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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WELCOME THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE. WELCOME TO THOSE WHO ARE WITH US ON CSPAN. THIS IS INDEED AN HISTORIC CELEBRATION OF WOMEN'S...
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| 00:05:28 |
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THANK YOU. PLEASURE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. DPW HAS HAD A STRONG AND LONG LEGACY IN SECURING AND WORKING TOWARDS THE ERA AMENDMENT. WE WERE THE FIRST...
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| 00:07:41 |
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WERE WORKING TO GET THE VOTE, PEOPLE FEARED IT BECAUSE THEY SAID, WELL, IF WOMEN GET THE VOTE, THEY'LL ALL VOTE TOGETHER AND THEN THEY'LL CONTROL EVERYTHING....
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| 00:08:14 |
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VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE FIGHT FOR THE EQUAL RIGHTS MOVEMENT HAD A VERY STRONG OPPOSITION FROM BUSINESS INTERESTS. NATIONAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONS,...
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| 00:10:34 |
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ERA IS SOMETHING MANY AMERICANS BELIEVE IS IN THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. MOST AMERICANS SUPPORT IT. MOST SUPPORT THE IDEA THAT WOMEN SHOULD BE...
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| 00:11:06 |
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WOMEN VOTERS WAS HE HAVELY INVOLVED. WE HAVEN'T LOST THE WAR YET, BUT IT'S TERRIBLY IMPORTANT TO ALL WOMEN, TO ALL CITIZENS IN THIS COUNTRY. ONE OF...
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| 00:12:20 |
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REMARKING THOSE NOT AROUND DURING THE LAST PUSH FOR THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT, THAT MANY PEOPLE NOW SAY THE AMENDMENT IS SYMBOLIC. WE REALLY DON'T...
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| 00:14:24 |
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NATIONS CONVENTION HAS BEEN RATIFIED ALMOST EVERY COUNTRY AND CERTAINLY WESTERN DEMOCRACY EXCEPT THE UNITED STATES. WE ARE HOLDINGS IT BACK AND IT IS...
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| 00:19:10 |
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KAY TO COMMENT ON OUR GOVERNMENT'S SUPPORT AND HOW THAT LOOKS. BOTH OF YOU HAVE INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES. WHAT DO WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD SAY TO YOU...
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| 00:19:31 |
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INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES. WHAT THEY SAY TO US IS WHAT ARE WE DOING AT HOME. I STRESS THAT IN MY FIRST FIVE POINTS. WE NEED TO MOBILIZE. WE NEED TO CONTINUE...
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| 00:22:07 |
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KAY, THAT BRINGS ME TO THE QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU ANY WAY AND I WANT TO KEY IN ON SOMETHING ELLIE SAID ABOUT THE TREATY BEING BOTTLED UP...
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| 00:23:21 |
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OUT AGAIN, THE 85th ANNIVERSARY OF THE 19th AMENDMENT, WE WERE FOUNDED OUT OF THAT MOVEMENT BECAUSE FOLKS LIKE HARRY CHAPMAN CAP RECOGNIZED THAT NOT...
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| 00:27:37 |
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FOLLOW UP IN TERMS OF REDISTRICTING AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO WOMEN AROUND THE COUNTRY IN ELECTIONS AT VARIOUS LEVELS, BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I'VE BEEN...
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| 00:28:18 |
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OF THE REASONS I THINK BOTH WOMEN AND MEN ARE NOT VOTING AT THE LEVEL THEY SHOULD, REALITY, MANY ELECTIONS, THERE ARE NO CHOICES. WE HAVE IN ESSENCE,...
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| 00:30:51 |
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ONE QUICK THING TO THAT? >> ALLEY'S WRITE IN WHAT
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| 00:30:55 |
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SHE'S TALKING ABOUT. AS I SAY, THE LEAGUE THIS YEAR HAS COME OUT WITH ITS DEMOCRACY AGENDA THAT HAS FOUR PARTS TO IT AND ONE OF THE KEY ONES IS THE...
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| 00:31:23 |
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PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE AND HEARING US, THE LAWS HAVE BEEN CHANGED IN ONE LITTLE WAY THAT COULD BE HELPFUL AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO...
