Hello, Shioguchi here from the techo team.

Spring is a time for new beginnings. This is the time of year I find myself wanting to get new stationery and writing utensils and clean up my desk so I can feel refreshed and uplifted.

The Stappo is perfect for times like these.



What is a Stappo?
The Stappo is a standing pouch that can store a lot of things from around your desk.

There are dividers and pockets all over the place - on the inside, on the outside - so you can strategically store accessories and things you use often in designated spots!

Click here to learn more about the Stappo

What makes the Stappo so appealing?
The Stappo is great because you can store stationery with your techo.

[With your work techo]
If you use a Weeks techo for work, for example, you could fit it into the back or inner pockets and then store your writing utensils and gadgets and everything from your desk alongside it.





Alternatively, you could fit an A6 Hobonichi Techo Plain Notebook, Hobonichi Address Book, Hobonichi Card Case, or a Hobonichi Photo Album into the pockets.

[For decorating the techo]
The Stappo can also fit an A6 HON.





You can also store in it things like the Pochitto6, Deco Rush, stickers, colored pens, and other slim items, making it perfect for users who enjoy drawing and pasting things into their techos.

There’s also an attached handle for easy carrying! By having your techo and decorative accessories bundled together in a set, you can bring it wherever you go and write in your techo anytime.

A look at Stappos of techo team members
The Hobonichi office setup is an open office, where desks are not assigned and people can work freely from anywhere in the office. This means employees need to carry their writing tools and other work items with them and stay portable. So this all makes the Stappo a popular item among the techo team. Let’s take a look inside some of the Stappos team members are using at work.

(Watanabe) from Product Planning’s Stappo: Black





Watanabe uses a Stappo Black to store colored pencils, Copics, and other pens. The large inner pocket can hold Copic markers by their clips for easy access.
One of the best parts of using it is apparently the ability to store things that get used often, such as measuring tape or scissors, and being able to access them anytime.

Designer (meron)’s Stappo: Liberty Fabrics - Clementina







Melon’s Stappo stores relaxing items, moisturizer, hand sanitizer spray, and other frequently used items. During work hours, she takes off her watch and hangs it over the Stappo’s cover.

In the far back pocket, she stores her drawing tablet and an Everlasting Bag, which is a Hobonichi Store Exclusive.

(Shioguchi) from Site Management’s Stappo: Black





I also use the Black Stappo. I store chargers and cords, a number pad, headphones, and other gadgets I use often. It also allows me to keep my lipstick, nail file, hand cream, face mist, and other moisturizers in one place for handy access.

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So, what did you think? If you organize all the items you use most into a single place, you can make the most out of the time you spend writing in your techo, working, or studying!



Stappo that are currently on sale:
- Black
- Canvas: Ivory Brown
- Bow & Tie: Bunnies
- Dark Plaid

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Hi, I’m Higashi from the techo team.

This techo news is brought to you under the theme of “Share your Hobonichi Techo with me!” where techo team members report on how other crew members use their techo.

Today, I went to see Kurokawa, who’s in charge of the Hobonichi Techo store in Rakuten, to ask her how she uses her techo.

Kurokawa recently joined our company in September. I recall how she showed us the very first Hobonichi Techo she owned, which was the collaboration edition New Japan Pro-Wrestling Hobonichi Techo 2021 Weeks in the Kazuchika Okada version, when she introduced herself.



She’s a huge pro-wrestling fan, obsessed with Takarazuka Revue, and is currently into women’s pro-wrestling. This is the techo Kurokawa is using this year.


Liberty Fabrics
Emma and Georgina HON (A5)

──Can you start off by telling us why you chose this techo?

Kurokawa
I had always liked the designs and colorway of Liberty Fabrics. I love to use stickers and washi tape to decorate my techo, and decided I should choose the larger A5 size so I have enough room to paste them.

The pen I use is the Hobonichi Store exclusive Jetstream ballpoint pen and the Mildliner in mild gold. I use a Rivet Band Laccio so that these two pens don’t go missing.

I keep clear folders in two sizes where I keep memos in between the clear cover and the techo.


By keeping the A6 size clear folder in front of the A5 size, it slides well and is easy to take out the file in front.

