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FACE ,REMY _H "E SE5 ON AN ADULT1 Z IF A
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NICE LIFE T WD BE1 ! SIMPLE TRANS-   #CB
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  8,I %D 2G9 0SAY+ T WE'RE ALL ?RILL$10
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\ ( 8 H& &) X SLIPP$ ! MO;T1 ,REMY R1*+
=! FALL+ GLASS & F9D+--

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UP 6TAKE ! T\R T "D1 M* 6,GUT]AK'S APP>-
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BIG SECOND-YE> RELIEF PIT*] &! BULLP5
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"EY"O 0 HOP+ WD DEVELOP A CURVE &! /"OS
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& SEEM$ 6WOND] :AT X M1NT--IF !Y'D FALL5
\ ( FAVOR1 "SH[4 ,HE TOLD ,REMY T HE
HE>D ,BANN]MAN & ,DOOLEY 7 TAK+ ,BRUCE
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CA/ ( ..,SEX &! .,C;Y4
  ,PAUL 0 FURI\S4 8,:AT ,I'D GIVE = AN
H\R 9 A C> ) T GODDAMN ,S>AH ,JESSICA4
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QUIET1 .2 '''
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/UFF80
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  8,Y ?9K MY WIFE'S FAT80
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''' Y & ME1 WE ALM DIE 9 "H & ALL WE GET
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VIEW MIRROR4 8,NO (F5SE40
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  ,PAUL LOOK$ OV] AT ,REMY AG4 ,HE SPOKE
M QUIETLY4 8,X J PISSES ME (F ''' FU79'
,LOPEZ TAK9' ,S>AH ,JESSICA >.D40
  8,PAUL--0
  8,:AT ! FUGG IS HE GONNA %[ H]8 ,"H'S
! BUILD+ ": ,I HID "U A DESK & %IT MY
PANTS80
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FEW M9UTES1 ,PAUL *IRP$ ! SIR5 6CLE> !
TRA6IC B ,REMY CD TELL HE WASN'T 96X4
  8,"S?+ ELSE10 ,PAUL SD 6! C>1 & ,REMY
S5S$ DANG] & CLOS$ 8 EYES4 8,Y NOTICE H[
! NUMB] KEEPS DROPP+8 ,EI<T ?\S&4    #CF
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? WAVE CRA%ES ALL >.D U1 BLACK & ?ICK1
PU%ES ME "U ,BRIAN'S C> & ALL ! WAY "?
6! O!R SIDE & ,I "K ,I'M GONNA GET BURI$
) ALL ? %IT T'S FLY+ >.D & ,I C'T BR1!
OR SEE &! W9D IS / BL[+ HOT %IT--SEE ON
MY >M "H1 ? BURN CAME F "S %IT BL[N AG/
ME1 & ? CUT1 F\R /IT*ES "!--,I'M CRAWL+
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(A BUILD+ & ,I CRAWL "? A BROK5      #CI
W9D[ & OV] P & ,I C'T TELL IF ,I'M 9SIDE
OR \--X'S ALL BLACK--EXCEPT ! FLOOR 2N
ALL ! DU/ IS M>#1 S ,I ?9K1 ,I M/ 2 IN-
SIDE & X SEEMS L ,I CRAWL ="E1 & !N ,I
GET UP & WALK1 & ALL (A SU45 "!'S A HUN-
DR$ ( U1 <O/S1 GRAY & *OK+1 & WE -E \ (
? CL\D "O AT A "T1 L LL FU79' KIDS WAK+
UP ON ,*RI/MAS MORN+1 & NO "O SAYS A ^W1
N A S+LE ^W1 & WE'RE WALK+ T[>D ,BATT]Y
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SP1K NO M4 ,ALL WE CD D 0 WALK4 ,J
WALK40
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WIDE4 ,PAUL LIK$ 6MAKE SURE P SAW !
