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In the hotel bar, Lazy Jones stands in front of the (rather wide) bar. The barman and the only other patron, hopelessly drunk, are both moving back and forth across the bar, at different speeds. Pressing the fire button while standing in front of both a drink and the barman at the same time earns
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616:The Turk
581:The Wall
573:Jay Walk
554:Jay Walk
544:Breakout
523:The Wall
503:: Roast
501:The Turk
458:H.E.R.O.
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485:Outland
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