──So this is how you create storage when using the HON! How do you fill your pages?

Kurokawa
I write recipes I learnt on social media, things that I found interesting, and titles of books that I wanted to read. This is what they call a "commonplace notebook."

──I’ve never heard of a commonplace before. How did you find it?

Kurokawa
I learnt that this method allows me to memorize things I want to remember. I was also able to actually do something rather than just vaguely reading it.


A memo from when she learnt how to bucket relay efficiently. She uses the free space to paste her favorite stickers.

──You’ve even written tips when bucket relaying! I love the illustrations you’ve added. I admire how you add stickers to your spreads.
Kurokawa
I’m happy to hear that! I used the Remember This page to paste my favorite shots of the month and books I read using the iNSPiC. I’m not sure whether I’d continue with my record of the books I read... but I want to enjoy writing in this techo freely without setting any rules.

Her best shot for January was when Will Ospreay entered the stage at the January 4 Tokyo Dome Show.

I use the daily pages to write a diary or about work or what I ate.

When I go see a Takarazuka Revue, I make sure I write a lot and use the spread like this...

A page from when she went to see a show in January

She went to see the same title in February, too.

──Wow. It’s beautiful!

Kurokawa
By writing about the performance like this in my techo, I’m reminded of what direction I was moved by or the music I liked. I make sure that I don’t pack it with words too much so it’s easy to read back later on. I also choose stickers and the color of the pens I use to match the image of the show.

──If it’s this pretty, it would be fun to read back on.

Kurokawa
But if I put my effort in all pages, I won’t be able to write in it every day, so I usually make sure I write at least a sentence.

She often ends up not writing much on weekdays. She fills up space with cute stickers.

──I’m glad to hear that even you feel that way sometimes. Can you introduce us to the stationery you brought with you today?

Kurokawa
Other than the pens I carry with the techo cover, I keep a few Mildliner pens in the Small Drawer Pouch.

The color combination of the illustrations by Hiroko Kubota and the Mildliner are cute.


She keeps stickers in a Miffy clear case

I keep my large stash of washi tape in cans of sweets or cases. The letter book with 100 sheets of Liberty prints is a must, too.


She uses the letterbook to tear pieces out to use for decoration.

──Oh wow, this is fun! You can open a shop! This is my last question, but do you choose a time you write in your techo?

Kurokawa
I don’t really have a set time, but on weekdays, I tend to write before I sleep. I write about my weekends on Sunday. I sometimes write how I’ve drunk too much.

──Haha, a record of when you drank too much. It was interesting to hear all about your techo today. Please let me take a peek at it every once in a while!

[Kurokawa’s techo and stationery]
- Liberty Fabrics: Emma and Georgina [HON / A5 Size]
- Rivet Band Laccio
- Clear Cover for A5 Size HON
- Hobonichi Folder Set of 2 for A5 Size
- Hobonichi Folder Set of 3 for A6 Size
- Mini Photo Printer iNSPiC
- Small Drawer Pouch
- Mildliner

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Hello, I’m Komata from the Hobonichi Techo team.

At Hobonichi, almost every crew member uses the Hobonichi Techo. In this series, Hobonichi Techo team members will be reporting how crew members, from product team members, designers, system team members to general affairs and accountings, on how they use their Hobonichi Techo.



To start off, I interviewed (Tomita) who is in charge of promotions.

Tomita used to be involved in the Hobonichi Techo for fourteen years. She launched The secret of the Hobonichi Techo which is the predecessor of the Hobonichi Techo Official Guidebook and flew all over Japan to interview people for the Hobonichi Techo guidebook. She’s currently involved in the Hobonichi MOTHER project and events held in our physical stores.



The techo she chose for 2024 is the Day-Free (A5 Size), and she uses it with the mina perhonen: hello swallow cover that came out last year.



It seems you have two Day-Free books in there?


“I’ve tried out various book types such as the Original and Weeks, and decided to try out the A5 size Day-Free the year before last. However, because I used up the memo pages, I bought my second Day-Free around August.

Last year, I switched to a new Day-Free in January, but this year I found I had a lot of tasks that are a continuation from last year so I decided to keep on using the same book. This is what’s great about the Day-Free.”

