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diff --git a/album/alterniabound.yaml b/album/alterniabound.yaml
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@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     So why start with this track? Tensei's album was last, so starting with another solid track by him starts us off with a good impression and holds the listener up from where they were. It's almost like an unofficial continuation of his album's narrative this way... sorta like musical fanfiction, I guess.
     That, and the whole song kinda reminds me of an anime opening where Aradia undergoes a 3 minute transformation into a maid costume. Please imagine this.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/arisen-anew.png" width="300">
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 Track: Karkat's Theme
@@ -134,8 +133,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     - It subtly implies that tuba is Karkat's instrument of choice, which we all know is entirely true
     - WHO THE FUCK LET THE ELEPHANTS IN HERE ARRRGH FUCKING GAMZEE
     I hope you like it too. And if you don't, I hope it pisses you off as much as it annoys Karkat to have this song play wherever he goes. That's all I can hope for.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/karkats-theme.png" width="300">
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 Track: Trollcops
@@ -174,8 +172,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     Don't tell anyone, but this is actually a remix of one of Jit's old fansongs called [[track:under-the-hat-lofam]], which was a battle theme for Dad. So if your heart still pines for him... his soul and pipe are contained deep within this track.
     So damn catchy and sleuthy.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/trollcops.png" width="300">
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 Track: 'BL1ND JUST1C3 : 1NV3ST1G4T1ON !!'
@@ -221,8 +218,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     People kept asking me for a Phoenix Wright remix of Lemonsnout Turnabout, so Malcolm creating this was essentially a miracle, especially considering he hadn't been around since [[Squiddidle!]].
     Thank you Malcolm. That kiss at the end? That's me kissing you.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/bl1nd-just1c3-1nv3st1g4t1on.png" width="300">
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 Track: Terezi's Theme
@@ -261,8 +257,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     Terezi's theme evolved when Andrew asked me to create a looping version of Lemonsnout Turnabout.
     Lemonsnout is a very narrative song. It didn't feel right to repeat a single part of it indefinitely, so I instead took several motifs from it and re-implemented them into a new track. It has a similar chord progression, and in ways of instrumentation it has the harpsichord as the main instrument, oboe, deep piano, triangle, and the "tick tock tick tock" woodblocks that are the eternal harbringer of her countdown judgment.
     After I first completed the song, I noticed that the track was kind of short. That's when I came up with the idea for the second part of the piece - a reprise of "Theme" from the Alternia album. This shows that Terezi has another side to her beyond her devious Alternian judgment: She truly cares about her friends, so much that she has a certain level of tender emotion that almost puts Karkat to shame. I'm not sure if the bifurcation of the piece worked really well as a faux videogame track, but I think it fits her personality.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/terezis-theme.png" width="300">
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 Track: Dreamers and The Dead
@@ -290,8 +285,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     Thomas is continually on point with his orchestral stuff. He actually made a bunch of awesome troll-related tracks that are on his tindeck: <a href="http://tindeck.com/users/EidolonOrpheus">(dead link)</a>
     Go check out the track "Cuddlefish" - he actually uses a minor version of the melody from that at 2:50. Dude is a talent.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/dreamers-and-the-dead.png" width="300">
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 Track: Vriska's Theme
@@ -325,8 +319,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     Like Terezi's theme, the piece's second part contains another reprise of "Theme" in the piano - but to contrast the other Scourge sister, Vriska's version of "Theme" is hopeless and dark. Where Terezi showed hope and emotion, Vriska only shows fear, anger, and loathing due to the repression of her own emotions, her upbringing, and her rotten attitude. In the flash, the high and low of the theme repeat indefinitely... on the album, the piece ends, but on an unresolved chord.
     Who knows what's up next for her?
     ... oh, and if you're looking for the full verison of Spider's Claw, wait until Volume 8, ok????????
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/vriskas-theme.png" width="300">
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 Track: She's a Sp8der
@@ -352,8 +345,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     When writing this song, I kinda envisioned a big ship to ship battle between Vriska and Eridan, with a bumbling Karkat acting as comic relief at the very end. It's actually quite remarkable how well the song translates to a Mindfang/Dualscar theme song, even though it wasn't really intended as such when I wrote it.
     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     I love this track. The end is some serious Skipper Plumbthroat shit. Cue Karkat the Angry Crab pinches him on the nose. Tee hee.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/shes-a-sp8der.png" width="300">
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 Track: FIDUSPAWN, GO!
@@ -391,8 +383,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     This track was awesome to work on. David's songs are always really darn fun, and while fiddling around with it I was barely cognizant of the irony that I was arranging someone else's remix of my own track. Hope you all enjoy the little touches I did with the drums and the weird guitar-ish NES synth.
