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¨§¨§¨§§§¨¨ Down The Train, Checking Bolts, Oiling §§¨¨§¨§§§§
§§§§§¨¨§¨§ Joints, Drinking Coffee, Smoking ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨§
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§§¨§§¨§§§§ Of Earning Some Extra Money. But A ¨§§§§¨¨§§¨
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¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨ Boy," He Says, "Wanna Help Me Make A ¨§¨¨§§¨§¨§
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¨§¨§§§¨¨§§ Pan-Slavic. Karl Laughs And Makes A §§§§§§¨¨§§
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¨¨§¨§§§§¨¨ We Both Have Headphones I Can'T Follow ¨¨¨¨§§§§§¨
¨§§§¨¨¨§¨§ At All, But I Hear The Word "Missile" A ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
§¨¨§¨¨§§§§ Few Times. ¨¨§§¨¨¨§§¨
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¨§§¨¨§¨§¨¨ Karl Puts Down The Headphones And Slaps ¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§§§§¨¨ Me On My Back. "Allright Boy. I Just ¨¨§¨§¨§§§§
§§§§¨¨¨§¨§ Sold A Missile." He Practically Beams ¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨
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