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Photo ID: 0055747
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0221 Rudolf ("Dolfa") Straka in the front cockpit, pilot Jiri Valach in the rear, and Carl Clark operating my video camera from the cabin. At the time, the aircraft was part of the 51st Helicopter Rgt. |
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Photo ID: 0055653
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Views: 101682
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4011 Perhaps the best-known Czech tiger scheme. I almost missed this shot, as the maneuver caught me completely by surprise. At the time, the aircraft and crew were part of the 51st Helicopter regiment. |
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Photo ID: 0656604
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Views: 67816
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1002 (cn 25508110002) Fear the Frogfoot! Good view of the 30mm cannon and laser rangefinder window. |
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Photo ID: 1131573
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Views: 17952
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2406 (cn 0390322406) The shadow shows the Flogger's arrow shape at full wing sweep. |
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Photo ID: 0967543
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Views: 15748
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**-**** / SP Briefly interrupting the crew chief's nap. Also visible are the four L-410s of the Szobi Kvartet and a total of five MiG-29s. |
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Photo ID: 0516425
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Views: 15592
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0837 Not normally considered nimble, the Mi-24 can nonetheless be coaxed into impressive attitudes. Two of the five aircraft of the11th Helicopter Regiment's display team are visible here as the team performs for the crowd at Ceske Budejovice. My 100th photo on A.Net. |
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Photo ID: 0302899
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Views: 15270
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0837 Returning to a more typical display altitude after a pass and sharp pull-up. The solo aircraft can be seen at lower left beginning a low run along the crowdline. (Having just passed a mothballed Mig-23MF Flogger-B.) |
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Photo ID: 0723500
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Views: 14811
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4011 Decelerating to a hover over Namest's obviously well-used runway. |
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Photo ID: 0791957
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Views: 13639
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0221 The SUV of attack helicopters. |
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Photo ID: 0057370
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Views: 13193
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0837 Low fast pass down runway 9. |
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Photo ID: 0661390
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Views: 13003
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4011 Low over the Moravian countryside in close formation with 4010. Taken near the Air Force base at Namest nad Oslavou. |
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Photo ID: 0968911
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Views: 11501
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Photo ID: 1171755
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Views: 11494
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Photo ID: 0297774
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Views: 11311
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7702 Taxiing in after a flight demonstration. |
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Photo ID: 1007670
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Views: 11176
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1002 (cn 25508110002) The Su-25 has a perfect nose shape for a shark motif. |
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Photo ID: 0297827
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Views: 10049
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0221 Rudolf ("Dolfa") Straka in the front cockpit, Jiri Valach flying from the rear. At the time, the helicopter and crew belonged to the 51st Helicopter Regiment at Prostejov. |
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Photo ID: 0781413
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Views: 9365
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4307 (cn 964307) Firm evidence that jet blast kills grass! Nice mix of types on the ramp, including a Mongol and the Su-22s of the "Duha" team. The Mi-8 is a relatively rare VIP "S" version. |
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Photo ID: 0656603
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Views: 9163
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9013 (cn 25508109013) Starting its takeoff roll. An airshow favorite in the early 1990's, this plane has accumulated quite a few stickers. |
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Photo ID: 0780747
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Views: 8879
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13 (cn 35-1413) Surprisingly uncrowded, but a great mix of participating aircraft. |
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Photo ID: 1025927
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Views: 8085
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Photo ID: 1169789
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Views: 7888
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2423 (cn 0390322423) During the last public event before the base was closed. |
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Photo ID: 0798022
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Views: 7802
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0441 (cn 390441) Taxiing out past rows of shelters. |
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Photo ID: 0232269
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Views: 7655
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Photo ID: 0656602
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Views: 7633
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7702 The yellow-shirted crew chief directs the pilot through a series of pre-flight checks. |
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Photo ID: 0536100
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Views: 7357
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0839 Heading up, seemingly propelled by red smoke. |
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Photo ID: 0844049
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Views: 7333
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7702 This angle makes the Fulcrum look kind of skinny, but it gives a great view of the unusual air intake devices. The intake blocks are closed, so all air is drawn in through the gill-like louvers on top of the leading edge root extensions. |
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Photo ID: 0298352
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Views: 7306
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8080 (cn 25508118080) Nothing like an airshow on a nice summer day! Brake chute door open, Frantisek Tabacko returns after a flight demonstration. |
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Photo ID: 0232607
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Views: 7039
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9142 Preflighted and awaiting pilot. The pair half-visible behind the MiG are USAF F-16 pilots. |
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Photo ID: 0787663
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Views: 6949
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7827 The pointed cylinder protruding from the wing leading edge is the Delta-NM guidance pod for Kh-23 (AS-7 Kerry) missiles. |
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Photo ID: 0774700
