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                 ,,XVI              #AJG

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8 BRO!R BR++ T CRAP 96"H4 ,BIK]S1 GANG-
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                 ,,XVII             #AAH

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                ,,XVIII             #ACA

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  8..,I 0 AFRAID4 ,J5NIF] _H TOLD ME AB
H]4 ,PAULA'S A QUE5 BIT* T LIKES 6PREY
ON ROOKIES4 ,T'S H[ %E GETS (F4 ,X'S A
P[] ?+ = H]4 ,I W5T HOME ) H]4 ,DAMN
DAMN .DAMN60
  ,MILKOVI* F9I%$ ! PAGE4 ,HE FIX$ A DE-
TA*$1 PROFES.NAL EXPRES.N & LOOK$ UP4
,GRI7S 0 ?9 LIPP$1 N]V\SLY WAT*+    #ACH
= 8 REAC;N4 ,HE GAVE A 3C]N$ SI<4 ,HE
KNEW ": ? 0 GO+ 6G & HE DIDN'T L X4
8,Y'RE '''40 HE />T$ B %E CUT HM (F4
  8,YES ,I AM1 B X'S NO SECRET4 ,"! >E A
LOT ( GAYS & LESBIANS ON ! =CE & WE D A
GD JOB4 ,B ? ISN'T AB T4 ,X'S AB HUMAN
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,&]SON4 ''' ,R1D FUR!R1 Y'LL SEE :AT ,I
M1N40
  ,MILKOVI* FLIPP$ ! PAGE1 ?9K+--,*RI/1
:Y ME4 ''' ,:Y IS X ALW ME '''8
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X 0 A MISTAKE 6SLEEP ) H]4 ,:AT AN IDIOT
,I AM4 ,%E WANTS ME AG TN4 ,%E WON'T
L1VE ME AL"O4
  ..,OCT4 #BD?3 8,I GAVE IN4 ,:Y ,I'LL
N"E "K4 ''' ,OH 2 H"O/1 %E'S GOT A B1U-
TI;L BODY4 ,X'S S /R;G1 S H>D '''40
  ..,OCT4 #BH?3 ,I DON'T 2LIEVE ,PAULA4
,"! ,I 0 LA/ NI<T1 ON DUTY1 J F9I%+ UP A
,,DV REPORT & %E PULLS UP4 8,I NE$ 6TALK
6Y10 %E SAYS4 ,%E _H S* AN EMPHASIS 9 H]
VOICE1 T ,I ?9K X'S "S?+ RE,Y IMPORTANT4
,%E MO;N$ = ME 6FOLL[ H]1 S ,I %IFT$ 9TO
GE> & %E L$ ME 6A SPOT "R 2H        #ACI
,SAFEWAY4 ,NEXT 6_! DUMP/]4 ,X'S D>K
BACK "! & ,I'M WOND]+ :AT ! HELL IS UP4
,!N ,PAULA GETS \ ( H] C> & JUMPS 96M9E4
,N[ WE'RE SITT+ SIDE 0SIDE & 2F ,I C SAY
ANY?+ %E L1NS OV]1 GRABS ME & GIVES ME A
L;G WET KISS4 ,& :ILE %E'S DO+ T1 %E'S
RU2+ MY CROT*4 ,I TRI$ 6PULL AWAY1 B %E
HELD ME TI<T4 ,F9,Y %E LETS G4 ,I 0 HOR-
RIFI$1 B ALL %E CD D 0 LAU<4 8,JESUS
,PAULA60 ,I SCR1M$4 8,WE'RE ON DUTY60
,%E J %RU7$ H] %\LD]S1 !N HOPP$ \ (! C>4
  ..,OCT4 #BI?3 8,I CDN'T 2LIEVE X1 F/
%E TRIES 6GET A PIECE ( ME :ILE WE'RE ON
DUTY1 !N :AT HAPP5S8 ,%E %[S UP AT MY
A"P;T AT #JD3JJ4 ,%E'S DRUNK & P.D+ ON
MY DOOR4 ,*RI/1 ,I _H 6LET H] 9 OR %E WD
