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§§/»^¨¨¨¨¨ LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES ¨¨¨¨¨^»/§§
@§§/»^¨¨¨¨ OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE ¨¨¨¨^»/§§@
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#@§§/»^¨¨¨ VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE ¨¨¨^»/§§@#
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#@§§/»^¨¨¨ A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE ¨¨¨^»/§§@#
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