Ardas Prem
A prayer for Divine Love

This album is a collection of some of my favourite Shabads (mystical Sikh poetry), that I have recorded over the past 8 years or so. This is likely my last album as the artist Bachan Kaur, and is a big Thank You to this incredible tradition. 

Settle in ~ soar between the rhythms and melodies of these meditations on Divine love. You will hear a spectrum of lo-fi meditative renditions and improvisations, alongside explorative, electronic compositions.

A special thanks to Harman Singh and Nora Wright who played tabla, Dilruba and harp on three tracks. 

I lay these songs at the feet of the Guru and the Sangat. 
For the beings of ALL faith and humanity, on the path of the heart. 
May we awaken our innocence, love, compassion, healing, liberation and wholeness again and again, forever and ever … 

🪷💛🙏🏽💛🪷
Bachan Kaur
Madeleine


A side note: 
I am not a Sikh (or any religion). 
Simply a mystical girl who found this sacred path as a teenager, spiritually awakening. 
The songs of this faith gave me a language to express my devotion. I am forever grateful for its beauty, sacredness and the wonderfully generous, humble, inspiring Sikh people I have met in my life. Thank you. 


CREDITS:

Original Gurbani lyrics are all from the Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

(you can view the lyrics, Gurmukhi, transliteration and English translations under each track)

Vocals, composition, production, mixing and mastering by Madeleine - Bachan Kaur, 2023.

Tabla (track 4): Harman Singh (@harmansg)
Dilruba (track 7): Harman Singh (@harmansg)
Harp (track 8): Nora Wright

Album art: Madeleine Sullivan (Bachan Kaur)

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Ardas Prem

Raw Cacao has been honored and worshiped by indigenous people for thousands of years. Up until the 18th century they were using cacao as a sort of currency equal to gold and they refer to cacao as “food of the gods”. It was and still today is held sacred not only for its amazing health benefits but also as a “medicine of the heart”. They call it “Mama Cacao” because of the loving and nurturing feeling that arises when a ceremonial cup of cacao has been savoured. Mayan elders and other indigenous tribes from around the globe believe that the plant is alive and has a spirit that is here with the intention to help us to open our hearts and to be more loving and gentle and to remind us of our connection to nature and spirit and the sacredness of life. There is a legend among them , like a prophecy that says “Whenever the earth and humanity are going through great shifts and transformations the spirit of cacao will emerge to support and assist by guiding the people back into their hearts to know the truth within and to heal confusion and trauma caused by false beliefs and disconnection from source and our essence. Everyone who has experienced a cacao ceremony has gotten a sense of the gentle and loving energy and spirit of “Mama Cacao” and the joy and healing she brings to the world.

The NUMA tribe loves this plant so much and we are so infinitely grateful for all the hearts that have been opened, wounds and traumas that have been healed, dances that have been danced, and love and connection that has been shared thanks to the magical weavings of this beautiful plant medicine.

THEA HANN who is part of the LUCID tribe – a collective for conscious and sacred gatherings in Berlin - has her own story and love affair with the sacred medicine and expressed her gratitude in the form of a wonderful song. When she reached out to us to share this beautiful offering we were instantly enchanted and truly excited and grateful that this prayer song has found its way to us because Cacao is such an integral part of our life and has been and keeps supporting and nourishing us on so many levels.

In addition to the acoustic and pure original version of the song the EP features 2 remixes.

Intiche created a sonic reflection of his own personal connection and experiences with the sacred plant. To honor the different heritages of Cacao around the world Intiche used traditional instruments from countries where cacao is growing like Indonesian bamboos and gamelan, percussion maracas from Peru and Ecuador and rainmakers from Bolivia. By changing the tempo into double time halfway through the track Intiche wants to make us feel the playful atmosphere that the medicine can bring to us “ and make us going deep and at the same time dance and let it go wild...”

