DOS & Arik
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In a graffiti-covered subway station, a subway pulls away. It is night in the city and Captain Raballo and Claes are at the top of the steps leading down to the subway station.
"All right. That was the last train for the night." Raballo says to his student. "Now, Claes. We're going to do a little on the job training this evening." Laughter can be heard coming from the subway station. Raballo continues, "So only take 'em out if it's in self-defense. If you can't handle these subway punks, then you can forget about the real thing. This should be a walk in the park for you, Claes."
"I'll do my best." The student replies.
Captain puts an ear phone in his ear as Claes walks down the steps. A minute later a shot is heard coming from the station. Captain Raballo tugs on the collar of his shirt to speak into a hidden mike. "Alfonso, Claes has made contact. Keep the police off our backs for a while."
"Roger that." Says the voice coming from his ear piece.
"Raballo." Claes says as she drags a thugs by the collar.
Captain Raballo speaks to his hidden mike again, "Alfonso. Bring the garbage truck around to our position."
"I'm sorry." Claes continues.
Captain Raballo looks at Claes, wondering what she is talking about. He then sees a knife stabbed into her abdomen. "You idiot." The captain chews out his student. "Knowing when to shoot your weapon is more important than shooting itself. Don't you understand? It's too late once you're within a knife's range. Next time don't hesitate to shoot."
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Sinclair
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A survey was once made by NYPD. They found out that at a range of up to three meters, sometimes even up to five (correct me on this if I'm wrong) a man with a knife will always win with a policemen armed with a gun (unless it is aimed of course).
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DOS & Arik
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In an indoor firing range, Bink and Claes are practicing with their fire arms. Their handlers are watching from behind, sitting on a bench. Captain Raballo has his left arm resting on a table which is situated next to the bench, to Raballo's left side. All four are wearing protective ear muffs.
Captain Raballo sighs. "Jose, you need to teach your girl a little consistency."
"Easier said that done. So I should increase her conditioning?" Jose asked.
"No, Jose." Captain Raballo answers. "That's not what I meant."
Bink's P239 jams and Captain Raballo removes his protective ear muffs as he looks in the direction of the sound of a gun jamming. Bink looks at her gun to figure what happened. She then looks down the barrow.
Captain Raballo hurries over to Bink and grabs her wrist holding the gun, takes the gun and knocks her down using the same hand he is using to hold the gun. Bink's protective ear muffs fall off as she falls to floor against the wall. "You trying to kill yourself!" Raballo yells.
Jose removes his ear muffs as he goes over Raballo. Jose grabs Raballo's right shoulder with his left hand. "Raballo! Stop it!"
Raballo pulls away, slugs Jose with his cane and yells at him, "Shut up! What's she doing here if she can't even handle a gun correctly? Did you assume it wouldn't jam because it's a modern gun?" Raballo shoves the top part of his cane in Jose's face. "This blase attitude is only going to get someone killed!"
Bink sees what Captain Raballo is doing to her handler, gets up and grabs the bench Jose and Raballo were sitting on. Claes, seeing what Bink is doing and yells out, "Raballo! Behind you!" Bink, using her cybernetic implants, now has the heavy bench above her head and is in position to throw it. Raballo turns around to see what's happening. Claes stands between Bink and Raballo and aims her weapon at Bink. Raballo swings his cane at Claes' arm causing the automatic weapon to fire several shots at the ceiling rather than at Bink.
"Bink!" Jose yelled as he ran a few steps forward, "Stand down!" Bink throws the padded steel bench down to the ground, landing between her self and Jose.
Later Claes is in a hospital bed with a window between the room she is in and Captain Raballo. Raballo is looking through the window at his sedated student.
Jean approaches Raballo. "Captain, you're not at fault. It seems to me that Jose isn't fully devoted to her training. But the problem lies within the special forces training. I now see that the system could use some improvement."
"Do you feel it is necessary to recondition these girls?" Raballo asked.
"I have no doubt Jose will object to it, but both of these girls would benefit from more conditioning for safety purposes alone."
"But if you went through with that, you'd be decreasing their life span." Raballo pointed out.
"It may seem tragic to you, but it comes with the territory. Besides, this doesn't concern you anyway. Once the agency lays the ground work, you'll be back with the Military Police. In the meantime, take some R&R for your self while she's recovering."
Raballo just stands there, watching his sedated student.
Outside, Bink is sitting at the edge of a water well. Jose is standing there next to her. Captain Raballo approaches them. "Jose."
