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Oo5e4 TIL that the telecom company Sprint was built on infrastructure belonging to the former Southern Pacific Railroad, where it gets its name from: Southern Pacific Railroad Internal Network Telecommunications (S.P.R.I.N.T.)
Z880R When there's not enough of it, unwanted memories take over.
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