tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107353132011-05-20T11:51:43.557-07:00I took these photos during Phase II Scorpion Operations in 1969. At the time, I was the XO on the the USS Apache (ATF-67). We towed the USS Whitesands (ARD-20) with the baythsacphe Trieste (DSV-1) in her drydock bay. The cruise and on-site operation in the Atlantic lasted from January 1969 until late November (early Dec??) 1969. . . . . (Click on photos to enlarge the image.)Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1124511599121350662005-08-19T21:19:00.000-07:002008-08-30T12:22:15.704-07:00

Many of these photos may be seen on YouTube in pseud-video format.[Click here] for more details about this mission.

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Click on any picture to the left of the text and and you will see a larger version.On the left side of each page are links to the six photo groupings on this site.The best place to begin is with the pictures I took while we were On Station.The other sections are:Panama Canal TransitsAt SeaShore Leave in the AzoresSan Diego HomecomingMisc. Apache Photos

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The section of this site under the At Sea link on the left side of each page, will give you a little idea of what it was like on the U.S. Navy's longest tow.

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The Shore Leave in the Azores section is a collection of photos taken during our two stops at the port of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. Having the opportunity to see this beautiful land made the long cruise seem even more worth while to a sea-tired crew.

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The photo section labeled "Panama Canal Transits" via the link on the left side of each page, will give you a little idea of what it was like to be on the Apache as it towed White Sands through the Panama Canal . . . twice!

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The San Diego Homecoming section has a few shots of our arrival back home as well as some group photos of Apache's crew.

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The Misc. Apache Photos section has a couple of pictures that didn't fit anywhere else.

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Our unit "patch", although I don't think I ever saw an actual patch of this drawing.

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On the day Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon, three Trieste pilots were on the bottom of the Atlantic. I guess our motto sums it all up.

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This is as pretty an ocean-going tug as I ever expect to see.

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The USS Apache (ATF-67), namesake for the Apache class of fleet tugs.

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This old photo just showed up in my email one day. Allegedly, either the picture was taken from the Apache, or she is one of those ships in the distance.

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She was a pretty little tug, wasn't she?

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Someone (???, but thanks!) sent this picture of the Apache's ribbons. I'm not sure when this was taken.

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This is a picture I took of the ill-fated Sea Lab station floating on the surface near San Clemente Island off the coast of California. While Apache was on station for the Scorpion Phase II Operation in the Atlantic, a Sea Lab diver accidentally drowned, and the experiment was cancelled not long afterwards.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123953801455908912005-06-13T10:22:00.000-07:002005-08-13T10:23:21.460-07:00

Another view of Sea Lab on the surface near San Clamente Island in 1968.

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The Apache and Cree tied up in San Diego?

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USS Apache (ATF-67) tows the USS White Sands (ARD-20) into the Panama Canal Zone in 1969.

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Heading "downhill" on our way home to San Diego.

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Dave Haugland and Chief Allen and part of the Engineering Department. Our snipes were real magicians at keeping old machinery operating.

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Dick Hill and his Supply Division. Without these guys there would have been a mutiny for sure . . . truly the unsung heroes of the cruise.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123956619740370272005-05-13T11:09:00.000-07:002005-08-13T11:10:19.746-07:00

The "official" Apache photographers.

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Chief Homme and part of his snipe gang.

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This is Apache's Deck Division . . . "as tough a bunch of sailors as this man's navy has ever seen."

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This is the Ops Dept. Chief Houston is looking pretty good, but take a look at the body language ofLTJG Wadsworth and some of the crew. This cruise has dragged on long enough (no pun intended).

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I guess the Apache's officers are all looking a bit worn out too.Back: WO1 D.V. Haughland and CWO2 D.L. HillFront: Lorenzo (aka LTJG L.C. Hagerty), LT L.W. Lonnon, and LTJG W.A. Wadsworth

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The bow flagstaff, finally pointing at a land mass we recognize as home.

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It's hard to describe the emotion we felt when we saw this sight for the first time in almost a year. . . . Safely home at last!

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123955777146716382005-05-13T10:54:00.000-07:002005-08-13T10:56:17.146-07:00

BMC P.J. Hendrix makes a final inspection just before 1SD. Chief Hendrix is a seaman's seaman. What a wonderful job he and his men did, manning the deck for the longest tow in Navy history.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123955543182582922005-05-13T10:50:00.000-07:002005-08-13T10:53:57.816-07:00

As navigator, these are some of the men I worked most closely with:RD3 T.P. Moody, QM3 D.M. Boggs, QMC J.W. Houston, QM2 L.W. Sherard, and RD2 R. GagnonI'd go to sea any day with these guys!

