| Since I grew up in the 1950's it is fun
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| | equipment to play it with just keeps
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| for me to reflect on some
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| | getting better.Clothes
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| of the nifty things during that
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| | Cuffed bobbie socks worn with suede
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| era.Drive In Theatres
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| | "buckskin" shoes or saddle
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| Known then as the "passion pit", Drive
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| | shoes that came in all color
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| In Theatres bring back
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| | combinations and styles from light
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| many happy memories!
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| | weight to the original heavier oxford in
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| My birthday being in July was the prime
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| | black and white.
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| season for Drive In
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| | The sleeves were always cuffed and
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| movies. I would invite all my friends
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| | rolled on the girls short
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| over to celebrate my
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| | sleeve shirts, and finished off with a
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| birthday complete with my mother's
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| | scarf around the neck.
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| homemade barbeque sandwiches which was my
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| | Wool skirts with the length at the
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| favorite.She would make it from sliced
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| | middle of the calf with a slit
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| rump roast and then lay the meat in an
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| | in the back. The favorite hair styles
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| electric skillet smothered in barbeque
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| | were pony tails, and
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| sauce. Just before dark we would all pile
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| | shoulder length hair that was rolled at
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| into a car and head for the drive In. I
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| | the ends with bangs and
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| still remember the intermission jingle
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| | usually a side part. Barrettes were
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| "Let's all go to the lobby" with the hot
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| | often used as decoration and
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| dog, soda drink and popcorn dancing
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| | to hold the hair away from the face. The
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| across the screen.
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| | boys typical clothes
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| The Drive In was the favorite place to
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| | were blue jeans with cuffed legs, a
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| go on a date and the after
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| | t-shirt with rolled sleeves,
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| the show we would go to the Steak n
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| | or a shirt with the back of the collar
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| Shake for a hamburger and
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| | turned up. They wore
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| fries.
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| | various short hair styles ranging from
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| At that time you stayed in your car and
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| | the butch to slightly
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| your food was brought to
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| | longer Elvis style that was combed back
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| you. A tray holder was placed on the
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| | and held in place with
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| drivers side window to hold the food. It
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| | VO5 Hair Dressing into a duck tail or DA
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| was just brought to my attention from my
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| | as it was called.
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| teenage grandchildren that "going steady"
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| | Going to church on Easter Sunday was a
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| is no longer used.
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| | sight to behold! All the
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| I asked them what do you call it now?
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| | women and young girls (me included) wore
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| They replied just "going
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| | a hat adorned with
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| out". Makes no sense to me, but that is
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| | artificial flowers along with white
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| how times change. Back in the 50's and
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| | gloves.Toys and Hobbies
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| 60's when you were "going steady", the
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| | I wasn't much into dolls as a child
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| girl would be given her boyfriends ring
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| | because I preferred to be
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| to wear. Because they were always too big
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| | outside exploring or making something
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| to fit, we would wrap the back with white
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| | with my hands. The one doll
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| bandage tape and then cover that with
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| | that I did enjoy for a short time was
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| fuzzy angora yarn in different colors..
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| | the Ginny Doll that is
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| way too cool!
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| | tucked away in a closet complete with
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| The only place you could buy the angora
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| | all the clothes,
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| in my town was a
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| | accessories and furniture along with a
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| department store downtown and I can
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| | Toni Doll still in the
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| still remember that they did
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| | original box almost untouched. The Toni
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| not have cash registers at the counters,
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| | Doll was a Christmas gift
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| but instead the clerk
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| | and I was evidently at the age that it
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| would send your money through a vacuum
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| | just didn't interest me
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| tube that led upstairs to
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| | much.
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| the cashiers office. It was much like
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| | Easy Bake Oven has been around for 50
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| the drive in
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| | plus years as I was given
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| banking tube that is used today.Rock n
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| | one for Christmas when I was 8 years old
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| Roll
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| | and made and ate all the
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| The summer of 1955 with Bill Haley's
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| | cakes the first night. Needless to say,
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| song "Rock Around the Clock"
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| | I got very sick later
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| changed the music we listened to
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| | that night!
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| forever. I was hooked.
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| | One of my weekly downtown stops was the
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| Then came Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck
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| | local Hobby Shop that
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| Berry, Fats Domino, and
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| | sold Paint by Number products. I would
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| the rest is history. Every Saturday I
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| | sit at a desk in the
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| would walk downtown to
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| | sunroom and paint for hours. I painted a
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| Lindstrom's Record store and listen to
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| | black tole waste basket
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| the latest hits and always
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| | and Kleenex box holder that was given to
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| come home with at least one new 45. In
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| | my Mother as a gift.
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| my bedroom next to my bed
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| | They also sold magic tricks that
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| was my radio that I would listen to
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| | fascinated me and I would give
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| every night just to hear the
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| | magic shows at home on the piano bench
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| newest songs. Radio at that time was AM
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| | covered with a black
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| only and at night with
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| | antique crazy quilt. Two other toys I
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| less interference in the airwaves I
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| | have fond memories of was the Hula Hoop
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| could pick up a station from
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| | and the Slinky.Burma Shave
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| Little Rock which was about 600 miles
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| | The old motels are now a thing of the
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| from where I lived. The
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| | past having been replaced
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| commercial that I will never forget was
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| | with travel hotels. More rooms in a
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| for White Rose
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| | smaller space, but not as
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| Petroleum Jelly. I was so excited the
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| | convenient as the motels where you would
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| night I heard the song "Sea
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| | park right in front of
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| Cruise" that I ran down to Lindstrom's
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| | your room.
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| to buy it only to find out
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| | When our family would take car trips we
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| that it wasn't available yet.
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| | would see the Burma Shave
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| My parents did not like Rock n Roll and
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| | signs along the road and read them out
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| would say it sounds like
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| | load as we passed them.
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| noise. They did however "put up" with it
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| | DON'T TRY PASSING, ON A SLOPE, UNLESS
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| and allowed me to play
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| | YOU HAVE, A PERISCOPE, BURMA-SHAVE.If
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| my record player as loud as it would go
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| | computers had come along 45 years sooner,
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| which was not very loud
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| | I think my life would have been very
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| when compared to today's stereos. Now we
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| | different. Oh well, better late than
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| have a stereo in the
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| | never.Barbara Wangelid along with her
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| living room, a portable stereo in the
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| | husband Tobbe are the owners of
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| garage complete with
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| | where you can purchase vintage and
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| subwoofer, subwoofers on our computers
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| | retro reproduction signs, enamelware,
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| and a subwoofer in the
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| | antique labels, 1950's retro, and classic
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| car. My love for music has stayed with
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| | pedal cars.
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| me and the music and the
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