Asked where these come from, the rebels all answer cagily that they have been supplied by Colonel Riad Asaad, the FSA's commander-in-chief, who is based in Turkey.

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Subaru also cagily put most of the engine's twist up high in the rev counter, with peak torque of 151 pound-feet at an astronomical 6, 400 rpm the high, hollow, splintering engine note is what you'd hear if you crashed through a grove of bamboo.

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