Eve Hallows Blog Tour Wrap Up

So the Eve Hallows blog tour is over and the whirlwind has ended, and it feels  a little like the morning after the ball drops with the streets littered in confetti and party hats and plastic cups.

I want to thank everyone who participated in the book blast and blog tour and give an extra special thanks to   Kathy over at I Am A Reader, Not A Writer for hosting the tour.  Also, congratulations to the winners of the  $25 and $50 giveaways. 

If you're interested, I've put all the stops on the tour below, grouped by type, i.e., guest post, reviews, etc. 

GUEST POSTS

Book Flame - Writing advice

Parsimonious Posh - Creating the monsters in the series

Bookworm in Love - Surviving a zombie apocalypse

Scribbler's Sojourn - Inspiration behind The Nightmare series

Bibliophilia, Please - Book the scared me the most

Lizzy's Dark Fiction - Favorite childhood monster

Monique Morgan - On setting

Readaholics's Reviews - My favorite books of 2012

Stephanie Keyes, Author - Writing for children

Cici's Theories - My character relationship with Eve Hallows

Mom With A Kindle - Monsters I like writing about the most

Vanessa Morgan - My favorite Christmas movies

REVIEWS OF BOOK OF SHRIEKS AND/OR BOOK OF SHADOWS

From the Bootheel Cotton Patch

~Oh, The Books You'll Read

Geo Librarian 

Melissa's Mochas, Mysteries and More 

Val Muller's Musings of a Writer

Moonshine Art Spot

Lizzy's Dark Fiction

Books & Other Creative Adventures

Must Read Faster

Reading with ABC

The Solitary Bookworm

Turner's Antics

The Book Mark Blog

Book Cover Justice

INTERVIEWS

Peace from Pieces

Laurie's Paranormal Thoughts and Reviews

Cuzinlogic

Imagine! Create! Write!

Fantasy Book Addict

FireStar Books

TOP TENS

Fade Into Fantasy - Favorite MG books

Word Spelunking - Favorite monsters

Hazel the Witch - Favorite witches

Mk McClintock Blog - Favorite authors

Earth's Book Nook - Holiday traditions

Me, My Shelf & I - Guilty pleasures

Lovely Reads - Favorite movies

EXCERPTS OF BOOK OF SHRIEKS AND/OR BOOK OF SHADOWS

Laurie's Paranormal Thoughts and Reviews

Bookworm Lisa

An Avid Reader's Musings

Romance Bookie

JeanBookNerd

Reader Girls

A Dream Within A Dream

Bibliophile Mystery 

POSTS BY EVE  

I Am A Reader, Not A Writer - Tour kick off

Fictitious Musings - How a Ouija board works in Gravesville

Reading with ABC - About the book covers

Short and Sweet Reviews - How would  human survive in Gravesville?

Lili Lost in a Book - A petition to make Halloween a national holiday

The Solitary Bookworm - Top 10 things Eve can't live without

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12 Days of Eve Hallows—Day 12

On the twelfth day of the Eve Hallows Blog Tour
My true love gave to me: 
Twelve howlers howling,
Eleven goblins gobbling,
Ten shapes a-shifting,
Nine demons dancing,
Eight ghosts a-gliding,
Seven swarms a-stinging,
Six graves for playing,
Five gargoyle wings,
Four crawling worms,
Three freakish heads,
Two purple skulls,
And a vampire bat in a dead tree ... 

Tour Schedule

Here are the previous posts if you missed them:

• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 1 
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 2
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 3
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 4
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 5
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 6
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 7
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 8
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 9
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 10
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 11

Here's where you can find me today (12/23/12):

• THE BOOK MARK BLOG - Reviews of Book of Shrieks & Book of Shadows. 

Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows Ebook Giveaway:

Tiffany from Book Cover Justice is offering up an ebook of Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows.  She also gave the book a horrible review.  You can check it out here: Review and Giveaway: Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows by Robert Gray.  The giveaway ends December 31.

