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LETTERFROM THE EXECUTI VEEDI TOR LARZANDERSONAUTO MUSEUM SO MUCHMORE Ac c or di ng t ot he Mer r i a mWebs t erDi c ona r y ,a mus eum i s“ a ni ns t u on devot edt ot hepr oc ur ement , c a r e, s t udy , a nddi s pl a yofobj ec t sofl a s ngi nt er es tor va l ue. ” Theet ymol ogyoft hewor dmus eum i sf r om t heGr eekwor dmous ei on.I nGr eeki tmea nst hes ea toft he Mus esorgoddes s es . Unf or t una t el y ,i ns t ea dofbei ngapl a c eofi ns pi r a on,ma nyf eelmus eumsa r er epos i t or i esofc a r ef ul l y c hos ena ndt hough ul l yor ga ni z edol ds t uff. Soundsabi ts t a l e, don’ tyout hi nk? I nt hec a s eoft heLa r zAnder s onAut oMus eum, wea r es omuc hmor et ha nj us tapl a c et ha thous esol dc a r s a nds t uffa ndf oronever ygoodr ea s on. Tha tr ea s oni sc ommuni t y . I fyoua r er ea di ngt hi spubl i c a on, youa r e apa r toft heLAAM c ommuni t y .I fyoupa rc i pa t ei nt heevent s ,youa r eapa r tofourc ommuni t y .Ma ny t hi ngst ha twedoc a nbedonea l one, buti ti st hega t her i ngt oget herf ort hes eevent st ha tr ea l l yma k est hem enj oya bl ea ndmea ni ngf ul .I ti sourc ommuni t ywhobr i ngvi t a l i t yt ot heMus eum byt hei rpr es enc ea nd ent hus i a s mf orc a rc ul t ur e. TheAnder s onCol l ec on, “ Amer i c a ’ sOl des tCa rCol l ec on; ”ourc ha ngi ngex hi bi t s , s uc ha st hewel l r ec ei ved ex hi bi tMa s t er pi ec e:Ar ta ndDes i gnofI t a l i a nAut omobi l es ;ours ea s onofLa wnEvent s ;Bos t onCa r sa nd Coffee;a ndourex pa ndi ngeduc a ona la ndc ul t ur a lpr ogr a mi ngwoul dbenot hi ngwi t houtt hepeopl ewho br i ngt hei rownper s pec vest ot heCa r r i a geHous et os ha r ea ndha r moni z ewi t hot her s . Thec ol l ec ona nd t hemus eum s pa c ebec omeamus e,as our c eofi ns pi r a on,onl ywhens ha r edwi t ht hec ommuni t y ,a ndf or t hi sweofferourgr at udet oyouf oryourc on nuedpa rc i pa on. I nt hi si s s ueofUpShi, weendea vort obr i ngt oyous t or i esf r om t heGr ea tLa wna ndbeyond. Pl ea s eenj oy t hi sF a l li s s uewi t ht a l esf r om ourc ommuni t yoff r i endsa ndt het a l ent edj our na l i s t sc over i ngva r i ous s wa t c hesoft hec a rwor l dbeyond—bot ha nc i enta ndmoder n. Asa l wa ys , wet ha nkyouf orbei ngr egul a rUpShi r ea der s , member s , a ndf r i ends . Your sf a i t hf ul l y ,

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TABLEOFCONTENTS LETTERFROM THEEDI TOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ABOUTTHEMUSEUM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 EVENTCALENDAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CI AOBEL L A! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 RUNNI NGWI THTHEBULLS. . . . . . . . 912 KI DSCORNER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1314 STARVI NGFORCONTENT. . . . . . . . . 1518 MEETTHECONTRI BUTORS. . . . . . . 1920 MASTERPI ECES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1316 MEETTHECONTRI BUTORS. . . . . . . 1920 REMEMBERTHESUMMER. . . . . . . . 2122 THEL OCALHACK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2328 LOCALMOTI ON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2932 BORNFROM PASSI ON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3335 LI GHTNI NGSTRI KESTHRI CE. . . . 3638 GI VI NGBACK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4142 #SAVETHEMANUALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4344

