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L' U F' R B U' D' L2 B' D2 R2 U2 L F2 R' D2 F2 L' D2
// Nautilus but everything cancels into a mush
y U' R D L' U B S U S' U' L2 B L B2 R' B // Nautilus F2B but everything cancelled
R U2 R' D R U' R U' R' U R' D' R U M2 U R' U' M2 // L5C cancelling into FR edge
U' M' U M U M' U' M U // L5E

Next: L F' U' D R2 B L' B2 U' B2 U R2 U2 R2 F2 D' L2 U' R B
 
// Nautilus but everything cancels into a mush
y U' R D L' U B S U S' U' L2 B L B2 R' B // Nautilus F2B but everything cancelled
R U2 R' D R U' R U' R' U R' D' R U M2 U R' U' M2 // L5C cancelling into FR edge
U' M' U M U M' U' M U // L5E

Next: L F' U' D R2 B L' B2 U' B2 U R2 U2 R2 F2 D' L2 U' R B
I originally planned on using Mehta but the xxcross showed up so I completed the solve with both CFOP and Mehta

z2 // CFOP
R2 D2 R F' D L' U' M' U2 M // xxcross
y R' U R U' R' U' R // 3rd pair
y U' r U2 R2 U' R2 U' r' // 4th pair
U R' U' R U' R' U2 R F R U R' U' F' // OLL(CP)
R2 U' S' U2' S U' R2 U2 // PLL

z2 // Mehta-OS
R2 D2 R F' D L' U' M' U2 M D2 // First Block
U u' R U' R' u' F' U2 F // Belt
U' R F R2 F' R // EO
U' R' U R U2 R' U R // 6CO
U' R2 U D R2 U' R2 U R2 D' R2 U R2 U2 // 6CP
U r2 B2 U' R2 B2 r2 U' B2 U' // L5EP

Next: B2 D2 U2 B L2 D2 B2 U2 R2 F R U2 B' F' R B D2 B U'
 
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Next: B2 D2 U2 B L2 D2 B2 U2 R2 F R U2 B' F' R B D2 B U'

z // inspection
R' D' F B' D // cross
U L U L' F' U F // first pair
R' U' R B' U2 B // second pair
R' U' R D2 F U2 F' U' R' U' R U B U B' D2 // last two pairs with pseudo slotting
U2 F R U R' U' S R U R' U' f' // OLL
U' F' U' F R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2 // PLL (Gperm)
pretty decent, I don't use pseudo slotting all that often so that's nice

Next: D2 L' F2 U2 L2 U2 L2 R' F U B D F2 L D F2
 
z // inspection
R' D' F B' D // cross
U L U L' F' U F // first pair
R' U' R B' U2 B // second pair
R' U' R D2 F U2 F' U' R' U' R U B U B' D2 // last two pairs with pseudo slotting
U2 F R U R' U' S R U R' U' f' // OLL
U' F' U' F R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2 // PLL (Gperm)
pretty decent, I don't use pseudo slotting all that often so that's nice

Next: D2 L' F2 U2 L2 U2 L2 R' F U B D F2 L D F2

y' // Nauty-S
u' R' U2 R2 B2 E R u r u r' // FB (11)
u2 R' u R' E2 // 3QB (5/16)
R2 F' U' L' U L F U' R // RB (9/25)
U R' U R U2' R' r' F R F' r R2 // CLL & un-transform (12/37)
U S2 R2 S' R2 U' S2 r2 S' r2 // ELL (10/47)

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L2 B' D2 U2 F' R2 F R2 U2 B2 L2 F' D' R U2 L F L2 D' B' D2
 
Next: B' F2 D2 B2 U' F2 U' B2 U2 L2 F2 U F2 L' F L2 R B' F' U
CFOP
z y' // inspection
U L' F' L // Cross on red (4 moves)
B' R U' B U2 R' // first pair (6 moves)
U F R' U' R F' // second pair (6 moves)
U' F U F2 U2 F // third pair (6 moves)
U L' U L U' L' U' L // last pair (8 moves)
U' f R U R' U' f' U' R U2 R' U' R U R' U // OLL (16 moves)
x R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' R // PLL (9 moves)

