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%^=....... EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE .......=^%
$%^=...... PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ......=^%$
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@§$%^=.... CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ....=^%$§@
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%^=....... LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO .......=^%
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