Monday, November 21, 2011

Baby 67, 68, and 69: More Evidence

"Midnight, what are you doing...?"

She rolled around and lay on her side.  Instantly, my brain came to conclusions, she was in labor!  She howled and after a while, it was over.

I looked down and saw a fuzzy head peek her face around her mother.  One puppy.  One little starry faced puppy.  I'd seen that pattern somewhere....

Oh well, she was beautiful!  We named her Skittles for her colorful personality and coat.

"Hey Skittles!  How are you?"

Skittles cautiously came up to me but backed away as soon as she had come.

Midnight came over to check on her puppy.  She seemed to have no problem with me being close to her.

"You're such a good girl Midnight.  When did you get pregnant?  We definitely need to watch you more.  I'll have to have Luke set up an appointment for your to get spayed.  I don't think we need anymore puppies!"  Skittles looked up at me and barked as if annoyed that her mother was getting too much attention.

This time, she didn't run away when I reached out to pet her.  "Awww!  Such a sweet puppy!"

Much to the kids' delight, we kept little Skittles and she became an official member of the Smith household. Midnight was an excellent mother and I had no proof of knowing if she had had puppies before.  Whatever it was, she was doing a great job and little Skittles was always happy, clean, and well fed.

Kiara didn't really know what to think of Skittles at first.

But soon, she warmed up to the slobbery pup and they became fast friends.

Kiara would get a little rough at times but Skittles was always able to take it.  One of their favorite games was tag.

It was birthday time!  Rob and Liana aged up first.  Rob had dark black hair and green eyes.

Liana was quite the beauty.  Her blond hair and pale blueish skin tone gave her that delicate and beautiful look.  She had her father's amber eyes.

The Z-triplets went up next.  Zvon, Zenon, and Zuriel were definitely ready for more privileges, responsibilities, and driving!  That was the main key.

Marseille grew up into a handsome young adult.  He was kind and loved figuring everything out with logic.  But, looking at him, I could still see him as that music loving dimpled little boy.

Kiara also grew up from a kitten to an adult.  She was gorgeous.  Her rainbow fur was even silkier and more colorful and her tail was her best feature, poofy and long.

Skittles seemed confused by the sudden change.  Her playmate was not her size anymore!  It seemed as though Skittles didn't even recognize Kiara anymore!

After a second introduction, they were back to playing.  Kiara had to be even more gentle, especially since she had very sharp claws.

Apparently Skittles seemed to connect this big cat to the little cat she used to play with and didn't even attempt chasing after Kiara.  Skittles could hardly catch kitten-Kiara so there was practically no way she could possibly catch up with big-Kiara.

So, after Kiara got bored and went to sleep, Skittles went in search of a new playmate...

...her mother!  That plan didn't seem to work well but Skittles enjoyed her mother's attention.

After a long day of playing and chasing, she and Midnight settled down for a long nights' sleep.

That night was not very successful for me.  I tossed and turned, thinking and thinking about Luke and that woman.  Her eyes still bore into my face, a bright purple glare in my direction.  A distant ringing brought me into conciousness and back into reality.  I glanced at the clock: 9:30.  Midnight let out a bark when she heard the sound.

"Oh ****," I swore, now realizing that the ringing was the doorbell.  Luke wasn't home, the teens were at school, and the twins were at their daycare so I was the only one home.  I waited a second hoping that it might be some political campaign person but after a minute the doorbell rang again.  And again.  I groaned and slowly made my way out of bed and called out, "Coming!" as if anyone could hear me.

Kiara was under the bed waiting to pounce on my feet.

"Not today Ki," I grumbled.  I quickly threw on a loose un-washed sweater and some wrinkly cargo pants.  I stopped in front of the mirror, gave my face a slight touch-up, and pulled up my hair into a loose bun.

[Btw, I LOVE this picture.  I don't know why....]

As I treaded my feet along the wooden floor until as I dragged myself to the door.  However, my pace quickened once I realized who it was.

