The Numerology of Punks
by Henry Elders
The Punk Testament tells us, "At the beginning was the Shuteye Train":
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S
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H
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U
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T
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E
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Y
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E
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=
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=
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=
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19
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8
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21
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20
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5
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25
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5
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=
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103
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4
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And, alternatively:
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S
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H
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V
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T
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E
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Y
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E
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=
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=
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=
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19
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8
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22
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20
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5
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25
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5
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=
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104
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5
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Plus:
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T
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R
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A
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I
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N
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=
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=
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=
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20
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18
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1
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9
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14
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=
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62
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8
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All of which adds to:
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S
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H
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U
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T
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E
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Y
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E
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=
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103
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104
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T
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R
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A
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I
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N
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=
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62
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62
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=
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165
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166
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=
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12
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13
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=
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3
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4
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In this case, there's absolutely no question about how we want to play
the blur. The righthand column is
the correct set of numbers for the Shuteye Train. The Punk Testament tells
us there are four members of the band. The association with the death card
seems completely apt to anyone who has read the book of Angels. And for
the truly punctilious, it must be noted -- with amazement, disbelief, or
the raising of the hairs on the back of your neck -- that Angels, in which
the Shuteye Train enforces the denouement, contains exactly 166 verses.
Another central punk figure is St. Nuke:
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S
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T
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N
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U
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K
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E
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=
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=
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19
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20
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14
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21
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11
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5
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=
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90
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9
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His association with "ultimate ice" includes the icepick with which
he dispatches the lead agent of Harry's angels.
There is also the evident alternative:
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S
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T
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N
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V
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K
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E
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=
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=
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19
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20
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14
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22
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11
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5
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=
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91
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10
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There may also be those who would seek to calculate a number for the
most illustrious female punk:
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A
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L
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I
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C
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E
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=
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=
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=
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1
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12
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9
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3
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5
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=
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30
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3
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H
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A
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T
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E
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=
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=
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=
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8
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1
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20
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5
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=
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34
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7
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And, thus:
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A
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L
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I
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C
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E
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=
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30
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3
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H
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A
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T
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E
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=
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34
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7
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=
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64
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10
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Nor should we overlook the punk personage to whom the Epistle Dedicatory
is addressed:
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D
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O
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C
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T
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O
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R
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=
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4
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15
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3
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20
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15
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18
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=
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75
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12
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3
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D
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R
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E
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A
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M
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=
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=
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=
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4
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18
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5
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1
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13
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=
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41
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5
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This becomes:
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D
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O
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C
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T
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O
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R
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=
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3
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D
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R
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E
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A
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M
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=
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5
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=
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8
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The mysterious Doctor Dream is also associated with an entity known
as the Raptor, who seems in some sense his forebear or sire. Together,
in sequence, they also produce an interesting number set:
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R
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A
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P
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T
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O
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R
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=
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18
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1
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16
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20
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15
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18
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=
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88
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16
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7
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D
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O
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C
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T
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O
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R
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D
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R
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E
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A
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M
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=
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8
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Or should we be more concerned with Doctor Dream's title as Son of the
Raptor?
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S
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O
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N
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=
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=
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=
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=
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19
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15
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14
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=
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48
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12
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3
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T
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H
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E
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=
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=
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=
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20
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8
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5
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=
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33
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6
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R
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A
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P
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T
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O
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R
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=
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=
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=
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=
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18
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1
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16
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20
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15
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18
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=
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88
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16
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7
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This becomes:
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S
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O
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N
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=
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3
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O
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F
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=
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3
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T
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H
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E
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=
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6
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R
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A
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P
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T
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O
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R
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=
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7
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=
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19
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=
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10
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Deus Ex Machina anyone? It would
seem inescapable that the Punk
Testament is purporting to portray a divine event.