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Once you’ve found your upholstered seat
and a slightly elevated vantage point
from which to enjoy the war, perhaps
you’ll wish to consider our menu.

The seared tuna with lemons, halvedand roasted on the grill, provides an aptaccompaniment to the sophisticationof modern combat. The ruby flesh nearly

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