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PLACE TWO LEE*ES ON ! W.D4 8,T W CL1NSE
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SPOTS ON _! BR1/S & H1D4
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RCV -PANY N[4 ,I'M NURS+ ? POOR [L40
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L;G$ 6! SAME SPECIES ( [LS Z ,SOR5'S
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FIE4 8,!Y >E -PLETELY DI6]5T4 ,LOOK AT
H[ M* BI7] & D>K] !Y >E40 ,! PO9T 0 LO/
ON ,GYLFIE4
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! CR[S10 SD ! [L'S MATE4
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& DIPP$ 8 H1D ALM MODE/LY4
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8,H>DE/ ?+ ,I'VE "E D"O60
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  8,%E C]TA9LY _H NO?+ 6D )! DEF1T (!
CR[S4 ,%E'S A NE/-MAID10 8 MATE SD 9 A
HAU<TY VOICE4
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NUDG$ "O (! WORMS T _H 2GUN 6CRAWL   #AC
(F ,DI7]'S W+4
  8,%E _H "EY?+ 6D ) X60 ,SOR5 BRI/L$ UP
& SU45LY SEEM$ ALM Z BIG Z ! ,MASK$
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WD H BE5 DIVE-BOMB$ F ! RE> & POOR ,DI7]
WD H N"E MADE X BACK40
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TALON 6ANO!R4 8,WE J >5'T US$ 6S* A7RES-
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SL[LY & 4T9CTLY )! 3TEMPT 9 8 VOICE
POORLY 3C1L$4
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8,WELL1 WE 4C\RAGE \R NE/-MAIDS F SO-
CI,Y M+L+ ) U AT ANY "T1 RE,Y40
  8,T 0 H>DLY A "PY1 :AT HAPP5$ UP "! 9
! SKY1 MA'AM10 ,TWILI<T SD HOTLY4
  8,WELL1 N[ TELL ME1 "Y'UNS10 SD ! MALE
Z IF HE 0 DESP]ATELY TRY+ 6*ANGE ! SUB-
JECT4 8,": >E Y H1D+8 ,:AT >E YR PLANS80
  8,WE'RE GO+ 6,HOOLEM]E &! ,GRT
,GA',HOOLE ,TREE10 ,SOR5 SD4         #AD
  8,OH1 H[ 9T]E/+10 ! FEMALE REPLI$ 9 A
VOICE T _H A SNE] EMB$D$ 9 X4
  8,OH1 ,MUMMY10 ,SD ! "Y [LET4 8,T'S !
PLACE ,I 0 TELL+ Y AB4 ,C'T WE G80
  8,NONS5SE4 ,Y "K H[ WE FEEL AB MAKE-
2LIEVE40
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  8,OH1 Y C'T 2 S]I\S1 "Y'UN10 SD !
MALE4 8,X'S J A /ORY1 AN OLD LEG5D40
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ORPHANS4 ,:Y ELSE WD Y 2 \ CAVORT+ AB !
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?9K YR P>5TS WD 2 A%AM$ ( Y4 ,I C TELL Y
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  8,WE C ALW PULP "S (! P9E NE$LES10
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P1L+ 9 ! L1/40
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D[NW9D POSI;N4                       #EI
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SURVIV$4 ,!Y 7 ALL FLAT ON _! BACKS
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BIRDS40
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PLANT K+DOM10 ,GYLFIE SD4
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PLANT40
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CR1TURE RETORT$4
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ASK$4
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MALE4 8,": Y -E F80
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