heLa r zAnder s onAut oMus eum i sl oc a t edi nt hel a vi s ha nd or i gi na l1888c a r r i a gehous el oc a t edont hegr oundsoft hef or mer Wel dEs t a t e, nowLa r zAnder s onPa r k , i nBr ook l i ne, Ma s s a c hus es . Thebui l di ngwa si ns pi r edbyt heCha t ea udeCha umont Sur Loi r e i n Fr a nc ea nd des i gned by Edmund M.Wheel wr i ght ,t he c i t y a r c hi t ec tofBos t on.Fi r s tc ons t r uc t eda sawor k i ngs t a bl e,i tl a t er s er vedt ohous ea ndma i nt a i nt heAnder s ons ’ gr owi ngc ol l ec onof mot or c a r s . La r za nd I s a belAnder s on bega nt hei rl ove a ﬀa i r wi t ht he a ut omobi l ebef or et het ur noft hec ent ur y. I n1899, s oona ert hey ma r r i ed,t heypur c ha s edanew Wi nt onRuna bout ,at r uehor s el es s c a r r i a ge.Fr om 1899t o1948t heAnder s onspur c ha s eda tl ea s t32 new mot or c a r si na ddiont onumer ousc a r r i a ges ,t husc r ea ng “ Amer i c a ’ sOl des tCa rCol l ec on. ” Asea c hc a rbec a meobs ol et ei twoul dber er edt ot heCa r r i a ge Hous e.By1927, t heAnder s onsbega nopeni ngt hebui l di ngt ot he publ i cf ort our soft hei r“ a nc i ent ”vehi c l es .WhenI s a belAnder s on pa s s eda wa yi n1948,i twa sherwi s ht ha tt hemot or c a rc ol l ec on bek nowna st he“ La r zAnder s onCol l ec on, ”a ndt ha tas epa r a t e nonpr oﬁtor ga ni z a on be c r ea t ed t o pr omot et he mi s s i on of pr es er vi ngt hec ol l ec ona nda ut omo vehi s t or y. Thegr oundsofLa r zAnder s onPa r ki nc l udear oma n cpond,a pi c t ur es quevi ew oft heBos t ons k yl i nej us tf ourmi l esa wa y,a c r es ofl us h open s pa c e wi t h wa l k i ng pa t hst hr oughouta nd a ni c e s k a ngr i nkt ha ti sopent ot hepubl i cdur i ngt hewi nt ermont hs . Toda y,t heCa r r i a geHous ei sont heNa ona lRegi s t erofHi s t or i c Pl a c es .Al a ndma r kwi t hi nt hec ommuni t ya ndbot hac ul t ur a la nd educ a ona l hubi nt hea ut omo vewor l d, i tc on nuest ohous ea nd pr es er vet hef our t eenmot or c a r st ha tr ema i ni nt heLa r zAnder s on Col l ec on.