I see, so you have both the 2023 and 2024 Day-Free. How do you use between the two?


“In my 2023 Day-Free, I write down work memos that I have done since last year. This year marks the 30th anniversary since the sales of the MOTHER 2 game, so there’s a lot going on. That’s why I decided to use my 2024 Day-Free solely for MOTHER and write all kinds of things here. Because the Day-Free has monthly calendars, it’s easy to link schedules with memos compared to a normal notebook!”



Wow, I see that your memos taken during meetings and summary of thoughts are all lined up chronologically. I like how you can write a lot because it’s an A5 size notebook. Let’s take a look inside!


^She uses one page of the memo pages per meeting. Here’s a memo from when she looked back at past techos and the techo team for the Hobonichi Techo 10-million sales project.


^Because she writes future plans, she writes them on the Hobonichi Translucent Sticky Notes so she can move it around when the schedule changes.


^A memo of a choreo for hula dancing when she forgot to bring her notebook.


^She pastes her favorite stickers and sticky notes on the endpaper.




^She keeps pens, sticky notes, memo pads and other stationery, as well as her business cards, in the Stappo.


^She keeps washi tapes that take up space in the Hobonichi Store Exclusive Everlasting “Paper” Bag (Mini).



“I started using the Hobonichi 5-Year Techo in 2018, and have ever since written diaries about my personal life, tickets that bear fun memories and memos all in the 5-Year Techo. The Day-Free was perfect to write and summarize memos for work that didn’t fit in there. I used to try out various techo book combinations like using the Original and Weeks together, but my current style seems to be the simplest.

I keep the Day-Free in the office and read it during work, and write in it. I feel like many people choose to write memos during meetings in their laptop these days, but I prefer to write by hand first. It helps organize my thoughts.”

The Day-Free may seem large but is slim and seems easy to use. Hearing Tomita’s story made me want to try using the Day-Free for work!

[Tomita’s techo and stationery]
- Techo Book Day-Free (A5)
- mina perhonen: hello swallow (White) [A5 Cousin size cover] *Sales for this product has ended
- Stappo (Dark Plaid)
- Hobonichi Translucent Sticky Notes)

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Hi, I’m Komata from the Hobonichi Techo team.

I brought an old techo that I found during the year-end house cleaning. It is the 2015 techo that I used eight years ago.



It was the year that I left my former job and took a vacation to travel to several places.

From April 1 to 10, I was in New York. I was based in an apartment in Brooklyn and spent the first four days with a friend in the U.S., and from the fifth day, I walked around on my own. I still remember what a wonderful time I had.





I looked back at what I wrote in the techo and found the detailed descriptions of where I went and what I did pretty interesting, different from what I would feel from seeing photos.

Still, I should have written more neatly; I can find some spelling mistakes here and there.

But looking at my handwriting, which could seem impulsively written, I could gradually feel the excitement, surprise, and joy at those times, even after eight years.

My Hobonichi Techo has what could have been written only “by myself on that day.” I will continue to treasure the techo books from the past and keep writing each day in 2024.

Below is some extra info I found along with the old techo book during my house cleaning.



This is a travel notebook that I have been keeping for a long time. It is from 2006 when I visited France (that was a long time ago!).









I loved Senoh Kappa’s “Kappa Peeked into Europe” book and did my best to take notes and draw my hotel room.

Back then, there were no smartphones or e-tickets. I was heading for the house in Giverny where Monet was born but took the wrong express train. When I got off, the station staff wrote me a note about the train I was supposed to take (the photo with the handwriting shows the note).

Although it has been 17 years since then, the memories of the time come flooding back when I open this notebook.




This is a notebook from a trip to Spain. I enjoyed bringing a notebook like this and summarizing the journey in it.

When I had an interview with Machi Tawara last year, I was delighted to hear from her that she also used to create a travel notebook for each of her trips.
(You might also enjoy the interview with Machi Tawara)

And at the end of last year, I decided to write another travel notebook for the first time in a long time, and visited Kurashiki. I would be happy if you could look at this page.

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Hello, I’m Nakamae from the Hobohichi Techo team.

