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Proudly recorded on <a href="http://cast.rocks/25537" rel="nofollow">Cast</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Google Maps" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.google.com/maps/@33.1499235,-106.5578865,2.84z">Google Maps</a></li><li><a title="Storied Coffee Kickstarter" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1719252263/storied-coffee-espresso-tea-and-boba-for-schenecta">Storied Coffee Kickstarter</a></li></ul>]]>
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Proudly recorded on <a href="http://cast.rocks/25537" rel="nofollow">Cast</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Google Maps" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.google.com/maps/@33.1499235,-106.5578865,2.84z">Google Maps</a></li><li><a title="Storied Coffee Kickstarter" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1719252263/storied-coffee-espresso-tea-and-boba-for-schenecta">Storied Coffee Kickstarter</a></li></ul>]]>
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