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  This is a test. For the next sixty seconds, this station will
  conduct a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a
  test. The broadcasters of your area in voluntary cooperation with
  the FCC and other authorities have developed this system to keep you
  informed in the event of an emergency. If this had been an actual
  emergency, you would have been instructed where to tune in your area
  for news and official information. This station serves the Palookaville
  area. This concludes this test of the Emergency Broadcast System.
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