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DRIV+ ? VEHICLE _H ANY?+ 6D ) :AT HAPP5$
6,MORGAN10 ,BRYAN SD4 8,X CD 2 TOT,Y UN-
RELAT$--"S?+ Z H>M.S Z A HIK] L1V+ 8 C>
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  8,X CD AL 2 A LOT M ?AN T10 ,ALI PO9T$
\4 8,DAVE NE$S 6"K AB X40
  ,S"EAL L;G SECONDS PASS$ 2F ,BRYAN RE-
PLI$4 8,"H'S ! PRO#M10 HE SD4 8,IF ,DAVE
LE>NS AB X1 HE'LL WANT 6"Q ,LACY1 & ,I
DON'T WANT HM H.D+ H] AB ANY?+4 ,MY
GIRLS H ALR BE5 TRAUMATIZ$ 5\<--,LACY 9
"PICUL>4 ,_! "M'S D1D4 ,_! :OLE _W IS 9
AN UPRO>4 ,H[ M* WORSE CD X BE80
  8,UN=TUNATELY1 X CD 2 A LOT WORSE10
,ALI TOLD HM4 8,:AT HAPP5S IF Y G   #BAF
6PRISON = ,MORGAN'S MURD]8 ,H[ TRAUMA-
TIZ$ W YR DAU<T]S 2 !N8 ,IF "!'S EV5 !
SMALLE/ *.E T ? LIC5SE NUMB] MI<T L1D 6!
KILL]1 OR EV5 6"S"O :O MI<T H SE5 !
KILL] & CD HELP ID5TIFY HM1 !N Y H AN
OBLIG,N 6YR DAU<T]S & 6YRF 6LET ! AU?OR-
ITIES 9 ON X40
  ,)\T ANO!R ^W1 %E PICK$ UP H] CELL
PH"O & SCROLL$ "? ! PH"O BOOK UNTIL %E
LOCAT$ ,DAVE'S NUMB]4 ,!N %E H&$ ! PH"O
OV] 6,BRYAN4
  8,:AT'S ?80 HE ASK$4
  8,T'S ,DAVE'S NUMB]4 ,PRESS S5D & !N
TALK 6HM4 ,Y C'T SIT ON ? 9=M,N1 ,BRYAN4
,X'S TOO IMPORTANT4 ,X CD 2 VITAL40
  ,BRYAN />$ AT ! PH"O 9 8 H& B MADE NO
MOVE 6USE X4
  8,LOOK10 ,ALI 9SI/$1 8Y ASK$ ME 6HELP
Y4 ,I'M WILL+ 6D T1 B N IF Y'RE N WILL+
6HELP YRF40
  8,ALL ,DAVE ,HOLMAN IS LOOK+ = IS AN
EXCUSE 6SLAP ME 9 JAIL40
  8,DAVE ,HOLMAN DOESN'T SCREW >.D10
,ALI RETURN$4 8,HE'S A /RAI<T %OOT]4 ,&
HE'S GOT KIDS :O >5'T P]FECT HMF4   #BAG
,IF Y ASK HM 6L1VE ,LACY AL"O1 HE PROBA-
BLY W4 ,B Y DECIDE4 ,EI CALL HM & GIVE
HM ! 9=M,N1 OR Y'RE ON YR [N40
  ,=A MO;T H] ULTIMATUM HOV]$ 2T !M1 !N
RELUCTANTLY1 ,BRYAN PRESS$ S5D4
  8,DETECTIVE ,HOLMAN80 HE SD :5 ,DAVE
ANSW]$4 8,X'S ,BRYAN ,=E/]4 ,I H "S 9=-
M,N = Y4 ,YES1 ,I "K ,I'M CALL+ ON ,ALI
,REYNOLDS'S PH"O4 ,%E 9SI/$ T ,I CALL40
  ,"! 0 A L;G PAUSE 2F ,BRYAN SPOKE AG4
8,X HAS 6D )A VEHICLE T 0 SPOTT$ 9 ! VI-
C9;Y ( \R PLACE ! MORN+ MY WIFE DI$40
,AF ANO!R L;G PAUSE1 ,BRYAN SWALL[$ H>D
2F HE REPLI$ 6,DAVE'S OBVI\S "Q4 8,T WD
2 MY DAU<T] ,LACY4 ,& NO1 ,I DON'T H A
DESCRIP;N1 2Y ! FACT T ! C> 0 BLUE B ,I
H :AT ,I 2LIEVE 6BE ! LIC5SE NUMB]--F
,COLORADO4 ,YES4 ,I'LL WAIT40 ,HE TURN$
6,ALI & M\!D1 8,HE'S GETT+ A P5CIL40
  ,S"EAL M9UTES LAT]1 ,BRYAN _H RELAY$ !
