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Chucho sighed and reached under the counter, pulling out an unmarked external hard drive. "There was a sound engineer who worked their early shows. He used to record directly from the soundboard. I have a folder here labeled 'Norteño Classics.' If it exists anywhere in this city, it’s on this drive."
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