In this issue of the Hobonichi Techo News, I am sharing something I was glad I had written or pasted in my techo.

I keep a photo journal in my Weeks book every day.

So many happy events over 2023 remain with me as fun memories, and I would like to pick up two of the most joyful days.

The first one is when a longtime dream came true; I published my book!

I have been writing for quite a long time, but I never thought I could hold my book in my own hands. I had been preparing for it since last year. I will never forget the day the work was finally completed, and the book became available in bookstores.

Looking back at this page, I can reexperience the feeling of happiness over and over again, as if it has been preserved in a vacuum pack. It is definitely what I am glad that I have kept in my techo.


It would also be great to mark the pages you want to look back on repeatedly.


The second event was my wedding, which was held in April. Having my favorite people celebrate already made it a special day, but what was most impressive was what my father did.


　
At the climax of the wedding, I was planning to read a letter of gratitude to my father. It was supposed to be a surprise for him, to thank him for what he had done after becoming alone with me in the family when my mother passed away.

I started reading the letter out loud, wondering if I could see my father’s tears. I managed to finish the reading, but I sounded nasal from the thousands of emotions building up.

I looked at my father, who was trying hard to hide his tears. He then slowly got up from his seat and started walking towards me and my microphone. “What is happening?” I thought, would it be a handshake or a warm embrace?

Neither of my expectations came true.

My father suddenly took the microphone from me and started talking. “Good evening! I am the father; I came from Nara prefecture.” Everyone at the venue, including me, was stunned.

“Good evening! I am the father; I came from Nara prefecture. Thank you all for coming to celebrate my daughter’s wedding. Now that she has read a letter to me, I would also like to share something. My daughter recently published a book of essays, and I read it. I had never read essays before, so I wondered what it would be like, but after reading it, I was completely inspired. So I decided to write an essay myself! It is my first time doing something like this, and I would like everyone to hear what I have written. The title is “The Deer of Nara are Gods!” Oh… wait… I seem to have lost the note. I need to go look for it, so everyone, please have a chat!”

Everyone burst into laughter. After an interesting moment searching for the note together with the attendants, the MC announced that the note could not be found, and we decided to wait for another occasion to hear what he had written, and the wedding came to an end.

That night, however, my father did find the “essay note” from the bottom of his bag and gave it to me as a gift. “See? I really wrote something.”

What it said was about how godly my husband was to get married to a daughter like me (which seemed to have nothing to do with the deer of Nara). It was, in fact, an excellent piece of writing, so I printed a small copy of it and put it on the right page of my techo. It reminds me of the funny and happy wedding day whenever I read it over.




It was the night when I realized that my father was someone I could be nowhere near as good as, and to this day, I still remember the feeling every time I open the techo.

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Hi, I’m Annen from the Hobonichi Techo team.

As the current topic of the Hobonichi Techo news is “I'm glad I wrote this down!” I would like to introduce the scrapbooking that I tried out this year for the first time.


I have always had a habit of hoarding things I like.

The world has so many lovely designs, from candy boxes, cans, and shopping bags to flyers; I just want to keep the ones I love.

▼A part of my collection at home.


There are still many other things in my daily life that I am interested in, such as candy wrappers and stickers on prepared foods.

I imagined how fun it would be to put all these little daily favorites in one techo, so I decided to make a scrapbook with a plain notebook.

▼The year and month when the scrapbooking started on the end paper of the cover.

▼Nine months have passed, making it quite thick. What would it look like when I finish the whole book?


Scrapbooking was easier than I thought; just pick a topic for the page and paste all of your favorites there.

▼Stickers on prepared foods

▼Vegetable packagings

▼Tapes with the shop logos

▼Chopstick bags for memories


Since the plain notebooks have four different colors (red, blue, green, and purple) for the graph paper, you can use them to have separate topics by color.


I am unsure if you can see it in the photos, but I keep a rule to use red graph paper pages for snack and bread packages and purple for wrapping paper. (The blue and green graph paper is for pasting anything)

▼Red: snack and bread packages


▼Purple: wrapping paper


It is amusing to see the pages filled with the designs that I love,

And looking back, I realize that precious memories are kept together inside them, such as “the souvenir that I got from that trip” and “the delighted gift I got from that person,” which makes the notebook even more special.

