Reader Request Friday 13th December

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It’s been AGES since I’ve done a Reader Request!  (Not since March, apparently.)  To everybody reading this: ask me anything you want in the comments, and I’ll try to answer them this coming Friday or Saturday (as long as they’re not too personal or political).  Ask away!

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