This yet again. Impressions: I probably would've skipped this post if Apothecary Diaries had deigned to show up at a reasonable time, but alas. And I'm over my old occasional habit of just grabbing a more direct stream and manually capping from that. Anyway, this episode was less action focused, so it less embarrassed […]
Oct 21, 2023 • Subscribe
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