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My Grandfather Was An Autoworker, And I Have A Weapon He Manufactured To Protect Himself From The Company That He Would Carry To Work. It's A Big Iron Pipe With A Hunk Of Lead On The Head. I Think About How Far We've Come As Companies From Those Days, Where Workers Had To Protect Themselves From The Company.

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My Grandfather Was An

Larry Page

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My Grandfather Was An Autoworker, And I Have A Weapon He Manufactured To Protect Himself From The Company That He Would Carry To Work. It's A Big Iron Pipe With A Hunk Of Lead On The Head. I Think About How Far We've Come As Companies From Those Days, Where Workers Had To Protect Themselves From The Company.

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