"Laura?  Skye?  It's great to see you here!"  I quickly let them in, following Laura was a strange man with her hair.  He looked rather young and familiar....  "What are you guys doing here, if you don't mind me asking?"

"Oh Cal, my son Duncan and I were just here to visit.  It seemed as though Skye had the same idea and we bumped into each other on the way here!  Mind if we sit and chat for a little while?"  She asked, gesturing to my casual outfit and messy hair.

"Sure, make your way to the living room, I'll warm up some coffee."

"That's okay, we won't be here long."  Skye replied.

We settled into the living room.  I took a good look over of Duncan.  His skin was bright orange, his hair was purple like his mother's, and his eyes were an intense reddish-orange color.  He would make a nice challenge father.

Then I glanced down at his hand at a wedding ring.  He was married?  That must have been why I couldn't be a challenge father the last time when I had gone down to Riverview with Laura.

"So Calista, Duncan is now available to participate in you challenge, if you're still up to it."

"Of course!" I exclaimed.  "But..."  I glanced at his ring finger.

"Oh, I'm married but that's okay.  My wife doesn't mind."  He explained.

"Okay..." I said cautiously.

"It's okay Cal, besides, you go to the hospital to get pregnant don't you?"  Laura chirped.  "So it's not like you'll be doing anything dirty."

"Good point, should we go there right now?"

"Sure!"  Laura and Duncan agreed.

"Skye?" I asked.

"I think I should go back home now, it was great visiting Calista, even for this short time."

"I'm glad I got to see you!  We should meet up another time, shall we?"

"We shall!"

"Okay, well, safe travels!"

"Bye Calista, Laura, Duncan," she nodded.

After the hospital I changed back into more decent clothes, did some household chores, and painted a bit.  Then I changed back into my pajamas and feel straight to sleep.  Only to be woken up later by a queasy stomach and a hungry cat.

A few months into my pregnancy, I invited Liana Masons over.  Partly because I hadn't seen her that much since we had first met and also for her to meet her grandchildren, Rob and Liana.

"Come on Robby!  Liana!"   I tried to beckon them toward me and Liana.  They were tentative and shy seeing this lady.  "Her name is Li-.... Grandma!"

I was about to say "Liana" was her name (because it was!) but I knew that would most likely confuse Rob and Liana even more so I opted for the name "Grandma."  I hoped Liana wouldn't mind.

Apparently, it worked because Rob went running into Liana's open arms calling "Gwama, gwama!" with my Liana not far behind.  They were doing very well and didn't seem to need me there so I got their lunches ready.

As I prepared some mozzarella sticks and apple slices, I overheard my Liana talking about a puppy.  I assumed she was talking about Skittles who, miraculously, was sound asleep, even with all of the commotion going on.

"Yes, that's Skittles, Liana," big Liana explained.

"Skittles is my puppy!  She have star eyes.  Skittles fluffy!"  Little Liana shouted excitedly.

Big Liana chuckled just as I walked in and swooped up little Liana into my arms and attacked her with light kisses on her face.  She gave me sloppy wet kisses and I relished them with all of my heart.

"You're as sweet as your Grandma.  Are you ready for your lunch, loves?"

"Food!  Food!  Food!"  The little ones chanted.

"I think that's a yes," big Liana pointed out.

"Puppy eat too?"  Rob asked shyly as Liana put him into his highchair and places a plate of food in front of him.

"Yes, Skittles and Kiara are eating their meal.  Better eat yours before they do!"  I teased which caused the tots to squeal and snatch their food right up.

"Bad kitty!"  Little Liana scolded.

After their meal, they seemed to be slowing down.  Little Liana had big circles under her eyes.  It was definitely nap time.  So big Liana helped me put the tots into their new swings and I set the settings on low.  They were asleep in an instant.  I was so glad Luke had found the time to put them together last night.

Unfotunately, Midnight was wound up and wouldn't stop barking so I played with her a bit.

