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VOICE ON ! PH"O1 HE 9VIT$ ME OV] = CO-
COA4 ,I ASK$ IF ,I MI<T 2 A# 6DRAW ,IZ-
ZIE "S M & HE SD1 8,Y BET4 ,WE'LL MAKE X
A D\# COCOA40
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OP5$ ! DOOR1 ,I CD SMELL ! COCOA4 ,X
SMELL$ DELICI\S4 ,X WASN'T J ORD9>Y IN-
/ANT COCOA3 ? 0 ,MEXICAN HOT *OCOLATE1
MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE4
  8,?ANKS6 ,X SMELLS S GD1 L ! K9D ,I
GET AT ,WIR$10 ,I SD1 H1D+ OV] 6! C.T] &
CRADL+ A MUG 9 BO? H&S4 ,I TOOK 9 A GD
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AT ,WIR$40
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8,WE LOVE X4 ,?ANK Y1 ,MA7IE40
  8,WELL1 Y'RE WELCOME4 ,B X 0 9T5D$ Z A
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Z ,HANNAH'S P]SONAL SUPPLY10 ,MOM SD4
  ,MOM SD GD-BYE1 & ,CALV9 PROMIS$ 6WALK
ME HOME LAT]4 ,!N HE TURN$ 6ME4
  8,C WE SEE :AT Y H S F>80 ,CALV9 ASK$1
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  ,I OP5$ MY SKET*BOOK 6%[ !M1 & !N EA-
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  8,OH1 ,HANNAH1 ? IS LOVELY10 ,LI2Y SD4
8,X 3VEYS "R AWAY T ,IZZIE IS A "P ( \R
FAMILY40
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DECID$ ^? PHOTOS LOOK$ NICE ON ! TA#
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  ,RA*EL SETTL$ NEXT 6ME & WE BE-   #AAD
GAN \R ,SPECIAL ,>T ,"D PROJECTS4
  8,CALV91 CD Y -E "H A M9UTE1 PL1SE80
,LI2Y SD4 ,MY E>S PRICK$ UP4 ,H] VOICE
S.D$ A BIT T5SE4
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SEE+ X8 ,HAS ! CL1N+ S]VICE BE5 "H8 ,>E
Y SURE X'S G"O80
  ,I CDN'T RESI/4 ,I PUT D[N MY SKET*-
BOOK & H1D$ 6! D9+ ROOM4
  8,IS "EY?+ OKAY80 ,I ASK$4
  8,MY VASE4 ,X'S G"O10 ,LI2Y SD1 LOOK+
>.D Z IF X MI<T SU45LY APPE>4
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Z A SECOND SQUAD C> PULL$ UP4 ,! (FIC]S
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/REET4





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  8,WE'D BETT] /AY 9 "H10 ,CALV9 SD4
8,WE DON'T "K :Y ! POLICE 7 CALL$4 ,X
MI<T N 2 ANY ( \R BUSI;S40
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OP5$ ! DOOR 6LET MY MOM IN4 ,I _H A
FEEL+ %E DIDN'T L 2+ 9 T BIG H\SE ALL
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,GRACE CALL$ ,LI2Y1 & !N ,LI2Y WD CALL
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  8,I NE$ 6CALL ,L\ISE1 B LET ME TELL Y
QKLY4 ,"S"O BROKE 96,M>K & ,TOM'S H\SE4
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"K T ,DALE ,*IHULY IS ! BE/-"KN GLASS
>TI/ 9 ! _W4 ,HE LIVES 9 ,S1TTLE1 B HE'S
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EXTREMELY EXP5SIVE4
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ROOM10 ,LI2Y SD4
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SKET*BOOK80
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ISN'T 9 COLOR40
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,I'D D"O (! VASE4 ,I'D D"O T "O ) MY
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US$ 6BE 9 MY GR&"M'S B$ROOM4 ,I'D ALW
LOV$ X1 S %E GAVE X 6ME :5 ,I GRADUAT$ F
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  8,Y C]TA9LY SEEM 6H A KE5 9T]E/ 9 ?
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ME FUNNY4 ,SU45LY1 ,I _H A FEEL+ T ,I _H
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              ,,*APT] #AI           #AAI

  8,"!'S C]TA9LY A LOT 6TALK AB AT TN'S
,BLOCK ,WAT* MEET+10 ,MOM SD DUR+ D9N] !
NEXT NI<T4
  8,DIDN'T !Y J H "O8 ,GEE%4 ,H[ (T5 D
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CLUES AB ,LI2Y'S MISS+ VASE4
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H1D$ NEXT DOOR AB FIFTE5 M9UTES 2F !
MEET+ />T$4 ,I CD />T PLAY+ ) ,RA*EL &
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  8,? IS GRT4 ,WE'RE ALL "H TN60 ,GRACE
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  8,I _HN'T MOV$ ANY?+1 & NEI _H ,TOM10
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              ,,*APT] #BJ           #ABG

  ,"! 7 NO MY/]I\S F5G %UI VISITS OR
BURGL>IES ON ,MILLIONAIRE'S ,R[ ! RE/ (!
WEEK4 ,T 9 XF SEEM$ /RANGE4 ,:Y ! SU45
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GET SAFELY HOME AF S*OOL4 ,? WEEK1 H["E1
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9 ! WEEK ON ! PH"O4 8,I ALW ?"\ X 0 J "S
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MORN+ ,LILY 0 WE>+ X PR\DLY4
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CD TELL %E 0 CL>IFY+ MY S\RCE 9 CASE WE
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  ,I 0 GR9D+ MY TEE?4 ,%E PROBABLY /OLE
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FACE4 ,L\ISE LAU<$ & QKLY A4$1 8,MY EX-
HUSB& & ,I REMA9 DE> FRS1 & ,I DON'T BE-
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H[ ? PIECE CAME 96MY POSSES.N40
  ,A LIKELY /ORY1 ,I ?"\4
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A GASP F ! CR[D4 ,X 0 DEF9ITELY AN AM.T
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              ,,*APT] #BC           #ADI

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TD IS ? MAGNIFIC5T IRIDESC5T PIECE (
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              ,,*APT] #BD           #AEG

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FAMILY80 ! APPRAIS] ASK$4
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  8,QK6 ,YR PH"O60 ,I SD 6,MOM1 HOLD+ \
MY H&4 ,ONLY MY MOM WASN'T BACK4
  ,L\ISE H&$ ME H]S4 ,EXCELL5T4 ,X 0 A
CAM]A PH"O4 ,I MANEUV]$ MY WAY "? ! CR[D
S ,I CD GET PHOTOGRAPHS ( ,LI2Y'S VASE &
,L\ISE'S B[L4 ,I 0 TOO F> AWAY 6PHOTO-
GRAPH X RE,Y WELL1 B ,I GAVE X A %OT
ANYWAY4
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S(TLY4 8,X'S ALL MY FAULT AF ALL40
  8,X'S N YR FAULT IF %E /OLE "S-   #AEH
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              ,,*APT] #BE           #AFA

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MAGNIFIC5T40
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              ,,*APT] #BF           #AFG

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6LET ME CALL ! POLICE DIRECTLY UNTIL WE
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=! CASE NUMB] 6REF];E = :5 %E CALL$ !
POLICE AG4
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ME10 %E SD4 8,"! M/ 2 ALL K9DS ( P :O
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PH"O 6H] MOM4
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,LI2Y'S H\SE UNTIL ! POLICE CAME4 ,LILY
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V\* = MY A/UTE EYE = DETAILS4
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HOP+ T AGREE+ ) POLICE (FIC]S MADE ME
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