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BI7E/ ?+ 9 MY LIFE "E1 B ,I WASN'T AB 6%>E MY FEEL+S ) ! :OLE _W4 ,I WASN'T GO+ 6/>T BLU2]+ =! LOCAL SPORTS GUY L HE 0 MY PRIE/ OR "S- ?+4 ,I _H "S PRIDE1 Y "K8 ,I 2LIEV$ 9 MY PRIVACY4 ,X WASN'T L ,I'D CALL$ ! GUY & (F]$ UP MY /ORY1 Y "K8 ,& ,I 0 K9D ( SUSPICI\S T :ITE P 7 RE- ,Y 9T]E/$ 9 SEE+ "S ,9DIANS BATTLE EA* O!R4 ,I ?9K X 0 SORT ( L WAT*+ DOGFIE Y R1DY 6TRY AG80 8,Y1H40 8,OKAY1 LET'S ROLL40 ,! CAM]A GUY />T$ FILM+4 8,S1 ,>NOLD10 ! SPORTS GUY SD4 8,BACK 9 ,DECEMB]1 Y FAC$ YR OLD CLASSMATES1 & FELL[ ,SPOKANE TRIBAL MEMB]S1 9 A BAS- KETBALL GAME BACK ON ! RES]V,N1 & Y LO/4 ,!Y'RE N[ ! NUMB] "O-RANK$ T1M 9 ! /ATE & !Y'RE -+ 6YR HOME GYM4 ,H[ DOES #BBF T MAKE Y FEEL80 8,WEIRD10 ,I SD4 8,CUT1 CUT1 CUT1 CUT10 ! 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SKULL40 8,AH1 %OOT10 HE SD4 8,I CDN'T GIVE Y ANY M BRA9 DAMAGE ?AN Y ALR GOT4 ,& 2SS1 DIDN'T ,I GIVE Y "O 3CUS.N ALR80 8,YEP1 & ?REE /IT*ES 9 MY =EH1D40 8,HEY1 MAN1 ,I _H NO?+ 6D ) ^? /IT*ES4 ,I ONLY D 3CUS.NS40 ,I LAU<$4 ,HE LAU<$4 8,I ?"\ Y HAT$ ME10 ,I SD4 8,I D10 HE SD4 8,B ,I'M BOR$40 8,S :AT80 8,S Y WANT 6MAYBE %OOT "S HOOPS80 ,=A SECOND1 ,I ?"\ AB SAY+ NO4 ,I ?"\ AB TELL+ HM 6BITE MY ASS4 ,I ?"\ AB MAK+ HM APOLOGIZE4 ,B ,I CDN'T4 ,HE 0 N"E GO+ 6*ANGE4 8,LET'S G10 ,I SD4 ,WE WALK$ OV] 6! C\RTS 2H ! HI< S*OOL4 ,TWO OLD HOOPS ) *A9 NETS4 ,WE J %OT LAZY JUMP]S =A FEW M9UTES4 ,WE DIDN'T TALK4 ,DIDN'T NE$ 6TALK4 ,WE 7 BASKETBALL TW9S4 ,( C\RSE1 ,R[DY GOT HOT1 HIT #BHI FIFTE5 OR TW5TY 9 A R[1 & ,I REB.D$ & KEPT PASS+ ! 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