I can conclude that humanity wants to think simultaneously. They bought your government, probably you bought it and conspiratoried,. Probably you're in hand in hand with Muslims, Jews, Christians, next them, next village, next nation. Please stop it. And they say, Oh, by the way, don't stop my business. Don't just close my shop. These are demands impossible to satisfy by any government. All governments, including the Turkish did a sort of a slow the man who were as the numbers went up, they closed as the numberswent down. I'm now back in my desk in Johangir. Stumble next to me is Johangir Musk on it.
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