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yeah, I think it's hideous. I couldn't believe it when I read the reviews, many of them going on about how lovely the design was. Then I noticed that many of them ended with this phrase:
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I am writing this review as part of a contest.
I have to emphasize that if I won this thing, I'd donate it pronto.
And secretly, because I wouldn't want anyone to know it originated with me. 
yeah, I think it's hideous. I couldn't believe it when I read the reviews, many of them going on about how lovely the design was. Then I noticed that many of them ended with this phrase:
Quote
I am writing this review as part of a contest.
I have to emphasize that if I won this thing, I'd donate it pronto.
And secretly, because I wouldn't want anyone to know it originated with me.
