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In heartbreaking news: the praying hands emoji has gone to the great text message in the sky. According to the Internet, the latest version of the iPhone's operating system has erased the halo of light from its praying hands and left us with a garish yellow stand in. In other words, Apple just gave the Jared Leto of emoji a haircut. Why? Who knows. All we can do now is cherish the good times. You know, back when the world seemed okay and we didn't need words to describe the emotions associated with learning that Beyonce is designing shoes.
The new version, ugh.