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               ,,PROLOGUE

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H]4 ,T 0 ! WAY HE LIK$ 6OP]ATE1 & X 0 A
PHILOSOPHY T _H "W$ FAIRLY WELL OV] !
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8 POCKET1 HE FELT SAFE4
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SET AB GA!R+ & PACK+ 8 EQUIP;T4 ,HE
DIDN'T NE$ 6C>RY M*4 ,HE BR"\ AL;G A
FULLY LOAD$ SYR+E1 A SET ( SCRUBS1 A
PAIR ( SURGICAL GLOVES1 &A PAIR ( PAP]
SURGICAL BOOTIES4 ,BLOOD SPATT] ON
SCRUBS 0 EASILY EXPLA9$ & EASILY GOTT5
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SURE T HE DIDN'T L1VE 2H A DAMN+ F+]PR9T
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FRONT DOOR1 HE PAUS$ L;G 5 6LOOK >.D4
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MORN+ A LL PA/ FIVE-?IRTY4 ,"K+ HE'D 2
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D[NT[N ,PHOENIX USU,Y 9VOLV$ D1L+ ) RU%-
H\R TRA6IC4 ,? MORN+ & ? E>LY1 "! 0 B>E-
LY ANY TRA6IC AT ALL4 ,ANXI\S & EXCIT$1
,MATT KEPT REM9D+ HMF 6SL[ D[N4 ,TD (
ALL "DS1 X WDN'T D = HM 6GET A SPE$+
TICKET4
  ,DUR+ ! LA/ WEEK1 "E S9CE ,SUSAN _H
SU7E/$ !Y %D MEET AT LA/1 ,MATT _H D"O 8
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HMF & DO+ "S?+ = ,MATT =A *ANGE4 ,HE 0
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