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                  SEV5               #II

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ON ,SATUR"D1 & HE WANT$ 6BE "! E>LY 6W>M
UP4 ,! RE/ (! FAMILY PLANN$ 6WAIT UNTIL
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CASE4
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PLAY+ ! BIG DRUM N[4 ,I HE>D T ! DRUMM]
IS F \ ( T[N & HAS 6L1VE E>LY 6CAT* A
PLANE40
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ROLL+ P9S4 ,HE />T$ )A FEW SL[ TAPS1 !N
GRADU,Y BUILT UP ! TEMPO & 9CR1S$ ! =CE
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FEEL ! SAME DRIVE T ,I FELT DUR+ !
,SCOTTI% DANC+4
  ,I AL GOT A ?RILL F SEE+ ! WAY    #AJC
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,I CD JO9 A TAIKO GR\P "S"D6
  ,Z ! DRUMM] CAME 6! CLIMAX ( 8 PIECE1
8 /ICKS :IRL$ S FURI\SLY T ALL ,I CD SEE
0 A BLUR4 ,WE GAVE HM A BIG H& Z HE LEFT
! /AGE4 ,! O!R PLAY]S CAME BACK ON/AGE
6PLAY ON ! SMALL] DRUMS1 B !Y 7 LESS EX-
CIT+ ?AN ! P]=M] ON ! BIG DRUM4
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,!N ! ANN\NC] CALL$ \ ! "NS (! 3TE/ANTS
=! JUNIOR GR\P4 ,RON & 8 OPPON5T 7 NEXT
6! LA/ PAIR1 : M1NT ,RON 0 9 "O (! TOP
LEVELS4
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WORRI$4 ,NAINAI _H SD T 9 KUNG FU SIZE
WASN'T IMPORTANT4 ,/1 X 0 A BIT SC>Y !
WAY ,RON'S OPPON5T LOOM$ OV] HM4
  8,I SURE HOPE ,RON GETS 8 GR[? SPURT
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ALW DEF5DS ,RON4 8,HIDEYO%I 0 "O (! GRT-
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  8,Y'D BETT] N LET ,RON HE> Y SAY
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POLITELY 6EA* O!R 2F !Y SQU>$ UP 6FI<T4
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NEW 6ME4 ,I 0 FAMILI> )! PUN*ES1 ! HI<
KICKS1 "S DELIV]$ )! FI<T] TURN+ 8 BACK4
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ALL APPLAUD$ AT ! 5D ( EA* MAT* Z ! REF-
]EE ANN\NC$ ! W9N]4 ,AT "TS ,I CDN'T
TELL :O ! W9N] 0 UNTIL X 0 ANN\NC$1 S9CE
Y N"E SAW A LOS] LY+ /RET*$ \ ON ! GR.D4
  ,MY ANXIETY GREW Z ! "T = ,RON'S FI<T
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,I SAW AG ! BIG DI6];E 9 SIZE 2T ,RON &
8 OPPON5T1 :O _H A R1* ALM SIX 9*ES L;G-
]4
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8 OPPON5T'S L;G] R1*4 ,HE MANAG$ 6GET
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! W9N]4
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B\T1 & ONLY KNEW X 0 OV] :5 ,I HE>D !
APPLAUSE4 ,AF ! KUNG FU EXHIBI;N1 WE ALL
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!Y CAME \4                          #AJF
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NEXT 6HUG ,RON1 :ILE ,GR&PA %OOK H&S =-
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8,WELL D"O10 ,DAD SD QUIETLY4
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%9+ EYES4
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ASK$ ,MOM4 8,!N WE C DECIDE : (! AFN
PROGRAMS WE WANT 6WAT*40
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KLE4 ,X'S A BIT SWOLL540
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  8,X 0 ! WAY ,I L&$ ON X10 HE SD4 ,HE
LOOK$ EMB>RASS$4 8,ACTU,Y1 ,I DIDN'T H
6D A FLIP 6DODGE T KICK4 ,I 0 J     #AJG
%[+ (F40
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AFN10 SD ,GR&PA4
  ,WE ALL KNEW :AT HE M1NT4 ,Y C'T D A
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SWOLL5 ANKLE4
  8,WE'LL TAKE Y 6! DOCTOR "R AWAY10
,MOM SD 6,RON4 8,WE H 6MAKE SURE NO?+'S
BROK540
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  8,I'M ALL "R60 CRI$ ,RON4 8,L1VE ME
AL"O60
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,FIONA4 ,S H] C> IS A BIT CR[D$4 ,:Y
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,DAD'S SU7ES;N4 ,MOM ASK$ ME IF ,I WANT$
6/AY AT ! FE/IVAL & TAKE 9 O!R %[S4
,NORM,Y1 ,I WD H LOV$ 6SP5D AN AFN )\T
GR[N-UPS4 ,B T "D1 ,I DIDN'T FEEL   #AJH
L 5JOY+ MYF AT ! FE/IVAL :ILE WORRY+ AB
,RON4 ,AM&A FELT ! SAME4 8,I'D L 6G
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,MURRAY4 ,X 0 V QUIET 9 ! C>4 ,X /AY$ V
QUIET 9 ! H\SE AF WE GOT HOME4 ,NOBODY
WANT$ 6-E "R \ & ASK ! "Q3 ,0 ,RON'S BAD
ANKLE GO+ 6/OP HM F P]=M+ 9 ! ,SCOTTI%
D.ES8
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JELLY S&WI*ES = "EYBODY4 ,) ,MOM Z !
