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COTTON BALL & /ROK$ 8 %ELL4 8,:AT80 %E ASK$4 8,AB 8 P>5TS GETT+ DIVORC$40 ,M>V9 ?"\ BACK 6! 3V]S,N 9 ,JAMES'S B$ROOM4 8,:Y DON'T BEETLES "E GET DIVORC$80 ,8 "M 3SID]$ T =A MO;T4 8,WELL1 \R LIVES >E %ORT1 D>L+4 ,:AT WD 2 ! PO9T8 ,WE H S LL "T1 WE M/ SP5D X Z HAPPILY Z POSSI#40 ,%E TUCK$ ! COTTON FLUFF M SECURELY >.D ,M>V94 8,& WE EXPECT A LOT LESS ?AN P D4 ,IF WE GET "? ! "D )\T 2+ /EPP$ ON1 )A LL FOOD 6FILL \R BELLIES1 A SAFE PLACE 6B$ D[N =A FEW H\RS1 & \R FAMILY & FRS CLOSE BY--WELL1 T'S A GD "D1 ISN'T X8 ,9 FACT1 A P]FECT "D4 ,:O CD ASK = M80 ,M>V9 SNU7L$ 96! S(T B$D+ & NO4$ SLEEPILY4 8,I GUESS10 HE SD4 8,AL1 WE H NO LAWY]S10 8 "M A4$1 L1V+ ! ROOM4 #BC #AHG ,A ,P]FECT ,CRIME ,! FOLL[+ WEEK PASS$ UNEV5T;LLY4 ,MAMA & ,PAPA 7 ?RILL$ 6H ,M>V9 SAFE AT HOME AG4 ,ELA9E 0 DELIGU;T 5D$ ABRUPTLY :5 ! MICROWAVE'S CLOCK />T$ BL9K+ AG & ,ALB]T SLIPP$ TRIUMPHANTLY \ ! BACK4 7,MRS4 ,POMPA"D3 8,OH6 ,LOOK1 X'S "W+ N[40 ,MR4 ,POMPA"D3 8,SEE1 ,I FIX$ X407 ,JAMES HMF SEEM$ NOTICEABLY M *E];L & 3FID5T4 ,M>V9 SP5T NE>LY E AFN 9 8 B$- ROOM1 & HE CDN'T DECIDE :AT A3.T$ =! *ANGE3 ! SU3ESS ( COPY+ .,=TI- #AHH TUDE8 ! ATT5;N F ,MRS4 ,POMPA"D OV] 8 NEW TAL5T8 ! EXCITE;T (! P5D+ BURGL>Y8 ,:AT"E X WAS1 ,JAMES 0 HAPPY1 : MADE ,M>V9 HAPPY4 ,:5 ,FRI"D CAME1 ,K>L & ,JAMES1 ) ,M>- V9 9 T[1 >RIV$ AT ,*RI/9A'S (FICE AT EX- ACTLY FIVE-?IRTY1 Z %E _H 9/RUCT$4 ,MAMA & ,PAPA _HN'T EV5 PUT UP A FUSS AB ,M>V9 L1V+ ! A"P;T ? "T1 S9CE ,M>V9 _H SP5T MO/ (! 9T]V5+ WEEK EXTOLL+ ! IMPORT.E ( SEE+ 8 2LOV$ DRAW+ AG = :AT MIY _H BE5 >RANG$ = T EV5+1 & N[ T PLANS 7 9 PLACE1 "EY?+ SEEM$ 6BE PROCE$+ V QKLY4 ,*RI/9A GREET$ !M W>MLY1 H] EYES B"R4 ,:5 %E SAW ,JAMES1 %E SWOOP$ D[N & HU7$ HM4 ,HE LOOK$ />TL$1 B ,M>V9 CD TELL HE 0 PL1S$4 8,H['S MY FAVORITE =G]80 %E ASK$1 SMIL+4 8,OKAY10 HE SD4 8,R1DY =A LA/ LOOK AT YR DRAW+8 ,X'S HANG+ 9 ! GALL]Y N[1 "R ": ! 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