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| Introduction | |
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| About This Book | |
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| Why You Need This Book | |
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| Change Is in the Air (on Land, and at Sea) | |
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| Foolish Assumptions | |
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| How This Book Is Organized | |
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| Icons Used in This Book | |
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| An Aerial View: Putting the ASVAB into Perspective | |
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| Attention! Getting to Know Your Ally: The ASVAB | |
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| Mapping Out the ASVAB Subtests | |
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| Setting Sail on Your ASVAB Prep Tour | |
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| Using the ASVAB to Compute Your AFQT Score ASAP | |
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| Missing the Mark: Retaking the ASVAB | |
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| ASVAB and Military Job Qualification | |
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| Determining How Your ASVAB Scores Affect Your Enlistment | |
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| Using the Line Scores | |
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| Test-Taking and Study Techniques | |
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| Paper versus Computer: Know Your Medium | |
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| Multiple Choice Strategies | |
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| Guessing Again | |
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| Taking the Practice Tests | |
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| Studying Like You're Taking the Test | |
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| 24 Hours and Counting: Pretest Preparations | |
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| Words of Wisdom: Vocabulary and Reading | |
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| Word Knowledge | |
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| Checking Out the Word Knowledge Format | |
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| Words Made Fresh Dally! | |
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| Same or Different? Understanding Synonyms and Antonyms | |
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| Whipping Your Vocabulary into Shape | |
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| Short-Term Study: Yikes! One Week until the ASVAB! | |
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| Sample Test Questions | |
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| Paragraph Comprehension | |
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| How Does It Work? | |
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| What's the Big Idea? Determining the Main Idea in a Paragraph | |
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| Everyone's a Critic: Analyzing What You've Read | |
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| Four Types of Comprehension Questions | |
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| Speed Counts: Tips for Slow Readers | |
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| Help! The ASVAB Is Next Week! | |
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| Test-Taking Tips | |
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| Sample Test Questions | |
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| Adding Things Up: Numbers Knowledge | |
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| Arithmetic Reasoning | |
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| Wrestling with Word Problems | |
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| Welcome Back to Basic (Math) Training | |
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| Testing 1, 2, 3: Test-Taking Strategies | |
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| Sample Test Questions | |
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| Mathematics Knowledge | |
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| Bringing Up the Background Info | |
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| Translating Terminology Tips | |
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| Minding Your P's and Q's and X's and Y's: Algebra Review | |
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| Covering All the Angles: Geometry Review | |
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| Finding Calculation Clues like Starsky and Hutch | |
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| Taking In Some Test-Taking Techniques | |
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| Sample Questions | |
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| Numerical Operations | |
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| Operating on Numerals | |
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| Go Speed Racer, Go! | |
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| Tipping the Scales in Your Favor | |
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| Sample Questions | |
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| Coding Speed | |
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| Playing the Spy Game with Your Coding Skills | |
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| Kicking in Your Afterburner | |
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| Test-Taking Tips | |
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| Sample Questions | |
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| How Does This Thing Work? Science and Mechanics | |
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| General Science | |
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| Getting Specific about General Science | |
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| Picking Up the Principles of Science | |
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| Playing Tricks with Terminology | |
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| Classifying the World Scientifically | |
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| Resorting to Drastic Measures | |
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| Living Your Life One Science at a Time | |
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| Test-Taking Pointers | |
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| Sample Test Questions | |
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| Auto & Shop Information | |
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| Checking Under the Hood | |
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| Picking up the Tools of the Trade | |
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| Finding a Fascinating Fastener | |
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| Sample Test Questions | |
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| Mechanical Comprehension | |
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| Understanding Machines and Mechanisms | |
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| Measuring Work | |
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| Using Your Leverage | |
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| If You're So Inclined | |
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| Blocking and Tackling: No, This Isn't Football | |
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| Reinventing the Wheel | |
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| Test-Taking Techniques | |
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| Sample Test Questions | |
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| Electronics Information | |
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| Discovering the Secrets of Electricity | |
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| Working with Electronics | |