Bink immediately gets up. "I'm sorry for what happened, Raballo. It was all my fault."
Raballo continues to walk closer. "I just spoke with Jean. You're not going to allow her to be reconditioned again, are you?"
"Of course not." Jose answers, "I'm gonna fight it all the way."
"I see. I can't figure out a way to help them distinguish between friend or foe without redoing the conditioning process. Fighting violence with violence is all I know. It's what my entire career is based on." Raballo pauses. "'Good soldiers read books.' Huh, what a load." Another pause. "Don't tell Jean I was, uh . . . complaining like this, you know."
Later some men at the agency were playing cards. "What is with the MP Captain?" One guy asked.
"He doesn't know what to do with himself and his free time." The second guy answered.
"I think he might have reached his breaking point already." The third guy suggests.
"No Surprises there, considering the business we're in." The second guy says.
"No need to force him into continuing." The third one says.
Sometime later Claes is running outside into the parking lot and sees Raballo loading up his car. "Raballo!" Claes calls out and runs to the car.
"Hello, Claes. It's been a while. Did you chell out today?"
"I managed to get out of there a day early." Claes answered. "I've been looking everywhere for you. I heard a rumor that you're quitting the agency. Bink told me all about it when she came to visit me the other day."
"Oh, so you and Bink made up?" Raballo asked.
Claes wondered what Raballo meant by that, "What?"
"Nothing." Raballo answered. "Don't worry about me. I'm just going to relax here until you are officially released tomorrow. I may go fishing, or finish reading a book I started. I don't know. Oh, I almost forgot." Raballo removes something from his jacket pocket. "I have some things I wanted to give you. First, my room key." He hands Claes a small case with a key laying on top of it. "From now on, you can read my books whenever you want. There should be more that enough for you to enjoy." Claes opens the small case and looks inside. "Also, I wanted you to have your old glasses back."
"Why'd you keep these?" Claes asked.
"I've tried to turn into a one squirrel army, a killing machine, but lately, I've felt guilty as hell doing it. Always remember to think clearly before pulling the trigger. You mustn't use your killing abilities outside of work. I want you to be gentle Claes whenever you put those glasses on. Now don't think of this as an order. It's a heart to heart promise. Understand?"
"I do."
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DOS & Arik
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At a newspaper office a man at a desk answers the phone. "Hello? Raberto Dandini." Pause. "Hey there. Good to hear from you." Pause. "Yes, we looked into your proposal." Pause. "Just me and the editor know about it." Pause. "Yeah, were game."
Standing by his car, near a lake, Raballo is on a cell phone. "I've been watching my back, and no one has followed me for the past four days. Now I expect absolute secrecy on your end."
"You sound paranoid." Raberto pauses. "No, don't even worry about that. It's all taken care of. So then, what's your big story?" Pause. "Uh, today? Like right now? Where do you want to meet?" Pause. "Okay. Got it."
Raballo hangs up his cell phone.
Sometime later Claes, now wearing her old glasses, is sitting at a small table staring out the window. Her room mate, a rabbit who is a few years older, approaches Claes. "Raballo sure is taking his time."
"Yeah." Claes responds.
The bedroom door opens without so much as a knock. The rabbit turns around to see who it is.
Jean is standing there with the door open. "Hi, Claes."
"Jean?" Claes responds.
Jean walks over to Claes and the rabbit. "Captain Raballo . . . is dead. He was in a hit-and-run accident two days ago outside of Rome. He died instantly."
Claes just froze.
"Jean!" the rabbit says, "You can't just come out and tell her like that!"
"You shut your mouth." Jean says to the rabbit.
"Claes! Say something!" The rabbit says. Claes remains motionless.
Two more people go into the room.
"Take her." Jean instructs the other two.
"Claes!" the rabbit cries out as she is being taken away. Claes does not respond.
In the chief's office, Claes is sitting in a wheel chair with no expression on her face.
"Unfortunately, this girl is no longer of use to us." Jean says to the chief.
"An established handler is always difficult to replace." The chief says.
Claes remains seated there, with a completely blank stare in her eyes.
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Fernando
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[quote="Sinclair"]
A survey was once made by NYPD. They found out that at a range of up to three meters, sometimes even up to five (correct me on this if I'm wrong) a man with a knife will always win with a policemen armed with a gun (unless it is aimed of course).
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That is very true.
Then you got oddballs like me where 8 - 10 meters is nothing when I have the knife and they have the gun- aimed or not. And I dont throw the blade; for that make it 25 meters.
