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" Some music really does suck! "
Henry Rollins
Does
Music
Suck
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" Watching a documentary with people hacking their way through some polar wasteland is merely a visual. Actually trying to deal with cold that can literally kill you is quite a different thing. "
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You
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Place
Start
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Football
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Think
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