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Chris -- 2025-05-10
“The up-great was probably needed anyhow, but good luck to the local merchants.”
Comment to an article “Officials, store owners say $489,000 renovation of 84th Street, adding parking will pay off (10/21/2010)” by the Grand Rapids Press on mlive.com.
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Works up great for me. There seem to be plenty of examples: e.g.
Top free vista themes free download free upgreat downloads. Take your brain to the next step of evolution playing the most attractive game ever made.
Demon upgreat – More powerful magic and highter rage(32m like the Pact) ... Beast Upgreat – War Beast , Storm Beast
(btw, welcome to the forum, xopher!)
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We have had a grade eel, or at least a decent amount, of discussion of other great/grade substitutions. (Don’t have time to track them down for you at the moment.)
Last edited by DavidTuggy (2010-10-21 20:27:47)
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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