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12 Days of Eve Hallows—Day 11

On the eleventh day of the Eve Hallows Blog Tour
My true love gave to me: 
Eleven goblins gobbling,
Ten shapes a-shifting,
Nine demons dancing,
Eight ghosts a-gliding,
Seven swarms a-stinging,
Six graves for playing,
Five gargoyle wings,
Four crawling worms,
Three freakish heads,
Two purple skulls,
And a vampire bat in a dead tree ... 

Tour Schedule

Here are the previous posts if you missed them:

• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 1 
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 2
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 3
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 4
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 5
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 6
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 7
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 8
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 9
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 10

Here's where you can find me today (12/22/12):

• TURNER'S ANTICS - Reviews of Book of Shrieks & Book of Shadows. 
• MOM WITH A KINDLE - In which I talk about monsters.

Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows Ebook Giveaway:

Tiffany from Book Cover Justice is offering up an ebook of Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows.  She also gave the book a horrible review.  You can check it out here: Review and Giveaway: Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows by Robert Gray.  The giveaway ends December 31.

Eve Hallows and the Book of Shrieks Deal:

While the tour is going on, I've reduced the price of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS to .99.  This offer ends December 23.

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12 Days of Eve Hallows—Day 10

On the tenth day of the Eve Hallows Blog Tour
My true love gave to me: 
Ten shapes a-shifting,
Nine demons dancing,
Eight ghosts a-gliding,
Seven swarms a-stinging,
Six graves for playing,
Five gargoyle wings,
Four crawling worms,
Three freakish heads,
Two purple skulls,
And a vampire bat in a dead tree ... 

Tour Schedule

Here are the previous posts if you missed them:

• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 1 
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 2
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 3
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 4
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 5
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 6
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 7
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 8
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 9

Here's where you can find me today (12/21/12):

• LILI LOST IN A BOOK - A plea from Eve to make Halloween a national holiday. 
• THE SOLITARY BOOKWORM - You can check out a top ten list of things Eve can't live without here.  If you'd rather read another horrible review of Book of Shrieks (I mean, who wouldn't, right?)  You can check it out here.
• THE BUNNY'S REVIEW - Stop over here to enter for a chance to win $25.

Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows Ebook Giveaway:

Tiffany from Book Cover Justice is offering up an ebook of Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows.  She also gave the book a horrible review.  You can check it out here: Review and Giveaway: Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows by Robert Gray.  The giveaway ends December 31.

Eve Hallows and the Book of Shrieks Deal:

While the tour is going on, I've reduced the price of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS to .99.  This offer ends December 23.

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12 Days of Eve Hallows—Day 9

On the ninth day of the Eve Hallows Blog Tour
My true love gave to me: 
Nine demons dancing,
Eight ghosts a-gliding,
Seven swarms a-stinging,
Six graves for playing,
Five gargoyle wings,
Four crawling worms,
Three freakish heads,
Two purple skulls,
And a vampire bat in a dead tree ... 

Tour Schedule

Here are the previous posts if you missed them:

• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 1 
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 2
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 3
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 4
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 5
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 6
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 7
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 8

Here's where you can find me today (12/20/12):

• BOOKS & OTHER CREATIVE ADVENTURES - A horrible review of Book of Shrieks.
• SHORT AND SWEET - Eve talks about how to survive in Gravesville.
• MUST READ FASTER - Reviews of Book of Shrieks & Book of Shadows.
• BIBLIOPHILE MYSTERY - Some excerpts from Book of Shrieks and Book of Shadows.
• READING WITH ABC - Another review of Book of Shrieks and a guest post from Eve.

Don't forget: There's cash in them thar clicks.  

Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows Ebook Giveaway:

Tiffany from Book Cover Justice is offering up an ebook of Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows.  She also gave the book a horrible review.  You can check it out here: Review and Giveaway: Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows by Robert Gray.  The giveaway ends December 31.

