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  8,UH-HUH10 SD ,B>NEY RELUCTANTLY4 ,!
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PRESS$ HORROR AT ! IDEA ( POSSESS+ !
SAME TAL5T1 B 9 ! LA/ TWELVE MON?S HE _H
BE5 4CONC]T$ 6F9D X CREEP+ UP ON HM4
  8,TRY DRAW+ ? T]RACE F ! O!R SIDE10
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,M]RIMAN SD4 8,)! BOATS Z WELL40
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  8,OH1 ,I DON'T "K10 SD 8 GRT-UNCLE
VAGUELY4 8,X MI<T -E 9 H&Y4 ,A PRES5T =
"S"O4 ,P]H EV5 = ME40

  ,CROSS+ ! QUAY1 ,B>NEY PASS$ A MAN
SITT+ AT AN EASEL4 ,X 0 A -MON 5 SI<T 9
,TREWISSICK1 : L _M (! M PICTURESQUE
VILLAGES 9 ,CORNWALL 0 M* FREQU5T$ 0AMA-
TEUR PA9T]S4 ,? "PICUL> >TI/ _H A V GRT
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0 UNEXPECT$1 -P>$ 6! N1T ANAEMIC LL WA-
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PA9T+1 (A PECULI> K9D T MADE HM O4LY UN-
EASY4
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GRE5 : DREW ! EYE AWAY F ! RE/ (! PIC-
TURE4 ,! MAN 2GAN 6MAKE A L[ RUMBL+
NOISE L A GR[L+ DOG1 &! BROAD %\LD]S
/I65$4 ,B>NEY FL$4 ,HE SD 6HMF REBEL-
LI\SLY1 8,B T COL\R 0 .ALL .WR;G40
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A L[ WALL1 )! /EEP SLIC$ ROCK (! H1DL&
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  ,& )\T A S.D1 A L>GE D>K-SLEEV$ H&
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FEET1 TUMBL+ OV] XF ON ! GR.D4 ,FOOT/EPS
RAN4 ,B>NEY L1PT UP ) AN 9DIGNANT %\T1 &
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PAGE F ! SKET* PAD FLAPP+ :ITE AG/ 8 D>K
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RO> AWAY4 ,HE :IRL$ R.D ! CORN] 96!
ROAD1 & RAN SMACK 96"S"O WALK+ UP !
HILL4
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?UMP$ \ ( HM4 ,!N 8 VOICE CAME BACK4
8,B>NEY60
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8,MAN 9 D>K SW1T]40
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  8,HE'S LOOPY4 ,MAD40 ,B>NEY CD /
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! DRAW+ \ ( MY BOOK & BELT$ (F ) X4 ,:AT
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  8,NO4 ,WELL1 T IS1 ,I'D SE5 HM1 B ONLY
TD4 ,HE 0 SITT+ D[N ON ! QUAY1 PA9T+1 AT
AN EASEL40
  ,W SMIL$ BROADLY4 ,A SILLY SMILE1
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  8,WELL1 :AT 0 8 PICTURE L80
  8,WEIRD4 ,V PECULI>40
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WD %UT A DOG L T UP 9 A C>40
               ,,GRE5WIT*            #CI
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SEE A TALL FAMILI> GREY H\SE4 ,AT ! SAME
MO;T A GATE AT ! SIDE (! H\SE SWUNG OP51
& A MAN CAME \3 A /\T1 ELD]LY MAN )A
%ORT GREY BE>D1 L1N+ ON A /ICK4 ,/&+ 9 !
ROAD1 HE PUT 8 F+]S 9 8 M\? & GAVE A %>P
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,RUFUS60
  ,IMPULSIVELY ,B>NEY RAN T[>DS HM4
8,CAPTA9 ,TOMS8 ,Y >E ,CAPTA9 ,TOMS1
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8,I DON'T "K A G5TLEMAN ( T DESCRIP;N4
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NEPHEW4 ,"O ( MY T5ANTS1 LA/ YE>1 EH8 ,!
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,TOMS4
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8,YES10 SD ,CAPTA9 ,TOMS G5TLY4 ,!N HE
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MAN1 Y SD80
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\TSCDE YR DOOR--0
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REASSUR+LY4 8,B -E IN1 -E IN1 BO? ( Y4
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               ,,GRE5WIT*            #DA
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JACKET 9E6ECTU,Y )! >M N L1N+ ON ! /ICK4
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0 R.D ! BACK ''' ,I / C'T F9D T KEY40
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  ,FOLL[+ HM IN1 ,B>NEY FELT "S?+ RU/LE
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:ITE PAP]4 8,Y DIDN'T PICK UP YR--0 ,HE
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L>GE LRS4 ,HE CD N HELP TAK+ X 9 AT A
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CLOSE1 "Y & OLD1 BR[N & GREY4
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               ,,GRE5WIT*            #DC