Kiara realized this was her moment to get attention.  While the kids slept, she leaped up onto Liana's lap, much to Liana's surprise.

"Kiara!  Down!" I commanded but Liana said it was fine.

She reached down and scratched Kiara's chin nice and hard.  I heard quite the purr come out of that kitty.

After a few minutes of petting, Kiara got down and begged to Liana.

"Oh, I think she wants to be brushed," I guessed.  I showed Liana where the brushes were and Liana got right to work tending to all of Kiara's knots and snarls.

"Oh Liana, I'm sorry we've just been doing what you usually do.  You leave your busy household to come to mine for a promise vacation and we end up doing the exact same thing."  I apologized.

"It's fine Calista!  As long as we're spending time together it's totally cool.  I loved spending time with my grandkids.  Plus, I wouldn't do my challenge if I didn't adore my kids!  I love your pets too!   They're super cute and friendly.  It only matters that you and I are spending quality friend time doing what we love best, being mothers."

I sighed, "Liana, you're just too kind."

We spent the rest of Liana's time teaching the kids some new words to expand their vocabulary.

Little Liana is just a bit ahead of Rob in the verbal department but not by much.

When Liana left, I got the kids in their beds for nighttime.  Luke claimed he hadn't been working out as much so he left for the gym as soon as he came home.  He had recently come home from a business trip.  It was a race out in Appaloosa Plains and he took 1st place.

While he was at the gym, I vacuumed and cleaned up around the house a bit.  It was then that I discover a lost photo.  I picked it up and turned it over instantly recognizing who it was.  It was that mysterious lady!


Well, Luke definitely has some explaining to do I thought angrily.  I decided to keep silent about it until he came home.  I'd wait for the right time to ask him about it.

The teens kept busy for the rest of the school year by teaching Midnight new tricks, spending time with friends, learning to drive (I left that duty up to Luke), and getting ready for the upcoming, and much anticipated, prom.

It was nearing the end of the school year as well as my pregnancy.  I was reading and updating my knowledge of parenting when Luke came.  I watched him while he stripped off his shirt and changed into his pajama bottoms.

He was so oblivious to what I knew about him, or thought about him, and what I had found a few months ago.

I seemed to forget about this as he changed, his extreme muscularity had me distracted.  He was so impressive.

He lay on the bed, not saying anything for a while.  I kept my eyes glued to my book.  I hadn't turned the page for a while, which he must have realized because he spoke to me.

"Calista, you seem so... distant."

"Oh really?" I mused in a distracted tone.

"We hardly ever speak and the only time I see you is when you're asleep or busy taking care of the kids.  And whenever I offer to help you just shove me away."  I laid my book on the nightstand before speaking.

"I don't shove you away.  I just want you to rest.  You're a very busy man, Luke.  You deserve to take a break when you get home.  It's not your challenge anyway."

"Calista.  Just stop with the flattering."  He attempted to hold my hand but I yanked it away, a bit too harshly.

"I wasn't trying to flatter you."  I muttered.

"We never even make love anymore.  In fact, we hardly ever kiss."

Now that caught my attention.  I was about rebuke him when I realized he was right.  I was mad at him but I guess I hadn't done a good enough job of hiding my anger.  He had noticed.  Well, that served him.  It's not like he needed it.  He had that other woman to be with.  I bet she was prettier, cuter, and better at everything in bed than me.

"Why are you even here, Luke?"  I finally spoke.

"What?!?!"  He seemed rather caught off guard.

"You should be with that girl you're always with."

"... I... don't know what you're talking about."

"Well, you just should.  Now, I think I'm going to go to bed."

"Calista, could you just explain-"

"Good NIGHT, Luke."  And I rolled over on my side, with my back facing toward him.

Minutes later, he sighed and muttered something under his breath as he turned off the lights.  After a few moments of silence, I embarrassingly realized I was not in my pajamas and got up to change.  Luke fortunately didn't say anything and I slipped back into bed, as close as I could be to my side.