I feel that these types of packages that I am obsessed with are taken for granted now but could be gone someday, which probably contributes to my desire to collect them.

I dream that this scrapbook will perhaps become a valuable resource when I look back on it decades from now.


~Extra info~
Washi tape and glue tape are the two must-haves for scrapbooking.


Sometimes, after I paste stuff on my techo, I want to move a particular piece to a different page to make it look better. With these two items, I’m free to do whatever I want!
(I use the washi tape as a double-sided tape by wrapping it up)

I especially recommend this “Dotliner (restickable type)” glue tape, which is less noticeable when applying materials like transparent films.
▼It glues in a transparent dot pattern.

*If the glue does not stick on the film, you can glue it to the techo page and attach the film to it to make it stick.

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Hello, I'm Hoshino from the techo team. 2024 has finally begun! How are you spending the first day of 2024?

The Hobonichi Techo News is currently updated under the theme of "I'm glad I wrote this down." Let me introduce you to three things I'm glad I wrote down!


Techo I used in 2023: 1. Work techo / 2. Diary / 3. Reading record

(1) Small memos taken during work (Cousin Avec)
I use the Cousin Avec to keep work memos. On the To-do list on the top right of each daily page, I wrote down small things that left an impression on me.


The day I learnt how to read this kanji.



The day the amount left in my IC card had all the same numbers. The day Susan from product management said she finally understood how yummy chocolate is and we all laughed. The day it hailed and Higashi said it was her first time seeing hail.

These are all things that I would have forgotten if I had not written them down. I was reminded of these events as I read back on my techo and it made me happy.


(2) Small headline that is useful when reading back on (5-Year Techo)
I started using my second 5-Year Techo from 2023. From this year, I started writing a quick and easy headline each day so that I can read a summary of that day when I read back on my techo.


The day it snowed in Tokyo, I took a paid holiday and was at home.



It's a simple thing, but I quite like it. I think I'll continue doing this this year too.


(3) Reading record (Weeks)
I write down books I read (and often movies I watched and exhibitions I visited) in the monthly pages of my Weeks. I simply wrote down the title of the book, but the feeling of fillilng up the blocks encouraged me to keep going this year.


I should have written more neatly

It's interesting how I can see what I was interested in. In April, I mainly read books about conductors, and in May I read books that I found out through book reviews.


I lined up the books in the order I read them according to the record I kept in my Weeks

These are the things I was glad I wrote in my techo.

Today is the day we can start writing in our January-start techo. We have also uploaded our annual Techo Omikuji. I hope your techo that is currently blank will be filled with lots of fun memories throughout the year.

We hope you have fun with the Hobonichi Techo this year too!

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Hi everyone, I'm Higashi from the techo team.

When I look back on my techo that I use to manage my schedule and as a diary, I realize how there are days that are filled with events, and days that are completely blank.

There is one thing that I have continued to write in my techo this year, though. That is, write down the title of the book I read that day in the To-do list section of each daily page.


I often jot down phrases that stuck with me.

Even if I had only read one or two pages, I'd still write it down as a record that I did read a book that day. Which means, I'd write down the same title for several days straight. But doing so makes me feel like I've read a lot, so I recommend this method.


You can see how proud I was reading two books in a single day

At one point, I wondered how many books I had read in total, so I listed them in the My 100 page.


I used No. 1-50 to write down my bucket list, and 51-100 to write down the books I read

I actually read a lot this year!


If I read a book two times, I listed it twice.

It made me think that I can manage to read 50 books this year!

These books are those that I bought, borrowed from a friend, or borrowed from the library, but by listing them down like this, it feels like I've made my very own bookshelf in my techo. It's fascinating how a simple list reminds me of the book design and how I felt when I read that book. Reading back on my techo, I was glad I wrote it down.

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Hi everyone! I'm Hino from the techo team.

Before I know it, 2024 is just around the corner! Yet, there are still so many blank pages in my techo...! I'm currently dealing with these two factors and slightly panicking over them.

