2026 Schedule

October 15, 2026
  • Desire Unchained - 2026 (Palm Springs, CA)

    October 15, 2026 - October 18, 2026  

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    October 15, 2026  7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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October 16, 2026
  • Desire Unchained - 2026 (Palm Springs, CA)

    October 15, 2026 - October 18, 2026  

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  • How to Host a Gang Bang - Taught by: Tristan Taormino

    October 16, 2026  9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    Room 303

    When many of us hear the term “gang bang,” an image comes to mind immediately. Well, that’s just one type of GB—let’s reclaim and redefine the idea and create something even better that includes all genders, all bodies, all identities, and all styles of sex and play. Come learn about how to develop, organize, and execute a GB that revolves around “the one”—you or some other (lucky) person. We’ll talk about expectations, participants, boundaries, etiquette/best practices, power dynamics, and more. You’ll learn how to develop your vision and ideas, nuts and bolts organizing skills, and ideas for different types of GB scenes.

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  • Single Strand Scenes - Taught by: Dual Demons

    October 16, 2026  9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    Rope Garden (400's Area)

    It’s time to do more with less. In this class, we will explore how to create an intentional rope scene with a single piece of rope, creating full and dynamic play without needing an elaborate kit. We will dive deep into how to build emotional and physical depth, thoughtful pacing, creative transitions, and dynamic moments throughout your scene. You’ll learn how to use sensation, structure, and flow to create an immersive and ritualistic experience. This class includes demos, as well as having some time to explore building your own scene.

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  • Welcome to the Jungle: Dragon's Tails, Whips, and other Wicked things! - Taught by: Master PlaineJane

    October 16, 2026  9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    Red Room

    Think you're ready for the jungle, full of the edgey wicked toys? Have you felt the sensual yet sadistic strikes of a snake whip or even a dragon tall? Does the mere thought of a cat whip or Dragon's tongue send wonderful chills down your spine? If you're lucky, you'll get to experience the intense pleasure that can come from ALL.

    Join Master PlaineJane for a "cracks" course in Toys that go STING in the night! She'll explore options to deliver those salacious twings to our yummy parts... with an appealing approach. Master PlaineJane will demonstrate technique(s), safety Do's and Don't Even's and a few (unconventional) tricks that can transform even these "scary" implements into a delicious invitation for more... to cum!"

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  • Blood, Breath, and Belonging: Designing Piercing & Kink Rituals - Taught by: Mxtser Mita

    October 16, 2026  11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Red Room

    This class is for those who are done playing gently.
    Blood, Breath, and Belonging explores piercing scenes and kink rituals as deliberate undoing—where scenes are designed to strip away control, certainty, and composure in ways that are chosen, negotiated, and held. This is about building ritual containers capable of holding dread, resistance, surrender, and what remains afterward.
    The focus is not spectacle or endurance, but responsibility: knowing why you are taking someone to the edge, how you are holding them there, and what care is required once the scene ends.

    Breakdown
    What it’s about
    Piercing scenes and kink rituals as intentional undoing.

    Core focus
    Working with dread, resistance, and collapse
    Ritual containers for extreme intensity
    Responsibility for aftermath and integration

    In one line
    How to design piercing and kink rituals that undo people—and still hold them.

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  • Overpowered and Loving it! - Consensual Nonconsent - Taught by: Tina Horn

    October 16, 2026  11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Room 303

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  • Scene-ing with Rope - Taught by: DanceHallDyke

    October 16, 2026  11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Rope Garden (400's Area)

    You've put together some patterns, you've done some ties, but how do you make it h-o-t? If you've ever done a tie where you were intending to do something powerful and sensual and it felt more like making friendship bracelets in outdoor camp, this class is for you. We'll discuss strategies for turning our technical tying skills into scenes through body manipulation, misdirection, intentional touch, and more, and talk about making our harness tying process and exciting and fun part of our scenes. This class is for intermediate to advanced rope students who have some suspension experience, and want to start bringing scene energy into more technical ties.

    Prerequisites: this class is for intermediate/advanced students. Beginners are welcome to observe and can get something out of observing, but would not be able to tie along.

