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  8,I DID10 ! DOCTOR SD4 8,X 0 A MURMUR1
A BEL*40 ,HE WAV$ A H&4 8,X 0 H>DLY NO-
TIC$ AT ALL40
  8,O!R ?AN 6! HOSPITAL1 :AT 0 ! EXT5T (
DAMAGE 6SURR.D+ PROP]TY80
  8,N"O40
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  8,9SUR.E -PANIES RUN _! CLAIMS 0MY DE-
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N A S+LE 9SUR.E CLAIM--O!R ?AN ^? RELAT$
6,FAIRMONT ,HOSPITAL1 ( C\RSE--N A S+LE
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  8,NO FUR!R "QS10 ,KLE9 SD4
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  .,BANG4 8,C\RT'S ADJ\RN$ UNTIL N9E O'C
TM MORN+40 .,BANG4
                  #AF               #AFI

    ,?URS"D1 ,OCTOB] #AI #E3JA P4M4
  8,H['D Y F9D ME ANYWAY80 ,M>IE ,HALL
DEM&$4
  ,CORSO R1*$ 96HIS JACKET POCKET & CAME
\ )! W$D+ 9VIT,N4 ,HE SLIPP$ ! RU2] B&
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8,I W5T 6! *UR*4 ,!Y S5T ME 6YR P>5TS40
,HE %RU7$4 8,! RE/ IS HI/ORY40
  ,%E LIV$ 9 ! TOP HALF (A DUPLEX AT !
S\? 5D ( ,PH9NEY ,RIDGE3 A NICELY FUR-
NI%$ "O-B$ROOM1 OV]LOOK+ AN ELE;T>Y
S*OOL PLAYGR.D4 ,"EY?+ _H COLOR-
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RAT+ BOOK4
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ROMANTIC 6H ! 9VIT,N PICTURE TAK5 9 !
,JAPANESE ,G>D510 %E SD4 8,N"E O3URR$ TO
ME =A M9UTE T ,DONALD PICK$ X 2C X 0
FREE40
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  8,L ,I TOLD Y ON ! PH"O1 ,I DON'T SEE
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6,DONALD S9CE ! "D ,I WALK$ \40     #AGJ
  8,:5 0 T80
  8,F\RTE5 MON?S AGO40
  8,M9D TELL+ ME :Y Y WALK$ \80
  8,! "Q'S N :Y ,I LEFT ,DONALD1 X'S H[
,I MANAG$ 6LIVE )! GUY = SEV5 YE>S4 ,T'S
! MY/]Y40
  8,LOTTA P FEEL T WAY :5 X'S OV]40
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MI<T 2 "S?+ ABV & 2Y MY ROLE 9 A REL,N-
%IP 0 TOT,Y 2Y ME40 ,%E %RU7$4 8,T'S :Y
,I PUT UP ) X = S L;G4 ,:Y ,I LIV$ L T40
  ,%E'D BE5 PRETTY ONCE3 ,KEWPIE-DOLL
LIPS1 NICE EV5 F1TURES1 &A PAIR ( BIG
BLUE EYES4 ,"S": 9 H] MID-?IRTIES & GET-
T+ ?ICK 9 ! HIPS4 ,H] %A7Y BLOND HAIR _H
GR[N \ BR[N AT ! ROOTS & LOOK$ L %E'D
CUT X H]F4
  8,WAS YR =M] HUSB& ABUSIVE80 ,CORSO
ASK$4
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SIVE1 & "!'S ABUSIVE10 %E SD4 8,IF Y M1N
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NO40 ,=! F/ "T1 %E MADE EYE 3TACT )
,CORSO4 8,B IF Y'RE ASK+ ME :E!R    #AGA
OR N ,I'M SORRY HE'S G"O1 ! ANSW] IS AL
NO40 ,%E WAV$ A H&4 8,I "K H[ T S.DS1 &
,I DON'T M* L X40 ,%E KEPT H] GAZE LOCK$
ON ,CORSO4 8,B "! X IS40
  8,IF X'S ANY 3SOL,N1 SEEMS L Y H A LOT
( -PANY :O FELT T WAY40
  8,:Y D Y SAY T80
  8,2C ,DONALD ,B>? DROPP$ \ ( SI<T =!
