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\nof Montreal is from Georgia, USA.
\nSecretly Canadian is based in Indiana, USA.
\nCANADA is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.
\nYukon Gold is indeed Canadian, but it’s not from Yukon but Guelph, Ontario.
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\nAnd I wonder
\nWill all things be empty again?
Bare hands with my winter fears
\nCold till it burns
\nYou'll be blowing away the frostbites
\nWhen we'll return
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\nWhile Elie Steinbock believed that Airchat would change social media forever, Elaine Moore was right on the money — Airchat’s viral success will not last.
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