H WOKE UP "EY"O 9 ! BUILD+4 ''' ,BIG
MISTAKE4 ,%E TALK$ ME "R BACK 96! SACK4
''' ,DAMN61 :AT AM ,I GO+ 6.D80
  ,HE FLIPP$ ANO!R PAGE4 ,GRI7S 0 /
WAT*+ HM4
  ..,OCT4 #CA/3 ,AT ! DUMP/] AG4 ,%E
GRABS ME1 UNBUCKLES MY GUN BELT1 !N H]S4
,%E YANKS AT MY PANTS4 ,%E %OVES MY H&
D[N H] CROT*4 ,OH ,JESUS1 ,I'M      #ADJ
?9K+1 :AT IF WE GET A CALL--X'S BUSY1
X'S ,HALL[E54
  ..,NOV4 #D?3 ,?REE "DS (F & NO ,PAULA4
,I HAV5'T ANSW]$ MY PH"O OR MY DOOR4
,MAYBE %E'S D"O ) ME4 ,:AT A CRAZY BIT*4
  ..,NOV4 #E?3 ,F/ NI<T BACK 6"W4 ,X'S
SL[4 ,PAULA'S BE5 WAT*+ ME4 ,E HALF-H\R
WE CROSS PA?S4 ,X'S ALM ! 5D (! %IFT &
%E'S ON ! RADIO LOOK+ = ME L X'S "S?+ (-
FICIAL4 ,I'VE GOT NO *OICE4 ,I TELL H]
6MEET ME 9 ! P>K+ LOT (! #G-AA4 ,X'S
WELL LIT4 ,%E C'T PULL ANY CRAP "!4
  ..,WE P>K C> 6C>4 ,H] W9D[ -ES D[N &
%E'S GOT ? WIDE-ASS GR9 Z %E />ES ME "R
9 ! EYE4 8,H Y BE5 AVOID+ ME80 %E ASKS
9NOC5TLY4 ,%E'S J L A CAT PLAY+ )A M\SE4
,:AT A BIT*6 '''4 ,I SAY1 8,NO40 8,GD10
%E SAYS4 8,CAUSE ,I J LOVE YR ASS40
  ..,I C'T TAKE X ANYMORE4 ,I BR1K4
,%E'S N GO+ 6RU9 MY LIFE4 ,I />E "R BACK
AT H]4 8,S]G1NT10 ,I SAY1 8,L1VE ME !
FUCK AL"O4 ,Y'RE MY BOSS & T'S X4 ,I
DON'T WANT 6BE ) Y1 SLEEP ) Y1 OR ANY?+
ELSE4 ,*RI/ ,PAULA1 ALL Y'RE DO+ IS US+
ME40                                #ADA
  ..,H] SMILE VANI%ES4 ,H] FACE IS R$4
,N[ %E'S ! WICK$ WIT* (! WE/4 8,LI/510
%E SAYS 9 A VOICE S L[ ,I C B>ELY HE> X4
8,Y'RE "R1 ,I AM ! BOSS \ "H4 ,& Y "K
:AT1 Y'RE / PROB,N>Y4 ,I C MAKE OR BR1K
Y & "! ISN'T "O DAMN ?+ Y C D AB X4 ,D Y
"U/& T8 ,X'S SIMPLE1 V SIMPLE4 ,Y D :AT
,I TELL Y1 :5 ,I TELL Y & Y'VE GOT A CA-
RE] "H4 ,Y DON'T & ''' WELL1 YR NEXT
FIT;S REPORT IS DUE 9 AT ! 5D (! MON?4
,LET'S J SAY T MY OP9ION ( YR ABILITIES
MAY *ANGE40
  ..,T 0 X4 ,I WASN'T GO+ 6TAKE ANYMORE4
,I LOOK$ "R AT H]4 8,Y L\SY BIT*10 ,I
SD4 8,DON'T Y TRY T %IT ON ME4 ,I'VE _H
NO?+ B EXCELL5T RAT+S4 ,I'M DO+ A GD JOB
& ,I'M GO+ 6KEEP ON DO+ X NO MATT] :AT
K9D ( CRAP Y TRY 6PULL4 ''' 'CAUSE Y "K
:AT ,PAULA1 ,I'LL TALK4 ,I DON'T GIVE A
%IT4 ,I DON'T H ANY?+ 6HIDE40
  ..,SU45LY "!'S A SMILE BACK ON H]
FACE4 8,F9E10 %E SAYS4 8,B Y'VE TOT,Y
MIS"U/OOD ME4 ,I L Y A LOT4 ,RE,Y ,I D4
,I J WANT 6BE ) Y1 T'S ALL4 ,MAYBE ,I J
CAME ON TOO /R;G4 ,MAYBE T'S !      #ADB
PRO#M4 ,I C COOL X IF Y L4 ,I J ?"\ Y 7
5JOY+ X Z M* Z ME4 ,WE C G SL[]4 ,T'S N