BETT] "P ( ?REE MON?S & NOBODY EV5 RE-
PORT$ HM MISS+40
  8,DONALD WASN'T ! TYPE 69SPIRE M* (
ANY?+40
  8,:Y'S T80
  8,2C HE DIDN'T H A LIFE40
  8,"EYBODY HAS A LIFE40
  8,HE W5T 6"W2 HE ATE2 HE SLEPT2 HE'D
SCREW ME TWICE A WEEK IF ,I LET HM40 ,%E
WAV$ A H&4 8,T 0 X4 ,IF HE RE,Y WANT$ TO
PU% ! 5VELOPE1 ,DONALD WD /OP AT A 3V5-
I;E /ORE ON ! WAY HOME & BUY HMF A P9T (
BUTT]MILK4 ,BUTT]MILK 0 ,DONALD'S IDEA (
A BIG "T40 ,%E R1D ,CORSO'S FACE4 8,Y
?9K ,I'M MAK+ X UP40
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OP5 M9D40                           #AGB
  ,H] EXPRES.N 2CAME ALM WI/;L4 8,HE CD
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LOOK+ ?AN T PICTURE Y GOT40 ,%E CROSS$ !
BOOKCASE & EAS$ AN UNFRAM$ PHOTOGRAPH \
F 2T A TALL PAIR ( >T BOOKS4
  ,HE 0 ?9N] ?AN 9 ! W$D+-9VIT,N PIC-
TURE1 )! CRA7Y FACE (A M.TA9 CLIMB]4 ,A
?ICK H1D ( BLACK HAIR 0 -B$ /RAI<T BACK
F 8 =EH1D4 ,HE 0 SMIL+ ) 8 M\?1 :ILE 8
EYES SD !Y WI%$ !Y 7 "S": ELSE4 8,Q !
H&"S GUY10 %E SD1 9 A PRACTIC$ T"O4 8,I
0 TW5TY-SEV5 :5 ,I MET ,DONALD4 ,I'D J
RUN AWAY F MY F/ M>RIAGE4 ,I 0 ON MY [N
=! F/ "T 9 MY LIFE40 ,%E %OOK H] H1D
SADLY4 8,I DIDN'T R1LIZE X AT ! "T1 B ,I
DIDN'T RE,Y H AN ID5T;Y ( MY [N4 ,I 0 J
"P ( :O"E ,I 0 3NECT$ TO40
  8,WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES40
  8,IN ! 2G9N+1 ,I ?"\ HE 0 SAV+ M"OY
''' S WE CD BUY A H\SE OR "S?+ L T4 ,S =
! F/ F\R YE>S OR S1 ,I %UT UP AB ONLY
[N+ ?REE DRESSES4 ,I TOLD MYF Y _H 6SU6]
A LL 6GET :AT Y WANT$4 ,!N1 :5 HE />T$
GIV+ X AWAY--0
  8,GIV+ X 6:O80                    #AGC
  8,PREP S*OOLS & !N COLLEGES40
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  8,UH-HUH40
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6G 6! F9E/ S*OOLS & GET ! BE/ $UC,N S HE
CD 2COME A DOCTOR40
  8,LOTTA P FEEL T WAY AB _! KIDS40
  8,Y1H1 B N L ,DONALD4 ,) HM X 0 L A
RELIGION4 ,X DIDN'T MATT] T WE LIV$ 9
SUBSIDIZ$ H\S+4 ,X DIDN'T MATT] T HE N"E
9 SEV5 YE>S W5T \ 6LUN* )! O!R GUYS OR T
! P ": ,I "W$ 7 :ISP]+ 2H MY BACK AB MY
RA7$ CLO!S4 ,NO?+--N"O ( T MATT]$ Z L;G
Z HE CD KEEP ! DAMN TUI;N PD40
  8,Y "W$40
  8,SAME JOB ,I'VE GOT N[--EXCEPT BACK
!N ,I CAME HOME & GAVE MY *ECK 6,DONALD1
:O PROMPTLY S5T X (F 6,H>V>D OR "SPLACE1
:ILE WE DIDN'T H A TELEVI.N4 ,:ILE WE
DIDN'T TURN ON ! LI<TS UNTIL X 0    #AGD
TOO D>K 6SEE40 ,%E JA2$ AT H] PALM ) H]
9DEX F+]4 8,:ILE WE N"E ONCE 9 SEV5 YE>S
W5T \ 6A MOVIE60 ,%E HE>D ! /RID5CY 9 H]
VOICE & LOOK$ AWAY4 8,I "K ,I S.D L A
BIT*1 B X'S TRUE40 ,%E RAN A H& "? H]
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J OV] FIFTE5 HUNDR$ BUCKS40
  8,:AT HAPP5$ 6-MUN;Y PROP]TY80
  8,:AT PROP]TY80 %E SC(F$4 8,WE DIDN'T
[N ANY?+ B A PILE ( *1P FURNITURE & T
B1T-UP OLD TRUCK HE DROVE4 ,I TOOK ! BUS
6"W40 ,%E WAV$ H] H& >.D ! ROOM4 8,?