55 moves total, very interesting f2l and atrocious OLL bc I dont know full OLL yet

Next: F D2 F2 D F' U2 R' U B' D2 F' L2 B R2 F U2 B L
 
Next: B2 U2 F' L2 F D' R U' D F L2 U2 B R2 B L2 B D2 B2
z2 //inspection
D' R' B' D2 R' D2 // cross
y' L' U L //f2l 1
D' R U R' U R U' R' D // 2nd pair
L U L' R U2 R' U2 R U R' //3rd pair
y' L' U' L y' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U R U R' U R U' R' U R U2 R' //oll
M2' U' M2' U2 M2' U' M2' U2 //pll

Next: D2 B2 U R2 F2 U' R2 U F2 U' R2 U R B2 L D F' D' B' R'
 
z2 //inspection
D' R' B' D2 R' D2 // cross
y' L' U L //f2l 1
D' R U R' U R U' R' D // 2nd pair
L U L' R U2 R' U2 R U R' //3rd pair
y' L' U' L y' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U R U R' U R U' R' U R U2 R' //oll
M2' U' M2' U2 M2' U' M2' U2 //pll

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z2 y
//edges QUSB LICM PD
//corners NXBF OGRQ

[D2 M2,M D'] //UF-LD-DB-RD-UB
[F R2 U':[R,E']]//UF-BL-FL-UR-BR
[D' U L : [E', L2]]

[U D R D' : [U', R' D R]]
[F : [U2, R' D' R]]
[R U D : [U, R' D R]]
[R D R', U'] [D : [U', R D' R']]

recon

Next: B' D B2 R2 D2 F' D2 R2 B' U2 F' L2 B2 U2 R B' R B F2 L' U
 
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Next: B' D B2 R2 D2 F' D2 R2 B' U2 F' L2 B2 U2 R B' R B F2 L' U
z2 //inspection
D R' D2 R2 B2 //cross
U L' U L U' L' U' L //f2l 1
R U R' U y L' U' L R' U2 R //f2l 2
U' L' U' L F' L F L //f2l 3
R U R' y U' L' U L //f2l 4
R U R' U R U2 R' //oll
U2 R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 D' U R U' R' D //pll

Next: B2 R2 U' R2 U2 F2 R2 D' B2 F2 R2 D2 R' U2 B D2 F D2 F' R' U' F2
 
z2 //inspection
D R' D2 R2 B2 //cross
U L' U L U' L' U' L //f2l 1
R U R' U y L' U' L R' U2 R //f2l 2
U' L' U' L F' L F L //f2l 3
R U R' y U' L' U L //f2l 4
R U R' U R U2 R' //oll
U2 R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 D' U R U' R' D //pll

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z2 y
//edges TIRF DAKO GVEB
//corners RIBF NPBC

[S' D' R:[M,F']] //UF-DL-FL-BD-BU
[R2 F':[E2,F U' F]] //UF-DF-UL-LB-RF
[D:[M2 U2,M' U']] //UF-RU-DR-LU-UB

[U' R U : [R' U' R, D]]
[F : [U2, R' D' R]]
[U D : [R U' R', D]]
[R2 :[R F R' ,B2]]

recon

Next: U2 R2 F' L2 R2 U2 L2 B2 F2 U2 F' L' F' U' B F' U F L2 R2 U'
 
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Next: U2 R2 F' L2 R2 U2 L2 B2 F2 U2 F' L' F' U' B F' U F L2 R2 U'
x // inspection
F R D' R // cross
y R U R' // 1st pair
U2 L' U L U F U F' // 2nd pair
y U R' U' R2 U2 R' // 3rd pair
y R U R' U R' F R F' // 4th pair
f R U R' U' f' U' R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // OLL
F' U' F R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2 U // PLL
OK solve, i could have found a better solution Ig