Me and Maywa were also invited to rework Thea's Song and with great joy we created our sweet magical journey guided by the Mama herself (we drank plenty of cacao in the process ;)
Maywa added her powerful shamanic icaro medicine, our friend and dear brother Daniel Mora from Costa Rica is playing native costa rican flutes and I painted a colorful tapestry of sonic bloom to express the joy, aliveness and love that mama cacao has shown me within myself and that I can now experience every day all around me in the costa rican jungle.

We hope that this release will serve as a prayer and gift to honor this wonderful medicine. May it support to strengthen our connection to nature and compassion for others and ourselves. May it be a soundtrack to our ceremonies, ecstatic dances, breath work sessions and celebrations of all kinds.

Pura Vida from Costa Rica!

<3

Steffen & Maywa

Mastered by Tom Loescher at New Earth Mastering
Cover Art by THEA HANN

Mama Cacao

From the album: EVE (soon to come)

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Credits:
singer: Sheffy oren bach
guitar: Oded ben layish
lyrics and music by: Sheffy oren bach, Noam ben david
producer: Ori bankhalter
recording: Oz Gerafi
Recording Session production: Yifat Ashkenazi
Mix: Shahar Kaufman
Mastering: Aran Lavi
Photo by: Guy Cohen
cover design: Michal Bankhalter

מילים:

꧁※ דרך

בוא אספר לך ילד
מעט על הדרך בה אנו הולכים
שפע של ארץ בה רוח נושבת
אור שמש ומים זורמים

‏𓇣֎𓇣
עדרי הפרא נחים על העשב
נעים לפני בוא הגשמים
אור הירח וריח של פרח
על אלה אנחנו שומרים

עדרי הפרא נחים על העשב
נעים לפני בוא הגשמים
צחוק של אורח וריח של פרח
על אלה אנחנו שומרים

𓃥

בוא, שב לידי נקשיב אל הלילה לאור כוכבים
גם אנו פוחדים לבד לפעמים
גם אנו שמחים כשנעים ..

‏𓇣֎𓇣

חופי הפלא שמיים של תכלת
פירות וירקות בגנים
רגע של שקט
ורוח של ערב
על אלה אנחנו שומרים

English translation to lyrics:
Way
꧁✧ ☼☽ ꧂
Child Let me tell you a story
about the path that we are walking in
Plenty of land where the wind blows Sunlight and running water
𓇣 ֎ 𓇣
Wild herds rest on the grass
Moving before the rains come
Moonlight and the scent of a flower
Those are things we guard & keep

Wild herds rest on the grass
Moving before the rains come
Laughter of a neighbor and the scent of a flower
on all of those things We guard & Keep

𓃥
Come , sit next to me
let’s listen to the night
to the stars light..

we also feel scared when we are alone sometimes
And We are also happy when we feel good..
𓇣 ֎ 𓇣
The wonder beaches and the sky of azure
Fruits and vegetables in gardens
A moment of silence And the evening breeze
those are the things we We guard & keep

דרך derech

*Hunab Ku Great Mystery* Now LIVE on Spotify & All platforms ;) 

A home recording that hermano Dragon Star helped record for me in April 2023!

Lyrics written by me on my guitar, while whistling, soaring & surrendering on wings of grace* 

Available to download here~https://colleenlinseman.bandcamp.com/track/hunab-ku-great-mystery

Lyrics~

Hey Yanna aho, 
Hey Yanna aho..x3

Oh Wakan tanka tunkashila
Sita de corazón aho x2

Oh were flying..were flying, were flying so high, On our prayers in the light to the centre core…

Into the Great Mystery & the Unknown!

