Again, this one’s a little bit from the archives but I still think it’ll hold up. This also bubbled up from the depths of the Youtube algorithm, no other licenses being held for this title. I saw some cover art, went ‘this seems to be my vibe’ and my god. What a vibe Nineteen is. […]
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