I've always been interested in science. I used to take watches apart and clocks apart, and there's little screws, and a little this and that, and I found out if I dropped one of them, that thing ain't gonna work.

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Always Apart Been Clocks Dropped Found Gonna Interested Little Out Science Take Them Thing Used Watches Work

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