Eve Hallows and the Book of Shrieks Deal:

While the tour is going on, I've reduced the price of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS to .99.  This offer ends December 23.

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12 Days of Eve Hallows—Day 8

On the eighth day of the Eve Hallows Blog Tour
My true love gave to me: 
Eight ghosts a-gliding,
Seven swarms a-stinging,
Six graves for playing,
Five gargoyle wings,
Four crawling worms,
Three freakish heads,
Two purple skulls,
And a vampire bat in a dead tree ... 

Tour Schedule

Here are the previous posts if you missed them:

• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 1 
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 2
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 3
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 4
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 5
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 6
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 7

Here's where you can find me today (12/19/12):

• STEPHANIE KEYES - In which I talk about some of the challenges and advantages of writing for children.
• EARTH'S BOOK NOOK - Yup, it's that time of year.  Here's my top ten favorite Christmas traditions.
• A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM - Check out this excerpt of Book of Shrieks.
• MK MCCLINTOCK - Here's a top ten of my favorite authors.
• CICI'S THEORIES - In this guest post, I talk about the special relationship I have with Eve Hallows.
• FICTITIOUS MUSINGS - Eve takes over and explains how a Oujia board works.

Don't forget: There's cash in them thar clicks.  


Bonus:

Tiffany from Book Cover Justice is offering up an ebook of Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows.  She also gave the book a horrible review.  You can check it out here: Review and Giveaway: Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows by Robert Gray.  The giveaway ends December 31.

Really, it's like .004 cents per page:

While the tour is going on, I've reduced the price of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS to .99.  This offer ends December 23.

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12 Days of Eve Hallows—Day 6

On the sixth day of the Eve Hallows Blog Tour
My true love gave to me: 
Six graves for playing,
Five gargoyle wings,
Four crawling worms,
Three freakish heads,
Two purple skulls,
And a vampire bat in a dead tree ... 

Tour Schedule

Here are the previous posts if you missed them:

• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 1 
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 2
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 3
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 4
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 5

Here's where you can find me today (12/17/12):

• THE ROMANCE BOOKIE - An excerpt of Book of Shrieks.
• MOMMY AND WE - I'll post the link once it's available.
• MOCHAS, MYSTERIES & MORE  - A horrible review of Book of Shrieks.
• MUSINGS OF A WRITER - Another horrible review of Book of Shrieks.
• MOON SHINE ART SPOT - And another horrible review of Book of Shrieks.
• FANTASY BOOK ADDICT - Want to find out what my favorite scene is in Book of Shrieks?  Check out this interview to learn that answer and more.

There are also cash prizes to be won at most of these sites— $25 and $50 Amazon gift cards or PayPal cash.  All it takes is a click and a dream.  

Bonus:

Tiffany from Book Cover Justice is offering up an ebook of Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows.  She also gave the book a horrible review.  You can check it out here: Review and Giveaway: Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows by Robert Gray.  The giveaway ends December 31.

Don't look down!

While the tour is going on, I've reduced the price of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS to .99.  This offer ends December 23.

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12 Days of Eve Hallows—Day 5

On the fifth day of the Eve Hallows Blog Tour
My true love gave to me: 
Five gargoyle wings,
Four crawling worms,
Three freakish heads,
Two purple skulls,
And a vampire bat in a dead tree ... 

Tour Schedule

Here are the previous posts if you missed them:

• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 1 
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 2
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 3
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 4

Here's where you can find me today (12/16/12):

• IMAGINE! CREATE! WRITE! - Check out this quick interview.  It might save your life one day (no, it really won't).
• READAHOLIC'S REVIEWS - In which I discuss some of my favorite reads of 2012.
• A SOUL UNSUNG - Not up yet, but here's a link to the $50 book blast.    

Don't forget: there are also cash prizes to be won at each of these sites— $25 and $50 Amazon gift cards or PayPal cash.  All it takes is a click and a dream.  