             ,,*APT] ,,?REE

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MUSCLES 2N ! SK91 MADE ! ONLY SIGN (!
GRT 9VISI# /R5G? (! OC1N 9 ALL ! TRAN-
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A BROAD FI%TAIL WAKE SPR1D+ 2H EA* "O2
_! 5G9ES *U7$ S(TLY "? ! / AIR4 ,JANE
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GRANITE \TFALL T TUM#D XS ROCKS TWO HUN-
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9 ,JANE'S E>S4 ,Z ! LA/ SPR1D+ L9ES (!
               ,,GRE5WIT*            #DD
BOAT'S WAKE WA%$ AG/ ! H>B\R WALL1 9 A
F9AL SWIFT RU% ! GRT SUN DROPP$ 2L ! HO-
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! H1DL& OPPOSITE ,KEM>E ,H1D4 ,AT ! SAME
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SWUNG R.D1 & SAW D>K FIGURES AG/ TALL
FLAMES1 ": A LI<T _H BE5 SET 6! T[]+
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BURN UNTIL ! FI%+-BOATS CAME BACK1
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! LIV+-ROOM1 FLIPP+ "? A MAGAZ9E1 WAIT+
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?ROAT1 & "! 9 ! KIT*5 DOORWAY ,MRS ,P5-
HALL[ 0 /&+1 R.D & ROSY & UNUSU,Y FIDG-
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               ,,GRE5WIT*            #DE
  8,EF Y FANCY -IN' 6! MAK9' TN1 M'DE>1
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  8,! MAK9' (! ,GRE5WIT*40 ,! LILT (
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MADE1 OR :AT WD HAPP5 6X4 ,%E KNEW ONLY
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FIRE2 %E WAT*$4 ,SCORES ( WOM5 7 "!1 (
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& HI< H1VY BOOTS4 ,JANE CD SEE A BIG
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?"\--TOO L1FY 6BE 9T5D$ =! FIRE4 ,B %E
DID N "U/& ! PURPOSE ( EI ( ^!4
  ,!N "O TALL WOMAN MOV$ \ 2F ! RE/1 &
HELD "O >M HI< 9 ! AIR4 ,%E CALL$ \ "S?+
,JANE CD N "U/&1 & AT ONCE ! WOM5 SET TO
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L1VES & TWIGS1 & TE/ X = FLEXIBIL;Y2
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PRACTIS$ WAY W1VE X TGR ) O!RS 96:AT BE-
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CLOSE 5 6SEE :AT !Y MI<T BE1 & %E DID N
9T5D 6MOVE4 ,%E FELT %E WD ONLY 2 SAFE
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               ,,GRE5WIT*            #DH
WAT*+ F A LL WAY (F4
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SC>F TI$ "U ! *94 8,JANE ,DREW1 X IS10 !
WOMAN SD1 )A ,CORNI% A35T T S.D$ O4LY
H>D4 8,"O ( ^? :O F.D ! GRAIL40
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FULLY \ ( H] M9D1 B %E _H N L9K$ X ) ?
/RANGE C]EMONY "H4 ,! WOMAN1 H["E1 DID N
M5;N X AG4
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BONFIRES BURN$ B"RLY ON ! H1DL&S4 ,JANE
SD HA/ILY1 CLUT*+ AT ? -PANION%IP AG/ !
L"OLY D>K1 8,:AT >E !Y DO+ ) ^? BRAN*-
ES80
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MAKE ANY WI%1 M/ T\* ! ,GRE5WIT* !N 2F
               ,,GRE5WIT*            #DI
%E 2 PUT 6CLIFF40
  8,OH10 ,JANE SD4
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SD1 8,Y MAY MAKE A WI% TOO1 IF Y L4 ,I W
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BUSI] N[1 "W+ /1DILY1 S++ 9 A /RANGE K9D
( ^W.S HUMM+2 ! CYL9D] %APE GREW M DIS-
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PUT !M 9SIDE4 ,! H1D 2GAN 6TAKE %APE3 A
HUGE H1D1 L;G1 SQU>I%1 )\T F1TURES4 ,:5
! FRAME"W 0 D"O1 !Y 2GAN W1V+ 96X GRE5
BRAN*ES />R$ ) :ITE BLOSSOMS4 ,JANE CD
SMELL ! H1VY SWEET;S (! HAW?ORN4 ,"SH[ X
REM9D$ H] (! SEA4

  ,H\RS W5T BY4 ,"S"TS ,JANE DOZ$1 CURL$
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               ,,GRE5WIT*           #AJB

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