COOK1 ? 0 ! SAFE/ *OICE4 ,I ?"\ ( ALL !
E?NIC FOOD AT ! FE/IVAL--,VIETNAMESE
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! ?"\4 ,I 0 TOO WORRI$ 6FEEL HUNGRY4
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,RON CAME HOME4 ,I CD TELL F ! LOOKS ON
_! FACES T ! NEWS 0 BAD4
  8,NO?+ IS BROK510 ,DAD SD QKLY4 8,B 8
ANKLE IS /RA9$1 & HE HAS 6TAKE X EASY40
  8,RON SPRA9$ 8 ANKLE80 CRI$ ,MOM4
8,DID ! DOCTOR PUT AN ELA/IC B&AGE ON TO
SUPPORT X80                         #AJI
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8,"! IS A DI6];E4 ,I DON'T H 6BE TR1T$ L
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PRETTY M* GLU$ TGR 0! S&WI*4 ,I GUESS
"EYBODY ELSE'S M\? 0 GLU$ TGR1 TOO1 2C
NOBODY TALK$4
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,RON1 :O ATE LESS ?AN ANY"O ELSE4 ,NOR-
M,Y HE C PUT AWAY TWO OR EV5 ?REE S&WI*-
ES1 ESPECI,Y :5 !Y'RE MADE ) GRAPE JEL-
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8,H[ D Y EXPECT ME 6EAT :5 Y'RE ALL />+
AT ME80
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ROOM--EXCEPT T HE CDN'T /OMP4 ,X HURT
TOO M*4
  ,! AFN PASS$ V SL[LY4 ,F9,Y ,I CDN'T
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H\SE4
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8,HI1 ,FIONA4 ,HE>D YR BRO!R _H AN A3I-
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  8,X'S N TOO BAD1 ,MR4 ,TANAKA10 ,I
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  8,AM&A W 2 GLAD 6HE> X40 ,HE W9K$ AT
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  8,I'LL TELL HM T10 ,I SD4 8,HE'S SUP-
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  8,DANC+60 CRI$ ,MRS4 ,TANAKA4 8,:AT
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A BUM ANKLE =! RE/ ( 8 LIFE40
  8,T'S AW;L60 CRI$ ,AM&A4 8,WAIT1 ,I'LL
-E ) Y40
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,DAD4 8,OH1 HI1 ,MR4 ,*5G10 SD ,AM&A4
8,I CAME OV] 6SEE H[ ,RON IS4 ,IS 8 AN-
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,RON EA* _H AN >M*AIR4 ,RON _H 8 "R LEG
ON A FOOT/OOL1 B ,I CD TELL HE WASN'T
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F9AL60 ,MOM TOLD ,RON4
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NURSE1 & %E SD ,RON %DN'T PUT ANY /RA9
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  8,I PROMIS$ 6JO9 ! D.E1 & ,I 9T5D TO
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  8,MY MOM SD IF Y'RE N C>E;L1 ! 9JURY
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JO9 ! TR\PE AG40
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8,FIONA IS A BETT] D.ER ?AN ,RON1 ISN'T
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F/ PLACE40                          #AAF
  ,NAINAI'S SAD FACE HAUNT$ ME ALL NI<T1
& ,I DIDN'T SLEEP V WELL4 ,:5 ,I OP5$ MY
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0 ALR EMPTY4 ,I F.D MY P>5TS 9 ! KIT*5
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GRA2$ ! FRY+ PAN AWAY F ,MOM4
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/AGE AT ? LATE DATE40
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! LIV+ ROOM4 ,I TRI$ H>D 6-E UP ) AN
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  8,I'LL J H 6FOLD X UP & PUT X BACK 9
MY SUITCASE10 ,NAINAI SD4 ,%E WASN'T A#
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9 ! MOOD 6TAKE 9 O!R %[S4
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WAYS 6FILL 9 ! EXTRA "T4
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6*E] H] UP4 ,GR&PA & ,GR&MA DIDN'T H TO
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SUITCASE60
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EXAM9E ! CO/UME4 8,HEY1 ,I L T ORANGE
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SOON GAVE UP MY DA9TY ,*9ESE MAID5 ACT4
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MY LEGS TOO L;G4
  ,I GL.ED OV] AT ,RON & SAW T HE 0 %[+
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