you
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thank you
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get out of here you stinking mutt go
rifle through someone else's trash
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when my brother put on the uniform of
the United States Army I was so very
proud in 1917 our country went to war
with Germany all across the nation
thousands of young men answered the call
to fight there were just boys well they
were called dough boys and my brother
Robert was one of them by the time he
joined the war in April 1917 the French
and British had already been fighting
the mighty German army for three long
years their spurts were low but they
were happy to know that we were coming
to help this is the true story of a
special friendship my brother made while
training for the war
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oh no you don't scram what scram Eddie
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no time for lips little boys we have
four short weeks left to turn you into
soldiers
you've worked hard on drill learns
teamwork discipline but next is the
crumpled go get away when we get there
we're gonna take the fight to the enemy
at least he's ready this pooch belong to
any of you men I see you eyeballin in
private Conroy Oh benefits that dog a
bone looks like he could use it
platoon attention
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dismissed
all right come on boy you heard the
sergeant let's go and that's how Robert
met his new little buddy
come on move along is the note the big
day he's so not much again sergeant says
get him fed I don't cook for dogs hey
biscuit he might be the only one that
likes your cooking it better be nice to
him I change what you were put in Sun
BOTS really know how to make friends
don't you Olsen
sure do always you uh find a new buddy
Conroy no actually he kind of found me
isn't that right boy Oh can't believe so
sergeant let's it don't escape but you
must feel sorry for us all right all
right
the sergeant gave him a pass but the
colonel never will
maybe the sergeant wanted a mascot give
the unit a different look yeah a
different smell too
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no no no no hey listen listen stay no
stay stay good you sleep there on the
floor not my bed
good good night boy
that's enough shut-eye
on your feet
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Oh
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whose target is that hey boy doc better
he's quite a dog you got there Conroy
not even afraid of the sound of gunfire
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well done soldier Thank You sergeant not
you
you missed the target completely I was
talking to the dog do it again
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put your glasses on Schroder the enemies
that way
I loved hearing haleh's little dog
trained right alongside Robert and his
buddies Roberts letters were full of his
exploits it made me happy to know how
much joy the dog brought to my kid
brother Eddy's look at it he's been
training alongside you guys and he
drills better than most of you you could
all learn something from him I hope
you'll be able to keep him convoy this
is the ami Schroeder if they don't issue
it you don't need it that includes pets
all the same I'm keeping them in fact I
thought of a name for him
stubby oh it's a perfect name for a
perfect little tale ain't that right
Yeah right stubby whoa one thing's for
certain
when the colonel catches him it's
bye-bye doggy oh maybe not
all right bud listen to me listen stay
calm
state no listen sit sit
stubby come on we're gonna stay here all
night till we get this right hold it
hold it that's you man
you're the Yankee division that includes
you too stubby Oh what in Sam Hill is
that dog doing here
uh tune attention this is an army base
not a petting zoo whose dog is this yes
he's my dog Colonel sir what in
tarnation did you train this dog soldier
yes sir
wasn't that hard sir the next thing you
know he'll be barking out General Orders
uh sir what would you have us do with
the dog well as long as that dog
soldiers like that he's as welcome as
any man in this army carry on men
oh you're something else tubby
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remove your gas masks do it do it now
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this is tear gas man not the mustard or
poisonous gas you will be faced and keep
your masks handy at all times
get used to them learn some dividend
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all righty
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well done gentlemen you've come a long
way you too stubby yep that's right
it's jail time boy hey stubby look what
I got for you a biscuit we get something
other than dog food I'm gonna talk to
you all sir let me talk too stubby and
you end up your Schroeder yeah you're a
German ain't you if a German doesn't
join he's a slacker
oh what a draft dodger that's why you
joined do you see how people look at
Germans these days if I didn't join I
couldn't call myself an America hey you
know what Schroeder you're an American
in my book I've watched you men become