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Hondo I. Sackett
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I throw straight blade screw drivers, but only good at 15 ft. now. I can throw knife by blade but I prefer to hang on to it.
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Fernando
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Classic XMen #39; Dark Phoenix Saga: Wolverine Alone (Originally Xmen 123?), Page 4:
(After Wolverine kills or maims several soliders from the hell's Fire Club Inner Circle, gives this long speech to the lone solider who has a loaded weapon aimed at him)
[quote="Wolverine"]
Hey bub. I know what you're thinkin'.
"He's hurt and he's five meters away from me and I got a ful clip of ammo in my rifle. Question is: Can I kill Wolverine beforehe can reach me and cut me into shish-kebab with those freaky claws of his?"
Well bub,Wolverine is virtually indestructable.
Wolverine's claws are made of Adamantium, the strongest metal known- - capable of slicin' through Vanadium Steel like a hot knife through butter.
And five meters of floor ain't much distance at all- -for me.
Its your play, hero, I'm waiting.
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*Solider drops his gun in fear*
[quote="Wolverine"]
Shoot, I was hopin' you'd go for it.
[/quote]
*Wolverine then pounces on the solider*
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Hondo I. Sackett
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gotta love it!
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Annie Oakley
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What do you think about throwing machetties? :idea:
(hint) Throw it by the handle.
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Charles_Roberts
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*Cut to Alexander Armington II and Clarice-Armington House in Washington, DC while Alex II Was geting ready to go out with his love Clarice Armington for a Date untill a Knock on the door*
Clarice: I will get it love
Alex II: Ok love
*Then she open the door untill 4 CIA Agents came one that Alex II Knew was Agent Scott Danalins a Gray Mouse*
Agent Scott: Hello Clarice is your husben Alex II Here
Clarice; Yes Scott he is here why?
Agent Scott: He is need it something have came up
*Then Alex II came as he saw Agent Scott*
Alex II: Hello Agent Scott what I can do for you
Agent Scott: CIA just Report some Supisipion Activey going on, and We will tell you once we in the CIA Bulding
ALex II: Ok Scott I understand let me talk to my wife and get my Specal Guns for the mission *Then he turn to Clarice* :Love I have to go something came up
Clarice: I Know love you need it
Alex II: I allready call Razor II to come and watching you and our son and Daughter Michale and Sarah
Clarice; YEs and we will be ok with Razor II and I do Rember that Michale and Sarah allways called Razor II Uncale Razor II.
*Then Alex II Smiles as he kissing Clarice then heading to his Covert as he opening it taking out his Stunners puting them in his two Sutecase as he heading out with Agent Scott and Rest of the CIA agent as they get in there cars and head to the CIA Bulding in Langley, Virgina*
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Fernando
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[quote="Annie Oakley"]
What do you think about throwing machetties? :idea:
(hint) Throw it by the handle.
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Grandpa used to do that. He also taught me how to hack open a coconut with one hand... it takes a very sharp blade.
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Midnight Man
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[quote="Fernando"]
[quote="Sinclair"]
A survey was once made by NYPD. They found out that at a range of up to three meters, sometimes even up to five (correct me on this if I'm wrong) a man with a knife will always win with a policemen armed with a gun (unless it is aimed of course).
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That is very true.
Then you got oddballs like me where 8 - 10 meters is nothing when I have the knife and they have the gun- aimed or not. And I dont throw the blade; for that make it 25 meters.
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DOS & Arik
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In the "war room" the chief is seating at the head of a long table. Behind him is a bulletin board with a map and a few other items pinned to it.
"Chief," the guy to the left of him says, "we strongly believe he has knowledge of the Republican Faction's weapons smuggling. I suggest, for safety, we might want to take down all of their safehouses."
"Fine." The chief answers. "I want the Hilshire-Triela fratello to cover the southern safe house."
Hilshire, who is sitting to the right of Jean, responds, "Sir, consider it taken care of."
"But the Jean-Rico team. . . ." The guy to the left of the chief continues, "They're going to need at least some kind of support, don't you think?"
The lady chipmunk, who is standing by the wall opposite of the chief says, "I'll take some section 2 members and we can cover the building's perimeter. But I'd want at least one additional fratello to help us secure the location."
"Can Jose handle this?" the chief asked.
"Uh Chief," Jean responds, who is sitting between the chief and Hilshire, "in my opinion, they're not ready for group operations."
"Jean, let it go." The guy sitting opposite of him responds.
"Well I think they are." The chief decides, "I'm adding Jose and Bink to the Jean-Rico team. You got that Jean?"