9=M,N4 ,HE CLOS$ ! PH"O & H&$ X BACK TO
,ALI4 8,"!10 HE SD4 8,I HOPE Y'RE HAP-
PY40
  ,ALI NO4$4 8,X'S A />T10 %E SD4
  ,BRYAN /OOD UP4                   #BAH
  8,": >E Y GO+80 ,ALI ASK$4
  8,I'LL G 96! H\SE & *ECK ON PROGRESS1
!N ,I'LL H1D BACK 6! HOTEL4 ,MY "M
DOESN'T D WELL ) ,LACY1 ESPECI,Y :5 X
-ES 6M1L"TS4 ,"M ?9KS ,LACY IS SPOIL$4
,%E'S N4 ,%E'S J ,LACY40
  ,HE WALK$ AWAY1 L1V+ ,ALI 6WOND] IF
,LACY'S DI6]5T WAY ( VIEW+ ! _W MI<T
PROVIDE ! "O TELL+ DETAIL T CD 5D UP
PROV+ H] "F'S 9NOC;E4
  ,BRYAN 0 / 9 ! H\SE :5 ,ALI'S PH"O
RANG4 ,%E WASN'T SURPRIS$ 6SEE ,DAVE
,HOLMAN'S PH"O NUMB]4
  8,Y _H ,BRYAN ,=E/] CALL ME ON YR
PH"O80 ,DAVE DEM&$4 8,:Y >E Y HAV+ ANY?+
6D ) HM1 ,ALI8 ,HE'S A POSSI# MURD] SUS-
PECT1 A DANG]\S MAN40
  8,YES10 ,ALI AGRE$4 8,T'S ! ^W ON !
/REET4 ,I'M HE>+ ! SAME ?+ F ALL ! LOCAL
HAIRDRESS]S40
  8,ALI1 HE'S PLAY+ ON YR SYMPA?IES4 ,&
? LIC5SE ?+4 ,": DID T -E F8 ,X C]TA9LY
DIDN'T %[ UP 9 ! ,,CHAP 9T]VIEW40
  8,I'M N SURPRIS$10 ,ALI SD4 8,AC TO
,BRYAN1 ,LACY DOESN'T TALK 6ANY"O   #BAI
B H] SI/]1 B >E Y GO+ 6*ECK ! L1D OR N80
  8,( C\RSE ,I'M GO+ 6*ECK X \10 ,DAVE
SD1 S.D+ EXASP]AT$4 8,B ,I'M AL TELL+ Y
T X'S 9 ,BRYAN'S BE/ 9T]E/ 6H U RUNN+
>.D 9 CIRCLES & FOLL[+ UP ON USE.S L1DS4
,X'S :AT GUYS L HM D4 ,T'S H[ !Y ?9K &
H[ !Y "W40
  8,BRYAN ,=E/] DIDN'T KILL 8 WIFE10
,ALI ASS]T$4
  8,H[ D Y "K80 ,DAVE ASK$4
  8,2C HE TOLD ME40
  8,"R10 ,DAVE SD )A MIR?.S *UCKLE4 8,HE
TOLD Y1 & Y 2LIEV$ HM4 ,H[ DOES T OLD
,GEORGE ,/RAIT S;G G8 ,8,IF Y'LL BUY T1
,I'VE GOT "S OC1NFRONT PROP]TY 9 ,>IZO-
NA40'0
  8,B ,I D 2LIEVE HM10 ,ALI SD4
  ,DAVE BACK$ (F4 8,LOOK1 ?+S 7 GO+ BAD-
LY = HM4 ,I'M HE>+ T ,MORGAN WASN'T EX-
ACTLY WALK+ ! /RAI<T & N>R[ & T %E 0
FOOL+ >.D--A LOT4 ,I ?9K X'S POSSI# HE &
,MORGAN GOT 96"S K9D ( >GU;T1 & HE LO/
X4 ,I'M N SAY+ T HE DIDN'T H "S R1L
PROVOC,N1 & ,I'M N SAY+ X 0 PREM$ITAT$4
,B T DOESN'T M1N HE ISN'T DANG]\S   #BBJ
& UNPREDICTA#4 ,D YRF A FAVOR1 ,ALI4 ,D
U ALL A FAVOR4 ,/AY AWAY F HM4 ,DON'T
