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Dude, there’s my car!

June 9, 2014

.@j_j_andrade Me robaron el carro con el teléfono adentro. Yaris Gris BDN095. Adentro iba el teléfono y está aquí. pic.twitter.com/hTGJT2s10R

— Roberto Echeverría (@REcheverria) June 7, 2014

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