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  • Bawdy and Bodied: How to use tease and denial to enhance a scene - Taught by: Mx. Pucks A'Plenty

    October 16, 2026  2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Room 303

    Using their 8 years of experience, Mx. Pucks offers a captivating workshop that delves into the art of tease and denial that you can apply to your scene crafting. The exploration of sensuality and power.

    Discover the power of building tension and keeping your bottom/sub begging for more. Through expressive movements and Pucks tips & tricks, you'll learn how to feel embodied, how to access your presence to captivate as an extension of the tools that you have at your disposal. This workshop focuses on the subtlety of teasing, holding space, incorporating more sensuality into edging to break up the tension in a scene or how to add more elements to a sensation play scene. "Bawdy and Bodied" invites you to embrace your inner seducer and leave your bottom/sub wanting more!

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  • Dynamic Suspension Transitions - Taught by: Biscuit

    October 16, 2026  2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Rope Garden (400's Area)

    Getting your partner suspended is one thing.. but what do you do next? biscuit will walk you through how she manages to flip her partners in suspension, transfer load, mid-scene adjustments and remain versatile. This course is not designed to teach uplines suspension basics.

    To prepare for this class, you should be proficient with at least one suspendable chest harness (eg: 3 Rope TK, Butterfly, Reinforced Shinju, Hug Harness), and suspendable lower body harness (eg: Futomomo, Mermaid, Gunslinger).

    You will also need a full 200'+ rope kit suitable for suspension. Reinforced or synthetic uplines encouraged.

    This course is taught predominantly from the top perspective, but is intended to be collaborative between the person tying and being tied.

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  • Mummy May I? Yes You May! - Taught by: Patty & Shilo

    October 16, 2026  2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Red Room

    A form of bondage; a way to play with sensory deprivation; a spiritual experience. The practice and art of mummification is all this and much more.
     Through lecture and hands-on demonstrations, this workshop will provide participants with a foundation to begin exploring mummification. Topics covered will include: physical, psychological and spiritual safety measures; basic skills for mummifying; creative considerations to pervert everyday materials; and ways to capitalize on the spiritual potential for both the Top(s) and bottom(s).

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  • Contents WILL Explode Under Pressure - Taught by: Viking

    October 16, 2026  4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    Rope Garden (400's Area)

    Crushing, squeezing, breathless bondage - building to an explosive climax. Who’s in? This class teaches a suspendable exploding harness definitely not for the faint of heart.

    That moment where you have someone in the air and they need to be out of the harness NOW - this stable tie allows you to push your partner to the edge, knowing that there is a very impressive emergency exit. We’ll explore different applications, intensity-boosting variations and safety measures to keep in mind.

    This is an advanced 401 level class designed specifically with fat folks in mind but is suitable for all bodies.

    Technical Prerequisites:
    Solid understanding of frictions uplines and suspension

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  • Giving Good Chair - Taught by: KD

    October 16, 2026  4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    Red Room

    So you know your basic bootblack skills: how to clean, how to shine, when to condition. Maybe you can even recognize what kind of leather someone is wearing just by eyeballing them. Well, tuck all those intro skills into your back pocket, because this class is going to help you take your bootblacking to the next level. Turn your leather care into leather *worship* — Giving Good Chair is about understanding when it’s time to turn the heat up and go from shoeshine to bootblack, using your eyes, body and tongue as your guides. Don’t: Bring a notepad to take notes. Do: Bring another human to practice your new moves on.

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  • High Protocol Tea/Cocktail/Apps&Desserts? (VIP DINNER Prequal- Interest form required) - Taught by: SpankCake

    October 16, 2026  4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    Room 303

    While there is no extra charge to attend, we are requiring sign ups ahead of time to ensure proper seating and food and beverage count. "Hosting High a Protocol Dinner" is not required to attend the service, but a manual will be available prior to signing up.

    If you find service to be hot or simply want to experience a high protocol event, sign up for a formal tea/cocktail/etc. All dynamics welcome as well as solo attendees. A manual will be provided ahead of signing up to lay out all the expectations.

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October 17, 2026
  • Desire Unchained - 2026 (Palm Springs, CA)

    October 15, 2026 - October 18, 2026  

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  • Poolates (pilates in the pool!) by: Shann Carr

    October 17, 2026  8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

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  • Care of the Fat Body in Kink: Safety, Sensation & Sustainability - Taught by: Glitter

    October 17, 2026  11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    MAIN STAGE

    Fat bodies belong in kink: not as exceptions, accommodations, or afterthoughts, but as powerful, desirable, and fully capable participants. And like all bodies, they require thoughtful care, informed technique, and sustainable practices.