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  8,SORRY1 ,DAVE10 %E SD4 8,REMEMB]1 ,I
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VOLV$4
  ,BRYAN EM]G$ F ! H\SE4 8,RYAN & ,G>Y
>E CLOSE 6F9I%+ UP ) :AT LL WALLBO>D !Y
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!Y'VE "W$ S F>4 ,AF TD1 ?\<1 !Y %D PLAN
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  8,?ANKS = ALL YR HELP10 HE SD4 8,! BE/
,I C POSSIBLY HOPE = N[ IS T ,DAVE ,HOL-
MAN WON'T ?R[ ME 9 JAIL UNTIL AF ! FUN]-
AL & UNTIL AF ,I C MAKE "S K9D ( >RANGE-
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  8,I HOPE N10 ,ALI SD4 8,:5 IS ! FUN]-
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& GO+ 6PRISON8 ,! IDEA ( ^? TWO LL GIRLS
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A*E4
  ,BRYAN _H B>ELY DRIV5 AWAY :5 ,ALI'S
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\R WAY40
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  ,NELDA >RIV$ A FEW M9UTES LAT]4 ,%E
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  ,NELDA NIX$ ! HI< *AIR 9 FAVOR (A
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  ,ALI'S "M FOLL[$ !M 6! TA#1 BR++ AL;G
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H&$ ,NELDA A PACKAGE ( OY/] CRACK]S4
8,:AT'S ,MR4 ,H&"S "H HAV+ TD80 %E ASK$4
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ORD] PAD1 %E GAVE ,LIAM AN A6EC;NATE PAT
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%E SD4 8,I'LL BET HE TAKES AF 8 DA4Y40
,Z ,$IE WALK$ AWAY1 %E DIDN'T GLIMPSE !
4MAY T FLA%$ ACR ,NELDA'S FACE AT !
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6"U/&4 ,SPELL+ "S (! CRITICAL ^WS SEEM$
L A GD ?+4
  ,=A MO;T1 R ?AN REPLY+1 ,NELDA BUSI$
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AM4 8,X WASN'T Q L T10 %E SD AT LA/4 8,X
0 ACTU,Y A LOT WORSE4 ,D Y REMEMB] :AT
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  8,Y M1N AB GD & EVIL80
  ,NELDA NO4$4 8,I ?9K MO/ P 2LIEVE T GD
-ES F GD & EVIL -ES F EVIL1 B T'S N NEC-
ESS>ILY TRUE4 ,MY HUSB&1 ,LIAM1 0 "O (!