I use the calendar on my smartphone to manage my schedules, so I decided to only write my favorite things in my techo, and so started to use a Day-Free from this summer. After a while, I came up with the idea of using my Day-Free as a place to list picture books I want to read.


List of picture books I want to read



The Hobonichi office is located in Jinbocho, so I end up buying lots of picture books


I have loved picture books ever since I was little, but I always find myself forgetting the titles of the picture books I was interested in whenever I go to the library.

That is, I learn about the picture books I want to read through conversations with people, childcare magazines, or the radio, and those quickly fall out from my memory, and even if I do jot down notes, they tend to disappear somewhere.


To keep the list in one place, I write them down on pages towards the back of the book

By writing it down on the memo pages towards the back of the book, I make sure my list doesn't blend in with my daily memos I had already written in the pages towards the start of the book.

Thanks to this list, I have since then been able to book them from the library and finally read the picture books that I wanted to read.



Memos of picture books I read



Although I started off using a mechanical pencil so I can continue to write...

As I listed the picture books I wanted to read, my techo took on a new role of a "book to keep a record for anything picture book-related." So, I decided to sketch picture books that I read to my child. I write down the following information as a set:
- Name of book
- Author
- Publisher
- Number of pages
- My child's reaction
- The front cover
- A spread that lasted in my memory


Writing with a pencil didn't last long...

I used to write using a mechanical pencil, but it started to become a chore because it took so long. (Oh no, I won't be able to write continuously anymore...) That's when I found a user submission who uses their Hobonichi Techo as a sketchbook.

I was surprised the techo could be used as a drawing pad considering how thin its pages are, but I carefully tried drawing a sketch of a picture book with acrylic paint.

I used lots of water so I could draw quickly, but other than the area I drew in, the paper didn't ripple that much! When you use a sketchbook that uses acrylic painting paper, it puffs up alot, but this made me realize how great the paper of the Hobonichi Techo is...!


Even with three colors, you can create various colors which makes the whole process faster

I was able to speed up the process by using paint, and it made my spread more fun with the added colors. This seems more up my street.



Memos of picture books I read probably won't be useful immediately, but I'm sure it will be fun to look back on one day.

If your techo has lots of blank pages, why not try painting in it?

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Hello, I'm Watanabe from the techo team. I'm here today to share with you two things that I'm glad I wrote or pasted in my techo.



[No.1: Hiking booklet]
Although I only do it around three times a year, I like to go hiking in low mountains. There are great hiking apps these days where you can write down your hiking plans, diaries and log GPS data.

I do admit that apps are extremely practical and useful, but I'd like to recommend handwritten hiking booklets. By writing down your hiking plans by hand, it's so much easier to imagine what your hike would be like, and moreover, it will get you more excited for it!


　Mount Jinba is close to Mount Takao and is included in the 100 famous mountains of the Kanto area. Although the summit is higher than Mount Takao, it isn't crowded and is fairly easy to climb, and the summit is a spacious, grassy area and offers a great view. The area where you can use burners is spacious too.




　Mount Tsukuba is also known as a low mountain that is easy to climb. If you're going with your children, I recommend the Shirakumo Bridge course where you can see lots of oddly-shaped rocks along the way. There are many people who hike with their dogs too. There are both cable cars and ropeways so you don't have to worry about going down too. I also like how the Tsukuba Express is super fast. (Apparently its maximum speed is 130km/h)



By creating these booklets and pasting them in my techo, I'm able to compare the height of the mountains of my past hikes and plan which mountain I should aim next, or think about how my son got bored during the last hike so I should choose a mountain where we can enjoy various courses for next time.

By looking back on these booklets, my excitement for the next hike grows. It also shows my child's growth and how much I've aged lol.




[No.2: Origami]
My son is currently addicted to origami. He folds them earnestly with his small hands and gives my wife those that went well, those that look okay to his grandma, and those that didn't go well to me.



Origami all folded up　



This is what it's like when opened. Just doing this is quite fun.


Because my room will be filled up with origami at this rate, I paste origami from my son that I especially like in my techo. By pasting them in, it has turned my techo into a treasure box.

I do contemplate whether I should paste it in or not, so maybe it's better to keep it in a pocket instead.


That's all I've got for today! I hope you look forward to the next Techo News!

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