"Sir." Jean replies.
Jose is speaking to Bink, "We got a message from the Hilshire-Triela team. Looks like we are the ones favored to win today. Just get a positive ID on the target first. And listen, if he's not with them, I want you to let them go. Don't do anything."
Jose and Bink enter an apartment building. From across the street Rico has her Dragunov Sniper Rifle aimed at a window with its blinds closed. Jean, Rico's handler, is wearing a two-way headset. He is watching from his binoculars. Between the apartment building and the building where Jean and Rico are stationed, road construction work is being done. "Ferro," Jean says to the lady chipmunk, "is the entrance clear?"
Ferro is sitting in the passenger front seat of a van marked as a delivery van. A rat with blond hair is sitting in the driver's seat. "Alfonso and I have covered the front." Ferro says through her two-way headset. "Amedeo and Giorgio have the back. The only other way for this mark to get out is through the window you're staring at."
"Wait for my orders." Jean says.
"Affirmative." Ferro confirms.
Jean then says to his charge, "Rico, focus on any shadows you see behind the blinds."
"Yes sir."
Jose is in a suit and tie, Bink is in a grey skirt with a matching grey jacket and carrying a violin case. As they are climbing the stairs, Jean says to Bink, "Don't make a move until I've determined that the mark is inside."
"Yes, Jose." Bink answers.
"If I don't ID this guy, we walk out of here, quietly."
"Okay."
In the apartment, a grey mouse wearing glasses is in a chair with his back to the window. The blinds are closed. He hangs up his cell phone and speaks to the five men he is with. A white mouse is sitting to the right of him. The other four are standing up. A mouse standing to the left of the grey mouse is holding an automatic rifle. "The southern hideout's been attacked. It would seem that someone's come looking for him, gentlemice."
"Then that means that they might. . . ." Says the white mouse.
"They might end up here." The grey mouse continues. "If I understand it correctly, they were attacked by a young girl."
"A girl?" Asks the mouse with the automatic rifle.
"Yeah." The grey mouse confirms. "I know. It sounds crazy, but recently I've been hearing rumors of a secret agency that's been training little girls as assassins."
There is a ring at the door. The guy standing the closest to the door grabs his gun before seeing whom it is.
Another mouse who was already standing up grabs his automatic rifle and says to the mouse who is chelling through the peep hole, "Who is it, Louie?"
"You won't believe this," Louie says, "but it's a mouse in a suit and a. . . ."
"A what?" The second rifleman asked.
"Uh. . . . It's a. . . . A little girl."
Several of the guys chuckled.
"Don't open it." The grey mouse says to Louie as he is picking up his automatic off the coffee table in front of him.
Louie holsters his weapon and says to the grey mouse, "I'll get them outta your hair."
The grey mouse stands up, still holding onto his automatic, "Louie! I said don't!"
Louie opens the door slightly, leaving the chain on the door.
Through the barely opened door, Jose greets Louie. "Good morning, sir. I apologize for intruding like this. Do you have a minute?"
"No. What do you want?" Louie asked.
"Just a few moments of your time." Jose answered. "I am a reporter from Libero Italia."
"What is it you're reporting?" Louie asked.
Jose steps closer. "I heard that Mr. Scallo of the Costelo Company was here. And, I would love to get an exclusive."
Louie looks back at the grey mouse. By this time everyone is standing up. The grey mouse waves to Louie to get rid of the reporter.
Louie turns back to Jose. "Yeah well, there ain't nobody here by that name. So good luck finding your interview."
Louie then starts to close the door and Jose sticks his foot in the door way. "Wait, I'm positive that he's in this building."
Louie is now annoyed with Jose. He undoes the chain to step out into the hall. "Yeah? And I just told you that you got the wrong room, chief." Louie closes the door behind him. The grey mouse sits back down as Louie deals with the "reporter" out in the hallway.
In the hall, Louie grabs Jose by the tie and slams him up against the wall. "You hard of hearing?" Louie asks.
"No." Jose answers.
"Then maybe it's a learning disorder." Louie continues. "Your guy ain't here!"
"Sorry, I. . . ." Jose continues as Bink turns to look in Jose's direction.
"Now, get lost before I pop your eyes out and make your little girl watch!"
Bink runs up to Louie and smacks him in the head with her violin case. Louie gets hit hard enough to where he spins around. Louie is knocked unconscious and will remain so for a while but is still breathing. As Louie hits the ground, the latches on Bink's violin case come open.