Will Write for Food. Seriously.

While the tour is going on, I've reduced the price of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS to .99.  This offer ends December 23.

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12 Days of Eve Hallows—Day 4

On the fourth day of the Eve Hallows Blog Tour
My true love gave to me: 
Four crawling worms,
Three freakish heads,
Two purple skulls,
And a vampire bat in a dead tree ... 

Tour Schedule

Here are the previous posts if you missed them:

• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 1 
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 2
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 3

Here's where you can find me today (12/15/12):

• HAZEL THE WITCH - Here are a couple of excerpts from Book of Shrieks and Book of Shadows, and a top ten of my favorite witches.
• BIBLIOPHILIA, PLEASE - Want to know what book scared me most?  Find out here. 
• BOOKWORM LISA - An excerpt from Book of Shrieks.
• AN AVID READER'S MUSINGS - Excerpt of Book of Shadows in which we learn a bit about the URNS director.

As part of the tour, you can also enter to win a $25 or $50 Amazon gift card or PayPal cash.  So even if you're not interested in what I have to say, you should check out these sites to enter the giveaway.

And you thought you'd get away without hearing my sales pitch. Ha!

While the tour is going on, I've reduced the price of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS to .99.  This offer ends December 23.

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12 Days of Eve Hallows—Day 3

On the third day of the Eve Hallows Blog Tour
My true love gave to me: 
Three freakish heads,
Two purple skulls,
And a vampire bat in a dead tree ... 

Tour Schedule

Here are the previous posts if you missed them:

• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 1 
• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 2

Here's where you can find me today (12/14/12):

• GEO LIBRARIAN - Review of Book of Shrieks
• CUZINLOGIC - Ever want to know if I prefer boxers or briefs?  Well, you won't find out here, but it's still a good interview anyway.
• BOOKS BESIDE MY BED- I'll update the link once the content is added.
• SCRIBBLER'S SOJOURN - In which I discuss what inspired the Eve Hallows books.

As part of the tour, you can also enter to win a $25 or $50 Amazon gift card or PayPal cash.  So even if you're not interested in what I have to say, you should check out these sites to enter the giveaway.

And you thought you'd get away without hearing my sales pitch. Ha!

While the tour is going on, I've reduced the price of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS to .99.  This offer ends December 23.

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12 Days of Eve Hallows—Day 2

On the second day of the Eve Hallows Blog Tour
My true love gave to me: 
Two purple skulls,
And a vampire bat in a dead tree ... 

Tour Schedule

Here's the previous post if you missed it:

• 12 DAYS OF EVE HALLOWS—DAY 1 

And here's where you can find me today (12/13/12):

• LAURIE'S PARANORMAL THOUGHTS AND REVIEWS - Want to read some excerpts from Book of Shrieks and Book of Shadows? You know you do.  Well, if that's not your thing, there's also an interview filled with all sorts of me.
• PARSIMONIOUS POSH - Monsters, monsters, and more monsters ... a guest post about monsters. (warning: contains monsters)
• WORD SPELUNKING - Love this site!  It's always warm and cozy and smells of cupcakes.  Today I stop by to offer up a top ten list of my favorite monsters.     
• ~OH, THE BOOK'S YOU'LL READ - Check out these two totally horrible reviews of Book of Shrieks and Book of Shadows.  
• BOOKWORM IN LOVE - If you're looking for advice on how to survive a zombie apocalypse, then you should probably look elsewhere.

As part of the tour, you can also enter to win a $25 or $50 Amazon gift card or PayPal cash.  So even if you're not interested in what I have to say, you should check out these sites to enter the giveaway.

And you thought you'd get away without hearing my sales pitch. Ha!

While the tour is going on, I've reduced the price of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS to .99.  This offer ends December 23.

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12 Days of Eve Hallows—Day 1

On the first day of the Eve Hallows Blog Tour
My true love gave to me: 
A vampire bat in a dead tree ...