soldiers it makes me proud for you too
stubby I hope you stay on the base to
look after the next group now take this
weekend to write your letters and say
your farewells and pray that we will all
be home safe and sound very soon we ship
out Monday night god bless us all and
God bless the United States of America
take charge of your men sergeant
this man
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Robert told me how scared he and the
other boys were when they finally got
word it was time to go to war I didn't
receive Roberts last letter from camp
until he had set sail for France he
wrote me about how he would miss me but
mainly how heartbroken he was at having
to leave stubby behind
Larry now stubby
I was just so worried and I prayed he'd
be home again soon
stubby come on this is really hard for
me too you're gonna be fine I won't be
back before you know it look I got a
gift for you
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they just got me hold it
uhit's a boy looking good stubby
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like I promised you'd be here for you
when you get back I'll take a good care
of you here that stubby never be hungry
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scoffs dummy don't worry I'll be back
soon
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stubby have to hide you somehow brother
it's the mud how did he get here I don't
know it's a miracle
stubby you're just clever aren't you
this is a really dumb idea
stubby Shh we can't let them hear you
when they find him they're gonna throw
him overboard
who Wyndham what what the what the devil
is going on here
I better salute sir someone's got a lot
of explaining to do who smuggled this
dog aboard he followed me on the train
sir
he was quite determined but I swear he
did not carry him on board sir
he sort of became the regiment's
unofficial mascot sir
I didn't carry him on board either sir
you're quite resourceful aren't you -
boy right thank you fella well I guess
it's better to have every man and every
dog we can get in this fight make sure
he receives some dog tags carry on
father how does he keep getting away
with this
say you can stubby your real Yankee now
every day we scan the newspapers for
news of the Minnesota there were full of
stories about our boys being lost at sea
but nothing about the Yankee division I
had no idea that stubby had made it on
board
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it was two long months before I got word
that Robert and stubby were safely in
France when I heard that they were
headed into action at a place called
chemin de dam' where they were going to
join the French lines
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they look like they've been through the
wringer that's why we're here yes
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evidently stubby wasted no time in
making himself useful he began by
clearing the vermin from the trenches
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I'm hungry somebody tell me there's a
breakfast
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okay
from his first day in action stubby ware
was on a mission and he dug out many
soldiers who been buried
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robert was so proud of him
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positions to mess them stay on the world
when what for attack comes a jot
milk
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they'll be done okay but we must not let
down Oh God
this time it was only a little welcome
from our bus friends move along move
along you cannot serve us if you ain't
you're running here come on next I don't
think they like us
soft Yankee was a good word excuse me
something for my dog please oh you're
Doug are you crazy Yankee he is a
soldier he's the division mascot names
stubby oh you see his dog tags and now a
bush is telling me to give good French
food to an American dog this world is
getting crazier every day I am an
American
oh yeah yeah of course yes American do
you understand
well he sounds like a bush to me and you
sound like a moron froggy fight the bus
know each other
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now sons better we are all friend now
stop it calm down calm down American
soldier you must be Conroy no yes I'm
I'm Connery
I am Gaston batiste of the serta Jima
and we're to be working together
my captain says look for a man with a
little dogs
really yes you meet on your little
friend you will get so close to the boss
you will be able to smell them ha have
you ever used one of these mmm yeah yeah
basic training it's also perfect for
cheese want to try some I must apologize
for this slope that coupe calls food
it's war
I understand no there is no excuse
Napoli on say on army marches on its
stomach so they should feed hours with a
good food
voila so what exactly are we going to be
doing tell you rather holes no yes yes I
mean I might not be the best but you
know I'm okay good because our officers
have decided that we will be spying in
the bush hm
you me and salty
actually it's stubby ok but first let's
celebrate
no not mad it's on you why you don't
like one American soldier haha I never
drink wine and I'm sure it's against the
