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ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm hk hm hn hp hr bk">So you want a flamethrower</h2><div class="nn"><h3 class="bf b ge z hk no hm hn np hp hr ds">Elon Musk’s the Boring Company recently went viral selling a flamethrower for $500. 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