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~......... THESE DAYS. US LOCALS ARE NOW ONLY GOOD .........~
~~........ TO BE JANITORS, OR SECURITY GUARDS, ........~~
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.......... # RELEASING IT INTO THE LAKE. # ..........
~......... ######################################## .........~
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