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Boo1

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Reply to underpants (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 01:42 AM

Sunday

a nuclear powered generator that was going to be used to spy on the Chinese in the mid 60's.

Probably fell off the ledge it was on and it buried somewhere on the glacier.

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