The next morning I woke up at dawn to a view of Luke's crotch right in my face.

Great.

Normally I would be pleased but after last night, and past events, I was not.

"What?"  I demanded.  "Actually, give me a minute," I said as got up to go to the bathroom and change.

"Okay Luke, what would you like to talk about?"  I said annoyed from what I knew was coming up.

"I want to talk about last night.  What do you mean about that girl I'm always with?"  He asked.

Well, my friend, Destiny, and I dressed up and spied on your while you were on your date with this woman.  Then I saw this very... interesting picture of that same woman, at least I'm assuming it's the same woman, and she seemed rather flirtatious to whoever was taking the picture, which I'm assuming was you, Luke.  She was flirting with you.  For some reason, my voice would not say what I was thinking.  I realized that one dinner and a picture wasn't much to go off of.  I would wait for more evidence.

"I was just saying that you always go on so many dinner dates- I mean meetings with the same people.  It's just... weird."  Great, he probably thought I was mad.

"Okay... That's what you were so mad about?"

"Um... yes?"

"Okay, well I already told you, they're just meetings with an important person.  I can't really tell you much about it now but later I will explain."

I said okay and he stiffly leaned in for a quick peck on the cheek before leaving for yet another business trip.  He had taken quite a long break from work and his break was slowly but surely ending.

I practiced my piano.  I knew that babies would be arriving soon so I had called the daycare to see if I could drop off the twins until the new babies were born.

Pretty soon, my water broke and I was in labor.

Baby 67, Lara Deirdre (named after her grandmother, Laura) was born.

Baby 68 came soon after, another girl I named Jessabelle Daniella.

Triplets!  I named the last baby girl, Megs Deiondra.  I was so happy to have more girls in the household.  Once the Z-triplets left, little Rob and Luke would be the only boys in the household left!  Even the pets were all girls!


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PHOTO EXTRAS

I couldn't resist not taking pictures of Kiara.  She's my favorite kitty in the Sims 3 so far and I think she's super fluffy, and adorable, and beautiful.


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NOTE

A big thanks to Skye Everard, Laura Johanson, and Liana Masons for appearing in my blog!!!  Thanks girls!

Also, thank you Truffle/Izzi for Skittles' wonderful name.  I think it fits her perfectly as does she.  ^_^

And thank you to Megs, for suggesting some beautiful names for two of the triplets, Megs and Jessabelle.  Thanks so much!  I'll definitely take any name suggestions!

Once again, thank you too all of my readers, especially to those who comment.  All your comments make my day.   :)

Oh, I know I haven't done a family update in a while, I will definitely try to get one in in the next post (hopefully).

Well, thanks for reading and tolerating my Kiara spam! :P

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to my fellow Americans.  Here's a cute turkey I re-created from an online site....

Just an FYI, I didn't copy and paste the turkey, I actually had to manually type all of the symbols and stuff.  It's a long story why I didn't just copy and paste but I think the turkey is super cute.  ^.^  Too bad we eat the poor turkeys....

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20 comments:

  1. AWWWW! Skittles! She's too cute, I love her already. :) Midnight's face just after labor keeps making me laugh...

    WHY did Kiara age up? I loved her as a kitten... Ah well. She still looks adorable. Especially that pic where she is sleeping... That's my favorite. I think it'll be my new desktop.

    I just noticed that all of Calista's friends, including Calista, has a colorful hair color.. On behalf of Destiny, I think she'll feel lonely!

    The plot thickens, and we see more of this mystery girl (though I happen to know who she is, I'm still excited for the unveiling; I wanna see what she looks like!). I still wonder why Luke is keeping his meetings a secret...

    THE KIDDIES! Gosh, those toddlers moments are killing me...

    I can't describe this post in just one word. It's just TOO AWESOME, and I freaking LOVE it!

    ~♥~

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  2. When Laura came in with Duncan I started laughing so hard. Just because that's how Calista and Mason showed up too. Right at the door, bright and early. xD

    Grrrrrrr... Luke is ticking me off. Whoever that chick is, I hate her. Even if she's just some sort of relative or something she still ticks me off. (Though I would doubt she's a relative
    based on those photos.)