rules for us rules what rules this is
war
ah without wine we French will not have
survived at these three years so they
give it to us
the French army gives you wine yes
you're gonna be we French go from the
milk of our buzzers to the juice of
divine hey you hear that stubby they get
wine okay let's go
Conrad Conrad what's happening
Hey apparently I have to follow lucky
you and you two come with me
horrible everything's destroyed
everything though not everything
but my friends those are ours we pay
them back for this morning we were being
attacked you will soon know the
difference between theirs on ours
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here it is your new home
sweet dreams come on now let me sleep
stubby just be sleeping
oh sorry alright get up now yeah yeah
I'm up I'm up I'm up
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have you done this before
don't worry it would be fine I've done
this many times where did you find him
oh he was living rough he joined us when
we were training she's not very
beautiful oh maybe not but he's got real
character but just like me I'm not the
most beautiful but I'm strong and
lovable this is the place we get a good
view from here
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what do you see
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look it's gas
we need to sound the alarm let's go
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come on stubby go tell them stuff go
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normal
what dummy oh okay Oh gasps
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[Applause]
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yes
Oh No you know what the last forum what
are we gonna do out there
hold on wait but it's okay study talking
before you do like but I can't
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so case study
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hey come here
come here boy thank you for my whole
village his name is tubby huh
steady you are our hero steady hmm
Roberts letters were full of just how
beloved stubby was by everyone it is as
if he lived every day through the
heroics of this little canine wonder
miss yeah they were so generous
yes but the meat I think this war has
just improved like a magician I'm
creating a magic with a simple rabbit
now what not too far not too close bah
bah bah bah bah I explained it must end
within 6 feet and metals of the starting
second a Neilsen now you saw the
cushioning ok you can do it Olsen
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stubby grip it's too dressy no you can't
take the cursor de pétanque
is a very serious business in this
country war started from this sorry he
just he loves to play ball now we're
ready to it
excuse me for my bad manners
it's your ready to study whoa this is
really good
yes it's very testing even if I save
ourselves okay now if you want to score
the point you see that ball say it it
happened you know we should take a
little after-dinner stroll while we
still can
yeah sure come on stubby nice shirt
oh okay all right
I have no tobacco but I carried
everywhere with me it was a present for
my wife I never showed you my family Wow
three girls yes Jean she's eleven men
who ate unlit lenses they captured my
heart completely they would love to pray
with you sturdy they will take you into
the forest chasing the songul ye-yeah
zombie hey what up what are they wild
pigs you know with the tricks oh oh I oh
I get it
your daughters chase wild pigs yes when
did it would make fine hunters really uh
and what about you uh my sister Margaret
is like a mom to me and my two younger
sisters she cared for our mother before
she passed and my dad passed away when I
was five I do hope to have a wife and
children one day it is the best my wife
Alice sees how he's nagging me all the
time
but I wouldn't change her when did you
last see them it is more than two years
two years Wow that's a darn long time
don't you ever get lonely yes
well sometimes but now you Americans are
here it will be over soon no two kings I
bit you Yankee hold on a mat hold hold
on a minute I have a flush so I won fish
what is this flushed sure these things
are some jeans you know the best mm-hmm
so before you were a soldier what did he
do
I'm a chef run my own restaurant a good
restaurant ah that's why you're such a
good cook a real French chef cooking
dinner for us stubby what do you think
of that huh this is how I learned my
English and you what do you do I worked
in a builder's hardware store selling
screws and nails mmm it's not a great
job but it's home
I miss it we French make home wherever
we are it's about food wine and good
company you know under night like this
we can forget about the war we heard the
other and came as fast as me what you
want us to be sergeant we've beaten them
back for now but plane horn is still
somewhere out there you gotta bring him
in somehow
come on let's go where you going
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[Applause]
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well
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I realized that every day spelled danger
there was no let-up for our boys