    This workshop focuses on the practical and body-based considerations of engaging fat bodies in kink scenes with intention, safety, and respect.

    Together, we’ll explore:
    -Common myths about fat bodies and physical capability
    -Joint stability, hypermobility, and safer positioning
    -Impact play placement and tissue differences
    -Rope and restraint modifications for larger bodies
    -Chronic pain, stamina, and energy sustainability
    -Aftercare needs specific to fat and marginalized bodies

    Participants will gain:
    -Practical safety frameworks grounded in body neutrality and liberation
    -Adaptation strategies for rope, impact, restraint, and service dynamics
    -Tools for communicating physical needs without apology
    -Ways to support long-term, sustainable kink participation

    This class is based in harm reduction, body autonomy, and the belief that no one should have to shrink, literally or metaphorically, to participate in kink. Whether you are playing in a fat body or with one, you’ll leave with concrete skills and a deeper respect for what embodied play really looks like.

    Fat bodies are not fragile, but they deserve informed handling.

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  • Ergonomics of Impact Topping - Taught by: Mx Mayhem Mai

    October 17, 2026  11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Red Room

    How do we kink out without throwing our backs out? Impact topping is a contact sport! Mitigate your potential for repetitive stress injury in this class. Mayhem will share tips to improve body mechanics while throwing different impact play tools: floggers, canes, paddles, and bare hands. You will leave this class with better knowledge on how to impact top more sustainably.

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  • Sensual Pussy Torture - Taught by: Marla Renee Stewart

    October 17, 2026  11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Room 303

    Are you ready to explore the pleasure in tormenting the vulva and vagina? This workshop aims at helping you to identify the ways in which pleasure is reached with all persons involved. This includes identifying the tools that you can use to torment externally, internally, and as well as invoking your psychological sadism. And of course, we’ll go over anatomy, too!

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  • Power Dynamics Through Rope - Taught by: DanceHallDyke

    October 17, 2026  2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Rope Garden (400's Area)

    This class is about using movement and body manipulation in order to feel power dynamics in rope. We find that many people who want to be tied want to experience a power dynamic and feel a sense of surrendering or submitting. In this class we explore several specific techniques and strategies that we use in order to make space for the person in ropes to feel comfortable settling into this type of head space.

    Prerequisites: this is an all levels class. Total beginners can take this class. It is aimed at intermediate students. Advanced students can also benefit.

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  • Sadistic Oral Pleasure: Going Down while Staying on Top - Taught by: Master PlaineJane

    October 17, 2026  2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Red Room

    No longer an activity for only bottoms; as Tops, Dominants and Masters alike ALL enjoy a tasty snack. But how do you make the snack tasty, delicious and suffering blissfully to your liking?

    Master PlaineJane will discuss genitorture for the orally fixated. She'll discuss how to get the meal you want, how you want and how to make them suffer as you devour them whole. She'll also explore: Safety Tips and Tits, Restraint and control, Mental and scene structuring, as well as CBT (cock & ball as well as cunt & breast torture) Master PlaineJane will discuss getting what you want from giving oral and meal and/or snack selection- there is a difference!

    Join Master PlaineJane for a discussion on why going down is just Tops!

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  • The Zen of Anal Fisting - Taught by: Tristan Taormino

    October 17, 2026  2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Room 303

    Are you ready to take the next step in anal pleasure? Anal fisting tests the farthest reaches and limits of body and mind. In this advanced class (which assumes you have a basic knowledge about anal pleasure), we'll cover preparation, enemas, and safer sex; warm up and relaxation techniques; lubes and lubrication tips; body and hand positions; fisting do's and don'ts; and how to go all the way.

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  • Rising Action: Imagining narrative structure, fetish symbolism, and character archetypes to satisfy our desires and experience better fantasies - Taught by: Tina Horn

    October 17, 2026  4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    Room 303

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  • Sadistic Rope in Suspension - Taught by: Biscuit

    October 17, 2026  4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    Rope Garden (400's Area)

    Learn how to squeeze every last drop of suffering from your partner, while minimizing risk of injury, using only your bodies, rope, and a hardpoint. This class introduces a combination of slow-burn Semenawa-style suspension, dynamic predicament, sensual torture, and unyielding rough body play techniques to be applied during even most vulnerable moments.