Next : U2 F L U' B2 U' B2 U F2 D R2 B2 U F2 L' B D L2 R' U' L2
 
Next: D2 L' F' L' U2 F2 B' R U B2 R2 B2 D2 F2 U2 D L2 U' F2 U L'
y B R F' L' D L2 D // cross (7 moves)
R2 F R2 F' // 1st pair (4 moves)
U F R' U2 R F' // 2nd pair (6 moves)
y R U R' U F' U' F // 3rd pair (7 moves)
U R' U' R U' B U2 B' // 4th pair (8 moves)
U' f R U R' U' R U R' U' f' // OLL (11 moves)
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2 // Jperm PLL + AUF (14 moves)


Next: B2 U2 F2 L2 U2 R2 F2 U B2 U L' D' B2 L' U' B' R F' U'
 
Next: F L2 D2 U2 R2 U2 F' D2 U2 L2 B R D' R2 U2 B' F' U2 L U L'
first off, I love that new pfp @Timona , second, I couldnt decide between cfop or petrus so here is both lol

Petrus
y2 // inspection
R2 F U F' B U' B' // 2x2 block
L' F' U L2 F' U' F // extended block
y2 R' U2 S' U S // EO
U R2 U R' U R U' R' U R U R U2 R' U' R U2 R' // F2L
U R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' U // OLL (dont know that coll lol)
R' U R' U' y R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F

pretty terrible petrus solve

CFOP
y2 // inspection
R2 F L' F' L2 // Cross
y R' U' R // 1st pair
U R U' R' U L' U' L // 2nd pair
U2 R U' R' U' R U2 R' // 3rd pair
y U2 R' U2 R U2 R' U' R // 4th pair
F R U' R' U' R U R' F' // OLL
R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U

57 moves (i think) for CFOP, and 62 for petrus, not a terrible cfop solve tho bc i culd realisticly fingertrick that fast

Next: B L U' R2 U L2 D' R2 U' R2 U2 L2 F2 U2 B D L B R D F
 
first off, I love that new pfp @Timona , second, I couldnt decide between cfop or petrus so here is both lol

Petrus
y2 // inspection
R2 F U F' B U' B' // 2x2 block
L' F' U L2 F' U' F // extended block
y2 R' U2 S' U S // EO
U R2 U R' U R U' R' U R U R U2 R' U' R U2 R' // F2L
U R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' U // OLL (dont know that coll lol)
R' U R' U' y R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F

pretty terrible petrus solve

CFOP
y2 // inspection
R2 F L' F' L2 // Cross
y R' U' R // 1st pair
U R U' R' U L' U' L // 2nd pair
U2 R U' R' U' R U2 R' // 3rd pair
y U2 R' U2 R U2 R' U' R // 4th pair
F R U' R' U' R U R' F' // OLL
R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U

57 moves (i think) for CFOP, and 62 for petrus, not a terrible cfop solve tho bc i culd realisticly fingertrick that fast

Next: B L U' R2 U L2 D' R2 U' R2 U2 L2 F2 U2 B D L B R D F
you make me wanna use Dark mode...
 
Next: D2 R2 F R2 F R2 D2 B2 R2 U2 B2 L' F U2 F' U R' B' F2 D'
z2 y' R L D R2 D F' L U L' D // XCROSS
L' B U2 B' L // 2nd pair
U2 R U' R' U' F' U' F // 3rd pair
U F U' F' L' U2 L // 4th pair + EO
y' R U2 R' U' R U' R' // OLL
y' R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R L U' // PLL (Jperm + AUF)

pretty decent solve kinda hard fingertricks though

Next: D2 R2 D F2 D R2 D B2 R2 D F2 U B R2 B' L D L2 F2 U2
 
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