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AGON,Y ACR ! /REET F ,CROSSHAIRS ,GUNS &
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EYES & W>M 6! *EEK4                 #AFH
  8,HE ASKS = ,,ID Y GIVE X 6HM1
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8,C'T FAIL1 MY MAN4 ,X'S ALL -+ TGR4 ,!
NOTES >E ALL 9 PLACE40
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H A CLUE EI1 B 0T "T1 !Y 7 ON _! WAY UP
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,DRIV] BUMP HM F 2H1 =C+ HM CLOS]4 ,KE-
HOE FANN$ \ 6! "R1 OV] T[>D ! CASES )!
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BWANA PICTURE Z ON ! \TSIDE (! BUILD+4
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CASE L A KID AT A BAK]Y W9D[4
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6OP5 ! BACK (! CAB9ET4 ,FIVE SECONDS
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SP5T ! NEXT M9UTE OR S HEFT+ ! PIECE &
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SMILE4
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8,"!'S A TWO-"D WAIT+ P]IOD 9 ,>IZONA1
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  8,CUTT]10 ,KEHOE SD )A WIDE GR94 8,MR4
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                  #BJ               #AGG

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