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Chr i snei sac ent r a lfigur ei nac er t a i nec hel onoft heNew Engl a ndc a rwor l d. Ast heMa r k e ngDi r ec t ora tHer bCha mber s , s he over s ees c ommuni c a ons f or five l egenda r y br a nds : Bent l ey, La mbor ghi ni , Rol l s Royc e, Ma s er a, a ndAl f aRomeo. Chr i sneenc ount er sawi deva r i et yofex t r a or di na r yvehi c l esi n her da yt oda y, but s he does not pl a y f a vor i t es ( s he di pl oma c a l l y dodges t he obl i ga t or y“ dr ea m c a r ”queson) . As k ed a boutt he di ffer i ngc ul t ur esoft he va r i ousent hus i a s t gr oupsi nheror bi t , s hedoess t a t ef a c t ua l l yt ha tt heLa mbor ghi ni f ol k sa r et hemos ta c ve. Theymeetonac ons i s t entba s i s , o en t hr ough pr ogr a mmi ng pr ovi ded by t he La mbor ghi niBos t on dea l er s hi p. “ Tha tpa rc ul a rgr oupi sver ya c vea ndver yf r i endl y,a ndt he c a ma r a der i ei st her e, ”Chr i sne s a ys .“ If eelt ha nk f ula nd a ppr ec i a vet obea bl et opr ovi deapl a c ea nd mewher eour La mbor ghi ni owner sc a nbonda ndenj oyea c hot her ’ sc ompa ny. Thepos iveener gyt ha tflowswi t hi nourgr oupi ss omet hi ng we’ venur t ur edf oryea r snow,a ndi twi l lc on nuet obet he ba c k boneofourbond. ” Tha t ’ st hepr eva i l i ngt hemeofChr i sne’ swor kl i f e:Thepeopl e ma k et hej ob.I nhermor et ha n20yea rma r k e ngc a r eer ,s he ha s ma na ged s t r a t egy,pl a nned event s ,a nd c ons ul t ed f or bus i nes s esc over i ngever yt hi ngf r om s por t sa ndfit nes st ohome a ndf a s hi ondes i gn. Herf a vor i t ea s pec tofea c hr ol e?“ I nt er a c ng wi t hpeopl e.Idon’ tc ons i dert hem c us t omer s ;Ic ons i dert hem f r i ends . ” I tt her ef or es eemsfi ngt ha tt her ol et os us t a i nheri nt er es tf or overt hr eeyea r snow woul dbei nafiel dwhi c hi s ,a ss hepoi nt s out , ver yc l os et oi t sc l i ent s ’ hea r t s . “ They a r e ex c ep ona l l y pa s s i ona t ea boutt he vehi c l est hey dr i ve, ”s he s a ys ,a ddi ng,“ I ’ ve a l wa ys per c ei ved c a r sa sa n ex t ens i onofone’ sper s ona l i t y. ” Chr i sner ec a l l sa endi ngc a rs howsa sac hi l dwi t hherf a t her , whos hes a ysa l wa ysha da ni nt er es ti nc a r s .“ Is pental otmor e mes k i i ng,t hough, ”s hej ok es .Sher ema i nsa na vi ds k i ert ot hi s da y,a nd s a ys t ha theri dea la ut omo ve ex per i enc e woul d i nvol veadr i vet oas k i r es or t .

I fa nyone c a n ma ke t ha tdr ea m ex per i enc e ar ea l i t y,i t ’ sChr i s ne her s el f .She wa s r es pons i bl ef ort r a ns f or mi ngt heonc es pa r s el ya ended“ Bul lRunt oTu oI t a l i a no”i nt o t hes pec t a c ul a rc a n’ t mi s sex t r a va ga nz ai ti st oda y. “ I t ’ soneofourmos thi ghl ya nc i pa t ed event sbec a us ei t ’ sl oc a l ,i t ’ sex c ing,a nd i t s uppor t sAmer i c a ’ sol des ta ut omus eum.Fort ha tr ea s on,i t ’ soneoft hemos ti mpor t a nt event sIc a npr omot et ooura ut omo veent hus i a s t s . ” Tha tdes i r et oa dva nc eor ga ni z a onsl i keLa r zAnder s onha sbec omeadr i vi ngf or c ef or Chr i s ne,who s pentyea r swor ki ngt o bui l dt hebr a ndsunderherc a r ea ndha sonl y r ec ent l yf ound met oc ons i derf ur t hera s pi r a ons .As i def r om ex c el l i ngi nherc a r eer , wha tel s emi ghts hefindr ewa r di ng?Thea ns wer , s hebel i eves , l i esi ngi vi ngba c k. She’ spa rc ul a r l yi nt er es t ed i n ge ng i nvol ved wi t h or ga ni z a onst ha tnotonl ya r e “ i nfluen a la ndc r ic a lt ot hel oc a lBos t onc ul t ur e, ”a ss hedes c r i besLa r zAnder s onAut o Mus eum,buta l s os t a nd t o benefitf r om herex pers e.The ma ny oppor t uniest he mus eum offer si t smember st oc onnec t , f orex a mpl e, a r ei ns omewa yss i mi l a rt ot heevent s Chr i s nehos t sf orherc l i ent el ea tHer bCha mber s —wi t hgr ea ts uc c es s . “ Wi t hever yeventweha ve,weonl yex pa ndt ha tgr oup.Peopl es eeusc omei na ndt hey wa ntt obepa r tofi t , a ndi t ’ sagr ea tf eel i ngt obea bl et obr i ngt hes epeopl et oget her . ” Ast hec r owda r oundt hega t esa tTu owoul da gr ee,t heLa mbor ghi nia l l ur ei ss t r ong. Chr i s neo enhea r sf r om youngpeopl ewho’ vef el ti t spul l .Fort hos ea s pi r i ngt oj oi nher wor l d, s heha st hi sa dvi c e: “ Att heendoft heda y, i t ’ snota bouthow ma nyf a c t syouknow a boutt hec a r . I t ’ sa boutwha tyouc a nbr i ngt ot hegr oupt oenha nc et hei rl i ves . ” FI RSTPHOTOGRAPHI SCHRI STI NESI TTI NGWI THBULLRUNPARTI CI PANTSATTUTTO I TALI ANO I N AUGUST2022ATTHEI RBEAUTI FULSPONSORSHI PAREA. ALLOTHERPHOTOSAREPI CTURESCAPTURED BYCHRI STI NEATTHEEVENT.