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| 00:32:39 |
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TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT AS SOMEONE WHO REPRESENTS A LOT OF WOMEN WHO ARE BUSINESSWOMEN AND MIGHT BE THINKING ABOUT IT, BUT ALSO, AS SOMEONE FROM THE SOUTH...
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| 00:33:01 |
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TO THE POINT THAT BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN U.S.A. HAS 13 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN EVERY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, SO WE ARE KEY...
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| 00:34:45 |
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ROS. I D DO FELL COMPELLED TO POINT OUT THAT WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WOMEN RUNNING, PEOPLE WHO WOULD TAKE AWAY THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN HAVE DISCOVERED...
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| 00:37:43 |
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I TOURED EUROPE TO A LOT OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS GROUPS, PLACES TO -- AND I THINK WE'RE STRONGER BEING FUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN WOMEN'S RIGHTS. I DON'T...
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| 00:40:45 |
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AT HARVARD. >> THIS IS ONLY
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| 00:40:47 |
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HAPPENING BECAUSE THEY'RE EXTREMELY WELL FUNDING. IT'S NOT JUST THAT THEY'RE TITHING. SOME VERY RIGHT WING BUSINESS INTERESTS ARE FUNDING THEM AND...
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| 00:41:32 |
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ADD QUICKLY, BEING THE LEADER OF AN ORGANIZATION WHERE A MAJORITY OF FUNDS ARE FUNDED BY ITS MEMBERSHIP, IT GIVES US THE INDEPENDENCE AND THE LEVERAGE...
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| 00:41:58 |
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OKAY. FROM THE STANDPOINT OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE A ROLE HERE? >> YOU KNOW, I'M
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| 00:42:06 |
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JUST THINKING, I LIVE IN CONNECTICUT AND WE HAVE A PERMANENT COMMISSION THAT'S BEEN VERY, VERY ACTIVE AND DOES GET SOME FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH THE...
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| 00:43:23 |
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MORE. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE FINAL QUESTION BEFORE WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE AND THIS ONE IS PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE THAT WE...
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| 00:46:15 |
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NOT. I FOR ONE AM WILLING TO FIGHT VERY HARD. I DON'T LIKE MUCH THINKING THAT WE HAVE TO GO BACKWARDS TO GO FORWARD. AND BASICALLY, THERE'S ENOUGH PEOPLE...
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| 00:49:24 |
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OF WOMEN VOTERS, I HAVE TO MAKE IT CLEAR THE LEAGUE IS AN ORGANIZATION NEVER SUPPORTS OR OPPOSES POLITICAL PARTIES. WE NEVER SUPPORT OPPOSE A PARTICULAR...
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| 00:50:02 |
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THE STANDPOINT OF WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, KAY, THAT ELLIE JUST SAID, 41 VOTES COULD STOP ANY NOMINEE. ANY NOMINEE. AND WOMEN DO HAVE THE ABILITY...
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| 00:50:32 |
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A SAD DAY WHEN WE HAVE TO LOOK AT STAT TORRE RIGHTS VERSUS CONSTITUTIONAL. WHEN YOU GO HOME COMMUNITIES, IT'S UP TO YOU TO LOBBY. IT'S UP TO YOU TO...
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| 00:51:15 |
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FOR THAT. I WANT TO MOVE TO QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE NOW. AND THE FIRST ONE RESONATES A LITTLE BIT WITH ME. IT SAYS, ARE WOMEN'S ISSUES NOT COVERED...
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| 00:53:40 |
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SAY WE ALSO DON'T HEAR A LOT ABOUT A LOT OF OTHER ISSUES, INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, FOREIGN POLICY. THERE'S A WHOLE RANGE OF THINGS THAT DON'T GET COVERED...
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| 00:54:14 |
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WE NEED A FEW GOOD MEN. >> THAT'S
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| 00:54:19 |
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RIGHT. >> REMEMBER AS YOU WELL
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| 00:54:21 |
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KNOW, MARTHA, IS REALLY ABOUT MONEY, TOO. WHETHER WOMEN PLAY IN THE MASTERS IS NOT JUST A SPORTS ISSUE. I MEAN, BUSINESS SUPPORTS THAT. WHO BUYS...
