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#AHGF4 ,JACKSON ,/REET W5T 6M9US SEV5
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4#AE1EII.AA4 ,A DOZ5 OR TWO O!R PROP]TY
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ASSESS;T 0 4#E1JJJ OR "O ?IRD (! TOTAL
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! ,SONS "? ! L>GE 5D4 ,IF ! C;Y _H BE5 A
LL LUCKI] HE MI<T H _H A FATAL APOPLEC-
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,T]RITORIAL ,SUPREME ,C\RT B5*1 &   #DAD
DEM&$ "S K9D ( LEGAL HOCUS POCUS   A#BCA
T WD 5A# HM 6DUCK ! :OLE BILL4 ,LEWIS
TRI$ 6R1SON ) ,H5RY1 PO9T+ \ T M"OY
WASN'T "EY?+4 ,B ,H5RY ?"\ X WAS1 S
,LEWIS LOOK$ >.D 9 8 LAW BOOKS & !Y W5T
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! REGRADE _H L[]$ ! /REET AT T "PICUL>
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BUILD+ 7 SUPPORT$ 0TEMPOR>Y PO/S4 ,H5RY
PLANN$ 6USE ! LEVEL 6HIS ADVANTAGE 0EX-
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LEVEL FLOOR4 ,! ,C\RT CD LOOK \ ! W9D[ &
SEE ! BR& NEW REGRADE "W T _H BE5 D"O1
9CLUD+ ! FILL T _H A4$ DEP? 6,YESL]'S
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NO EVID;E :AT"E T SD ,FRONT ,/REET 7,F/
,AV5UE7 HAS "E BE5 GRAD$ 9 PURSU.E ( ANY
DULY-PASS$ ORD9.E--..OR GRAD$ AT .ALL60
7,$4 NOTE3 ,ITALICS & EXCLAM,N PO9T
M9E47
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N AU?ORIZ$ 6PASS A LAW P]MITT+ ! 9COR-
POR,N (A C;Y4
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,C;Y ,C\NCIL ''' OR ASSESS;TS1 TAXES1
LIC5SES1 OR POLICEM51 FIREM5 & ALL ( ^?
O!R ITEMS T O3UPY ! ATT5;N (A ,C;Y ,C\N-
CIL4
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ASSESS;T4
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6! BR9K ( BANKRUPTCY4

    ,C;Y8 :AT C;Y8
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AU?OR;Y 6PURSUE PUBLIC "WS & TO    A#BCB
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]N;T F.D XS H&S PRETTY WELL TI$ :5 X
CAME 6F9ANCIAL MATT]S4
  ,! CLE>E/ 9DIC,N (! WAY ! BETS 7 GO+ 0
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: M1NT T A POLICEMAN'S PAY*ECK 0 ONLY
WOR? ?IRTY-FIVE C5TS ON ! DOLL>4
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,SUPREME ,C\RT ''' A MOVE T GAVE !M A
YE> 6SOLVE _! DILEMMA4 ,! IMM SOLU;N IN-
VOLV$ E/ABLI%+ A SY/EM ( LIC5SES & F9ES
= 4P5S+ LIQUOR1 GAMBL+1 & SEX4 ,! 4TRIB-
UTORS ( S* SPECIALTY ITEMS MI<T H 4PUT$
! LEGAL;Y (! LIC5SES & F9ES ON ! GR.D T
! C;Y DIDN'T EXI/4 ,B ! GUN (! POLICEMAN
:O COLLECT$ ! M"OY DID EXI/4 ,& S DID !
PUBLIC OP9ION : BACK$ X UP4
------------------------------------#BCC
  ,!Y PD4
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( ACQUIR+ FUNDS 6RUN ! C;Y 0 DEVELOP$--!
WAGES ( S94
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! PIP] !N !Y CD CALL ! TUNE4 ,!Y CALL$ A
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LOA? 6BR1K :5 ! "T CAME4
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REPRES5TATIVES _H "S 3V]S,NS ) "S CON-
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EXI/4 ,S ,3GRESS PASS$ A SPECIAL LAW
RETROACTIVE 6#AHFI GIV+ ! ,LEGISLATURE !
AU?OR;Y 6GRANT ,S1TTLE XS 9CORPOR,N4
  ,? PUT ,S1TTLE BACK 9 BUSI;S ON ALL
FRONTS1 B X LEFT ,H5RY'S CASE / P5D+4
  ,! ,SUPREME ,C\RT HELD T ! C;Y 0 N 9
EXI/;E AT ! "T ,H5RY WON 8 CASE 9 ! L[]
C\RT4 ,"!=E HE DID N H 6PAY 8 ASSESS;T4
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6PAY _!S4 ,! RETROACTIVE ACT ( ,3GRESS
DID N APPLY 6,H5RY4 ,B X DID APPLY 6!
O!RS4
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Z L;G Z HE LIV$ ''' : TURN$ \ TO   B#BCC
2 SIXTE5 M YE>S4
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3V]S,N WOR? 4#E1JJJ4

