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Yes, You Speak Arabic. I Promise.

All them fancy words you use? The Arabs came up with them. For science. Back in 800 AD. And then the extremists showed up. Sound familiar?Also, NDT does not secretly wish to be Muslim, I was totally joking about that part.

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