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               ,*APT] #E             #BA

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PAIRS ( %OES1 ALL S T HE MI<T CUT A F9E
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              ,*APT] ,SIX            #BG

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G5U9E & TRUE EMO;N4
  ,$W>D ,TULANE 0 AFRAID4








              ,*APT] ,SEV5           #BI

  ,HE TOLD HMF T C]TA9LY ,ABIL5E WD -E &
F9D HM4 ,?1 ,$W>D ?"\1 IS M* L WAIT+ =
,ABIL5E 6-E HOME F S*OOL4 ,I W PRET5D T
,I AM 9 ! D9+ ROOM (! H\SE ON ,EGYPT
,/REET1 WAIT+ =! LL H& 6MOVE 6! ?REE &!
BIG H& 6L& ON ! TWELVE4 ,IF ONLY ,I _H
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DOESN'T MATT]2 %E W 2 "H SOON1 V SOON4
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MON?S4
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96"O--T 0 :Y4
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FELT1 9 "S WAY T HE CD N EXPLA9 TO   #CJ
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AL? = :AT HE CD N SAY4
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P[];L T X LIFT$ ,$W>D (F ! OC1N FLOOR &
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! _W1 LY+ ON ! DECK (A %IP1 SURR.D$ BY
FI%4
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MAN1 & HE TURN$ AWAY4
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FIX X UP & SET X 6"RS4 ,GIVE X 6"S *40
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BACK AM;G ! LIV+ T HE DID N EV5 TAKE UM-
BRAGE AT 2+ REF]R$ 6Z 8X40








              ,*APT] ,EI<T           #CC

  ,ON L&1 ! OLD FI%]MAN /OPP$ 6LI<T A
PIPE1 & !N1 )! PIPE CL5*$ 2T 8 TEE?1 HE
WALK$ HOME1 C>RY+ ,$W>D ATOP 8 LEFT %\L-
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VOICE Z !Y WALK$4
  8,Y'LL L ,NELLIE1 Y W10 SD ! OLD MAN4
8,%E'S _H H] SAD;S1 B %E'S AN ALL-"R
GIRL40
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! SEA4
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  8,"! Y >E1 N[10 SD ! FI%]MAN4 ,HE TOOK
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SEE1 !N40
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              ,*APT] ,N9E            #CG

  ,& S ,$W>D ,TULANE 2CAME ,SUSANNA4
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MA9$ & DESIGN+ HM A NEW PAIR4
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A BOY RA2IT4 ,HE DID N WANT 6BE DRESS$ Z
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& 8 WIFE 0 SWEET4 ,NELLIE LOV$ 6BAKE1 &
S %E SP5T H] "D 9 ! KIT*54 ,%E PUT ,$W>D
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               ,*APT] ,T5            #DA

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             ,*APT] ,ELEV5           #DE

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             ,*APT] ,TWELVE          #DI

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             ,*APT] ,?IRTE5          #EC

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             ,*APT] ,F\RTE5          #EG

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