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! PRES]V,N (! C5TRAL CORE (! C;Y ?9K
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,DECI.N ON ,YESL]'S ASSESS;T H&$ ! C;Y !
SAME PRO#M NE>LY #AJJ YE>S AGO4 ,! SOLU-
;N 6! PRO#M !N MI<T WELL -E UP = 3SID],N
TD4
------------------------------------#BCD
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F9.ES )! SAME ALO( DETA*;T (A CAT SITT+
ON A DRA9BO>D VIEW+ ! WRECKAGE (! FAMI-
LY'S BE/ CROCK]Y : X _H J KNOCK$ 6!
FLOOR4
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,BUFON*IO :O DR[N$ 9 A *UCKHOLE AT ,?IRD
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T]1 NEI DID ANY"O ELSE & 9 8        #DAI
HIL>I\S BOOK1 ..,TOTEM ,TALES (    A#BCD
,OLD .,S1TTLE1 ,GORDON ,NEWELL MAKES !
PO9T3

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! MUD =! BOY'S BODY4 ,HE E/IMAT$ ! CR[D
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RIV$ ON ! SC5E1 &1 9 8 GRIEF & ANXIETY1
FELL 96! MUDHOLE T _H KILL$ 8 SON4
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REPORT] A4$ :IMSIC,Y4 8,A LOCAL PUGILI/
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0 ! BODY1 & 9 8 /RU7LE 6LIFT X F ! MURKY
DEP?S1 HE1 TOO1 FELL 9 ! WAT] 6! FUR!R
DELI<T (! CR[D40

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W9T] T TRA6IC CAME 6A -PLETE        #DBJ
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9 ! 5TIRE C;Y4
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! ,C;Y ,C\NCIL 0 CALL$4 ,"! 0 NO M"OY 9
! TILL & 9 _! DESP],N1 T AUGU/ BODY HIT
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! EF=TS ( _! GR\P ON 2HALF (! C;Y'S WEL-
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( GRT] PRE/IGE AT ! SAME "T T ! PRO#M (
RE-
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PAIR+ ? IMPORTANT SEG;T (! /REET SY/EM
CAME UP = DELIB],N4
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3TRIBU;N 6! T[N C(F]S 9 ! 4#AJ-P]-MON?
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C5T1 AN 9CR1SE 6BE 9 E6ECT UNTIL ! C;Y'S
SORE ?ROAT CD 2 CUR$ ) PLANK+4 ,TD1 X
PROBABLY WD 2 NEC 63DUCT AN UNUSUAL 5T]-
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,NEI<BOR ,CAMPAIGN4 ,! BID =! PLANK+ JOB
CAME 64#B1AEJ4 ,! ,C\NCIL MADE AN AN-
N\NCE;T T APPE>$ ON ! FRONT PAGES (!
NEWSPAP]S /AT+ ! PRO#M1 ! F9ANCIAL GOAL
&! ME?OD ( A*IEV+ X4
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,C;Y ,TR1SURY = ? PROJECT 0 ANN\NC$ 9 !
PAP]S Z AN 5?USIA/IC CITIZ5RY *E]$ F !
SIDEL9ES & LO7]S F ALL OV] ,PUGET ,S.D
CAME 6T[N 6D _! "P4
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?REE "DS4 ,! F9ES 7 DROPP$ BACK 6NORMAL1
&! "W W5T AH1D4
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W5T 96? FUND RAIS+ CAMPAIGN NOR !   #DBB
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,ROAD1 "!'LL 2 A MONU;T 6^! 5T]PRIS+
WOM5 :O GAVE S UN/9T+LY ( _! "T 6MEET A
MAJOR CRISIS 9 ,S1TTLE'S HI/ORY4

