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"... and so, gentlemen, I have to report that, despite the not inconsiderable complications and burdens presented by the war, the income of the North American Broadcasting Company showed a net increase of two per cent."
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morse code, code, codes, war, wars, wartime, military, remorse, remorseful, sorry, apology, apologise, apologising, contrition, repentance, pun, puns, wordplay, play on words"And a hef pond good sirloin for my boy, Sergeant Koppleman."
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wartime, kids, children, innocent, collateral damage, resilience, loss, destruction, upheaval, home, destroyed, hope, syria, civil war, middle east, crisis, bombed, bombs, bombing"Are you two trying to play the imitation game?"
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