MI<T N 2 ! ,RITZ1 ,MR4 ,CORSO1 B X'S WAY
BETT] ?AN ANY?+ ,DONALD ,B>? "E PROVID$
= ME40
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,DONALD ,B>? _H LEFT 2H4 ,%E ?RU/ H] *9
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TRAL4 ,UNLIKE MY EX-HUSB&1 ,I'VE GOT
PLANS =! FUTURE10 %E SD4
  ,CORSO L1N$ BACK 9 ! *AIR & FOLD$ 8
>MS ACR 8 *E/4 8,S ,I GUESS Y C'T ?9K (
ANY R1SON :Y "SBODY WD WANT 6MUR-   #AGE
D] YR EX-HUSB&40
  8,! ONLY P]SON )A R1SON 6MURD] ,DONALD
,B>? 0 ME40
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F9,Y GAVE Y ! C\RAGE 6L1VE80
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( HAPP5$4 ,I GOT S ,I CDN'T /& 2+ 9 !
SAME ROOM ) HM4 ,AB SIX MON?S 2F WE SEP-
>AT$1 ,I CUT HM (F40 ,%E FIX$ ,CORSO 9
H] GAZE1 Z IF DEFY+ HM 6TAKE ISSUE ) H]4
8,T'S ! ONLY "T ,I "E ?"\ HE MI<T GET
VIOL5T4 ,HE TOLD ME ,I 0 8 WIFE & _H AN
OBLIG,N 6TAKE C>E ( 8 NE$S40 ,%E LAU<$ A
BITT] LAU<4 8,C Y IMAG9E T8 ,L WE _H A
3TRACT OR "S?+40 ,%E SI<$4 8,NEXT ?+ ,I
"K HE'S N -+ HOME AF "W4 ,I />T GETT+ ^!
PH"O CALLS T HANG UP40 ,%E GOT 6H] FEET
& CROSS$ ! ROOM4 8,I MOV$ 96A WOM5'S
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  8,:AT80
  8,HE N"E EV5 CAME LOOK+ = ME4 ,N"E
TRI$ 6TALK ME 96-+ BACK4 ,N ONCE4 ,HE J
W5T ON ) 8 LIFE40
  8,Y ?9K HE _H A GIRLFR :ILE Y 7   #AGF
/ M>RI$80
  8,I'M SURE ( X4 ,DONALD WASN'T AB 6G
)\T 8 ,MON"D & ,?URS"D SCREW40
  8,IF HE _H A REGUL> GIRLFR1 Y'D ?9K
%E'D H NOTIC$ 8 ABS;E40
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  ,A SMILE F ,CORSO SEEM$ 65C\RAGE H]4
  8,:AT ,DONALD LIK$ BE/ AB SEX 0 T X 0
FREE40














                  #AG               #AGG

    ,?URS"D1 ,OCTOB] #AI #F3CF P4M4
  8,HE A9'T GOT A CLUE10 ,G]>DO SD4
  8,:Y'S T80
  8',CAUSE HE'S BACK "H AG4 ,HE _H A
CLUE1 HE WDN'T 2 -IN' 6! SAME PLACE
TWICE40
  8,HMM10 0 ALL ,RAM@ON SD4
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TGR80
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  8,X MATT]S 2C WE'RE N CL1N ON ? ?+ UN-
TIL WE FIGURE X \4 ,"!'S "S?+ ''' "S
3NEC;N HE'S FOLL[+ "H WE DON'T "U/&1 & Z
L;G Z HE'S FOLL[+ "S TRAIL WE C'T SEE1
WE GOT BIG PRO#MS40
  8,WE N"E %DA LI$ AB ! GUY 9 ! TRUCK10
,G]>DO SD4
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*EEKS4 ,!Y'D BE5 "? X FIFTY "TS4 ,HE
SPOKE "? CL5*$ TEE?4 8,:AT FUCK+    #AGH
DI6];E DID X MAKE8 ,WE %OT HM2 "S O!R
ASSHOLE %OT HM4 ,MAKES NO GODDAMN DI6]-
;E4 ,EI WAY1 HM &! TRUCK 5D UP 9 ! HILL
& !N -E SLID+ \ ON _! [N1 & WE GOTTA POP
! ,BALL GUY4 ,DON'T MATT] A RAT'S ASS :O
D"O ! "W4 ,ALL T O!R %IT HAPP5S ANYWAY40
  8,NO?9' BE5 "R S9CE WE D"O X10 ,G]>DO
SD4 8,X'S L ! :OLE DAMN _W'S \ ( BAL.E
