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Hello everyone, it's Mick Sullivan, which means this is The Past and the Curious.

In fact, this is the 49th episode of The Past and the Curious, which is pretty awesome,

and I'm very excited about it.

I know, I know, I say that every episode, but you know, I'm excited about every episode,

whilst what I do an episode about them, right?

You might find that this episode is a little bit more serious than some of the other episodes.

There's still a ton of really interesting stuff, and that's just the nature of the stories,

and their stories that I wanted to tell.

I've been wanting to tell them for a long time.

I've actually been thinking about this episode for half a year maybe.

I really want the stories to make you think.

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