Just so we can stop with this "literally" nonsense. The Oxford dictionary has defined literally as figuratively...since 1903.
The first use of literally meaning figuratively dates back well over 200 years ago.
If you want to use literally properly, "literally" literally means letter for letter. I.E. "That monk hand wrote the copy of the bible literally." Using it to mean "actually" or "exactly" is a #######ization of the word just the same.
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