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1981 of Hard Factor.

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Patreon.com slash hard factor if you need more hard factor. Today, Mark is up first. Are you not

happy about the Algeria goal? What's the situation? Oh, no. I just the tie dog strategy is happening

live. I got it. this is the tie dog situation.

I got to.

Pat, get your, where's your tie, Pat? Well, I think did fucking Argentina score? Did you know, no, no. No, they took Messi's goal away. They took Algeria's goal away as well. Okay. God damn it. A lot's happening. They're taking all the goals away. I'm playing tie dog on this game.

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