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       ,EPILOGUE1 ,FIFTE5 ,YE>S ,AF

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9COMPREH5.N IS N ! ONLY M>K ( ,JESSY'S
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    .,TRAVELS1 YE>S AGO4
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,K>5S 9 X4 ,?IRD SET AL HAS /EPP>5TS4 ,*N
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N YET RECOGNIZE1 FIFTE5 YE>S AGO--T ,JES-
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,JESSY1 ,JESSY :O 0 ONCE CALL$ AUTI/IC1
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             ,APP5DIX3 ,TE/S

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SY'S P]=M.E ON /&>DIZ$ ,I4,Q4 TE/S1 ESPE-
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ALL XS 9ADEQUACIES1 IS ! BE/ 9DICATOR WE H
Z YET ( AN AUTI/IC *'S FUTURE DEVELOP;T4

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M1SURES ( ,JESSY'S CAPAC;Y 9 ! USUAL S5SE
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TURE ,>RANGE;T1 & ,COD+ 7 #F1 #F1 & #BB1
RESPECTIVELY4 ,TE/ AGE EQUIVAL5TS = ^! >E
#E-A/B & #F YE>S4 ,RAW ,SCORES ON ,BLOCK
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DIV]T$ F ! TASKS 0FACTORS ( : ,I 0 N AW>E4
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,COD+1 %E MADE NO ]RORS B 0 SL[1 P]H 2C (
:AT APPE>S 6ME 6BE "S 3FU.N ( H&$;S4 99
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