NICE/ P :O "E LIV$4 ,& ,I 3SID] MYF A GD
P]SON1 TOO1 B \R DAU<T]1 ,PATSY1 0 PURE
EVIL4 ,/ IS PURE EVIL4 ,& YET ,HALEY IS
H] DAU<T]4 ,& ,LIAM "H IS H] GR&SON40
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CRACK]S OV] 8 H1D4 ,& :5 8 GR&"M--HIS
GRT-GR&"M1 ,ALI R1LIZ$--*ID$ HM AB X1 HE
GAVE H] A GR9 PUNCTUAT$ 0T9Y :ITE   #BBD
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CRACK]S & GAVE HM ! M5U &! ,CRAYOLAS4
  ,ALI S5S$ T ? 0 ! R1SON ,NELDA ,H>RIS
_H DRIV5 "H--6TELL ,HALEY'S /ORY1 :AT"E
X MI<T BE4 ,N[1 ?\<1 ) ,NELDA SEEM+ 6H
SECOND ?"\S1 ,ALI R1LIZ$ T X M/ 2 WORSE
?AN A TE5AGE A6AIR G"O BAD4 ..,X M/ 2 A
CASE ( .RAPE1 ,ALI !ORIZ$4 ,%E KNEW F H]
YE>S 9 ! NEWS BUSI;S H[ DI6ICULT X CD 2
= RAPE VICTIMS & _! FAMILIES 64CUSS S*
?+S4
  8,:AT HAPP5$80 ,ALI ASK$ G5TLY4
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%E GOT 6S*OOL1 %E 0 A BIT] &A FI<T]4 ,0!
"T ,PATSY 0 A TE5AG]1 %E 0 -PLETELY \ (
3TROL40
  ,:5 ,NELDA F/ />T$ SP1K+1 ,ALI _H ?"\
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LA/ S5T;E T ,ALI "U/OOD ,NELDA 0 TALK+
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DAU<T]4
  8,PATSY DROPP$ \ ( HI< S*OOL H]   #BBE
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SD MADE ANY DI6];E4 ,Z F> Z %E 0 3C]N$1
%E _H LE>N$ "EY?+ "! 0 6LE>N4 ,2SS1 %E
_H TAK5 UP ) AN OLD] GUY--A M>RI$ OLD]
GUY1 A L;G-HAUL TRUCK DRIV] "ND ,W,Y
,M>%4 ,PATSY _H TWO ABOR;NS 2F %E 0 TW5-
TY4 ,0!N ,W,Y _H DIVORC$ 8 WIFE4 ,HE &
,PATSY GOT M>RI$1 &! NEXT ?+ WE KNEW1
,HALEY >RIV$ ON ! SC5E40
  ,"! 0 A %ORT PAUSE 9 ! N>RATIVE :ILE
,$IE DELIV]$ ,NELDA'S GRILL$ *EESE &
P\R$ M C(FEE4 ,NELDA CUT HALF ! S&WI*
96PIECES & !N PASS$ ^? 6,LIAM1 :O /OPP$
COLOR+ L;G 5 6M[ "? !M4
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A T]RI# "M1 & %E WAS4 ,%E _H ? /RANGE
IDEA T Z SOON Z %E _H ! BABY1 ,W,Y 0 GO+
6/RAI<T5 UP & FLY "R4 ,HE DIDN'T40
  8,YES10 ,ALI SD4 8,Z MY "F LIKES 6SAY1
ONCE A *1T1 ALW A *1T40
  8,& N[ ,PATSY 0 /UCK AT HOME )A BABY
