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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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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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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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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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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

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thank you thank you very much

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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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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

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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