I started my starter on April 15th with regular AP flour and things were going according to the guide up to Day 3. On Day 3, I had lots of activity (bubbles, rise, smelliness) and then I began the 12-hr feeding schedule. My starter has been stuck looking something like your Day 3 after the 12-hr rest - mine is a bit like a stretchy pancake batter, with a few bubbles on the surface (but not as many as yours had), and almost no small bubbles. I've kept feeding it every 12 hours in 1:1:1 but there's hardly any activity even today. I've never seen small frothy bubbles and It doesn't even smell anymore - I have to get in really close to smell anything, and it smells like flour after the 12-hr rest. Is there any hope for this starter or should I start new? Thanks!

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