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But the pop is really satisfying, I really like it, and you get all those emojis flying out.\n \nI also love that it will remember where you left off, for those who are crazy enough to try the extra long and can't be around forever.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":778974,"author_name":"DzejPi","author_uid":"dzejpi","epoch":1649098006,"text":"Took me a little while to understand that I am not supposed to pop the balloon right away. :) Don\u2019t have much to add to the feedback apart from everything that was said above, but I have to tell you that the sad emoji explosion at the end is brilliant, never fails to make me laugh!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":796279,"author_name":"EmberUshi","author_uid":"emberushi","epoch":1649195398,"text":"I wish the balloon had more balloon like physics. I wanted to bop it everywhere and I was disappointed when I realized that's not the point. 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