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the tap of the brothers, and we're broadcasting this week from the Center for Timely Events

here at Carton.

And we are Timely, and we are Timely.

Well, just to show how time we are, we just had our Dewey Cheatam and How Company Christmas

Party this past week.

Well, I think it was only right.

Yeah, we figured it would be less stressful to have a Christmas party in late January,

you know, after the holidays are all over.

It makes sense.

It makes sense.

And since we waited until after Christmas, we didn't have to buy any presents for all

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