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Straight ahead on News 7
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Prosecutors offer information that may link Earl Bramlett to the muuder of a Vinton family. Word tonight that John Devner was flying without a valid pilot's license. And check out these John Travlota wannabees complete with the white suits and dance moves.
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Clouds and some light rain today. Clouds will hang tough for another day. Details ahead.

medical-heads


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The damage from Hurricane Pauline was bad enough on Acapulco-- now the Medican city is trying to fight off new cases of cholera.
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Plus....food cravings...when you gotta have it...there may just be a reason why.
It's all coming up on Health Check.
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The prosecutor in the case against Earl Bramblett offers a link between Bramblett and the crime scene.
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5-Bramblett


ANCHOR=Jean
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Good Evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
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Even before they started picking a jury today, the Commonwealth's Attorney advanced a piece of evidence that he says "only the killer would know."
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One of several pre-trial motions was about a statement attributed to Bramblett in a newspaper interview right after he was arrested in South Carolina last year.
Though he'd just been arraigned on eight charges involving the arson and murder of the Hodges family in Vinton, Bramblett told the reporter he wasn't convinced they were dead.
"I knew something happened to Teresa," he said, because a relative told him gasoline had been sprinkled around her body."
Commonwealth's Attorney Skip Burkart says HE didn't know that. He says it took the state crime lab to determine that there was gasoline on and around Teresa Hodges' body and ONLY hers.
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ANCHOR=Jean
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Jury selection began around mid-afternoon. The case is set to last at least three weeks.

5-Davis


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A sentence of life in prison was handed down to Harold David Davis for killing a retired Smyth County school teacher.
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SUPER=03-Marion/September 1996;


Davis was supposed to stand trial today-- but last week he plead guilty to capital murder, robbery and burglary.
The 24-year old was sentenced to three life terms.
Davis was arrested last September for killing 68-year old Anna Jean Anderson.
The retired teacher was raped and strangled to death inside her home.
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The alleged accomplice, Josh Widener, stands trial in January.
Widener was one of the victims former fifth grade students.

5-Denver


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Word tonight that John Denver was not flying with a valid pilot's license when his plane crashed Sunday.
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National Transporation Safety Board Investigators say his license was suspsended.
Apparently his medical certificate was denied-
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((GEORGE PETTERSON/NTSB: IT WAS LISTED AS BEING DENIED. THAT SOUND LIKE IT WAS DENIED FOR A RENEWAL, BUT I'M NOT SURE. THERE WAS SOME CODED INFORMATION, BUT I COULD NOT MAKE OUT WHAT IT MEANT IN TIME FOR THIS MEETING SO IT'S BEING PURSED BY WASHINGTON AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL TO GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER.))
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Denver was killed when his plane crashed into Monterey Bay.
Toxiocology tests being run on Denver should be back in three to four weeks, but people who saw Denver before the crash say there was no sign he'd been drinking.
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5-Clinton


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The Attorney General IS extending her investigation into
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President Clinton's campaign fundraising.
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Janet Reno is looking into whether the President violated federal law when making phone calls from the White House.
Reno's task force needs more time to see if there's enough evidence to request a special prosecutor.
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The investigation is overshadowing the President's trip to South America.
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((I KNOW I DIDNT' DO ANYTHING WRONG. I DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW. I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.))
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Reno's task force will also look at 100 more video tapes of White House coffees.
So far a review of 44 tapes showed no wrongdoing.
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5-Wilder


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Callers beseeched him to come home to the Democratic party.
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SUPER=03-Richmond/Last Night;


But former governor Doug Wilder left the question open on his statewide radio show...
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as to whether he'll endorse Don Beyer -- his former ticket mate.
Wilder also gave more details on his chat last week with President Clinton.
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((DOUG WILDER/FORMER GOVERNOR: HE SAID "YOU KNOW YOU BAILED OUT CHUCK ROBB." HE SAID "I'M REASONABLY CERTAIN THAT WHAT TOOK PLACE LAST TIME WHEN CHUCK ROBB RAN, YOU BAILED HIM OUT." AND I SAID "DID YOU REALLY APPRECIATE IT? DO YOU THINK THE STATE PARTY REALLY APPRECIATED IT?" AND THERE WAS SILENCE.))
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((I SAID SO I'M NOT NEW TO CAMPAIGNING AND GETTING PEOPLE ELECTED. THIS ISN'T SOMETHING NEW WITH ME. BUT THE QUESTION IS HOW MANY TIMES MUST YOU GO TO THE WELL TO PROVE YOUR EFFECTIVENESS.))
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Wilder has two more Monday night radio shows before election day.
He says he's giving his choice "prayerful consideration."