OR "S?+40
  8,!N WE BETT] SP5D \R "T FIGUR+ \ :AT
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LIPS PRESS$ TI<T4
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T'S ! WAY 6MAKE ?+S "R AG40
  ,RAM@ON GAVE ! SMALLE/ ( NODS4 8,CD
BE10 HE SD4 8,CD BE40
  8,I'M TELL9' Y40
  8,I'M LI/5+40
  8,S80
  8,S TN WE DON'T LOSE HM4 ,TN1 WE F9D \
": HE LIVES40

    ,?URS"D1 ,OCTOB] #AI #G3AF      #AGI
    P4M4
  ,! ,BRI>WOOD 3SI/$ ( EI<T "O-/ORY F\R-
PLEXES1 BUILT 9 ! =M (A SQU>E3 TWO
BUILD+S 6A SIDE1 FAC+ \TW>D1 AWAY F "O
ANO!R1 )! P>K+ LOT 9 ! MI4LE4 ,ONLY !
B$ROOM & BA?ROOM W9D[S LOOK$ \ OV] !
LOT4
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DUCT$ F "S": & T ! ,BRI>WOOD P>K+ LOT 0
Z GD A BET Z ANY1 ,CORSO _H DECID$ TO
KNOCK ON DOORS1 HOP+ MAYBE "SBODY _H SE5
OR HE>D "S?+ USE;L4 ,NO S* LUCK4
  ,?IRD OR F\R? DOOR1 ! ,SOMALI FAMILY
_H 9VIT$ HM 9 & LET HM TAKE A LOOK >.D4
,T'S :5 HE KNEW HE 0 SCREW$4 ,! WAY !
A"P;TS 7 LAID \1 "! 0 ABSOLUTELY NO REA-
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FACT1 IF Y WANT$ 6LOOK \ ! B$ROOM W9D[1
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BA?ROOM W9D[1 Y _H 6/& ON ! TOILET--: 0
": 8 HOPES RE/$ Z HE APPROA*$ #B;,D1 !
A"P;T ": ,DONALD ,B>? _H LIV$4
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_! DOORS4 ,"S (! A"P;TS 7 D>K & EMPTY4
,9 O!RS1 ! S.DS ( %U6L+ FEET OR     #AHJ
LABOR$ BR1?+ _H TOLD HM "S"O 0 "! B 0 N
OP5+ ! DOOR4 ,ON S"EAL O3A.NS HE'D BE5
TOLD 6G AWAY4 ,! ONLY R1L SPE$ BUMP 0 A
GUY ON ! GR.D FLOOR ( ;,F BUILD+1 :O'D
OP5$ ! DOOR WE>+ A RIPP$ ;,T-%IRT ) SPA-
<ETTI /A9S ALL OV] ! FRONT1 A PAIR (
PLAID BOX] %ORTS1 & BLACK SOCKS4 8,:AT80
HE GR[L$ F >.D ! UNLIT CIG> BUTT W$G$ 9
! CORN] ( 8 M\?4 8,Y GOT BUSI;S ) ME1
PRETTY BOY80
  ,CORSO />T$ 6ANSW]1 B ! GUY CUT HM (F4
  8',CAUSE IF Y DON'T1 & IF Y'RE TRY+ TO
SELL ME "S %IT ,I DON'T WANT1 ,I J MI<T
H 6KICK YR ASS40
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8 *EEKS SPORT+ ?REE "DS' WOR? ( /UB#4 ,8
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BLACK HAIR1 ?ICK 5 6HIDE ! SK9 2L4
  ,2H HM1 ! ,,TV 0 BL>+ :AT _H 6BE A
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AAH+4 8,OH1 Y1H1 BABY2 DON'T /OP2 DON'T
/OP ''' T'S X '''40 ,CORSO 0 AT AN ANGLE
6! SCRE54 ,F ": HE /OOD ! PICTURE LOOK$
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  8,I'M N SELL+ ANY?+10 ,CORSO      #AHA
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  ,CORSO TOLD HM4 ,! %RILL ,,TV VOICE 0
N[ DEM&+ X H>D] & DEEP]4
  8,! GUY OV] "!80 ,! GUY NO4$ T[>D ;,D
BUILD+4
  8,Y1H10 ,CORSO SD4
  8,2F MY "T10 HE SD4 8,HE 0 G"O 0! "T
,I GOT "H4 ,ONCE 9 A :ILE1 ,I TALK 6!