     This is probably the music that's playing in game when Terezi and Karkat are playing on the cover.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/fiduspawn-go.png" width="300">
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 Track: Darling Kanaya
@@ -425,8 +416,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     I didn't call it "Kanaya's Theme" because I didn't think that it was stylish enough for her. I originally wrote it as the theme just for walking around her house, but I think it turned out to fit her really well as a character despite my own doubts.
     Like Terezi's theme, "Darling Kanaya" isn't a remix of her Alternia track ([[Virgin Orb]]), but it contains some similar stuff. There are heavily vibrato'd strings... wavering, luscious 7th chords... melodic piano... lots of arpeggios... and a general uplifting feeling of satisfying, calm emotion. She is one of the very few characters in Hivebent that I would categorize as "sane" by human standards, and thus actually one of my favorite trolls. And despite the semi-low quality of the instrumentation, this is one of my favorite tracks by myself.
     It's all kind of ghostly and heartfelt, like a sad look out the window with a romance novel in your lap, and then a knowing, welcoming smile. I think that makes sense considering she's an undead vampire now! Or not.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/darling-kanaya.png" width="300">
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 Track: Requiem of Sunshine and Rainbows
@@ -454,8 +444,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     I like the idea of having two diametrically opposed Kanaya tracks one right after the other. Saves me the trouble of pointlessly bifurcating Kanaya's song like the other ones.
     What is a troll?
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/requiem-of-sunshine-and-rainbows.png" width="300">
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 Track: Eridan's Theme
@@ -503,8 +492,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     Lyrics by [[artist:david-ko]].
     The only thing I'd like to note is the middle section remixing Alex Rosetti's Catchyegrabber. I mean, I'm not the voice of Eridan... and it's a bit of a parallel... but... you know all those people you saw in the flash animation? They were ONLY in the opening sequence. They left after the theme song ecause they realized Plumbthroat was about as bright as a lump of seaweed. He doesn't have any friends. Even the Squiddles refuse to love him. He is one damn lonely man.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/eridans-theme.png" width="300">
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 Track: Nautical Nightmare
@@ -527,8 +515,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     Originally Nautical Nightmare was an orchestral piece for Rose's Denizen.* I wasn't completely satisfied with the end result so it was ultimately scrapped, but the melody and chords kept dancing in my head. MANY months later I discovered the Ultimate Megadrive soundfont by The_Eighth_Bit and I decided to remake it as a boss theme for Eridan. Basically everything about the song changed - the only thing that remains is the main melody and chords.
     It's not a really overwhelming track because Eridan is a bit of a joke, but I'm pretty happy with it. The bassline and solo section are some of the sassiest I've ever written, the melody is still really catchy, and the action is persistent. Just listen to that thing a couple times and I'll be damned if it doesn't get stuck in your head.
     *I have since done something better called [[Earthsea Borealis]]. Maybe you will hear it someday.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/nautical-nightmare.png" width="300">
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 Track: Nepeta's Theme
@@ -558,8 +545,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     The original <i>Walls</i> was actually pretty divisive - either people loved it or they thought the Mario Paint instruments were too much to bear. Here we get the best of both worlds - the catchy theme without the weird instrumentation! (And if you liked the original better... well... great! Because it still exists.)
     I decided to hit on some of the more Latin aspects of her theme without a self-imposed limitation on what instruments I could choose. So I threw in some vibraslaps, some bongos, and a steel drum. To extend it for the album, I just decided to add EarthBound instruments and beatbox to the second part of the original song. Always a failproof plan!
     :33
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/nepetas-theme.png" width="300">
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 Track: Horschestra STRONG Version
@@ -590,8 +576,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     Seriously though, despite its goofiness, this is one great track. Alex Rosetti is easily one of the best composers on the team, and despite being often limited by his electronic instrumentation palette (he usually composes for real musicians to play), he's pulled this track off and several others fantastically.
     Did I mention we're in love?
     Also, the SNES funeral section interspersed with a small amount of Walls Covered in Blood at the end is just brilliant.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/horschestra-STRONG-version.png" width="300">
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 Track: Blackest Heart (With Honks)
@@ -626,8 +611,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     Andrew asked me to add some 'brooding honks' to it... and some amazingly hilarious justaposition occurred that somehow made the piece even more frightening to all those that played it at 6am in the morning.
     Now people love it. Step one to improvement - add clowns!
     Yep, that's my voice, by the way.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/blackest-heart-with-honks.png" width="300">
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 Track: Midnight Calliope
@@ -650,8 +634,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     On a side note, I think I enjoy writing creepy music even more than any other kind of music.