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| 00:56:03 |
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RIGHT. AND YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT ONE THING, AND I'M GOING TO NAME A FEW NAMES HERE. PART OF THE PROBLEM IS CORPORATIONS THAT DO CONTROL WOMEN'S ECONOMIC...
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| 00:57:15 |
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WELL, LET ME ALSO -- LET ME ALSO ADD, BY SAYING, YES, WE DO NEED MORE MEDIA ATTENTION ABOUT THE ISSUES. BUT TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER, WE NEED TO START...
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| 00:57:31 |
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UH-HUH. >> THANK YOU,
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| 00:57:32 |
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ROS. >> WE NEED TO BE IN THE
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| 00:57:35 |
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CONTROL OF THE ECONOMIC STANDPOINT OF THE MEDIA. THAT'S HOW WE CAN GAIN MORE VISIBILITY AND MORE PRESS. SO, AS WE'RE EDUCATING OUR YOUNG WOMEN,...
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| 00:58:06 |
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YOU. I WANT TO MOVE TO THE NEXT QUESTION, WHICH I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THIS AUDIENCE AND FOR THE FUTURE OF THE PEOPLE IN HERE, ALL OF US, REGARDLESS...
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| 00:58:36 |
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THAT HAS BEEN ASKED MANY, MANY TIMES AND I'VE STRESSED IT THROUGHOUT THE COMMENTS THAT I'VE MADE, IS THAT, FIRST OF ALL, OUR YOUNG WOMEN FEEL AS THOUGH...
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| 00:59:43 |
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FEMINIST MAJORITY IS ACTUALLY GROWING FASTER ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. WE NOW HAVE COLLEGE CAMPUSES, CHARTERED UNITS ON MANY, MANY COLLEGES....
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| 01:02:05 |
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BACK. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTION AS WELL, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A MYTHOLOGY THAT YOUNG WOMEN ARE NOT ENGAGED. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL...
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| 01:03:50 |
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COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO COME BACK TO THE FILM "IRON JAWED ANGELS" IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, PLEASE DO. THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT THAT FILM IN TALKING TO...
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| 01:05:22 |
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YOU. OUR TIME IS ALMOST UP. I WANT TO GIVE EACH PANELIST ANOTHER TWO SENTENCES TO WRAP UP, AND I'LL JUST FRAME IT THIS WAY. WHAT DO WE NEED THE MOST...
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| 01:05:42 |
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BPW USA STAND POINT, WHAT WE NEED THE MOST IS WE NEED TO MOBILIZE. AND WE NEED THE INFORMATION TO DO SO. SO, OUR ORGANIZATION IS PREPARED, WITH THE...
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| 01:06:14 |
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WE NEED TO BELIEVE THAT WE CAN WIN. AND WE NEED TO BE PREPARED TO FIGHT TO MAKE SURE WE WIN. AND I THINK EVERY PERSON NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED. YOU CAN'T...
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| 01:07:03 |
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KAY? >> I WOULD JUST ADD
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| 01:07:04 |
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THAT THERE'S A PHRASE WE'VE HEARD A LOT CALLED DEMOCRACY IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT. AND I THINK THAT HAS NEVER BEEN MORE TRUE THAN IT IS TODAY. THE...
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| 01:07:52 |
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KAY. THANK YOU, ALL. I WANT TO SAY AS CHAIR OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS, I WANT TO PICK UP JUST FOR MY LAST WORD ON WHAT ELLIE...
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| 01:08:45 |
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GO AHEAD. >>
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| 01:08:46 |
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NO, GO AHEAD. >>
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| 01:08:47 |
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SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO -- THE SILENT AUCTION BECAUSE OF TIME YOU ALL GET TO GO AND CHECK WITH CAROL TO SEE IF YOU'RE WINNERS. YOU'RE ALL WINNERS, I...
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| 01:16:34 |
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WOULD. >> I CAN'T SING AND IT
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| 01:16:36 |
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DIDN'T STOP ME. >> I'D LIKE
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| 01:16:38 |
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TO THANK YOU ALL ON BEHALF OF THIS PANEL FOR JOINING US FOR THE OPENING PLENARY OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE 85th ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE. I WOULD...
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| 01:17:05 |
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THIS REMARKABLE PANEL ONE MORE TIME, OKAY? THANK YOU. >>> LONGINES
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