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Closing argument

After all the tears, lobbying and sermonizing about why softball should be an Olympic sport, Team USA finally found a great reason. It lost.  

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Flag of Japan 1 0 0 1
Flag of United States 0 1 0 1
Flag of Australia 0 0 1 1
Flag of Afghanistan 0 0 0 0
Flag of Albania 0 0 0 0
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