     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     Soundtrack-wise... I think this was one of the greatest moments of Homestuck. This track makes my hair stand on end.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/midnight-calliope.png" width="300">
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 Track: Chaotic Strength
@@ -685,8 +668,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     Thomas composed this right after the flash between Gamzee and Equius... if you can, just imagine the beginning of the song playing as Gamzee stares into Equius's face... and then the "YEAHHHHHH!!!!" just as Equius breaks the string around his neck with a manly flex.
     Awesome fighting ensues.
     That didn't happen though.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/chaotic-strength.png" width="300">
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 Track: Trollian Standoff
@@ -712,8 +694,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     Stylistically I basically just tried to make it soun as spaghetti western-ish as possible, but I combined it with a bunch of horror movie style ambient sounds (and honks, obviously).
     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     An awesome track that sets up really well... for the next one.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/trollian-standoff.png" width="300">
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 Track: Rex Duodecim Angelus
@@ -781,8 +762,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     I'm incredibly flattered to have such an awesome track feature so many pieces of music by myself... another miracle from the guy who brought you Showtime, folks.
     Definitely the peak of intensity on the album.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/rex-duodecim-angelus.png" width="300">
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 Track: Killed by BR8K Spider!!!!!!!!
@@ -803,8 +783,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     (God-Vriska's Finest Hour)
     What's wrong, baby? Can't you even play guitar?
-    <i>Lexxy:</i>
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+    <i>Lexxy:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/killed-by-br8k-spider.png" width="300">
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 Track: Alternia
@@ -845,8 +824,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     Beatfox, it is a great honor.
     <code style="color: #626262">FCG: AND</code><br><code style="color: #626262">FCG: I DUNNO</code><br><code style="color: #626262">FCG: THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY, I'M GETTING A LUMP IN MY SQUAWK BLISTER.</code>
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
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+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/alternia.png" width="300">
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 Section: Bonus tracks
@@ -900,8 +878,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     I used Mega Man X2 samples (by daveeeey) for this track. If Nepeta had a level in a Mega Man X game, this is probably something like what it would sound like... it's just a little bit like Neon Tiger, but maybe just in the chords. They both have the same claw weapons. Neon Tiger probably pounces because he likes Mega Man X. Time to update my shipping wall!!!
     I really think the toms in the opening do a good job of setting a "jungle" feel to the track. Same with the roaring cymbals and the jumpy bassline. The orchestra hits have a bunch of cool effects on them, too - vibrato, echo, pan, pitch shift... all within the limitations of something a SNES could do! Although I probably went over the instrument limitations for the system, especially if sound effects are involved...
     Oh! The name of the level was contributed by my friend Samantha.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
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+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/catapult-capuchin.jpg" width="300">
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 Track: Science Seahorse
@@ -924,8 +901,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     Eridan is DEFINITELY the boss of this level.
     Shame that Fef doesn't get a really Feffy track to herself on this album. Poor Fef. BUT if you ARE looking for that and don't mind skipping over somewhere else, go back to the Squiddles Album and check out [[Carefree Princess Berryboo]] by Alex Rosetti. I think it fits her perfectly, especially as far as AlterniaBound walkabout themes go... enjoy it, it's cute!
     I sadly don't remember who suggested the name "Science Seahorse"... someone cool. You're cool, person! Smile.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
-    (<i>original track art</i>)
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/science-seahorse.jpg" width="300">
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 Track: A Fairy Battle
@@ -948,8 +924,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     This piece is made in PXTONE, so it might sound a bit like one of Buzinkai's tracks.
     I wanted to make a battle theme for Kanaya. I think it does fit her in a really weird way... although it doesn't really line up with the motifs presented in, say, [[Darling Kanaya]] and [[Virgin Orb]]. I can totally imagine her revving up that chainsaw and taking down some imps to this, though. Especially with the delicate synthesized bell so prominent, it does sound kinda delicate... So really, it's your choice what this song is supposed to be. Enjoy your freedom.
     Oh, and also enjoy that really loud bass. Pump that shit in your cars.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
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+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/a-fairy-battle.jpg" width="300">
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 Track: The Blind Prophet
@@ -1016,8 +991,7 @@ Commentary: |-
     let the games begin..........
     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     this song is the best song to air guitar and also sing along to and play shitty trumpet to
-    <i>Hanni Brosh:</i>
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+    <i>Hanni Brosh:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/the-blind-prophet.jpg" width="300">
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 Track: AlterniaBound
@@ -1054,8 +1028,7 @@ Referenced Tracks:
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     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     When you win a battle on Alternia, this song plays. No one knows who's singing.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
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+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/you-won-a-combat.jpg" width="300">
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 Track: Rest A While
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     <i>Toby Fox:</i>
     And with that.... good night.
-    <i>Homestuck:</i>
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+    <i>Homestuck:</i> (original track art)
     <img src="media/misc/rest-a-while.jpg" width="300">