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- That Sound When A 10 Mil Rock Goes Down The Big Old Pier And The Hopper Gets Dropped Is The Most Honest Noise In Concrete
- Tough Day In The Office Ends With A Full Wheelbarrow, A Hard Hat On Tight And A Promise To Be Back Tomorrow, Lads
- Rock Breaker Hire Cancelled After Bloke Plants Size Ten Boot Against Cliff-Edge Boulder And Declares It A Bit Of Fun
- Orange Pump Lets Its Blue Elbow Run Wide Open Across The Mud And Dares Anyone's Mum To Say She Has Seen Bigger
- Johnny Danger Gone But Never Forgotten As The Crew Replay The Big Ol Blue And The Legend Who Made Concrete Bumpers Sound Like A Sermon
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