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“A soundtrack for the Yule Goat as he abducts children to his mountain fastness in Lapland<\/a>,” said the blogger that I got this from.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Give it a listen, it’s worth it.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“A soundtrack for the Yule Goat as he abducts children to his mountain fastness in Lapland,” said the blogger that I got this from. 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