BROK5 BLOOD VESSEL 9 ,REMY'S "R EYE4
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T\R4
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WE W5T "? "H40
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HE ?"\ AB H[ NICE T WD BE3 RELIEF1 A GUY
9 ! BULLP5 WAIT+ 6TAKE OV] :5 Y RUN \ (
GAS4 ,G 6! LEFT-H&]4 ,LIFE WD 2 M* EASI]
IF WE ALL _H A COA* WAT*+ U1 LOOK+ = ANY
SIGN ( FATIGUE OR 3FU.N1 SPECIALI/S
WAIT+ J D[N ! F\L L9E 6/RIDE 9 & SAVE \R
"W1 6SALVAGE :AT WE'VE D"O S F>1 MAKE
SURE WE DON'T WA/E ! 5D (A WELL-LIV$
LIFE4 ,A GD RELIEV] MI<T'VE SAV$ 8 C>E]1
8 M>RIAGE--:AT ELSE8 ,T'S ALL        #DA
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  8,:AT >E ^?80 ! PIT*] ASK$4
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,REFRIG]AT$ M1T TRUCKS40
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  8,BODIES40
  8,JESUS1 >E !Y '''0
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L1N$ BACK 3SPIRATORI,Y 2T ! S1TS4
8,LOOK1 DON'T TELL NO "O1 B ! TRU? IS
''' WE C'T F9D ! P4 ,LL PIECES4 ,A BODY
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,I J HE> ? 3V]S,N8 ,7 ! GAPS MOV+ HM
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HE'D GET 6G BACK & DR9K T G91 OR F9D \
:AT ! GUY 9 ! <O/ B> _H WANT$4 ,HE FELT
A VIBR,N1 PUT 8 H& ON 8 WAI/ & F.D !
PAG] AG4                             #DB
  8,FUCK9' RAGH1D "MFUCK]S10 ! /REET COP
0 SAY+4
  8,Y1H4 ,T'S "R4 ,T'S "R40

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*O ) H] NEW HUSB& ,/EVE 9 A GR& NEW H\SE
--F\R B$ROOMS1 ?REE DORM]S1 TWO BA?S1
"S?+ CALL$ A GRT ROOM1 &A LOVELY BRICK
FA@CADE--& T'S ": ,REMY F.D HMF1 SITT+
ON ! C\*1 DR9K+ W1K C(FEE F ! GD *9A4
,AB SIX MON?S 2F ! DIVORCE1 ,C>LA _H
DCLD T %E NE$$ 6../>T LIV+ MY LIFE OR
ELSE G .CRAZY1 &! NEXT "D %E'D OP5$ !
BIG OAK CAB9ET & 2GUN US+ _! GD W$D+ *9A
= E M1L2 T MORN+1 ,REMY CAME D[N/AIRS TO
F9D LL ,$G> EAT+ ,CAP'N ,CRUN* 9 A %AL-
L[1 H&-PA9T$ B"O B[L4 ,SIX MON?S LAT]1
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T]S .:O WE BOMB1 L;G Z WE D X :ILE WE /
GOT ! UPP] H&4 ,L9E 'EM UP4 ,CL1N H\SE4
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TRIPTY* ( S*OOL PORTRAITS ABV !      #DC
MANTLE3 BRILLIANT ,$G> AT SIX1 AT T51 &
N[ AT SIXTE51 L;G BLACK HAIR "P$ ON !
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N DEFIANT1 B L "S"O 3TEMPLAT+ ! "W+S (!
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MORE1 N L :5 HE 0 LL1 :5 ,REMY WD LOOK
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_H BE5 TAK5 F HM 6MAKE ! BOY4
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CUSE10 ,/EVE 3T9U$4 8,I'D USE ! .,"TS Z
MY GUIDE4 ,G 6! ,,UN & SAY1 ,8,LET'S
MAKE A D1L4 ,IF YR C.TRY %[S UP ON !
FRONT PAGE (! .,"TS = ANY?+ O!R ?AN A
TRAVEL F1TURE1 Y'RE TOA/40' ,WE %D'VE _H
! ,/1L? BOMB]S 9 ! AIR 2F ! SMOKE
CLE>$40
  8,! SMOKE HASN'T CLE>$10 ,REMY SD QUI-
ETLY4
  8,MY PO9T EXACTLY60 ,/EVE SWALL[$ A
BIG M\?;L & PO9T$ ! NECK (! BE] BOTTLE
AT ,REMY4 8,SEE8 ,Y "K :AT ,I'M TALK9'
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LIFE OR ELSE G .CRAZY--& L1N$ =W>D4
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DO+ "H80
  8,T'S EXACTLY :AT ,I M1N60 ,/EVE SAT
BACK ON ! C\*4 8,IF WE A9'T GONNA MAKE !
ASSHOLES PAY ''' :AT >E ANY ( U DO9'
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