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  Hello, I'm Passengerpigeon. I wanted to let you know that I removed the "seeking adoption" userbox from your user page, because you haven't been active for at least a month. When you come back to Wikipedia, feel free to add the userbox back with the code {{Adopt me}}. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! Passengerpigeon (talk) 01:59, 14 June 2020 (UTC)Reply