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| Test-Taking Tips | |
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| Sample Test Questions | |
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| Sample ASVAB Tests | |
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| Sample Test One | |
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| Answer Key to Sample Test One | |
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| General Science Answers | |
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| Arithmetic Reasoning Answers | |
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| Word Knowledge Answers | |
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| Paragraph Comprehension Answers | |
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| Numerical Operations Answers | |
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| Coding Speed Answers | |
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| Auto & Shop Information Answers | |
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| Mathematics Knowledge Answers | |
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| Mechanical Comprehension Answers | |
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| Electronics Information Answers | |
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| Sample Test Two | |
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| Answer Key to Sample Test Two | |
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| General Science Answers | |
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| Arithmetic Reasoning Answers | |
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| Word Knowledge Answers | |
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| Paragraph Comprehension Answers | |
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| Numerical Operations Answers | |
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| Coding Speed Answers | |
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| Auto & Shop Information Answers | |
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| Mathematics Knowledge Answers | |
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| Mechanical Comprehension Answers | |
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| Electronics Information Answers | |
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| Sample Test Three | |
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| Answer Key to Sample Test Three | |
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| General Science Answers | |
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| Arithmetic Reasoning Answers | |
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| Word Knowledge Answers | |
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| Paragraph Comprehension Answers | |
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| Numerical Operations Answers | |
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| Coding Speed Answers | |
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| Auto & Shop Information Answers | |
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| Mathematics Knowledge Answers | |
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| Mechanical Comprehension Answers | |
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| Electronics Information Answers | |
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| The Part of Tens | |
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| Ten Common Test-Taking Mistakes | |
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| Choosing Not to Study at All | |
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| Failing to Realize How Scores Are Used | |
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| Studying for Unnecessary Subtests | |
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| Losing Focus | |
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| Panicking Over Time | |
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| Deciding Not to Check the Answers | |
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| Making Wild Guesses or Not Guessing at All | |
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| Changing Answers | |
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| Worrying about the Past | |
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| Misunderstanding the Problem | |
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| Ten Easy Concepts to Memorize | |
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| Changing Percents | |
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| Clearing Up Inverse Confusion | |
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| Outlining the Order of Operations | |
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| Reviewing Ratios, Rates, and Scales | |
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| Calculating Area, Perimeter, and Volume | |
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| Finding the Word Closest in Meaning | |
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| Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes | |
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| Getting to the Point | |
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| Finding Specific Information | |
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| Drawing Conclusions | |
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| Ten Topics to Explore Online | |
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| For More on the Military | |
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| For More on Reading Comprehension | |
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| For More on Vocabulary | |
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| For More on Math | |
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| For More on Math and Vocabulary | |
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| For More on Science | |
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| For More on Electronics | |
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| For More on Mechanics | |
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| For More on Auto & Shop | |
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| For More on For Dummies Books | |
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| Matching ASVAB Scores to Military Jobs | |
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| Administrative and Finance | |
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| Aircraft Operations and Maintenance | |
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| Civil Engineering | |
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| Combat Arms (Ground Combat) | |
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| Enlisted Flying Jobs | |
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| Electronics, Satellites, and Computers | |
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| Ground Vehicles | |
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| Law Enforcement | |
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| Medical | |
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| Military Intelligence | |
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| Supply and Logistics | |
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| Miscellaneous Jobs | |
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| New Changes to the ASVAB | |
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| Saying Goodbye to Outdated Subtests | |
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| Now Playing at a Testing Center Near You: The New Assembling Objects Subtest | |
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| Putting Tab A into Slot B | |
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| Puzzling over shapes | |
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| Piecing together some test-taking tips | |
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| Shifting Gears: Auto & Shop | |
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| Changing Frequencies: Electronics Information | |
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| Index | |