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EXPRES.N4 ,HE'D BE5 "! 2F1 :5 HE 0 FAC+ A "PICUL>LY UNPL1S- ANT ASSIGN;T4 ,CAMPION 0 BATTL+ "S 9N] DEMONS4 ,LEMON FELT A SU45 URGE 6EASE 8 WAY4 8,LOOK1 ,MAX1 IF Y C'T D X--0 ,MAX BL9K$1 !N TURN$ 6,LEMON4 8,NO1 ,I'LL GET X10 HE SD )A GRIM DET]M9,N4 8,TM40 #AAF ,*APT] ,SIXTE5 #AAG ,MAX SLID 8 REMA9+ BI%OP DIAGON,Y ACR ! BO>D4 8,*ECK40 8,>E Y SURE Y WANT 6D T80 ,I ASK$4 8,I .?9K S10 HE SD4 8,:Y80 8,MY BI%OP TAKES YR QUE54 ,*ECKMATE40 ,MAX GROAN$4 8,T'S ?REE BE]S ,I [E Y4 ,IF ,I C "E GET Y \ ( ? PLACE & OV] 6! ,CLOV]DILLY S ,I C BUY !M = Y40 ,I LAU<$4 8,Y DON'T H 6PAY ME (F 9 BE]S1 Y "K40 8,H[1 !N80 8,H[ AB PLAY+ "S?+ ON ! 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CURSE REMA9S80 ,S T 0 :Y HE LOOK$ S PANICKY4 ,HE 0 AFRAID HE'D 2 /UCK )! PIG-GIRL ="E4 8,!N ,I'LL KILL MYF10 ,I SD4 8,RE,Y1 ,I PROMISE1 T'S :AT ,I'LL D4 ,Y'LL 2 FREE40 ,"! 0 M ?AN SAD;S 9 8 EYES N[4 ,X 0 DESPAIR4 8,I C'T1 ,P5ELOPE4 ,I'M SORRY ''' B ,I C'T40 ,ABRUPTLY1 HE /OOD UP & WALK$ \ (! ROOM4 8,JAKE60 MY "M %RIEK$4 8,JAKE80 ,%E RAN \ (! ROOM & ,W&A FOLL[$4 ,H] VOICE FLOAT$ BACK 6! MUSIC ROOM4 8,JAKE1 ": >E Y8 ,Y H 6GET A GAG ORD] & G AF #ABC HM60 ,MY "F CAME IN4 8,>E Y ALL "R1 MY DE>80 8,YES10 ,I SD4 8,RE,Y80 8,I'M F9E1 ,DAD40 ,/RANGELY 5\<1 ? 0 ! TRU?4 ,I .0 F9E4 ,F9E 9 A WAY T 0 V NEW = ME4 ,2C "S?+ 9SIDE ME _H *ANG$4 8,EXCUSE ME1 ,DAD4 ,I ?9K ,I'LL G LIE D[N =A :ILE40 ,HE NO4$ "U/&+LY4 8,I'LL TELL YR "M N 64TURB Y40 ,ON ! WAY 6MY B$ROOM1 ,I /OPP$ AT A /ORAGE CLOSET4 ,9SIDE1 ,I F.D A SMALL SUITCASE1 & ,I TOOK X 6MY ROOM4 ,I PLAC$ ! 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BACK ROOM4 ,LEMON RECOGNIZ$ HM Z "O ( ,MAX'S GAMBL+ "PN]S4 8,HEY1 WE GOT AN EMPTY *AIR BACK "H40 ,MAX %OOK 8 H1D4 8,NO ?ANKS1 MAN40 ,HE EXT5D$ ! M"OY 6,LEMON4 8,AN 9/ALL;T ON MY DEBT40 #ADF ,LEMON DIDN'T WANT 6TAKE X4 ,B HE _H A FEEL+ HE'D 2 9SULT+ ,MAX IF HE DIDN'T4 8,?ANK Y40 ,HE /U6$ ! BILLS 9 8 POCKET Z ,MAX PUT ! BROOM BACK 9 ! CLOSET1 TOOK (F ! APRON1 & AM#D \ (! B>4 ,*APT] ,TW5TY #ADG ,3TROL4 ,X 0 A -PLETELY NEW S5S,N1 "S- ?+ ,I'D N"E FELT 2F4 ,I--N MY "M1 MY "F1 ,W&A1 OR ,JAKE--WAS 9 3TROL ( MY LIFE4 ,I1 ,P5ELOPE ,WILH]N1 0 MAK+ ! DECI.NS1 CALL+ ! %OTS4 ,X 0 SC>Y1 X 0 2WILD]+1 ''' X 0 WOND];L4 ,( C\RSE1 ! ROOM ,I WOKE UP 9 T MORN+ CDN'T -P>E 6! ROOM AT ! GR& HOTEL OR 6MY ROOM BACK AT ! ,WILH]N MAN.N4 ,AF GETT+ ! M"OY F ,LEMON1 ,I WALK$ "? ! ,MIDT[N /REETS & EV5TU,Y F.D A %A2Y-LOOK+ BUILD+ )A .,ROOMS .,= .,R5T SIGN 9 A W9D[4 ,! B$ 0 LUMPY1 ! WALLPAP] 0 FAD$ & PEEL+1 "! 0 NO ,,TV OR PH"O OR FABUL\S VIEW F ! 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POSSIBIL- ITIES 7 5D.S6 ,:AT ELSE CD ,I D ) MY M"OY8 ,I CD BUY A ,,TV = MY LL ROOM1 B ,I DECID$ AG/ T4 ,MY "DS ( WAT*+ LIFE ON A SCRE5 7 OV]4 ,I 0 LIV+ LIFE N[4 ,I DID 9VE/ 9 A LL -B9,N RADIO_/AL>M CLOCK1 ?\<4 ,I 0 HOP+ MY B"R NEW FUTURE WD BR+ ?+S ,I WD NE$ 6GET UP ON "T =2 PLUS ,I WANT$ MUSIC1 A S.DTRACK = MY NEW LIFE4 ,:5 ,I FELT MYF GETT+ HUNGRY1 #ADI ,I 4COV]$ FA/-FOOD RE/AURANTS4 ,! 3CEPT 0 9CR$I#--Y CD WALK 96"O ( ^! PLACES1 GET HAMBURG]S1 *ICK51 ,FR5* FRIES1 & !N TAKE X ALL AWAY 6EAT ANY": Y WANT$6 ,I DIDN'T "PICUL>LY FEEL L GO+ BACK 6MY ROOM1 S ,I W5T 6! P>K1 SAT ON A B5*1 & FIGUR$ \ A WAY 6EAT4 ,I EXT5D$ ! SC>F \TW>D F MY M\? ) "O H& & US$ ! O!R 6POKE ,FR5* FRIES "U X4 ,A C\PLE ( PASS]SBY GL.ED AT ME O4LY1 B NO "O CD SEE ANY?+ RE,Y 4GU/+4 ,AF LUN*1 ,I W5T BACK 6EXPLOR+ & W&]+4 ,AT "O PO9T1 ,I R1LIZ$ ,I 0 ON ,OR*>D ,/REET4 ,! 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