Oh we pray that our prayers unite all the tribe relations of the queen of the heart and one soul, 

Higher & Higher on the Phoenix wings of fire
Into the mystery higher, higher

Hey yo Yanna , Yanna heya hey yanna yo x 2

Oh,Nee bee wah bow, En die en, Aah key mis kquee, Nee bee wah bow
Hey ya, Hey Yanna Hey, Hey Yanna yo
(“We sing this song like a lullaby. The song means  the water is the life's blood of our mother the earth. Water is the life's blood of our own bodies”)
— Grandma Nancy

Oh we surrender to the great mystery
We trust in life and the one heart, one mind & spirit

Higher & higher we unite our prayers in the light & love for our 
*Mother/Father*

Hey yana hey yana
Hey yanna hey  yanna yo x 2
OAhwey witchi chai yo witchi chai yo hey yanna aho x3
(Hey witchi chai yo witchi chai yo translates...Fly like an Eagle, butterfly, hummingbird etc...Circling the mother earth with wings of rainbow light...Hey witchi chai yo witchi chai yo...This place is holy & sacred is the ground & Forest mountain river, listen to their sounds/vibrations)

Hey witchi chai yo witchi chai yo

Whistling in surrender on wings of grace*

Higher & Higher, We Unite one heart, one mind, one tribe
OAhwey witchi chai yo witchi chai yo x1

Flying on the Phoenix wings
Hey yana hey yana yo x 3
 OAhwey witchi chai yo witchi chai yo x3

Higher & Higher, Higher we unite in one heart, one mind, one soul
Hey, Yanna x3
Hey yana hey yana yo x 3
OAhwey witchi chai yo witchi chai yo x1

Higher, Hey Yanna ahooooo… 

Flying, Flying on the wings of Prayer
Hey yanna aho

Higher & Higher, Higher, Higher…

Uniting One tribe, One heart, One mind, One Spiritous

Flying & gliding on the phoenixes wings on fire, 

To the centerer core of thy Hunab Ku

Flying…Hey Hey ya, Hey Yanna Hey, Hey Yanna aho
OAhwey witchi chai yo witchi chai yo  x3


Higher & Higher, Higher, Higher…
Hey yana hey yana 

Higher & Higher we fly to the centre core/corozon
Higher & Higher to the great Mystery unknown

Flying so high, One heart, One mind, One higher tribe

Higher & Higher uniting our hearts & souls

Hey yana hey yana  x3
OAhwey witchi chai yo witchi chai yo x6

Were flying, Were flying…Hey yana yo…
With One heart, One mind, One spiritous

Flying…
With wings of light, on the prayers of humanity uniting,
One heart, One mind, One spiritous

Higher & Higher, Higher & Higher

All our prayers of light to the centre corazón Hunab Ku

Higher & Higher
Surrendering into thy great mystery & thy unknown!

Hey yanna aho

Hey Yanna
Hey Yanna
Hey Yanna
Hey Yanna aho

Whistling & surrendering on wings of grace*
For all our relations!
Zikada Ob Dowa 🙏

*For we are thy Hunab Ku...Evam Maya... E Ma Ho*

"True compassion is not forged at a distance from pain but in its fires"...To discover an awakened heart within ourselves, it is crucial not to idealize or romanticize compassion. Our compassion simply grows out of our willingness to meet pain rather than to flee from it"!
~Kuan Yin

Hunab Ku Great Mystery 🙏

View original Gurmukhi Lyrics here:
https://www.igurbani.com/shabad/yiye?verse=c8bw


jis simarath sabh kilavikh naasehi pitharee hoe oudhhaaro ||
Remembering Him, all sins are erased, and ones generations are saved.

so har har thumh sadh hee jaapahu jaa kaa anth n paaro ||1||
So meditate continually on the Lord, Har, Har; He has no end or limitation. ||1||

poothaa maathaa kee aasees ||
O son, this is your mother's hope and prayer

nimakh n bisaro thumh ko har har sadhaa bhajahu jagadhees ||1|| rehaao ||
That you may never forget the Lord, Har, Har, even for an instant. May you ever vibrate upon the Lord of the Universe. ||1||Pause||

sathigur thumh ko hoe dhaeiaalaa santhasang thaeree preeth ||
May the True Guru be kind to you, and may you love the Society of the Saints.

kaaparr path paramaesar raakhee bhojan keerathan neeth ||2||
May the preservation of your honor by the Transcendent Lord be your clothes, and may the singing of His Praises be your food. ||2||

anmrith peevahu sadhaa chir jeevahu har simarath anadh ananthaa ||
So drink in forever the Ambrosial Nectar; may you live long, and may the meditative remembrance of the Lord give you infinite delight.