    Prerequisites for this class include a strong proficiency in tying static partial/full suspensions, upline management techniques, negotiation/consent practices, and some degree of experience engaging in consensual sadomasochism.

    Dynamic suspension experience is preferred, but not necessary.

    You will also need a full 200'+ rope kit suitable for suspension. Reinforced or synthetic uplines encouraged.

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  • Steel in the Hand: Introduction to Throwing Hooks - Taught by: Mxtser Mita

    October 17, 2026  4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    Red Room

    "This class introduces the applied skill of throwing (placing) hooks within piercing and hook play, designed for participants who already have foundational knowledge of play piercing, anatomy basics, and scene dynamics. The focus is on translating that knowledge into deliberate, new technique.
    Instruction covers body positioning, angle and depth awareness, tissue response, pacing, and communication during placement. Instructor-led demonstrations will show how to adapt technique to different bodies and contexts, how to recognize when placement should pause or stop, and how to transition smoothly from hook placement into scene. Emphasis is placed on precision, safety, and energetic placement rather than speed or force.
    This is an applied skill-development class with demonstration and structured explanation. While participant practice may be limited or observational depending on event constraints, attendees are expected to arrive with prerequisite experience and readiness to engage with technical material.

    Breakdown
    What it’s about
    This class is about the applied physical skill of throwing (placing) hooks in piercing and hook play.
    Core focus
    Applied hook-placement technique
    Body awareness, tool handling, and control
    Safety, pacing, and real-time decision-making

    In one line
    An applied introduction to the physical skill of throwing hooks with precision, judgment, and care.
    "

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  • Tying in the Dark - Taught by: Viking

    October 17, 2026  9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
    Rope Garden (400's Area)

    Dim lighting, loud music, intense scenes all around – going from a quiet, well‑lit class setting to a play party can be overwhelming, especially when you’re trying to tie. This class will go over the non‑negotiable suspension and harness fundamentals you should know by heart so you can find a flow state in your tying, really play, and give your full attention to your tying partner.

    We will cover the necessary basics of suspension‑worthy harnesses, the specific purposes of different uplines, how and where to apply them to harnesses, and what you can practice to make your rope handling more seamless when the environment is dark and distracting. This 301‑level class is designed specifically with fat folks in mind but is suitable for all bodies.

    Technical Prerequisites:
    Basic understanding of uplines, frictions and suspendable harnesses

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October 18, 2026
  • Desire Unchained - 2026 (Palm Springs, CA)

    October 15, 2026 - October 18, 2026  

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  • Poolates (pilates in the pool!) by: Shann Carr

    October 18, 2026  8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

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  • Building a Solo Rope Scene - Taught by: Dual Demons

    October 18, 2026  11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Rope Garden (400's Area)

    What happens when you become both the rigger and the muse? In this class, we will dive into the creative process of building a rope scene just for you, building anticipation, mood, and sensation as you explore internal trust and connection. You’ll learn how to step confidently into both top and bottom energy, directing the scene and surrendering to it. This class includes demos, as well as having some time to explore building your own scene.

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  • Flow and Flourish: Dual Wielding for Impact Play - Taught by: Mx Mayhem Mai

    October 18, 2026  11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Red Room

    Two is better than one: Mayhem is known for their hypnotic dual wielding, ambidextrous impact style using a wide variety of impact toys. In this class they teach how to throw double floggers, canes, paddles, and more! Learn how pattern recognition, process automation, and sensory feedback enable anyone to play double handed.

    Note: Dual wielding is not the same as Florentine flogging. This class will not focus on Florentine flogging.

    Prerequisites: Knowledge of red, yellow, and green impact zones on the human body. Ability to throw an impact toy one handed, plus ability to practice throwing a pair of toys with both hands.

    Materials needed: Any matched pair of toys, like two floggers, two canes, or two paddles. No toys? Bring your hands and gloves!

