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Now, here's the show.

Thank you. show.

Hello and welcome to Car Talk from National Public Radio with us,

Click and Clack the Tappert Brothers, and we're broadcasting this week from the Tuckay-Voo department here at Car Talk Plaza.

Now I have to explain.

This is a story that developed over the last few months.

It's a little bit of the insider automotive intrigue that most people don't really know about.

Exactly.

And I'm going to read you chapters 1, 2, and tommy will do chapters four through 27 and the epilome so yeah oh fine here it is yeah

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