Tour Schedule

While the blog tour officially kicked off on Monday (with some cool prizes, by the way), today is the first day of my actual tour.

Here's where you can find me today (12/12/12):

• PEACE FROM PIECES - An interview where I answer everything from what I'm reading to who inspired me to be a writer.
• FADE INTO FANTASY - Want to know what some of my favorite MG reads are?  Here's a top ten.
• FROM THE BOOTHEEL COTTON PATCH - Reviews for both Book of Shrieks and Book of Shadows
• BOOK FLAME - Here I offer some writerly advice and talk a little about my path to becoming an author.

As part of the tour, you can also enter to win a $25 or $50 Amazon gift card or PayPal cash.  So even if you're not interested in what I have to say, you should check out these sites to enter the giveaway.

While the tour is going on, I've reduced the price of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS to .99.  (For you mathematicians that comes out to .00001523 per word, which is a pretty good deal.)  This offer ends December 23.

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Horrible Halloween Giveaways

I love giveaways.  I love Halloween.  Put them together and what do you get?

Crusty zombie underwear!

Of course not. I'm talking about Eve Hallows spooktacular giveaways, of which there are two currently running.

First up, over at Goodreads, you can enter for a chance to win one of three signed copies of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS.  Click here to enter. (Or at least start the entrance process. I believe there are more clicks to be clicked once you get there.)  Giveaway ends October 15. 

But the Goodreads one's meh in comparison to the one hosted over at Word Spelunking.

Check this prize package out:

1 autographed copy of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS

1 autographed copy of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS

1 $15 iTunes gift card

Some Eve Hallows swag--bookmarks and stickers

A few small bags of Halloween candy

All of this will be placed inside a talking potions chest, which doubles as a nice Halloween decoration.

(Total prize package is worth about $70)

Also, second and third place winners will receive an ebook copy of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS.  

This giveaway runs until October 20.

What are you still doing here!

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Book of Shadows Giveaway

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows

by Robert Gray

Giveaway ends October 15, 2012.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

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Another Horrible Review, Another Horrible Giveaway

 For the next 7 days, you can enter for a chance to win either a scribbled paperback copy or an ebook (in the format of your choice) of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS.

The giveaway is hosted over at Book Cover Justice and also includes a wonderful (or is that horrible?) review of the book.  Thanks Tiffany!

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Updates and e-Wizards

Big thanks to all 782 of you who entered the EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS giveaway over at Goodreads.  I've been notified of the 5 winners, and I'll have the books in the mail by Saturday.

If you're like me and you never win squat, don't worry.  There'll be more contests coming up in the next few weeks, so stay tuned.  Of course, the ebook is available for $2.99 here , so if you want to skip the whole contest thing, well, you won't be hurting my feelings by making a purchase.

Now that I'm done with that, let's get on to some actual important news ...  After a really long and painful delay, all seven Harry Potter books are finally available in ebook format.  What's most interesting, at least to me, is that Rowling has decided to sell them exclusively through her Pottermore site; however, if you visit Amazon, B&N, and a  few others, they show the ebooks for sale, but when you try to purchase one, you get redirected to Pottermore--something I've never seen a online book retailer do with an ebook before. (Heck, I can't recall any product having that much swagger.)  I did find it a bit curious that every major ebook retailer is listed, except for Apple.  They of the high and mighty refused to bend the rules even for The Boy Who Lived, it would seem.  Not that Apple needs the cash, but their iBookstore isn't exactly the king of the hill, either.

Anyway, it's gonna be fun to watch how this all plays out.  On the one hand, most people already own the books.  On the other, it took so long for the ebooks to come out that people who really wanted them already downloaded them illegally.  And on the third hand, this is J.K. Rowling we're talking about, and she's become quite comfortable with smashing every known record there is to be smashed.

And she priced the ebooks at $7.99 - $9.99, which, I must say, gives this whole venture some serious legs.

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