T heKi dsCarCo r n e r Wel c omet oournewes ts ec t i onj us tf ork i ds ! I neac hi s s ue, l ear naboutt hec r eat i v e, f un, andk i d-f r i endl ys i deofc ar s . Gr aby ourgr ownupandhav et hem r eadt o y ou, orr eadi ty our s el f .

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TheNew Engl a ndMot orPr es sAs s oc i a on,orNEMPA,ha sgr a c edt hes epa gesbef or e.We wr ot ei nt he Fa l l2020 i s s ue a bouthow NEMPA putNew Engl a ndba s ed a ut omo ve j our na l i s m ont hema p, a ndt a kea wa ysf r om t hea nnua l Wi nt erVehi c l eTes tDa yha ves ur f a c ed her ea swel l . Thi si st heot herNEMPAevent :t heRa gt opRa mbl e. Thi sa nnua ldr i vewa sfir s tc onc ei vedover20 yea r sa go,whenNEMPA c of ounderJ ohn “ Bugs y”La wl orf el tmoved t oc r ea t ea n oppor t uni t yf orr epr es ent a vesofa ut omo ve ma nuf a c t ur er st oc onnec twi t h one a not her —a nd wi t ht he j our na l i s t swho r evi ew t hei r pr oduc t s .“ Peopl edon’ tr ea l i z ehow f ew peopl ea r ei nvol vedi nt hedi r ec onoft hei ndus t r y, ” hes a ys . The Ra gt op Ra mbl e wa ss o na med bec a us e,a tt he me,ma nuf a c t ur er so en s entt he c onverbl esoft hei rpr es sfleet st o pa rc i pa t e.Toda y,t he c hoi c esa r et ypi c a l l y mor e per f or ma nc eor i ent ed.TheRa gt opRa mbl er et a i nsi t sna me,t hough,notbec a us ewel ovea n a l l i t er a ve t l e( a l t hough who does n’ t ? )butbec a us e NEMPA,l i ke t he mus eum,i sa n or ga ni z a ont ha tva l uesi t sr oot s . Over me, t heRa mbl eha sa l s oa c qui r edas ec ondna me: t heCr us t a c ea nCr a wl . Themoni keri s anodt ot heoffr oa dor i ent edSUVst ha tt endt opa rc i pa t et hes eda ysa nda l s oar ef er enc et o t hema i nc our s et ha t ’ swa inga tt heendoft het r i p–mor eont ha tt of ol l ow.