rang thamaasaa pooran aasaa kabehi n biaapai chinthaa ||3||
May joy and pleasure be yours; may your hopes be fulfilled, and may you never be troubled by worries. ||3||

bhavar thumhaaraa eihu man hovo har charanaa hohu koulaa ||
Let this mind of yours be the bumble bee, and let the Lord's feet be the lotus flower.

naanak dhaas oun sang lapattaaeiou jio boondhehi chaathrik moulaa ||4||3||4||
Says servant Nanak, attach your mind to them, and blossom forth like the song-bird, upon finding the rain-drop. ||4||3||4||

Poota Mata Kee Asees - Mother's Blessing

This is a classic Shabad from the Sikh tradition…
A meditation and reminder of the great One that creates and holds all things.
That One that is the ever-present Father, Mother, Sibling and Friend.

To me, this song helps me to feel the innocence and liberation of being a child of the Divine…
It awakens the beauty of being able to let go, surrender and call upon a force greater than myself to heal, hold, align, nurture and love.

It also awakens in me, an inquiry I have within most spiritual traditions…the age old question of personal and Divine will :)

When I get to the line “All things are your doing, we can do nothing ourselves”…
I am brought into a profound state of contemplation.

Yes - it is liberating, humbling and redemptive to Surender oneself to the will of the “Divine”.
Yet simultaneously, I feel that this orientation to life can lead us to become complacent, avoidant or detached from the present world and suffering.
It risks denial of our own agency to tend to our lives and create change and choices in ourselves and the world in...  more
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Unfortunately I cannot figure out how to get Bandcamp to show the original Gurmukhi Script:)
Here is the Roman Transliteration and English Translation of this Shabad.
To view the beautiful original Gurmukhi Script, go the following link:
https://www.igurbani.com/shabad/avnv?verse=qsn3

Maajh mehalaa 5 ||
Maajh, Fifth Mehl:

Thoon maeraa pithaa thoonhai maeraa maathaa ||
You are my Father, and You are my Mother.

Thoon maeraa bandhhap thoon maeraa bhraathaa ||
You are my Relative, and You are my Brother.


Thoon maeraa raakhaa sabhanee thhaaee thaa bho kaehaa kaarraa jeeo ||1||
You are my Protector everywhere; why should I feel any fear or anxiety? ||1||

Thumaree kirapaa thae thudhh pashhaanaa ||
By Your Grace, I recognize You.

Thoon maeree outt thoonhai maeraa maanaa ||
You are my Shelter, and You are my Honor.

Thujh bin dhoojaa avar n koee sabh thaeraa khael akhaarraa jeeo ||2||
Without You, there is no other; the entire Universe is the Arena of Your Play. ||2||

Jeea janth sabh thudhh oupaaeae ||
You have created all beings and creatures.

Jith jith bhaanaa thith thith laaeae ||
As it pleases You, You assign tasks to one and all.

Sabh kishh keethaa thaeraa hovai naahee kishh asaarraa jeeo ||3||
All things are Your Doing; we can do nothing ourselves. ||3||

Naam dhhiaae mehaa sukh paaeiaa ||
Meditating on the Naam, I have found great peace.

Har gun gaae maeraa man seethalaaeiaa ||
Singing the Glorious Praises of the Creator, my mind is cooled and soothed.

Gur poorai vajee vaadhhaaee naanak jithaa bikhaarraa jeeo ||4||24||31||
Through the Perfect Awakening, congratulations are pouring in-Nanak is victorious on the arduous battlefield of life! ||4||24||31||
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from Ardas Prem, released November 13, 2023
Original Gurbani poem: Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Vocals, composition, production, mixing and mastering by Bachan Kaur, 2023.