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TRAG$IES ( \R "T & YET X'S J ANO!R CASE
( HI/ORY REP1T+ XF1 2C
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AIL;T T X DOES TD4
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*ALK$ UP 6GD OLD ,H5RY ''' WELL1 MAYBE
"P ( X %D 2 *ALK$ UP 6,H5RY4
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#AHHJ'S 9CLUDE ,BALL>D ''' ! ,T[N (
,YESL]1 BETT] "KN TD Z ,UNION ,BAY ,VIL-
LAGE ''' ,WE/ ,S1TTLE1 ,WOODL& ,P>K--!
PRES5T SITE ( \R ,ZOO--,RAV5NA ''' ,GRE5
,LAKE ''' ,KIRKL& ''' ,EA/ ,S1TTLE ON
,M]C] ,ISL& ''' ,WALL+=D ''' ,GEORGET[N4
,AN 5T]PRIS+ ,SON (! ,PR(ITS 0! "N ( ,T4
,I4 ,MC,K5NEY SOLD \ A -PLETE       #DBC
PLAT ON ,QUE5 ,ANNE ,HILL 9        A#BCF
#AHHC1 B ! C\RTS F.D 9 #AIJE ! L& _HN'T
2L;G$ 6HM S ! BUY]S EI _H 6BUY X ALL OV]
AG F "SBODY ELSE OR AB&ON _! L&4
  ,ALT "! 7 EI<TY-?REE MAJOR SUBDIVI.NS
>.D ! P]IMET] (! C;Y4 ,9 ! F/ FIVE YE>S1
"! 0 "O = E TWO HUNDR$ P T %[$ UP--& T'S
A LOT ( SUBDIVI.NS = T _M P4 ,S1TTLE 0 A
BOOM T[N1 6BE SURE1 &! QK M"OY 0 6BE
MADE 9 R1L E/ATE4 ,B !Y %I$ AWAY F ! C5-
TRAL CORE1 ?ANKS 6! ,SUPREME ,C\RT DECI-
.N 9 ! ,YESL] CASE4
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PASS$ ! LAW MAK+ ! C;Y AN 5T;Y4 ,B ?
DIDN'T *ANGE ! ATTITUDE (! C\RSE ON !
C;Y'S P[] 6LEVY ASSESS;TS4 ,Z ,JUDGE
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ILY PD :AT"E ASSESS;TS 7 LEVI$1 B 9 CON-
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JEC;NS 6! DI6]5T MODES ( MAK+ LOCAL AS-
SESS;TS40
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0 TALK+ AB4 ,IF ! C;Y WANT$ 6RE-   B#BCF
PLACE A BO>DWALK ON ,F/ ,AV5UE & X _H !
M"OY 9 ! G5]AL FUND 6D S1 "! 0 NO PRO#M4
,IF ALL (! PROP]TY [N]S AL;G ! WAY AGRE$
6PAY AN ASSESS;T1 X _H NO PRO#MS4 ,B IF
"O /9K] TOOK ! C;Y 6C\RT1 ! C\RTS
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H ! AU?OR;Y 6LEVY T ASSESS;T4
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J A4$ ^! CO/S 6! PRICE (! LOTS &! P :O
B"\ ! LOTS *E];LLY PD4 ,! PRO#M N"E GOT
6C\RT4
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,C\RT H&$ D[N XS DECI.N ON ! ,YESL] CASE
UNTIL ! FIRE ( #AHHI SOLV$ ! :OLE ?+ =
"EYBODY1 ! C5TRAL CORE 0 A PRETTY CRUMMY
PLACE 9DE$4 ,! ONLY S\RCE ( REV5UE = DO+
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LIC5SES1 : 9 TURN CAME F ! PROFES.NAL &
BUSI;S WOM51 ! GAM#RS &! SALOONS4
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HI< Z 4#A1BEJ P] FOOT4 ,"EY?+ T    A#BCG
MADE ! C;Y TICK 0 3C5TRAT$ 9 HALF A DOZ5
BLOCKS ON ,F/ ,AV5UE & ,F/ ,AV5UE ,S\?
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MAJOR PI]1 E :OLESALE H\SE1 E SAWMILL1 E
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BAWDY H\SE1 E SALOON & MAJOR (FICE
BUILD+4 ,ALL 7 JAMM$ TGR 9 "O HODGE-
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GOT !MVS BURN$ 6! GR.D 9 ^? "DS4
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(! C;Y & WD RET>D XS REBUILD+4

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FREELY (F]$ U A FEW "DS AGO IS N[ HOLD+
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BOOKS (! T[N4 ,HE CD HURT !M4 ,BURKE CD
HURT !M1 TOO4
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A ,-MITTEE (! ,:OLE & AGRE$ 6CUT ! ,YES-
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