:ILE ,W,Y 0 "R BACK 6DO+ 8 *1T+ ) "S"O
ELSE4 ,S ,PATSY CAME UP ) ? H>EBRA9$
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TOO4 ,I'M SURE %E FIGUR$ T ONCE     #BBF
%E 0 \ ON ! ROAD ) ,W,Y1 X WD 2 T M*
EASI] 6KEEP AN EYE ON HM4 ,%E CAME 6ME &
ASK$ ME IF ,I'D LOOK AF ,HALEY S %E CD
GET H] LIC5SE4
  8,LIAM & ,I TALK$ X OV]4 ,WE KNEW :AT
K9D (A P]SON %E WAS--M1N & V9DICTIVE4
,LIAM SD T IF %E "E GOT MAD AT U1 %E'D
TAKE ,HALEY AWAY & WE'D N"E SEE H] AG4
,WE TOLD ,PATSY T ! ONLY WAY WE'D LOOK
AF ,HALEY 0 IF %E MADE X (FICIAL--IF %E
& ,W,Y SIGN$ OV] _! P>5TAL "RS 6U4 ,WE
TOLD H] !Y CD H VISIT,N PRIVILEGES1 B !Y
NE$$ 6MAKE U ,HALEY'S (FICIAL GU>DIANS4
,& T'S :AT HAPP5$4 ,!Y BO? SIGN$ ! PAP]-
"W1 & !N (F !Y W5T :ILE WE SET AB RAIS+
,HALEY40
  8,F :AT ,I SEE1 Y DID A GD JOB ( X10
,ALI SD4
  ,NELDA NO4$4 8,WE / _H ! F>M !N4 ,PAT-
SY ALW HAT$ LIV+ "!1 B ,HALEY LOV$ X4
,%E WOR%IPP$ H] GR&PA--FOLL[$ HM "EY":1
RODE ON ! TRACTOR ) HM4 ,& :5 HE GOT
SICK1 %E SAT ) HM = H\RS ON 5D4 ,J SAT )
HM1 TELL+ HM /ORIES T %E MADE UP ON !
SPOT40 ,A TE> APPE>$ 9 ! CORN] (    #BBG
,NELDA'S EYE4 ,%E BRU%$ X AWAY )! BACK (
H] H&4
  ,LIAM PE]$ AT H] )A LOOK ( 3C]N4 8,[-
EE80 HE ASK$4
  8,NO1 H"OY10 %E SD4 8,GR&MA'S F9E4 ,J
EAT YR S&WI*40 ,Z HE RETURN$ 8 ATT5;N 6!
FOOD1 ,NELDA RETURN$ 6H] /ORY4 8,AT F/
,PATSY & ,W,Y CAME 6VISIT E MON? OR S1 B
!N _! VISITS />T$ GETT+ F>!R & F>!R A"P4
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&= ,*RI/MAS1 & T 0 X4 ,B X DIDN'T MATT]1
N RE,Y4 ,0! "T %E 0 FIVE1 %E B>ELY KNEW
!M4 ,LIAM & ,I 7 H] P>5TS1 ! ONLY "OS :O
MATT]$4
  8,B WE />T$ HE>+ RUMORS AB ,PATSY &
,W,Y--T ?+S 7 GO+ HAYWIRE ) !M4 ,TUT-
TLE'S A SMALL T[N4 ,W,Y'S F/ WIFE / LIV$
"! ) 8 TWO SONS4 ,F/ WE HE>D T ,PATSY &
,W,Y 7 HAV+ M>ITAL DI6ICULTIES ( "S K9D4
,! NEXT ?+ WE KNEW1 ,W,Y 0 %OT D1D AT A
TRUCK /OP NE> ,DALLAS4 ,X TURN$ \ T !Y
_H BE5 DO+ L&-(FICE BUSI;S1 HAUL+ DRUGS
AL;G ) _! O!R C>GO4 ,W,Y _H BE5 R1DY TO
SETTLE D[N & BUY A F>M "S":4 ,HE B"\ !