T h e Jo u r n e y

Onees s en a l i ngr edi entofaSt a r vi ngf orCont entt r i pi sapr es sc a rt oeva l ua t e, whi c hwa sno pr obl em a ta l l t hi s me: Ra mbl ea endeesa r es poi l edf orc hoi c e. Af ewoft hec a r sga t her edon LAAM’ sGr ea tLa wna tt hes t a r toft hi syea r ’ seventi nc l udedaLex usLC500hBes pokebui l d, a Ca di l l a cCT5VBl a c kwi ng,a70t hAnni ver s a r yC8Cor ve e,aMer c edes BenzGWa gen,a nd notonebutt wobr a ndnew Ni s s a nZs . J our na l i s t sa ndt hei rpa r t ner sf r om t hea ut oma ker ss na c kedonbr ea kf a s tbur r i t osc our t es yof aSuba r us pons or edf oodt r uc kwhi l et heys t r ol l edt heper i met er ,eyeba l l i ngt heop onsa nd hopi ng, orper ha pss c hemi ng, f ors ea t mei nt hei rt opc hoi c es . Ulma t el y, t hedec i s i onwa sup t of a t e, a sea c hj our na l i s tbl i ndl ypul l edakeyoutofabuc ket . Luc koft hedr a wdi c t a t est her i de f ort heﬁr s tl egoft hej our ney, butas ec ondoppor t uni t ya wa i t s : t her e’ sas t op, a nds wa ppi ngi s enc our a ged!I nt hepa r ki ngl otoft heNew Ha mps hi r eWel c omeCent er ,nego a onsbegi ni n ea r nes t . Tr a desa r ema de, mor es na c ksa r ec ons umed, a ndonebyonet hepa i r sdepa r tf ort he endi ngdes na on. MAI N:BLUEBERRYPI E COURTESYOFNEMPA

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T h e De s t i n a t i o n

Fort hef oodi esr ea di ng, t hi si swher et hes t or yget sgood. Theendpoi ntoft heRa gt opRa mbl ei st heCol onyHot el i nKennebunk por t , Ma i ne. Whi l et het owni sf a mousf ori t spr es i den a lc onnec ons( Geor geW.Bus hi s k nownt ova c a ont her e) , t hehot el i sbe erk nown, a tl ea s ta mongNewEngl a nd’ s a ut omo vel i t er a, f ori t sf ood. Thec l a mc howderi sgoodenought or i s kbur ni ngt her oofofone’ smout h, evenon ahotAugus ta er noon. Thel obs t er sa r ehugea ndpl en f ul ( a ndt hey’ dha vet obe, bec a us ej our na l i s t sc a nEAT:wewon’ temba r r a s st hec ur r entr ec or dhol derher e, butwec a nbea rwi t nes st ha thea t e7t hi syea r ) .Andt hebl ueber r ypi ei st hes t uff ofl egends . Cl a s s i cr eda ndwhi t ec hec k edt a bl ec l ot hsa ddados eofa ppr oa c ha bl ec heert ot he hot el ’ sol dwor l dc ha r m. Thes t a ffi sex c el l ent , a en ve, a ndwel c omi ng. Theoc ea n s pa r k l esj us ton t heot hers i deoft hepool ,a nd t hebui l di ng’ ss t a t el yf a ç a de whi s per sofwel l a ppoi nt edgues tr oomswher eonemi ghtenj oyal ux ur i ousna p f ol l owi ngadel i c i ousmea l . Weha veyett obooka nover ni ghts t a your s el ves ,buti t ’ sonourt odol i s t .We’ ve c er t a i nl yenj oyedoura er noonsi nt hi sdi snc t l yNew Engl a ndfla vor edpa r a di s e. The2022Ra gt opRa mbl ewa ss pons or edbyFor d,GM,Genes i s ,Ha a r t z ,Hyunda i , Ki a , Ma z da , Ni s s a n, St el l a ns , Suba r u, a ndToyot a . ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻

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Co n t r i b u t o r s

ABBY MCBRI DE

EDI TOR Abby, t henewEduc a onMa na gera tLAAM ﬁndst hebea ut ya nds c ul pt ur a l a s pec t sofc a r des i gnf a s c i na ng.Shehol dsama s t er ’ sdegr eei na r teduc a onf r om Les l eyUni ver s i t y a ndama s t er ’ sdegr eei nc ur r i c ul um devel opmentf r om Ca l dwel lUni ver s i t y.Abbys er ved f orma nyyea r sa sMa na gerofFa mi l yPr ogr a msa tt heMus eumofFi neAr t s , Bos t onwher e s hec ur a t edc ur r i c ul um, pr ogr a ms , a ndi nt er pr et a onf orvi s i t or s . Abbybel i evesi nl ook i ng a tmus eum obj ec t st hr oughmulpl el ens esi nhopesofenga gi nga sma nyvi s i t or sa s pos s i bl e.