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thank you stomach
I got word in April of 1918 that the
Yankee division was moving to a new
battle sector at seige pray
Oh mother how that mutt survived they'll
never know sure the boss would get him
he is so lucky he's so brave I wish I
had half his courage courage it's not
courage it's dumb luck believe me hey
stubby miss you're kind of light please
oh sorry hello hello ma'am he's supposed
to be we made it for him to keep him
warm and to say thank you for the day of
the gas now gee thank you merci beaucoup
stubby what do you say to this nicely no
no not like that you know here are such
a clever little ducks tubby oh I forgot
I have a subsea Forster be at my surgeon
met for him don't be like that man if
your friend this will save your life
Thank You Gaston and thank you young man
goodbye stubby and mr. Conroy take good
care of yourselves we'll take care of
one another we complete rubbish per day
all for one and one for all well I think
it's you she likes to go wrong no
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Robert stubby and Gaston spent the next
few months in the Sybil trench right in
the path of the German advance as they
desperately tried to move on Paris every
soldier cooked and medic took part in
the fight I had no idea that sash pray
would be described as a single largest
American battle of World War one and my
poor kid brother and his dog was smack
dab in the middle of it all welcome
Sarge you are stubby oh I think he
remembers you Colonel sir now no more
reconnaissance for the moment the
Germans are pressing us hard so I need
every man reinforcing the line yes sir
I was ogre did
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what is it what's going on what happened
calm down calm down
follow me now let's set a trap for these
rats
Oh Scooby
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drop your weapons no you are not making
out you are my prisoner
keep your hands up guru with my friend I
will take them now go
you're such a brave boy you know that
it's not over boys
keep your eyes peeled anybody hurt
stubby stubby stubby come on stop me
you'll be ok come on come on come on
come on come on you'll be ok you're
gonna be ok
all right come on tubby please stay with
me come on
Schroeder shorter did you see what that
dumb dog did he saved my life
do you hear me Schroeder wounded man
here quickly we need help
it's gonna be okay beware I promise
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hey God stabby stabby what have they
done to you
come on
doc doc stubby needs help
it's a bad wound I don't know if there's
much we can do and he's a dog soldier
I'm sorry he's my friend he's one of us
he saved lives please please doc please
I'm sure the doctor will do his best
right doc hmm okay okay just lay them on
the ambulance you coming back soon
neither Doug we need a certain musketeer
guys make way move all right
hurry hurry Schroder let's keep moving
keep moving all right get that yes
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don't worry Conroy Eastern
great day to be an American right stubby
after Schroder and stubby were wounded
the fighting around sesh prey had become
ferocious and the rains came down it
rained day after day after day turning
the whole place into a quagmire
I can only begin to imagine how Robert
miss stubby he must have felt totally
lost without the little fella
come on Connor I know it's hard but you
must stay strong dad let's go
the Yankee division was driven out of
the civil trench and the town of Seche
Prairie as the Germans desperately tried
to reach Paris all that stood between
them and their prize were our boys it
was a real worrying time for us back
home they mean business we need to stop
them no no tomorrow
first we need to rest I miss him too but
I know the three musketeers will be
together again very soon I feel it you
think yes and the good thing is we are
out of those trenches
my feet are dry at last all that murder
and those rats are diggers Baptiste
you've been ordered to return to your
regiment camp grab your gear and move
out
stubby Schroeder and now you so much for
your predictions you'll be fine
before I leave just take my advice to
stay alive you need to feel fear fear
but you show no fear you laugh you mean
this it only protects my fragile art
farewell my good friend until we meet
again add you lavaloon yeah shabby sulit
Adele and fall so suppose a second me
after much hard fighting our boys we
took such prey and drove the Germans
back it was not until much later that I
learned just how fierce the battle had
been my dear sister Margaret I hope you
and the girls are keeping well I'm doing
just fine
even the Chow is okay not like your
cooking but pretty much most of it I can
eat it's almost four weeks and stubby
got hit and there's still no news of him
I'm sure he's being taken real good care
of s stone stubby and me we called
ourselves the three musketeers you know
like in the book mom read to us when we
were kids mm-hmm well the other day
Gaston was sent back to his regiment
it's all going to be over soon and then
we'll be coming home I send my love to
you all your loving brother Robert was
always good at putting a brave face on
and I knew that was what he was doing
