My good friend Mark M leading Shockley's Ceiling circa 1981. I think we graduated HS a few weeks prior.

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My good friend Mark M leading Shockley's Ceiling circa 1981. I think we graduated HS a few weeks prior.

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“My good friend Mark M leading Shockley's Ceiling circa 1981. I think we graduated HS a few weeks prior.”

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