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Lyric
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British
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Admiral
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Howe's
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got
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troops
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on
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the
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water.
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Thirty
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two
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thousand
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troops
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in
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New
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York
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Harbor.
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When
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they
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surround
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our
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troops,
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they
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surround
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our
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troops,
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when
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they
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surround
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our
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troops.
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As
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a
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kid
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in
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the
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Caribbean,
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I
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wished
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for
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a
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war
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I
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knew
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that
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I
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was
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poor
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I
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knew
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it
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was
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the
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only
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way
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to
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rise
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up.
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If
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they
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tell
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my
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story
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I
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am
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either
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gonna
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die
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on
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the
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battlefield
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in
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glory
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or
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rise
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up.
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I
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will
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fight
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for
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this
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land,
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but
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there's
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only
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one
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man
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who
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can
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give
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us
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a
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command,
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so
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we
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can
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rise
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up.
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Understand,
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it's
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the
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only
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way
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to
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rise
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up,
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rise
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up.
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Here
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he
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comes.
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(Here
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comes
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the
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General!)
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Ladies
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and
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Gentleman!
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(Here
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comes
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the
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General!)
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The
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moment
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you've
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been
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waiting
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for!
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(Here
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comes
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the
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General!)
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The
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pride
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of
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Mount
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Vernon!
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(Here
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comes
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the
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General!)
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George
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Washington!
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We
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are
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out-gunned!
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(What!)
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Out-manned!
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(What!)
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Out-numbered,
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out-planned.
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(Boom,
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boom,
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boom,
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boom,
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boom!)
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We
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gotta
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make
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an
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all-out
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stand.
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Hey
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yo,
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I'm
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gonna
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need
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a
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right-hand
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man.
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(Boom,
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boom,
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boom,
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boom,
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boom!)
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Check
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it,
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can
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I
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be
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real
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a
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second,
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for
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just
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a
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millisecond?
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Let
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down
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my
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guard
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and
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tell
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the
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people
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how
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I
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feel
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a
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second?
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Now
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I'm
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the
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model
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of
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a
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modern
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major
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general.
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The
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venerated
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Virginian
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veteran
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whose
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men
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are
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all
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lining
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up
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to
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put
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me
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up
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on
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a
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pedestal,
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writing
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letters
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to
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relatives
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embellishing
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my
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elegance
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and
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eloquence
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but
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the
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elephant
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is
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in
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the
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room
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the
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truth
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is
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in
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your
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face
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when
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you
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hear
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the
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British
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Cannons
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go
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(Boom!)
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Any
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hope
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of
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success
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is
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fleeting
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How
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can
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I
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keep
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leading
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when
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the
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people
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I'm
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leading
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keep
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retreating?
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We
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put
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a
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stop
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to
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the
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bleeding
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as
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the
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British
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take
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Brooklyn.
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Knight
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takes
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Rook,
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but
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look
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We
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are
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out-gunned!
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(What!)
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Out-manned!
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(What!)
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Out-numbered,
|
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out-planned
|
|
(Boom,
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boom,
|
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boom,
|
|
boom,
|
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boom!)
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We
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gotta
|
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make
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an
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all-out
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stand.
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Hey
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yo,
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I'm
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gonna
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need
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a
|
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right-hand
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man.
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(Boom,
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boom,
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boom,
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boom,
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boom!)
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Incoming!
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They're
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battering
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down
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the
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Battery.
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Check
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the
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damages.
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We
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gotta
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stop
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'em
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and
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rob
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'em
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of
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their
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|
advantages.
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Let's
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take
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a
|
|
stand
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with
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the
|
|
stamina
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God
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has
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granted
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us
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Hamilton
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won't
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abandon
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ship.
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Yo,
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let's
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steal
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their
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cannons.
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(Sh-boom!)
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goes
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the
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|
cannon,
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watch
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the
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blood
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and
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the
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shit
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spray,
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and
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(Boom!)
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goes
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the
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cannon,
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we're
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abandoning
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Kips
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Bay,
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and
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(Boom!)
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There's
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another
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ship,
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and
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(Boom!)
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We
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just
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lost
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the
|
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southern
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tip,
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and
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(Boom!)
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We
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gotta
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run
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to
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Harlem
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quick,
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we
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can't
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afford
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another
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slip.
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Guns
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and
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horses
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giddy
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up
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I
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decide
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to
|
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divvy
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up
|
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my
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forces
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They're
|
|
skittish
|
|
as
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the
|
|
British
|
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cut
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the
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city
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up.
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This
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close
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to
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giving
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up,
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facing
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mad
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scrunity
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I
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scream
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in
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the
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face
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of
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this
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mass
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mutiny.
|
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"Are
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these
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the
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|
men
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with
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which
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I
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am
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to
|
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defend
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|
America?"
|
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We
|
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ride
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at
|
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midnight,
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Manhattan
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in
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the
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distance
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I
|
|
cannot
|
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be
|
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everywhere
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at
|
|
once,
|
|
people!
|
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I'm
|
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in
|
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dire
|
|
need
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of
|
|
assistance.
|
|
Your
|
|
Excellency,
|
|
sir.
|
|
Who
|
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are
|
|
you?
|
|
Aaron
|
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Burr,
|
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sir
|
|
permission
|
|
to
|
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state
|
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my
|
|
case?
|
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As
|
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you
|
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were.
|
|
Sir,
|
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I
|
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was
|
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a
|
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Captain,
|
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under
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