JENN CORRI VEAU

ART DI RECTOR Ever yweek enda sayounggi r lJ ennwoul da c c ompa nyher“ Ca rGuy”da dt oCa rEvent s a r oundNewEngl a nd. So, i ti sonl yna t ur a l t ha therpa t hwoul devent ua l l yl ea dt ot heLa r z Ander s onMus eum wher eherpr i ma r ywor kwoul dbec omet heLa wnEvent sMa na ger . Whi l ei nc ol l ege,J enns t udi edGr a phi cDes i gn.Shef oundt ha ts heha dar ea lpa s s i onf or i ti na l lofi t sf or ms .Fr om l ogosa ndbr a ndi ngt odes i gni ngbr oc hur esorevenc r ai ngher ownWeddi ngI nvi t a ons–J ennl ovest oor ga ni z e, c ur a t ei dea sa ndma k et hi ngspop!Her uni ques k i l ls eta ndpos iona tt heMus eum a l l owshert opl a ya ni nt egr a la ndi mpor t a nt r ol ei ns ha pi ngt heMus eum’ si ma gea ndmes s a ge.

ANDREW NEW TON

CONTRI BUTOR Andr ew c a meofa gea r oundol dc a r sa ndvi nt a ger a c i ng,a ndﬁr s tc a met ot hemus eum t hr ougha ni nt er ns hi pwhi l ea endi ngCl a r kUni ver s i t y.Het hens er veda st heEduc a on Ma na gera tLa r zAnder s onwhi l ewr inga boutc a r sbot hol da ndnew f orSpor t sCa r Di ges t ,J a mesEdiona ndCa r Gur us .I n2014,Andr ew j oi nedHa ger t ya sAuc ona nd Va l ua on Edi t ort oc overt hec ol l ec t orc a rma r k etwor l dwi dea nd c ont r i but et ot he Ha ger t yPr i c eGui de. Andr ewha swr ienhundr edsofa rc l esonc l a s s i cc a rva l ues , ma r k et t r endsa nd hi s t or yf orHa ger t ya swel la shos t ed webi na r sa nd a ended doz ensof a uc onsea c hyea r .Hec ur r ent l yl i vesi nHous t on,Tex a s ,butget sba c kt oLa r zAnder s on a so ena shec a n. 19

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CONTRI BUTOR&EDI TOR Na t a l i eHa r r i ngt oni saBos t onba s edmot or c yc l i s t ,wr i t er ,a nda ut oent hus i a s t .Ra i s edi n Syr a c us e,NY,a nd Buc k sCount y,PA,Na t a l i er el oc a t ed t o Ma s s a c hus e si n 2009 f ol l owi nghergr a dua onf r om Wel l es l eyCol l ege.Sheha sbeenaLAAM membera nd vol unt eerevers i nc e.Mor et ha na nyonema r queorvi nt a ge,Na t a l i ea ppr ec i a t est hej oy a ndpa s s i ons hes eesi nt hec a rc ommuni t y. Shebel i evest her ei snooner i ghtwa yt obea c a rper s ona ndl ovest ha tLAAM embodi est ha ts en mentwi t hi t sdi ver s ec ommuni t y, va r i edc ol l ec on, a ndl onghi s t or yofs ha r i ngi t st r ea s ur eswi t ht hewor l da r oundi t . Na t a l i e r ec ent l yea r ned ac erﬁc a t ei n Pr of es s i ona lFundr a i s i ngf r om Bos t on Uni ver s i t ya nd hopest oa ppl yt ha tt oherr ol ea samemberoft heMus eum’ sboa r d.Shel ovesa endi ng c a rs howsa ndr a c esa ndvi s inga ut omus eumsa r oundt hewor l d, butt hi nk st ha tLAAM’ s uni quec ommuni t ya ndc ol l ec ont opt hem a l l .Shel ook sf or wa r dt os pr ea di ngt hewor d.

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