F>M ALL "R4 ,PATSY & H] NEW BOY-    #BBH
FR1 ,ROG] ,SIMS1 SAW 6X4 ,ALL ! UGLY
DRUG D1L+ CAME 6LI<T DUR+ ! TRIAL1 &
,PATSY & ,ROG] BO? GOT S5T UP TW5TY-YE>S
6LIFE = SECOND-DEGREE MURD]4
  8,! :OLE ?+ NE>LY KILL$ POOR ,GR&PA10
,NELDA 3T9U$ AF A PAUSE4 8,HE WANT$ TO
PULL UP /AKES1 SELL \1 & MOVE "S": ELSE1
"S": F> AWAY4 ,WE CAME "H LOOK+ =A PLACE
6MOVE4 ,WE W5T 6,PRESCOTT =! ,F\R? (
,JULY RODEO & EV5 UP 6,J]OME 2C HE WANT$
6SEE A <O/ T[N4 ,B HE LOV$ ,COTTONWOOD4
,WE BO? DID1 & WE 7 ?9K+ AB -+ "H 6LIVE
:5 HE GOT SICK4 ,LUNG C.ER4 ,I KNEW Z
SOON Z WE GOT ! DIAGNOSIS T MOV+ AWAY
WASN'T AN OP;N4 ,2SS1 Z ,I TOLD HM AT !
"T1 :AT ,PATSY DID OR DIDN'T D 0 NO RE-
FLEC;N ON U1 &! P :O ?"\ X 0 W]5'T WOR?
BO!R+ ) ANYWAY40
  ,ALI 0 /RU7L+ 6KEEP TRACK ( ? L;G1
3VOLUT$ /ORY :ILE WOND]+ H[ ANY ( X CD H
3TRIBUT$ 6,HALEY'S TURN+ D[N ! S*OL>%IP4
  8,S =A L;G "T1 WE J TRI$ 6KEEP GO+4
,LIAM 0 GETT+ SICK] & SICK]4 ,X 0 ALL ,I
CD D 6TAKE C>E ( HM & ,HALEY & LOOK AF !
F>M1 TOO4 ,UNLIKE H] "M1 ,HALEY 0   #BBI
GD Z GOLD--SWEET & LOV+--&A HUGE HELP4
,:5 WE LO/ ,LIAM1 %E 0 ONLY TWELVE1 B %E
TOOK C>E ( ME M ?AN ,I TOOK C>E ( H]4 ,I
DON'T "K H[ ,I WD H MADE X IF %E _HN'T
BE5 "!40 ,NELDA SI<$4 8,I DON'T "K H[
O!R P D1L ) HAV+ A * 9 PRISON4 ,! WAY ,I
DID X 0 ,I PRETTY M* PUT ,PATSY \ ( MY
M9D4 ,I GUESS ,I SORT ( ?"\ !Y PUT P 9
PRISON 6BE PUNI%$ & LE>N _! LESSONS S !Y
WON'T MAKE ! SAME K9DS ( MISTAKES AG4
,:5 !Y -E \1 !Y'RE SUPPOS$ 6BE REHABILI-
TAT$1 "R8 ,& !N TWO YE>S AF ,LIAM DI$1 !
YE> ,HALEY TURN$ F\RTE51 :O %D TURN UP
ON MY DOOR/EP B ,PATSY4 ,!Y _H LET H] \
ON GD 2HAVIOR4 ,& 2C %E 0 S NE$Y & 2C %E
0 MY * & 2C ,I'M A GD P]SON1 ,I LET H]
-E HOME40
  8,EXCEPT %E WASN'T REHABILITAT$10 ,ALI
SU7E/$ QUIETLY4
  8,NO10 ,NELDA AGRE$ SADLY4 8,%E
WASN'T40
  8,DRUGS80 ,ALI ASK$4
  ,NELDA NO4$4 8,LOTS ( DRUGS4 ,%E 0 US+
!M & SELL+ !M "R "! 9 MY H\SE4 ,9 MY [N
H\SE4 ,H[ CD ,I H BE5 S /UPID8      #BCJ
,H[ CD ,I N H "KN8 ,( C\RSE1 ,PATSY 0
N"E T SM>T4 ,& :5 %E RAN %ORT ( M"OY1 %E
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