his two best friends gone my heart went
out down
come on Conroy wake up it's Guard time
miss chow Conroy no quick we need a
doctor my buddy is real sick
he's the fifth soldier this week I don't
know what it is just gotta keep an eye
on him he's too sick to move but he is
gonna make it right doc I don't know
maybe maybe not in 1918 the whole world
was seized by a deadly flu epidemic and
Robert caught it too it spread through
our boys like a poison cloud
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I gotta get out there and fight I need
to get up we're good Khan right we're
good we're good
everything's good
the boss are real quiet just get better
hmm stubby we've stubby just let him
rest
that's the only thing he can do now
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the Fae
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I was so happy to hear that Robert was
on the mend and that he and stubby were
reunited and good news after six months
of hard fighting he and stubby went on a
furlough to Paris never imagined my
first trip to Paris would be in a cattle
wagon so glamorous I remember thinking
maybe this dreadful war was finally
coming to an end you're gonna have to
lay down at some stage shrewder stubble
you look he's back Oh stuffy to you
hello why is it always about stubby I
found him Thank You Olsen for finding
stubby oh that was great
sorry Olsen got me here
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nice what do you think stubby yep
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in the beginning the French were very
suspicious of Americans but by the fall
of 1918 they loved this
[Applause]
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thank you thank you very much
[Applause]
I see Thanks come on let's go see Paris
what are we waiting for
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by September of 1918 we were told that
the war was coming to an end and that
the German army was in retreat what is
it stubby
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stubby comeback
don't even think about it
this is yours now stubby you earned it
look what stubby sniffed out come out
harder it's moving
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come on we are here today to mark the
courage of a very brave soldier who went
above and beyond the call of duty
private first class Conroy and stubby
post for his capture of a German spy in
Marshville I confer the honorary rank of
sergeant on stubby the regimental mascot
from this day forward sergeant stubby
will wear these stripes and for you
private Conroy
today you are corporal Conroy
hey stubby you outrank me now yes sir
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for our newspapers back home say cheese
the newspaper headlines all talked about
a final attack on the German Hindenburg
mine
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after the return of his friends
Roberts letters a cherry and full of
good humor he even told me a funny story
about how stubby came face-to-face the
strange new beast of war
okay sergeant I'm captain George as
Patton of the United States tank corps
let's go we've got a war to win
that's my boy
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yep
I can't believe it the Germans built
this like they were going to stay
forever the Bose built pallets and we
had to leave in those patterns it's over
it's over did you hear the war is over
the Germans are signing enormous it's
true the war is to end tomorrow hey did
you hear that stubby
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[Applause]
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hold on there soldiers ceasefire doesn't
start till 11:00 a.m. turbine is
rendered we need silver we have a war to
fight
you know guys when I get home I'm gonna
find myself a wife I thought you were
going to wait until you found a job yeah
after all we've been through I'm ready
for some home life me too can't wait to
introduce tubby to my sisters I've been
away so long I worried my girls will not
recognize me ah why can't we just leave
now
justic Vaughn last pushing via all going
home well little buddy we're nearly
there
just a few more hours and it'll all be
over
Robert and stubby spent their last night
of the Great War huddled together under
an oak tree a man and his dog and
selfish friends comrades-in-arms
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drop your weapons
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oh thank you my friend I never did
understand why our boys were made to
attack until the very last minute of the
war so many young men were lost on that
morning but they did their duty to the
very end we made it
Oh
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Orson Orson Matt are you there
Arjun
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well my friend we have seen much
together and now the three musketeers
must say goodbye
stabby my friend Olson gave this to me I
will always think of him when I play
poker
take this and think of us goodbye
Yankees and thank you all
all for one and one for all
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looking at the camera
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you