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 TheTheory
Al
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ru
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men
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Whatd oallt hosenumbersmean?

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Whyd oyouus ebot h8and1 ,9and2?

Th
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hi
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 TheBasc
is
L
ic
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sti
nsl
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song
sorba
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ns
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ado
fen
di
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ndono
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the7l
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cume
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.
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trunfo
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fi
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reoutwhi
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8 -7
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LICK CHAINS
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Learnig Lc
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Wh
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meon
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StartSimple
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you
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 7WeekndRuns

1)TheSi mpleOne
2-b
3-2-1[i
nst
eadof1
]
Eas
ytolea
rnandqui
ckl
yt
aug
ht
,t
hi
son
eispe
rf
ect
fo
rth
eca
sua
lsi
ng
ery
ou
want
tosoundexpe
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enc
ed.
Li
st
entoit
here
:ICan‘
tF
eel
MyFa
ce(
1:
17,2
:1
4)o
rSt
ar
boy(
3:
14
)

2)TheSurpri se
8-
b7-5[i
nst
ea
dof1]
An
ot
her q
ui
ckli
t
tl
eli
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hat
sur
pr
is
in
gl
yen
dst
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ras
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te.
Li
st
entoi
ther
e:I
Fee
lIt
Comi
ng(
0:
33)
orI
Can
‘t
Fee
lMyFa
ce(
2:
18
)

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 7WeekndRuns
3)TheY od el
1-
b3[i
nst
ea
dofb3]
Th
isun
exp
ect
edju
mpint
hemel
odya
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xci
te
ment
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mep
ent
at
on
icc
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or
.
Li
st
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veFo
r(0
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2)o
rICa
n‘
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elMyFa
ce(
1:1
3)
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ns
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1]
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ejumpfr
omb3to1ad
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on
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as
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Li
st
entoi
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re:
Adapt
at
i
on(1
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4)
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mil
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elsI
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utonan
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Li
st
ent
oit
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:Th
eTown(3
:28
),
Lov
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:4
2,2
:0
9)

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 7WeekndRuns
6)TheDrop
5-
b7-8[i
nst
ea
dof1]
I
nst
eadofen
di
ngonth
ero
otn
ote
,t
ryt
hi
ssu
dde
nju
mpt
ot
hef
i
ft
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haq
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imbbac
ktot
her
ootn
ot
e.
Li
st
entoi
ther
e:T
heTo
wn(
3:1
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7)TheKi ller
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b7-5-4
-5-4
-b3-
4-5[i
ns
tea
dof8]
Th
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r-
sweet
ma s
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swo
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t
hatwer
eshor
te
r.
Li
st
entoi
ther
e:L
oveI
nTheSky(
3:
20)

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 MinorRuns
1
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 MinorRuns
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 MinorRuns
5)InsteadOfThe5
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8
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 MajorRuns
4)InsteadOfThe4
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