A PRO#M40
  ..,PAULA1 Y J DON'T GET X10 ,I SAY4
8,X'S N "R4 ,X'LL ONLY 2 TR\# & '''40
  8..,"!'S "SBODY ELSE10 %E SAYS CUTT+
ME (F4 8,Y H ANO!R LOV]1 DON'T Y4 ,T'S
X4 ,T'S ! PRO#M4 ,I C TELL ''' ,%IT4
,Y'RE A L\SY TWO-TIM+ SLUT BIT*4 ,X'S
WRITT5 ALL OV] YR FACE ''' FUCK Y60
  ..,%E />T$ H] PATROL C> & BLA/$ \ (
"!1 ALM HITT+ ANO!R C> T 0 -+ IN4
  ..,NOV4 #F?3 ,NO ,PAULA4 ,%E'S CALL$ 9
SICK4 ,:AT A RELIEF4
  ..,NOV4 #G? ,NO ,PAULA AG4
  ..,NOV4 #H?3 ,PAULA'S ON DUTY1 B ,I
DON'T SEE H]4
  ..,NOV4 #AJ?4 ,NO PH"O CALLS4 ,NO "O
BANG+ AT MY DOOR4 ,MAYBE %E'S GOT ! MES-
SAGE4 ,JESUS ,I HOPE S4
  ..,NOV4 #AC?3 ,I SAW ,PAULA =! F/ "T
S9CE ! #E?4 ,%E WALK$ "R PA/ ME 9 !
,PREC9CT .HALLWAY4 '''

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  .,BEEP ''' .,BEEP ''' .,BEEP4 ,MILKO-
VI* GL.ED D[N AT 8 PAG]1 !N BACK AT
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  8,D Y NE$ 6MAKE A PH"O CALL80
  ,MILKOVI* LOOK$ AG AT ! NUMB] 4PLAY$4
,HE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE X4 8,AH ''' ,I'LL
F9I% ? F/4 ,Y H A HELL (A PRO#M ''' ,!
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=! F/ "T S9CE ! #E?4 ,%E WALK$ "R PA/ ME
9 ! PREC9CT HALLWAY4 ,DIDN'T EV5 LOOK AT
ME4 ,X 0 IF ,I WASN'T "!1 : IS J F9E )
ME4 ,I ?9K X'S OV]4 ,?ANK GOD6
  ..,NOV4 #AD?3 ,I'M J -+ \ ( ,BAILEY
,HALL F ! ,SOCIOLOGY CLASS ,I'M TAK+ &
,I SEE H]4 ,I'M SURE ( X4 ,%E'S ACR !
,QUAD4 ,A HUNDR$ Y>DS AWAY1 B ,I'M SURE
X'S H]4 ,I "K X4 ,I />T$ 9 H] DIREC;N1 B
%E 4APPE>S 96! CR[D ( /UD5TS RU%+ 6_!
NEXT CLASS4
  ..,NOV4 #AE?3 ,I DIDN'T SLEEP LA/
NI<T4 ,I N"E TOLD ,PAULA ,I 0 TAK+ T
CLASS AT ! ,UNIV]S;Y4 ,0 X J A CO9CID;E8
,0 X H]8 '''4 ,I NE$ 6CALM D[N4 ,%E
HASN'T BO!R$ ME AT "W4 ,I DON'T     #ADD
EXI/1 : IS J F9E = ME EXCEPT T MY P]=M.E
EVALU,N IS DUE SOON4 ,%E BETT] N SCREW )
ME4
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H]4 ,DAMN1 AM ,I SEE+ ?+S8
  ..,NOV4 #AG?3 ,%E 0 "! AG ''' WAT*+
ME4 ,I "K X 0 H]4 ,I AM SURE N[4 ,\R
EYES MET = J A MO;T4 ,I 0 GETT+ A LATT@E
AT ! ESPRESSO C>T 0,BAILEY ,HALL4 ,I
TURN$ & "! %E WAS1 N #EJ FEET F ME4 ,I
/>T$ H] WAY AG1 B %E DUCK$ \ ON ME J L
LA/ "T4
  ..,NOV4 #AH?3 ,%E'S FOLL[+ ME "EY":4
,I DON'T SEE H]1 B %E'S PLAY+ A NEW GAME
) ME4 ,%E'S P>K+ H] ,PORS*E #IDD \TSIDE
ANY PLACE ,I G4 ,I "K X'S H]S1 ,I RAN !