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Views: 6816
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2423 Each nose gear door incorporates a blast plate for protection from the cannon and a fairing for the rear of the wedge-shaped infrared search and track device. |
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Photo ID: 0297776
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Views: 6807
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9013 (cn 25508109013) "Frog" camouflaged Frogfoot. L-59 0005 in the background. |
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Photo ID: 0838220
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Views: 6503
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3133 (cn 913133) The humble origins of the Vyskov museum. The canvas tarps on the Fishbeds and Fitter are pretty effective camouflage. |
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Photo ID: 0846699
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Views: 6390
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Photo ID: 0236928
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Views: 6374
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9817 Flogger H of the 28th Fighter-Bomber Rgt taxis out for a training mission. |
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Photo ID: 0232271
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Views: 6184
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Photo ID: 0304298
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Views: 6126
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5803 Enroute from Kbely to Wiesbaden. Chock full of manly mechanical gauges, none of that sissy winky-blinky electronic stuff! |
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Photo ID: 0914299
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Views: 6098
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6509 (cn 94A6509) Classic Fitter, with Sukhoi's distinctive "low rider" dual centerline drop tanks. |
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Photo ID: 0673095
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Views: 6081
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OK-VCP (cn 90A858) Tupolev's signature rear-retracting main landing gear. Acft was in Czech governmental service as OK-BYP from Jan 91 to Sept 92, then with Ensor Air until March 94. Reg was changed to OK-VCP in April 93. |
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Photo ID: 0302898
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Views: 6026
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0837 Quite a feeling thumping along at high speed (helicopter-wise!), low altitude, and tight formation! Aircraft at that time assigned to the 11th Heli Regiment at Plzen-Line. |
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Photo ID: 0973595
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Views: 5960
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0004 (cn 040004) The pod-mounted twin-barrel 23mm cannon is the same model used on MiG-23s and later-model MiG-21s. |
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Photo ID: 0402187
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Views: 5762
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0837 Gear down and locked. On final approach to runway 27. |
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Photo ID: 0765521
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Views: 5482
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Photo ID: 0851844
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Views: 5462
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Photo ID: 0681525
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Views: 5456
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4010 It has a heavy-jowled, T-Rex kind of look. This Hind was one of the first four delivered to the Czechoslovak AF in 1978 and belonged to the 51st Helicopter Regiment at Prostejov. |
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Photo ID: 0788252
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Views: 5404
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3307 I'd love to have an air-to-air shot from this angle. |
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Photo ID: 0298159
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Views: 5402
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Photo ID: 0793531
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Views: 5081
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2409 (cn 12409) Interesting post-rain light. "Bugs Bunny" Zlin in the background. |
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Photo ID: 0232267
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Views: 4970
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0836 (cn 730836) Hind-E of the 11th Helicopter Rgt on the flightline at Plzen-Line. |
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Photo ID: 0796565
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Views: 4845
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0835 (cn 730835) What was your beer sponsor doing in 1581? |
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Photo ID: 0792742
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Views: 4666
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4006 / NA-2C/31 (cn 40306) Perhaps the spiffiest headgear you'll ever see in a fighter, as well as a fine study of 20th Century transportation advancements. |
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Photo ID: 0516451
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Views: 4532
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Photo ID: 0788253
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Views: 4517
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4011 (cn M344011) Special scheme for the 51st Helicopter Regiment's 20th anniversary. |
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Photo ID: 0577033
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Views: 4241
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Both pilots looking left, concentrating on the lead aircraft as they complete a nice formation landing, despite a strong left crosswind. (Note how the wind pushes the exhaust off to the helicopter's right.) |
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Photo ID: 0787044
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Views: 4177
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0812 This was the first time I saw a Hind that didn't consider me a target. |
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Photo ID: 0838221
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Views: 4131
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3209 SIGINT collection aircraft taxis out with an apparently full back-end crew after refueling. Many extra antennas and bulges. |
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Photo ID: 0993119
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Views: 4049
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0411 (cn 390411) No shortage of tacked-on equipment for the SAR mission, including inflatable flotation devices. |
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Photo ID: 0854513
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Views: 3876
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0850 (cn 108M50) This Hip-H of the Czech Air Rescue Service is already pushing a bunch of air around as it awaits taxi clearance. |
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Photo ID: 0993720
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Views: 3856
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0309 (cn 560309) Czech-manufactured Fishbed. Its last flight was August 22, 1989, from Bechyne to Pardubice. |
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Photo ID: 0844966
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Views: 3786
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4307 (cn 964307) These are not large aircraft. (L-29 2852 in the background.) |
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Photo ID: 0793407
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Views: 3666
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9802 Small and simple, and pointy in all the right places. |
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