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sharp shooter

sharp pain

(…in my left hand)

pain reliever

long reliever

long con

Long Goodbye

Goodbye Columbus

for you youngun’s: Goodbye, Columbus (film) - Wikipedia

Link fixed (have to be careful about those closed-parentheses): Goodbye, Columbus (film) - Wikipedia

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio River

river crossing

Crossing Jordan

Michael Jordan

Michael Keaton

Buster Keaton

peanut buster

peanut oil

Sesame oil

Open Sesame

open ending

happy ending