OLD BAT :O LIVES 9 ,"O-;,D1 NEXT DOOR
6HM4 ,I SE5 H] YE/]"D4 ,%E TOLD ME ALL
AB H[ ! COPS 0 0& ALL4 ,Y TALK 6H] YET80
  ,! FR5ZY ON ! ,,TV _H R1*$ A P1K4 ,EI
! ROOM _H SPONTANE\SLY IGNIT$ OR "EYBODY
9VOLV$ 0 AB 6GET _! JOLLIES AT ! SAME
"T4
  8,TALK 6H]4 ,%E'S GOT NO?+ 6D B M9D
"EYBODY'S BUSI;S40 ,HE LOOK$ BACK OV] 8
%\LD]4 8,GETT+ 6! GD "P N[10 HE SD )A
LE]4 ,=! F/ "T HE SMIL$1 EXHIBIT+ A R[ (
?ICK YELL[ TEE?4 8,UN.S MAYBE Y WANT 6-E
9 =A :ILE1 PRETTY BOY40 ,HE HEFT$ & !N
DROPP$ ! PACKAGE 2N 8 BOX]S4
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/RID+ AWAY4                         #AHB
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8,YA GOTTA F9D YR 9N] SELF40 ,GRUFF
LAU<T] FOLL[$ ,CORSO UP ! SIDEWALK & >.D
! CORN]1 L A PACK ( DOGS4
  ,A PLYWOOD RAMP &A L[ METAL H& RAIL _H
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TORE A HOLE 9 ! D>K;S & REDUC$ ,CORSO TO
SQU9T+ & %AD+ 8 EYES ) "O H&4 ,! DOOR
OP5$ A CRACK4
  8,:A4A Y WANT80 A VOICE SD F ! D>K;S4
8,WE DON'T ALL[ SOLICITORS "H40
  8,I'M N SELL+ ANY?+40
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  8,I "K ,MR4 ,POV10 ,CORSO H$G$4
  8,:AT'S 8 F/ "N80
  8,NHIM10 ,CORSO ANSW]$4 8,MR4 ,NHIM
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ALL ! WAY4 ,%E _H 6BE N9ETY4        #AHC
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AN OLD-FA%ION$ PAGEBOY CUT4 ,%E HELD !
DOORKNOB 9 "O H& &A GOLF CLUB 9 ! O!R4
  8,:AT D Y WANT80
  8,I'M LOOK+ 96! D1? ( ,DONALD ,B>?4 ,!
MAN :O LIV$ 9 ! A"P;T NEXT DOOR1 UP UN-
TIL A FEW MON?S BACK40
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  8,I'M A WRIT]40
  ,%E PE]$ UP AT ,CORSO =A M9UTE4 8,Y'RE
! "O WRITES ^? CRIME BOOKS40
  8,YES1 MA'AM4 ,FRANK ,CORSO40
  8,SE5 Y ON ! TUBE A C\PLE ( "TS40
  8,T'S ME10 ,CORSO SD4
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"! L AN IDIOT1 -E IN40
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NITURE Z ! ROOM CALL$ =1 L1V+ NO?+ B
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C\*4 8,I LIV$ TOO DAMN L;G10 %E SD4
  8,EXCUSE ME80
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GR&*N & \TLIV$ FIVE ( !M TOO40
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REJECT$ ! IDEA4
  8,X'S N "R 6\TLIVE "EYBODY :O C>ES AB
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9 ! AIR4 8,Y "E SEE ^? -M]CIALS ON !
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A# 6LIVE 6A HUNDR$80
  8,YES1 MA'AM1 ,I H40
  8,WELL Y TELL 'EM Y MET ,DELORES ,KIL-
BURN & %E SAYS ! :OLE IDEA'S N ALL X'S
CRACK$ UP 6BE40
  8,I W10 HE ASSUR$ H]4
  8,COPS 0 "H ! O!R "D40
  8,S ,I HE>40
  8,I'LL TELL Y ! SAME ?+ ,I TOLD !M4 ,I
LIV$ NEXT 6T PAIR = FIVE YE>S & N"E SD M
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