"Louie, what's going on?" says a voice from the room as Bink grabs her FN P90 from the violin case as the case is still in mid air.
The second rifleman opens the door. Bink fires five shots at him. Two of the shots missed. The guy falls to the ground. The first rifleman shoots at the Bink, hitting the wall. Bink fires back at him. Another gunman comes from around the corner and starts firing. Bink kneels to the ground as she continues to fire. The first rifleman is hit and falls against the window, tearing the blinds in the process. The other gunman who came from around corner retreats back. The grey mouse and the white mouse are now behind an overturned table, behind where the white mouse was originally sitting, out of Bink's sight. Bink gets up from her kneeling position and fires a few more shots before she goes in. She chells around the corner. At the corner's edge there is a cabinet. She proceeds. A gunman hiding behind the other end of the cabinet tips the cabinet over, trying to crush Bink in the process. Bink braces the falling cabinet with her left arm. The gunman raises his gun at Bink. She fires. The grey mouse and the white mouse are the only two left, they are still hiding behind an overturned table. The grey mouse says to the white mouse, "Hey! Throw your grenade!"
From across the street Jean watches with his binoculars through the now torn blinds. He says to Rico, "Take him." The grey mouse is now the only one left. He looks in the direction of the window and Rico fires her second shot.
With the shooting now over, Jose walks into the room as he adjusts his tie. Bink is holding her P90 up against her chest in a diagonal position facing up. Her right arm is holding the bottom part of her P90 while her left arm braces it. She is looking in the direction of the overtured table.
"Now you've done it." Jose says to Bink from behind. Bink turns around.
Jose sticks the ear piece in his ear. "Ferro. The mission has failed. I repeat, mission has failed."
"Roger. We're on our way." Says the female voice over the two-way radio.
"Yeah." Jose confirms.
Jose looks around. "Bink, why did you lose control?"
"Uh. . . ."
"This isn't like you." Jose continues. "I've never seen you lose it like that." Jose approaches Bink. "Your arm's been hit. Are you okay?"
"Yes."
Ferro comes in. "Jose, we're here." Alfonso is in the hall, standing by the door.
"Ferro. The witness isn't here. Judging by their reaction, I'd say he's hiding in the building somewhere."
"I'll put people on it." Ferro turns to the door. "Alfonso, Amadeo, start at the rooftop and work your way down." She heads to the hall. "Giorgio, watch from the perimeter." She walks down the hall.
Tears in Bink's eyes start to well. Jose removes his suit jacket and puts it around Bink. "Let's go home." He says.
On the rooftop an air vent is removed. Four armed section 2 members surround the open vent. A guy hiding behind the air vent raises his arms. "Please, don't shoot. I surrender!"
Jose escorts Bink to the van marked as a delivery van. Bink still has Jose's suit jacket around her shoulders. Bink steps in through the sliding door, and sits behind Alfonso who is in the driver's seat. Jose sits next to Bink. "Let's go." Jose says to Alfonso.
"Right." Alfonso answers. He starts the van, puts it in gear and drives off.
Bink removes the suit jacket Jose put over her shoulders, revealing a makeshift bandage on her arm. "Jose." She says.
Jose, who was looking forward, now turns to Bink. "Is your arm hurting?"
Bink does not answer his question. She clinches tight on Jose's jacket which she is holding. "I only. . . . I just wanted to help you, Jose." Tears begin forming in her eyes again.
"We'll have a doctor take a look at that arm as soon as we get back."
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Fernando
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[quote="Midnight Man"]
[quote="Fernando"]
[quote="Sinclair"]
A survey was once made by NYPD. They found out that at a range of up to three meters, sometimes even up to five (correct me on this if I'm wrong) a man with a knife will always win with a policemen armed with a gun (unless it is aimed of course).
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That is very true.<br >Then you got oddballs like me where 8 - 10 meters is nothing when I have the knife and they have the gun- aimed or not. And I dont throw the blade; for that make it 25 meters.
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Do that against a member of SWAT (or better, GSG9) with a bulletproof vest and an automatic assault rifle aimed straight at you, finger on the trigger.
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They might win, Midnight. But least I'll take 1 with me.
Sad thing is, most bulletproof vests are not knife proof.
Even with steel plating added, there still exposed area that can be taken advantaged of by a blade.
Given the oppertunity, I know when to fight and when to give up or walk away. I would walk away from that one, I'll admit. 10-20 years ago though, that would be another story.
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Annie Oakley
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Since I am a CJ student do you thing Gadge could make me a bullet AND knife proof vest?
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