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What a lovely sight!

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123955313274771172005-05-13T10:47:00.000-07:002005-08-13T10:48:33.280-07:00

The Navy has it's own version of a welcome wagon.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123955254779225922005-05-13T10:46:00.000-07:002005-08-13T10:47:34.786-07:00

Hmmm, we've got to tie up next to a sub. . . . Let's hope our approach is more gentle than it was on our last landing, which was in Panama a month or so ago.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123955150614567322005-05-13T10:45:00.000-07:002005-08-13T10:45:50.623-07:00

Aha, what a welcome sight that was.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123955096440758232005-05-13T10:43:00.001-07:002005-08-13T10:44:56.446-07:00

We were really blown away by the band. I guess that's the kind of welcome you get when you are attached to Sub Dev Group 1 :-).

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123955020434308872005-05-13T10:43:00.000-07:002005-08-13T10:43:40.440-07:00

I can't remember a slower approach than this one.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123954948058998592005-05-13T10:40:00.000-07:002005-08-13T10:42:28.063-07:00

Finally! The brow is over and the families come aboard. It has been almost a year since the Apache, White Sands, and Trieste left San Diego. A welcome end to a loooooong cruise.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123989316859240362005-04-13T20:14:00.000-07:002005-08-13T20:15:16.866-07:00

After more than 60 days at sea, this was about the most beautiful sight imaginable.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123989246341367942005-04-13T20:13:00.000-07:002005-08-13T20:14:06.346-07:00

The welcoming Azores!

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Part of the beautiful town of Ponta Delgada in the Azores.

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If you have ever wondered why European streets are so narrow, here is a view of how they were meant to be used when they were originally built.

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In every direction, the scenery is wonderful on Sao Miguel in the Azores.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123988952547850842005-04-13T20:08:00.000-07:002005-08-13T20:09:12.546-07:00

This seemed to be the primary means of transportation on the Azores in 1969.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123988860836875702005-04-13T20:05:00.000-07:002005-08-13T20:08:16.116-07:00

This was actually the milk man's mule and the can full of milk he was selling from door to door. As he'd come by, women would come out their doors with empty bottles he'd fill.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123988733011678482005-04-13T20:04:00.000-07:002005-08-13T20:05:33.023-07:00

A typical cottage in the countryside.

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Aren't you glad you aren't a road worker in the Azores? This was their version of the jack hammer back in 1969.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123988506886237842005-04-13T20:01:00.000-07:002005-08-13T20:01:46.886-07:00

Not a square centimeter of land seems to be wasted in their picturesque towns.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123988329156874052005-04-13T19:57:00.000-07:002005-08-13T20:02:41.366-07:00

This is about as much traffic as we ever saw on the main road.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123988154207113472005-04-13T19:54:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:55:54.213-07:00

Part of the harbor, Ponta Delgada, Azores

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123988029653200122005-04-13T19:51:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:54:30.870-07:00

The USS White Sands (ARD -20) in the Azores, summer 1969.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123987865245733902005-04-13T19:49:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:51:05.250-07:00

I wish I could remember this man's name. He befriended a group of us and even had us over to his house for dinner one night. It was SPECTACULAR! His wife was a terrific cook . . . a most memorable night.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123987732460507132005-04-13T19:47:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:48:52.466-07:00

This sure looks like an interesting adventure, but for the life of me, I can't remember what we were doing in that cave.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123987654732812942005-04-13T19:45:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:47:34.740-07:00

Looking across the harbor at the White Sands with Apache along side and Trieste safely in her drydock bay. . . . A lovely little family scene, huh?

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123987525349808892005-04-13T19:44:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:45:25.356-07:00

I can't remember seeing a single building that wasn't painted white . . . and newly painted at that!

