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Thanks for the road trip! It was fun fun fun fun sitting in the back seat and laughing about Bill's Scenic View and Harry Potter's Horcrux Clan to and from Newark. And yes, I realize this is a DC warstory but well I don't think any of us are willing to write up one for New Jersey, so... =P