5-Tower-Collapse


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An earthquake again takes a toll in Italy.
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SUPER=03-Foligno, Italy;


This time it was a 15th-century belltower that collapsed in central Italy-
The bell tower was damaged from previous quakes.
Today it simply gave way.
This earthquake is the latest in a series of strong quakes to strike the region.
But there's no additional damage to the basilica in (A-see-see) Assisi, where a section of the ceiling fell last month, killing four people.
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The candidates for Attorney General squared off in the Star City this afternoon-- a recap is just ahead on NEWS-7 at FIVE.
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But first-- last week they were let go-- Today about a quarter of the employees at a Roanoke County fiber optics plant will return to work, temporarily.
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Surprising results from a pioneering health study of middle-aged American women.
Many are far more frail, and in more physical pain than most experts assumed. 2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
Patrick's checking out this year's apple crop.ANCHOR=connie

Stay tuned for his live report from the Roanoke City Market-- cc sponsor
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5-Alcatel


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A limited workforce will return to a Roanoke County fiberoptics plant.
The union and Alcatel reached an agreement to send in 56-employees Monday morning.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Last Week; (TAPE 97-63)


Alcatel shut down last week leaving 215 plant employees without jobs.
Union workers with seniority are being called back to help finalize the closing.
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((DAVID TERRY/UNION PRESIDENT:THE COMPANY HAS ALREADY PURCHASED A SHIPMENT OF GLASS THAT THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO RUN AND FULFILL ONE OBLIGATION TO A CUSTOMER AND AFTER THAT THE PLANT WILL CEASE OPERATION))
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SUPER=03-Salem;


Whether they return to work, all 215 employees will continue to receive paychecks until the end of the year, along with a severence package.
Alcatel is offering an incentive to go back to work:
The company says it will match a week's pay for every week worked, in a lump sum in January.
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5-Dolan-Earley


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Few voters may be focused on the race for attorney general, but the candidates are sharpening their attacks.
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Today, Democrat Bill Dolan and Republican Mark Earley made a joint appearance at a meeting of the Roanoke Bar Association.
They sparred over issues including abortion and public education, with Dolan suggesting that Earley's conservative record should raise concerns among voters.
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((BILL DOLAN/D- CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL: WHO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS AND WHAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BELIEVES MAKES A VERY BIG DIFFERENCE IN HOW YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE YOUR LIFE.)) ((MARK EARLEY/R- CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL: PEOPLE KNOW WHERE I STAND ON THE ISSUES. THERE'S A TEN- YEAR RECORD AND I THINK SOMEBODY WHO LOST THE RACE FOUR YEARS AGO AND IS NOW TRYING TO REINVENT THEMSELVES, I THINK THE VOTERS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THAT.))
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Earley promises to fight any challenges to the (A-bolition) abolition of parole and welfare reform.
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Dolan says he will defend abortion rights, and fight proposals such as school vouchers that he fears will compromise public education.

5-Terp


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Roanoke County's books need to be checked over more closely.
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That's according to the independent candidate vying for the Hollins district seat on the board of supervisors.
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Don Terp wants a complete audit of the county's finances.
Terp says he's not accusing anyone of wrongdoing-- but believes citizens should have a better idea of how the county is spending their tax dollars.
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((DON TERP/I- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CAND.: YOU GO DOWN THERE AND YOU ASK THEM FOR SOMETHING AND THEY REFUSE TO GIVE IT TO YOU, AND IT'S OUR MONEY AND WE SHOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING AND WHAT'S HAPPENING TO IT. ))
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Terp is also calling for county assessments to be taken every THREE years, instead of every year.
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Incumbent-- Democrat Bob Johnson says the county has an audit done every year, and that copies are available at all the county libraries.
He also said Terp's assessment proposal is "ludicrous".
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Whether red or golden-- they're delicious this time of year-- and Patrick is snacking on some of this year's crop.
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5-APPLES


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The Apple crop in central and southwest Virginia continues to roll in, and it's all but off the trees. DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
Patrick Evans is on the Market in Downtown Roanoke with more on this year's crop and how the farmers fared.
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DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN
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Redskins fans are celebrating today over last night's big win against the Cowboys...
Mike has a look back in tonight's Ticker.
ANCHOR=Connie


If chocolate occupies your thoughts day in and day out-- don't miss this report.
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On Health Check, WHY we crave WHAT we crave.
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((ITS JUNK FOOD. IT'S THINGS WITH BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE AND WHIP CREAM AND ITS PIZZA. I CRAVE NICE CHEESE WITH A PIECE OF BREAD, EARLY IN THE MORNING. I CRAVE STEAKS, PORTERHOUSE STEAK. CHOCOLATE IS MY FAVORITE! ))
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Good Afternoon, Keith Humphry here-- stick around for NEWS-7 at SIX in about 40-minutes--
A local civil rights group says the Hotel Roanoke should NOT be called a racist place of business.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Hotel management met with representatives of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference this morning.
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The SCLC says an on-going boycott of hotel may no longer be necessary...
double boxes Jean/Keith

Why did it change its decision-- the complete story on NEWS-7 at SIX.
ANCHOR=Jean


Thanks Keith.

5-Cholera


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Cholera has broken out in hurricane-ravaged Acapulco, where it may be weeks before running water is restored.
Officials are also worried about the threat that could come from other diseases, such as typhoid.

