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Once The Rockets Are Up, Who Cares Where They Come Down ? That's Not My Department.
-Tom Lehrer
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Once The Rockets Are Up,
Tom Lehrer
Once The Rockets Are Up, Who Cares Where They Come Down ? That's Not My Department.
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