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ERICH SEGAL There's a lot of things GM and Ford are still grappling with if they're going to adapt to these nich...
ERICH MERKLE They understand that there's some shortcomings. It says they're addressing them.
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ERICH SEGAL I began to think about God. I mean, the notion of a Supreme Being existing somewhere began to creep ...
ERICH SEGAL Fue entonces cuando la terrorífica verdad empezó a imponèrseme
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