doing something just for the love of doing it. We so often get wrapped up in reaching a goal we forget the journey is what matters most. The curiosity…",{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},"44792374","rudasn","Super cool and congrats for getting it done. You should be proud, even just for persisting all these years. 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