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Scattered around the country are just a handful of vast facilities. These are the fuel pumps, the gas tanks - the batteries of our national machine.

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Story: Running the National Machine

Duration: 1:19

Scattered around the country are just a handful of vast facilities. These are the fuel pumps, the gas tanks - the batteries of our national machine.

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