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  • So Cold, yet So Hot! Body Modification with Cold Branding - Taught by: SpankCake

    October 18, 2026  11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Room 303

    Curious about cold branding? In this class, we’ll take a closer look at this unique form of body modification and how it works. Cold branding involves chilling a metal brand with dry ice and briefly placing it on the skin. The extreme cold affects the skin cells in that spot, creating a mark that usually blisters before healing.

    We’ll talk about what the experience is like, how the body heals afterward, and why results can look different from person to person. Please note, somme people may notice a faint mark that lasts a long time, while others may heal completely with little to no visible trace.

    Most importantly, this class focuses on safety and informed choices. Cold branding is considered a high-risk body modification, so understanding the potential risks, healing process is key. Participants will have a chance to try it out on themselves or a consenting canvas.

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  • De-Pathologizing Kink: Radical Self-Acceptance After Religious Conditioning - Taught by: Glitter

    October 18, 2026  1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Main Stage

    For many people raised in high-control or purity-based religious environments, experiencing desire was more than discouraged. It was moralized, surveilled, and disciplined. Even years after leaving organized religion, the body may still associate pleasure with danger, kink with sin or corruption, and arousal with shame.

    This workshop explores how religious conditioning can shape and sometimes distort our relationship to kink.

    Together, we’ll examine:
    -How purity culture and spiritual shame can linger in the body
    -The difference between consensual power exchange and reenactment of punitive religiosity
    -Internalized beliefs about worthiness, pleasure, and “goodness”
    -How religious trauma can show up in negotiation and aftercare
    -Reclaiming desire without apology or self-censorship

    Participants will gain:
    -Tools for identifying shame-driven narratives inside kink dynamics
    -Language for negotiating scenes when religious conditioning is activated
    -Skills for recognizing the difference between desire and inherited guilt
    -Practical strategies to increase agency and reduce disconnection from the body
    -A model of radical self-acceptance that allows kink to come from a place of agency instead of reaction or reenactment

    This class honors diverse spiritual paths, including those who have deconstructed faith, reconstructed it, or chosen something entirely new. You do not need to erase your past to claim your desire. You get to build a kink practice removed from conditioned fear and rooted in agency.

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  • Introduce Tattooing into Your Play - Taught by: KD

    October 18, 2026  1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Red Room

    Covered in tattoos? Love body mod? Interested in using it yourself in a scene, or as part of your D/s dynamic? kd diamond’s got you covered. In this class, we’ll learn about the science behind tattooing, the basic skills of applying (stick and poke) tattoos, and ways to incorporate these skills into scenes. Come ready to listen closely, and watch a live-demo of a scene-tattoo up close and personal. Not interested in permanent marks? Don’t worry: we can also use all these techniques with saline. Fun for everyone!

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  • The Charm of Choking - Taught by: Marla Renee Stewart

    October 18, 2026  1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Room 303

    Are you thinking about roleplay choking during play? Are you great at breath play, but would like to learn some nuance to it? Whether you are a novice or a professional, this class is going to help you become a breath play expert. This workshop aims to educate you on different roleplay choking techniques, as well as combining them with dirty talk to make sure that you entice your target properly and seductively. This is your chance to master the choke and charm your person into sensual submission. This is an intensive class for vetted groups only and only in-person.

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  • Frighteningly Fun: Playing with Fear - Taught by: Patty & Shilo

    October 18, 2026  4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    Red Room

    What do roller coasters, scary movies, and blind dates all have in common? They’re all a bit terrifying and fun all at the same time! Come join Patty and Shilo for this sexy and engaging class on using fear as a form of and tool in play. This class will cover some concepts of what fear play is (and is not), kinds of fear play, how to stay safe, how to negotiate and craft a fear based scene, and of course, some fun and sexy demos along the way

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  • Service with a Smile Learning Your Language of Service - Taught by: Mx. Pucks A'Plenty

    October 18, 2026  4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    Room 303

    Identifying your Service Language
    In the same vein as the concept of Love Languages, I believe that each of us has a service language that speaks to us either on the “D” or “s” side of the slash.
    What we discuss:
    Identify the main types of service
    Learn of some examples of services that can be provided
    Tips for Receiving Service
    What do Service Folks Get Out of This?
    Learning what types of service speak to you no matter what side of the slash you are can be very helpful when starting or adding a service dynamic.

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