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Contents:
- GOODBYE TO THE SPOTLIGHT BAR: REMISCG ABOUT "THE LAST GAY BAR ON EARTH"
- THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI
- SO WHICH GAYS WAS RENTG ROOMS WH KEV SAMUELS?
- THE DEATH OF THE GAY BAR
GOODBYE TO THE SPOTLIGHT BAR: REMISCG ABOUT "THE LAST GAY BAR ON EARTH"
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THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI
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SO WHICH GAYS WAS RENTG ROOMS WH KEV SAMUELS?
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THE DEATH OF THE GAY BAR
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