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&-BY ''' MAYBE '''0 OR 8IN A PIG'S EYE60
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SELL+ WOR? A HANG 9 ! ,PACIFIC ,NOR?WE/4
,WE DIDN'T L BIG CITIES 9 ! F/
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PLACE OR WE WDN'T H -E CLE> \ "H4 ,& WE
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GET1 NOT$ ! "N ,NEW ,YORK 0 GO+ OV] L A
L1D BALLOON & 0 BAD = BUSI;S4 ,! "N ,SE-
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PUBLIC M9D1 S HE FIGUR$ HE'D BETT] GET
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WD H CALL$ ! PLACE ,TAKAHA%I1 OR "S?+ L
T4
  ,S HE HUNG ! "N ,ALKI ON 8 LOC,N & GOT
A BIG PLUG \ (! $ITOR (! .,COLUMBIAN 9
,OLYMPIA1 ! ONLY PAP] NOR? (! ,COLUMBIA
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5TR.E 6,DUWAMI% ,BAY1 HI!RTO CALL$ ,NEW
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& HOPE;L PLACE4 ,WELL D"O1 FR ,T]RY 6!E
& ?Y ,ALKI4

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: HE B"\ *1P & SOLD DE>4 ,HE 0       #DI
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PETITOR1 0 9CAPACITAT+ HMF ) LIQUOR &
PURSU+ ! WILD GOOSE *ASE ( SALT+ SALMON
=! ,SAN ,FRANCISCO TRADE4 ,! SALMON
SPOIL$ 9 TRANSIT &! DOCTOR LO/ 8 %IRT4
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8HAT]40 ,IF Y 7 ON ! O!R SIDE1 HE    #EA
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  ,& ,D5NY1 0! SAME TOK51 *E];LLY PLATT$
,ALKI--=! M"OY4
-------------------------------------#CA
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''' & MO/ ( !M _H BUILD+S ON !M T 7 9
USE4 ,"! W]5'T EI<T LEVEL1 USA# BLOCKS 9
ALL ( ,S1TTLE4
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,BAY =! F/ C\PLE ( YE>S4
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MAN4 ,9 ? RESPECT HE 0 CLE>LY REPRES5TA-
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?9K 8 ATTITUDE ON ! MATT] IS APTLY EX-
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BRIDE AT ! 2HE/ ( ,>?UR ,D5NY 69ITIATE
=MAL RELIGION 9 \R T[N4
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SPL5DIDLY 9 ! ,EA/1 B SURE DIDN'T SELL 9
,S1TTLE AT T "T4 ,:5 HE TOLD ! ,9DIANS T
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WD D "S?+ AB ! :ITE P :O 7 RAPIDLY KILL+
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A LL PREMATURE1 ,*>LIE TOOK ! ATTITUDE T
MIS.N>IES DID M1N M M"OY 9 ! L;G RUN &
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UP SAY+1 8,I DON'T "K AB             #EC
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H&$ OV] 6"Y ,BLA9E4
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,! ,*UR* Z A MAJOR PLUS 9 ! S.D 3/RUC;N
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TLE1 ,*>LIE ,T]RY W5T 96"PN]%IP )    #EE
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! PIL+ & TIMB] TRADE ON ,PUGET ,S.D4 ,HE
PREP>$ 6AL ADD ! LUMB] BUSI;S 6T DOM9,N4
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TIDES 9 FRONT ( X1 -ES SWEEP+ D[N ! ,S.D
\ ( ,CANADA1 PIL+ MI<TY WAVES ON ,ALKI
,PO9T4 ,2G9N+ ) ,T]RY & ,R5TON & 9CLUD+
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6BUILD ANY?+ \ 9 ! WAT] AT ,ALKI T W )/&
^? WAVES4
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M,N AB ^? WAVES1 PASS$ UP AN OPPORTUN;Y
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  ,X 0 ! NOR? W9D1 N ! P[];L -PETI;N F
,>?UR ,D5NY &! -PETITIVE _S ( ,S1TTLE1 T
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8 SAWMILL & LEFT4
  ,*>LIE R1LIZ$ T HE CD N"E H A MAJOR
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B>LEY1 OATS1 HAY & ONIONS4 ,HE LIK$ !
ONIONS ! BE/2 !Y MADE ! MO/ M"OY4 ,HE
3/RUCT$ A SUMM] HOME "! & CALL$ X ! ,ON-
ION ,F>M4
-------------------------------------#CD
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PLACE4
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SAME PRICE4                          #EG
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BUSI;S4 ,HE TOLD ! FOLKS HE _H A 3SID]A#
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R1SON = GO+ "! 0 6RAISE M CAPITAL 65L>GE
8 HOLD+S ON ,PUGET ,S.D4 ,HE AL 0 9 PUR-
SUIT (A BUSI;S ASSOCIATE :O _H ABSCOND$
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LATURE4
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FEEL X 9CUMB5T ^U HMF 6SELL ANY ( 8 L&
6,>?UR4
-------------------------------------#CE
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,9DIAN 0 A MATT] ( NO GRAV] 3SEQU;E ?AN
%OOT+ A C\G> OR A
-------------------------------------#CF
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