5-Midlife


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Researchers have been looking at middle-aged women in America -- and and they're surprised by what they've learned.
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It turns out middle-aged women are weaker and have more aches and pains than researchers expected.
Ten-thousand women between 40 and 55 were studied over two and a-half years.
Eight- percent reported significant difficulty completing such simple tasks as climbing stairs, carrying groceries or walking around the block.
55-percent said they had felt soreness or stiffness in their necks, backs or shoulders in the last two weeks.
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5-Cholesterol


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Two different types of cholesterol may be important in determining the risk of stroke.
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Veteran's Administration researchers found levels of so-called "good" cholesterol may be as important to stroke risk as the "bad" kind.
Good cholesterol removes artery-clogging fat from the blood.
Experts say men who already had heart disease had up to twice the risk of suffering a stroke if their levels of good cholesterol were low.
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5-Cravings


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More now, from the CBS series-- Food, Glorious Food.
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Today, the foods we just can't seem to live without-- it seems craving has a lot less to do with your stomach, and a lot more to do with your brain.
Whether you crave crunchy food, salty fast food, a big deli sandwhich, or death by chocolate...your food are a message from your brain.
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((I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY BAD FOOD CRAVINGS. I THINK YOUR BODY JUST TURNS ON TO SOMETHING THAT IT FEELS IT NEEDS. JUDITH WURTMAN/BIOCHEMIST, M.I.T.: CRAVINGS ARE A WAY OF SIGNALING OUR BODY THAT WE NEED TO EAT OR DRINK SOMETHING FOR OUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND PERHAPS OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH. ))
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The mystery of WHY we crave WHAT we crave WHEN we crave it is only now just being unlocked.
Most scientists agree it's not about the hunger in your stomach-- but about the chemistry in your head.
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((WE KNOW THERE IS A CHEMICAL IN THE BRAIN CALLED SERATONIN. AND SERATONIN REGULATES OUR MOOD, OUR APPETITE AND SOMETIMES EVEN HOW HOW WELL WE SLEEP, IS MADE WHEN WE EAT SWEET AND STARCHY FOODS. ))
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Judith Wurtman believes some foods act as edible tranquilizers.
But how do you control the out of control snack attacks on the brain?
Notice WHEN and WHAT you crave-- and if you often reach for something sticky, sweet, gooey or salty-- then try instead to match it up to a healthier, low fat alternative.
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((WHAT YOU PICK TO SATISFY YOUR CRAVINGS SHOULD BE BASED ON THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE AS WELL AS WHAT IT DOES TO YOUR BRAIN, RATHER THAN JUST WHAT IT DOES TO YOUR TASTEBUDS.))
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Connie VO-NAT


Of course, nutrition is always important-- but most experts don't recommend giving up the stuff you love.
Just be sure not to overdo a good thing.
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2-shot-toss
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Depending on who you cheer for, last night's football game was either great, or terrible.
ANCHOR=Connie


The Redskins--Cowboys matchup is just one thing Mike has in tonight's Ticker. Hi Mike.

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to your two minute ticker.
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Last night the Washington Redskins beat the Dallas Cowboys 21-16 pushing their record to 4 and 2.
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But the win had a price as Washington running back Terry Allen was knocked out of the game after injuring his knee.
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((TERRY ALLEN/REDSKINS TAILBACK:))
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Second string tailback Stephen Davis had no problem picking up the slack; scoring two touchdowns.
In fact, it was a night made for back ups as reserve tight end James Jenkins caught a Gus Frerotte TD pass as well.
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((JAMES JENKINS/REDSKINS TIGHT END:))
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The Virginia Hokies are taking advantage of this week off to heal up some wounds, rest their minds, and give thanks for the steadily improving condition of coach J.B.Grimes - who is back home a week after having triple bypass surgery.
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((FRANK BEAMER/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
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Beamer also is hoping flanker Shawn Scales can rehab his way back into the lineup for the West Virginia game in two weeks.
Scales sat out the Boston College game after injuring a tendon in his left ankle against Miami of Ohio.
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((FRANK BEAMER/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
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The Atlanta Braves hope to even their best of seven National League championship series with the Marlins at a game a piece tonight at Turner Field.
The Braves trail the Fish three games to two.
Atlanta sends Tom Glavine to the mound tonight to face the Marlins Kevin Brown.
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And in one hoop note for you, the Utah Jazz learned today it will be without future hall of famer John Stockton for six to eight weeks.
Stockton has undergone arthroscopic knee surgery to remove some loose cartilage.
Coming up at six, we'll talk Tech basketball as we check the pulse of both the men's and women's programs.
Have a good night everybody. take a break

5-kicker


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Almost 20 years ago, the fever shocked the rock and roll industry-- as well as the fashion world.
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SUPER=04-"Saturday Night Fever" - Paramount;


In 1977 "Saturday Night Fever" gave birth to the disco phenomenon.
John Travolta helped light up the dance floor in a Brooklyn night club.
SUPER=03-New York;


A radio station is holding its own Travolta look alike contest at a fast food restaurant to find the best look-alike.
The winner returns to the same bar to dance and pose with guests.
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Many New Yorkers say they've never shaken the fever.
They're sharing their pictures and souvenirs from the movie along with some disco memories. (----------------)
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