    I agree with Destiny, the toddlers are so darn cute! I just wanted to lock one up in a cage and keep it as a pet. (Even though that would be extremely illegal and REALLY weird.)

    Skittles is very interesting. I'm thinking her daddy is that one dog Calista was looking at at the pet shop, but I need to go back and check.

    Thank you for using Laura and Duncan in your challenge! It makes me extremely happy to see them in other challenges.

    Just a random thought, but I love how you make people have the same color clothes as their hair. xD

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  3. Hello,
    I really enjoyed the new chapter and the babies are so cute!
    Is there any way to download this house?

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  4. Hey Calista!

    I seem to be making a habit of bumping into you at very inconvenient times.
    I love Skittles, AND I love Midnight. But most importantly, I love your blog.
    My favourite line has to have been:

    The next morning I woke up at dawn to a view of Luke's crotch right in my face. Great. Normally I would be pleased but after last night, and past events, I was not.

    -Skye.

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  5. I loved the part with the pets and the one with Liana too.

    As Skye said, "The next morning I woke up at dawn to a view of Luke's crotch right in my face. Great. Normally I would be pleased but after last night, and past events, I was not." is my favorite line from this post.

    I loved everything about this post and the kids are adorable.

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  6. Great post! Skittles is freakin adorable, I just can't stand it. Can't wait to see what Luke's deal is!

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  7. Thanks for letting me appear in your blog, it was nice to see you ;)

    Big Liana and Little Liana get on so well as well as Rob too! :D

    I love my grandkids, they're beautiful, but all your kids are pretty cuuuute!

    Great post hope to appear more sometime!

    Oh and I love Kiara and how she jumped on my knee for some strokin' and pettin' :p

    Great work! Thanks again for using me. :D

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  8. Ohhh yay!! SKITTLES!!! :D:D I felt bad after that last comment I did on ur other post because I thought that I was being to demanding, like "name ur kitty Skittles, now" but I guess not :)

    I love ur new doggy she's soooo cute and I still love Kiara 'cause she's so COLORFUL!!! :D

    I can't wait for a new update!! UR ALREADY ON BABY 70!! I'd bet you'd be almost done, like Destiny, if it weren't for your computer problems way back when :)

    I have been reading this since the beginning and I can't wait to read it to the end!! :)

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  9. omgoodness skittles is soooo cute (and she makes me want skittles) i has a question, what camera mod do you use?

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  10. Yay! I'm so excited for the girl triplets! It's about time Calista had some more girls. They're all so cute! I loved the Kiara and Skittles dynamic. It's so funny to watch the rainbows go all over the place.

    I really hope Luke and Calista get things sorted out. I like the role Luke plays and I think Calista needs him more than she realizes. The plot just keeps getting thicker, especially with those, erm, interesting pictures. Luke is seriously a bit messed up right now. I just can't believe Calista hasn't exploded yet!

    I can't believe you are already at 70!!!! That's just, wow. Congrats! 30 more to go!

    I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving and can't wait for the next chapter!

    ~Megs~

    P.S. I am soooooo excited that you used the names! They're all so cute! Thank you for taking my suggestion. It means the world! :D

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  11. @Destiny - I love Skittles too but I don't like that she didn't get her mother's curly tail. :(

    I aged up Kiara because I kind of like her more as an adult than a kitten, although she was a pretty cute kitten. ^_^ I love your DESKTOP!!!

    Aww, Des should never feel left out... perhaps I will dye Calista's hair in a more normal color? That would be funny!!!!

    Haha, you'll definitely see the "mystery woman" soon enough, she's actually not that... mysterious, just a normal and colorful Sim!

    I love those toddlers too. <3

    @Amanda - I KNOW! After I had already written this post (but before publishing) I read your post and thought it was funny that our posts were so similar. People would never know (unless that read this comment) that we didn't plan the meetings on purpose. Heehee, great minds think alike!