Tabla: Harman Singh (@harmansg)

Album art: Madeleine Sullivan (Bachan Kaur)

Thoon Mera Pita Thoonhai Mera Mata - Divine Protection

This beautiful Poem is one my of my all time favourite Shabads and comes from the Sufi Mystic Bhagat Kabir. He was a contemporary of Guru Nanak in breaking down old patterns of caste, idolatry, ritual and superstition. His poetry is shared in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh Scriptures) and is a beautiful example of the diversity of spiritual faiths and paths present in the scripture. That is exactly why I love this song, as it speaks to the inclusion and unity of all paths, faiths and beings in this mysterious and beautiful blossoming life.
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Maulee dharatee mauliaa akaas ||
The earth is in bloom, and the sky is in bloom.

GhaT ghaT mauliaa aatam pragaas ||1||
Each and every heart has blossomed forth, and the soul is illumined. ||1||

Raajaa raam mauliaa anat bhai ||
My Sovereign Lord King blossoms forth in countless ways.

Jeh dhekhau teh rahiaa samai ||1|| rahaau ||
Wherever I look, I see Him there pervading. ||1||Pause||

Dhuteeaa maule chaar bedh ||
The four Vedas blossom forth in duality.

Si(n)mirat maulee siau kateb ||2||
The Simritees blossom forth, along with the Koran and the Bible. ||2||

Sa(n)kar maulio jog dhiaan ||
Shiva blossoms forth in Yoga and meditation.


Kabeer ko suaamee sabh samaan ||3||1||
Kabeer's Lord and Master pervades in all alike. ||3||1||
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from Ardas Prem, released November 13, 2023
Original Poem: Bhagat Kabir

Vocals, composition, production, mixing and mastering by Bachan Kaur, 2023.
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Maulee Dhartee - Blossoming

This version of "Bhand Jameeai" is about celebrating the unique qualities of a woman, her power to bring all life into being and nourish creation. No human is alive that did not come through a woman (at least not that I know :)

Soft vocals, ambient sounds, crisp clacks and solid beats…
May you reflect, enjoy and contemplate the full spectrum beauty of the Feminine.  Her sharp bold courage, gentle loving kindness, and everything in between.   Thank you woman, you are so beautiful and divine in every way 🌸🙏🏽🌸

May the feminine in all beings, all faiths, cultures and lands be cherished, respected, protected, listened to, and loved.

For all and any who have been connected to 3HO or kundalini yoga….
I dedicate this first single to all the woman and girls who were abused, manipulated or taken advantage of in any way.
May the healing and empowerment continue breath by breath, hand in hand 🙏🏽

Love,
Bachan ~ Madeleine

Here is a link to this Shabad from the Siri Guru Granth Sahib:
www.sikhitothemax.org/shabad?id=1748&q=bjbn&type=7&source=all&highlight=21284
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Transliteration

Bhand jammee-ai
bhand nimmee-ai
bhand mangan vee-aaho.
Bhanda-ho hovai dos-tee
bhanda-hu cha-lai raahu.
Bhand mu-aa bhand bhaalee-ai
bhand hovai ban- dhaan.
So ki-o man-daa aakhee-ai jit ja-meh raa jaan.
Bhanda- ho hee bhand oop-jai, bhandai baajh na ko-ay.
Naanak bhandai baa-hraa ayko sachaa so-ay.
Naanak bhandai baa-hraa ayko sachaa so-ay.
Jit mukh sadaa salaa hee-ai bhaagaa ratee chaar.
Nanak tay mukh ooj – lay tit sa-chay dar-baar.


(English Translation, adapted by Bachan Kaur)

From woman, all humans are born;
within woman, we are conceived;
to woman one becomes engaged and married.

Woman becomes a friend;
through woman, future generations are born.
When woman dies, one seeks another woman, to woman we are bound.

So why do we call her bad?
From her, all great ones are born?
From woman, even woman is born;
without woman, there would be no one at all.