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123987446196777552005-04-13T19:43:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:44:06.203-07:00

This sure reminds me of parts of Ireland.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123987326628410082005-04-13T19:40:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:42:51.393-07:00

Kids were driving these animals around and around and around this little yard to separate the wheat from the chaff . . . a very old-style threshing machine I suppose.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123987187317732542005-04-13T19:38:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:39:47.316-07:00

This was the most modern piece of farming machinery we saw on the entire island.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123987121291993852005-04-13T19:37:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:38:41.300-07:00

I wonder what this guy told his family that night about the goofy American who wanted his picture taken with him and his team.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123987009082955242005-04-13T19:34:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:36:49.086-07:00

Wouldn't it be great to find out what has happened to all of these people in the 35+ years since this picture was taken? What triumphs and tragedies befell this interesting group of characters, I wonder.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123986828054242922005-04-13T19:32:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:33:48.060-07:00

The man with the crutches lost his leg in a fishing accident. Here he is showing us how strong he still is . . . "even with only one leg!" he kept shouting.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123986730682383872005-04-13T19:31:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:32:10.690-07:00

I'll bet this spot gets really wild and wooly in the winter.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123986662182303882005-04-13T19:28:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:31:02.190-07:00

LTJG Bill Wadsworth was almost always in a good mood . . . one of the best officers I served with during my 3 1/2 years on active duty.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123986513832839272005-04-13T19:27:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:28:33.836-07:00

Here I am, trying to bribe a local official so he will let off one of our crew members who got into a little scuffle the night before :-).

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123986369034499392005-04-13T19:23:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:26:45.596-07:00

Not exactly a good tourist spot to bring your children to.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123986194953816612005-04-13T19:20:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:23:14.960-07:00

Anyone can be captivated by this wonderful place, where humans exist right on the edge of the sea.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123985873535147462005-04-13T19:07:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:18:21.513-07:00

Through our cab driver / interpreter, I asked these men if it was OK to take their picture. They said sure, but couldn't understand why anyone thought they were worth a photo.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123985226838225242005-04-13T19:05:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:07:06.846-07:00

What an incredibly beautiful land!

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123985145467826632005-04-13T19:04:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:05:45.466-07:00

I wonder what was going through my mind at this moment?

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123984943489455592005-04-13T19:00:00.000-07:002005-08-13T19:04:32.200-07:00

Talk about real seamen! In 1969, the men of the Azores were still launching small boats from this ramp to hunt whales in much the same way as their great, great grandfathers did two centuries ago.

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Ponta Delgada, Azores . . . looking up at the church from the waterfront.

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A clock tower in Ponta Delgada, Azores.

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The entire time we were on Sao Miguel, both before and after our on-station time, this guy was sitting here on the corner, patiently making little stones out of big ones. . . . And he sure looks happy, doesn't he?

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Notice the nautical motif on the front of the church.

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By now, these little boys are grown men and probably have children older than this themselves . . . time really flies if you don't pay close attention to the here and now.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123984233506820722005-04-13T18:49:00.000-07:002005-08-13T18:50:33.513-07:00

Fishermen tending their traps and nets.

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With small fields like these, all encased by stone fences, tractors are out of the question. The technological stage of farming on the Azores in 1969 was at least a century behind the rest of the world . . . BUT, the taste and quality of food grown in the Azores was the very best I've ever had on this planet!

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Lorenzo, pretending to be cool :-).

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This was the most common form of transportation on the island.

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Even on a cloudy day, the scenery was spectacular.

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Life seemed very peaceful on the Azores in 1969, particularly to the men who had recently returned from cruises to the sunny climes of Viet Nam.

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Drying racks for onions and other produce.

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Part of the beautiful coast of Sao Miguel, Azores.

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A very young Lorenzo standing at one of the boat ramps that were used to launch small boats, which the local men still used to hunt whales several times a year. . . . This was in 1969.

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This is one of the vats where whale blubber was still rendered on the Azores.

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I can't imagine why they thought they needed a traffic cop here.

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A couple of craftsmen in a cabinet shop where we bought a few souvenirs.

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This bell has probably been ringing for as long as the USA has been around.

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Bill Wadsworth pointing out the sights.

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Why is it that we humans design so many of our government buildings to look like prisions?

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Ponta Delgada, Azores

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Ponta Delgada was larger than we expected.

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A quiet town square.

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Another view of Ponta Delgada, Azores.

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If you use a little imagination, this scene looks like it could have been taken from a tour bus in Ireland.

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This is the way many, if not most, of the homes on Sao Miguel got their drinking water.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123971779660839642005-04-13T15:21:00.000-07:002005-08-13T15:22:59.666-07:00

I thought this was a really cool tree.

Lorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598377696238546062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735313.post-1123971705106137762005-04-13T15:20:00.000-07:002005-08-13T15:21:45.113-07:00

I wonder if this little village has any automobiles on its street today?

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Some of the rugged but beautiful coastline of the Azores.

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Note that the only vehicle that is moving is a one horsepower cart.

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Lorenzo acting like he's a real XO :-).

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