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  p

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  cent. This me

  ns th

  t t

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  ive

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  t t

  uck stops. This m

  kes them mo

  e p

  one to physic

  l violence

  nd c

  ime – especi

  lly if they

  e c

  ying v

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  ble cgo.<

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  oduct, e dist

  ibuted by comme

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  uck d

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  ce even mo

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  hen thei

  cgo cont

  ins pet

  oleum, mining chemic

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  ny people pictu

  e t

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  c

  b

  ll d

  y,

  ely moving. But the f

  ct is th

  t t

  uck d

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  s

  e often

  equi

  ed to lo

  d

  nd unlo

  d he

  vy c

  go. It is

  lso e

  sy to fo

  get th

  t simply getting in

  nd out of the ised c

  b c

  n be

  st

  enuous

  ctivity,

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  ted m

  ny times e

  ch d

  y.