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Eighteen years, 206 days at sea, three dead from steam and fire. Turkey refused the asbestos. Brazil sank São Paulo aircraft carrier anyway.
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Eighteen years, 206 days at sea, three dead from steam and fire. Turkey refused the asbestos. Brazil sank São Paulo aircraft carrier anyway.
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