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    "Deliberate cannon shots pierce a formation. Reserve the heavy bombs for an ace. In this notebook its specialty is heavy strike. All twelve aircraft are available from the hangar; the selection is a playful comparison of handling, not a reconstruction of historical opposing forces.",
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