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  8,NO10 SD ,L5NY4 8,X'S ! AL>M ON MY
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  8,I'M SURE HE'S OKAY10 SD ,L5NY'S "M4
,B ,L5NY WASN'T S SURE4
  ,VAN %[$ UP AT F\R-T54 ,HE _H 8 ROBOT
) HM--& 8 "M4 ,%E WANT$ 6MEET ,L5NY'S
"M4
  8,Y'RE A LL LATE10 SD ,L5NY1 PULL+
,VAN 96! KIT*54 ,HE LEFT 8 "M TO     #GF
TALK ) ,MRS4 ,JAMES4
  8,SORRY10 SD ,VAN4
  8,WANT A BR[NIE80 ASK$ ,L5NY4 8,WE
MADE !M J = Y40
  8,?ANKS10 SD ,VAN1 SITT+ D[N 9 ! *AIR
,L5NY MO;N$ TO4
  ,! :OOPEE CU%ION LET \ A L;G L[ F>T4
  8,:AT 0 T80 ASK$ ,VAN1 HOPP+ 6HIS
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  ,VAN />T$ 6LAU<4 ,HE LIFT$ ! PILL[ (F
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  8,S H[ >E Y1 ,VAN80 %E ASK$4
  8,F9E10 SD ,VAN4
  8,I MADE Y BOYS BR[NIES10 SD ,L5NY'S
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  8,I AM10 SD ,VAN4 8,!Y'RE DELICI\S40
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  8,I BET Y'RE WOND]+ :Y MY "M IS WE>+
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ROOM4
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  8,X'S 2C %E'S A H& MODEL10 SD ,L5NY4
8,%E HAS 6KEEP H] H&S 9 P]FECT %APE4
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  8,:AT'S A H& MODEL80 ASK$ ,VAN4
  8,%E DOES ADV]TISE;TS = JEWELRY & BR1D
& SOAP1 & /UFF L T10 SD ,L5NY4 8,ANY?+ Y
H 6HOLD4 ,I BET Y'VE SE5 H] A MILLION
"TS ON ,,TV40
  ,VAN'S FACE LIT UP4 8,%E'S ON ,,TV80
HE SD4
  8,H] H&S >E10 SD ,L5NY4
  8,I N"E KNEW ( ANY"O :O DID T10 SD
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  8,WELL1 N[ Y D10 SD ,L5NY4
  ,VAN GOT UP & WALK$ OV] 6! W9D[4 ,X 0
DECK$ ) PLANTS4 ,L5NY'S "M LOV$ PLANTS4
,"! 7 TUBES T W.D L SNAKES F "O POT 6!
NEXT4
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VASE & X BRAN*$ \ 6ALL ! PLANTS4
  8,X'S AN AUTOMATIC WAT]+ SY/EM10   #GH
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  8,Y'RE RE,Y SM>T10 SD ,VAN4
  8,?ANK Y10 SD ,L5NY4

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FLAGS LAY OP5 ON 8 DESK4
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8,I CD HELP IF Y WANT40
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,L5NY4                               #GI
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GLOVES4

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SD ,L5NY'S "M AF ,VAN _H LEFT4
  8,T'S 2C HE'S N10 SD ,L5NY4
  8,I HOPE HE DOESN'T H ANY?+ 3TAGI\S10
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SD4 8,Z L;G Z Y /AY4 ,GOT X80 HE ASK$4
  8,GOT X10 SD 8 "M4 ,B ,L5NY WASN'T
SURE %E DID4

                                     #HA
  8,I PUT A :OOPEE CU%ION "U ,VAN'S S1T1
& HE F>T$ RE,Y L\D10 SD ,L5NY4
  8,WAS T FUNNY80 ASK$ ,MURIEL4
  8,X 0 HIL>I\S10 SD ,L5NY4
  8,:Y80 ASK$ ,MURIEL4
  8,NOBODY WANTS 6F>T10 SD ,L5NY4 8,X'S
L CAT*+ Y DO+ "S?+ Y'RE N SUPPOS$ TO4
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  8,SURE10 SD ,L5NY4 8,"EY"O F>TS4 ,EV5
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  8,I'M N D5Y+ X10 SD ,MURIEL4 8,"EY"O
F>TS1 J L "EY"O CRIES40
  8,EXCEPT = ME10 SD ,L5NY4
  8,OH1 ( C\RSE10 SD ,MURIEL4 8,EXCEPT =
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  8,& MY "M10 SD ,L5NY4 8,%E DOESN'T CRY
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  8,N"E80 ASK$ ,MURIEL4
  8,DIDN'T ,I TELL Y T80 SD ,L5NY4
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SD ,MURIEL4
  8,BABIES CRY10 SD ,L5NY4
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MAT*+ R$ GLOVES4 ,%E _H A DATE ) ,BOB4
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,L5NY'S H1D4
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0 ,BOB4
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TOOLS ON ! KIT*5 TA#4 8,I'M MAK+ AN
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  8,I WDN'T EAT TOO _M1 ?\<10 SD ,L5NY4
8,Y'LL F>T 5 6S5D A ROCKET 96SPACE40
  8,GROSS10 SD ,HOLLY4
  8,DON'T WORRY1 ,HOLLY10 SD ,L5NY4
8,"EY"O F>TS40
  8,?ANKS1 ,L5NY10 SD ,HOLLY4

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  8,:Y'S T80 ASK$ ,MURIEL4
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  8,P *OOSE "NS = DI6]5T R1SONS10 SD
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  8,ME TOO10 SD ,MURIEL4
  8,WE'RE ALIKE1 !N10 SD ,L5NY4
  8,IN "S WAYS WE >E ALIKE10 SD ,MURIEL4
  8,I ?9K MY MOM HAS A BOYFR10 SD ,L5NY4
8,HIS "N IS ,BOB40
  8,D Y L HM80 ASK$ ,MURIEL4
  8,HE'S OKAY10 SD ,L5NY4 8,I DON'T RE,Y
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  8,:AT'S HE L80 ASK$ ,MURIEL4
  8,HIS %OES >E ALW RE,Y %9Y10 SD ,L5NY4
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8,N1T L CL1N4 ,N L COOL4 ,I DON'T "K IF
HE'S COOL4 ,I N"E "K :AT 6SAY 6HM40
  8,:AT DOES ,BOB D80 ASK$ ,MURIEL4
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"K40
  8,D Y "K ANY?+ T HE LIKES80 ASK$ ,MU-
RIEL4
  8,HE M/ L 6PLAY BASEBALL10 SD ,L5NY4
8,HE HAS A ,R$S CAP & TWO ,R$S ;,T-
%IRTS40
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BALL10 SD ,MURIEL4
  8,MY MOM SMILES A LOT :5 ,BOB'S >.D10
SD ,L5NY4
  8,DOES %E SMILE A LOT :5 Y'RE >.D80
ASK$ ,MURIEL4
  8,N RE,Y10 SD ,L5NY4
  8,DOES T BO!R Y80
  8,NO10 SD ,L5NY4
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X M1NS %E LIKES 2+ ) ,BOB M ?AN 2+ )
ME40                                 #HH
  8,I DON'T ?9K X M1NS T10 SD ,MURIEL4
8,D Y SMILE A LOT :5 %E'S >.D80
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8 WIFE & BABY & W5T 96SPACE 9 SE>* (
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