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,b]?a1 "o ( ! l>ge/ bass drums 9 use by 
a univ]sity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & locat$  
at ,! ,univ]sity ( ,texas at ,au/94     
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drums 9 use by a univ]sity 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 is kn[n z ! ,swee!>t ( !        
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( ,texas at ,au/92 ,:]eas ,big ,b]?a is 
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#aibb1 9 support ( ! football team = !  
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at approximately #c3be ,,pm on ,decemb] 
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at ! ,metallurgical ,laboratory at !    
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 conc\rse ( ,d>rell ,k4 ,royal-,texas   
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support+ ,! ,univ]sity ( ,texas at ,au/9
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?is preamble z ! ,texas ,longhorns71    
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hi/ory on multiple occasions1 includ+   
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back-to-back national *ampion%ips 9     
#aifi & #aigj1 #ai conf]5ce *ampion%ips1
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campaigns ( ,texas ,longhorns greats    

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,williams 9 #aiih2 ,:]eas ,big ,b]?a's  
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:i* ,big ,b]?a 0 %ipp$ to ,london1      
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,day p>ade2 ,:]eas photogrammetry is !  
sci5ce & te*nology us$ to obta9 reliable
 in=mation ab\t ! size & dim5sions (    
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hi/ory & ,! ,univ]sity ( ,texas         
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be5 "p ( _m hi/oric p]=mances across    
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!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate recognizes--    

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use by a univ]sity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2   
7#b7 ,! ,univ]sity ( ,texas ,longhorn   
,b& z an important cultural & hi/orical 
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,engl&1 9 #bjae2  7#d7 ! ,b]?a ,crew &  
,! ,univ]sity ( ,texas ,longhorn ,b& =  
_! cont9u$ legacy ( excell5ce 9 musical 
p]=mance & 9 support ( s*ool _s2 &  7#e7
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