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“They laughed at me when I shot this, but now it’s exceedingly rare"
February
1
1944
“They laughed at me when I shot this, but now it’s exceedingly rare"
February
1
1944
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“They laughed at me when I shot this, but now it’s exceedingly rare"
February
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1944
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