    I don't think you'll hate her once you realize who she is.... ;)

    I think you're right about Skittles....

    I have a very bad sense of style so making their clothes match their hair and eyes is just an easy way to do it. I kind of got the idea with Berry Sims. :)

    @Entelligent - Aww, thanks! I think that once I find time to play my game I'll create a new tab up top for people to download the house. Thanks for asking!

    @Skye - I'm glad you liked that line. I'm not one to say those kinds of things so I was afraid to put it into the post but I'm glad I did now. ;D

    @Charlie - Thanks for reading Charlie!

    @Nickels - I love Skittles too!!!! Especially the stars on her face. I can't wait until I find a reason for Luke's mysterious meetings. :)

    @Liana - Calista and Liana will definitely stay great friends. Thanks for letting me have her (and her son) in my game! I was a bit sad that the twins didn't get their Liana's beautiful hair but they're cute all the same. ^_^ I thought Kiara was cute too. Everyone needs a little loving sometimes!

    @Truffle - I loved the name so I couldn't just reject it!!! It fits her perfectly because she's so colorful, like Kiara. I didn't think you were demanding. :) Now that I think about it, if I hadn't had those problems for all those months I might be done by now, especially since I had those problems in the summer when I had unlimited time to play Sims. I was really annoyed by that.

    I'm excited for the end too although I'm not sure how to end it....

    @Amiee - I use two camera mods (that can we used together) from Mod the Sims. I'll leave a link to the mods under my Custom Content tab on the top of my blog.

    @Megs - Thanks so much for the names!!! I'll always take name suggestions. :D I'm so glad she had girls too, the girls were getting a little outnumbered.

    I definitely agree with you about Luke and Calista's relationship. It's definitely not doing so well.

    I know!!! Only 30 more to go after baby 70!!!!

    I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving too, mine was really fun!

    Oh, I forgot to thank you for the name suggestions... I'll go do that right now.




    Thanks for your comments everybody! Sorry I was late to respond, I've been very busy with school and all that stuff. I hope to get on Sims over the weekend so maybe there will be a new post (I'm not making any guarantees though). Again, thanks for commenting, they definitely make my day. :)

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  12. hey catlover on my blogger dashboard it says you have a new post but when i click the link, it says i doesnt exist. just thought you might want to know :(

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  13. @Amiee - Sorry, I was really stupid, I accidentally his "publish" when I meant to hit "save." Sorry about that....

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  14. LOved the post! Good job!
    Midnight is adorable.. just thought I'd let you know ;)
    Again, great post, very excited for the next one! :D

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  15. Oooh...so much drama! I can't wait to find out exactly who he is meeting with all the time. *glare, glare* LOL I love how your pets are so colorful...you're brave to play around with the coats...my head wanted to explode when I saw it! LOL

    Anyway, the kids are gorgeous as usual and I love your camera angles! Great post!

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  16. @Amiee - Hehe, thanks! :)

    @Violet - I love Midnight too!!! I'm sad her daughter doesn't look much like her. I hope you like the next post. I've got the pictures for it and I just have to insert the pictures into the post and clean it up a bit and it should be ready to go!

    @Cassie - I love my pets! I didn't make the dogs but I made Kiara!!! I haven't experimented with CAP much.... :)

    I'm still trying to figure out why Luke is doing what he's doing. It's taking a lot of my brain power to do so. I hope to get the next post out soon though and thanks so much for reading! It means a lot to me to get these comments. ♥

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  17. Awesome!! Dropping by to say hi!! Great work u have here. I love Kiara! So pretty!

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  18. Hey Cat, is it the camera mods that make you able to zoom in so much when you take pictures, or is it just because you have such high graphics?

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    1. Yes, I started using camera mods when I was a little more than halfway through my challenge. They really help to zoom more and to get more creative pictures angles.

      I have my graphics on high, also, so that helps too.

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