O Nanak, only the infinite is without a woman.
Blessed and beautiful is the mouth that continually praises the Source of all.
O Nanak, those faces shall be radiant in the Court of the Divine.
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Original Words come from the Sikh Holy Scriptures, the Siri Guru Granth Sahib. This section is: Raag Aasaa - Guru Nanak Dev Ji - Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji - Ang 473

You can find it here: www.sikhitothemax.org/shabad?id=1748&q=bjbn&type=7&source=all&highlight=21284
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from Ardas Prem, released November 13, 2023
Original Poetry: Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Vocals, composition, production, mixing and mastering by Bachan Kaur, 2023.

Bhand Jameeai - Feminine Respect

This passage is sung before the final prayers of any devotional Sikh service as a prayer of supplication and humility.
It comes from Sukhmani Sahib in the "Siri Guru Granth Sahib", the sacred scriptures of the Sikhs. It was composed by the 5th Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji and is a very soothing prayer to support connection with the great doer of all things and surrender to the care and protection of the Divine.

You can view the Gurkmukhi Script and Translation of this Shabad here:
www.igurbani.com/shabad/jbuk?verse=r0lf
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Tu Thaakur Tum Peh Ardās || 
You are our Master; to you, I offer this humble prayer.

Jio Pind Sabh Tayree Raas || 
This body and soul are all your belonging.

Thum Maata Pithaa Ham Baarik Thaerae || 
You are our mother and father; and we are your children.

Tumaree Kirpaa Meh Sukh Ghanayrey ||  
In your grace, we experience ultimate peace!

Koe Na Jaanay Tumraa Unt || 
No-one knows your infinite vastness.

Oochay Tey Oochaa Bhagavant || 
O highest of the high, most generous God,

Sagal Samagree Tumaray Soothr Dhaaree ||  
The whole creation is strung on your thread.

Tum Tey Hoe So Aageyakaaree || 
That which has come from you is in your will.

Tumaree Gath Mith Tum Hee Jaanee ||  
You alone know your existence and vastness.

Nanak Daas Sadhaa Kurbaanee ||
Nanak, Your slave, is forever surrendering to you. ||
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from Ardas Prem, released November 13, 2023
Original Poem: Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Vocals, composition, production, mixing and mastering by Bachan Kaur, 2023.
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Toon Thakur Tum Peh Ardaas - Invocation

Collection of soothing piano pieces for relaxing and work.

Ripples of Resonance

Cherish The Quiet

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At "La Paz", San Marcos, Atitlan, Guatemala.

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A whole circle of brothers and sisters: Singing Together.

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The energy represented by the Elephant Headed God Ganesha is a grounding and joyous energy that makes things easier and possible sometimes. It can help remove smaller hindrances and big obstacles alike. It is a good practice to start your day with this vibration.

Ask for your obstacle to be removed and listen to the mantra, sing with it, set it on repeat. Be open for support that may appear in a different way than you would expect.

This mantra is also well suited to help you feel more grounded when to many thoughts and anxieties are swirling around in your head and make you unstable.

Play the recording while doing things or while you relax, use it as listening meditation or learn the words and chant with it.

Please find the words of the mantra on our Bandcamp page

Enjoy,
Nina & Steve

Ganesha Mantra

The sound of Bachan Kaur’s voice can make you forget what you’re doing and remember who you are.

Diverse cultural, spiritual and musical influences infuse her sound, weaving a tapestry of kaleidoscopic luminescence. 
You'll hear multiple languages dance between sparse dreamy electronica, organic earthy acoustics, soul stirring poetics, and the occasional boom and clack. Bachan’s sincerity invites you into the mystical nature of your soul where complexities, dissonance and sorrows are welcomed and soothed. Mother earth and the human heart are the bread and butter of this artist’s intention and you can taste it in every song.

Bachan has self-produced and released 8 albums alongside singles and musical videos that are cherished in yoga studios, sacred ceremonies and earbuds around the globe. Primarily a visual artist, her sound breathes with the immersive quality of a painter chasing rainbows while singing lullabies.  She collaborates frequently with electro world music producers, so be sure to check some of those out. In 2023 she's sharing a collection of devotional Sikh songs, as an ode to the sacred influence of this spiritual path in her life. Stay tuned ! ✨

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