REGI/R,N4 ,? IS GETT+ ABSOLUTELY RIDICU-
L\S4 ,*RI/1 ONLY ANO!R MON? & ,I'LL 2 (F
PROB,N & ,I C TRANSF] 6ANO!R .PREC9CT
'''0

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                  ,,XX              #ADF

  8,WE NE$ 6TALK1 & N[10 ,H>RIS SD F !
O!R 5D (! TELEPH"O L9E4 8,": >E Y80
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EV>D4 ''' ,DID Y MEET ) ,H]R]A80
  8,I DID40
  8,S4 '''80
  8,COLD H&S40
  8,!N HE'S A SUSPECT80
  8,HE'S GOT 6BE4 ,HE 0 COOL1 WAY TOO
COOL4 ,ALL ! MOVES 7 "R ON T>GET4 ,HE
DIDN'T OV]REACT OR "U REACT2 ,I M1N1 ?
GUY 0 GD4 ,"EY?+ FIT40
  8,!N :AT Y'RE RE,Y TELL+ ME IS T Y'VE
GOT NO?+1 B A GUT A*E40
  ,"! 0 A %ORT SIL;E4 8,Y1H1 ,I GUESS S4
,EXCEPT = TWO ?+S40
  8,& :AT MI<T !Y BE80
  8,F/1 :5 ,I ASK$ HM 6GET ME ! GIRL'S
BIR? DATE1 HE DIDN'T "K X4 ,T'S LOGICAL1
B HE GOT UP F ": WE 7 SITT+ 9 8 (FICE--&
BOY1 :AT AN (FICE--& GOES 6HIS DESK &
LOOKS ! DATE UP1 L HE'S GOT X WRITT5
D[N40                               #ADG
  8,ALL "R1 WE'VE GOT A BIR?"D4 ,WE C
*ECK IMMIGR,N40
  8,ALR 2+ D"O4 ,GILROY %D 2 "! N[40
  8,S '''0
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BLANK4 ,NO?+ ON X4 ,NO BIR?"D1 NO NO?+40
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HM IN1 IF & :5 ! "T -ES4 ,& :AT ELSE
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,LAW ,S*OOL & ''' HAS A ,H>V>D ,,MBA4
,H[ _M ,COLOMBIANS >E ,H>V>D ,,MBA'S80
  ,MILKOVI* 0 SIL5T1 !N HE />T$ 6GR9
SLI<TLY4 ,!Y 7 ON SC5T--,HE KNEW X4 ,HE
TOOK A DEEP BR1?4 8,WE NE$ 6GET TGR--N[4
,I C WAIT "H AT ! P>K4 ,H[ SOON C Y 2
"H80
  8,TW5TY M9UTES MAYBE4 ,! TRA6IC IS
MURD]4 ,I ?9K "EY"O IS L1V+ "W E>LY 2C (
! HOLI"D40
  8,I'LL WAIT4 ,J GET YRF OV] "H    #ADH
Z FA/ Z POSSI#40
  ,MILKOVI* HUNG UP & CLIMB$ BACK \ ( 8
C>4 ,DEBORAH ,GRI7S /OOD PATI5TLY AG/ !
TRUNK (! VEHICLE1 PETT+ H] DOG4 ,%E CD
TELL 0! EXPRES.N ON ,MILKOVI*'S FACE T
"S?+ 0 UP4 ,%E /RAI<T5$4 8,AN EM]G5CY80
  ,MILKOVI* NO4$4 ,HE 0 / HOLD+ H] NOTE-
BOOK4 8,"S?+ HAS -E UP4 ,": C ,I MEET Y
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  8,I'M "W+ A COV] %IFT10 ,GRI7S REPLI$4
8,/>TS AT #AH3JJ40
  8,D Y H A PAG]80
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  8,DAMN1 ,I WANT 6GET TGR ) Y ON ? Z
SOON Z POSSI#4 ,F :AT ,I'VE R1D S F>1 WE
NE$ 6D1L ) X "R AWAY40
  8,WE C MEET TM4 ,Y C F9I% R1D+ MY
NOTES1 !N IF Y H ANY "QS '''0
  8,I HATE 6WAIT EV5 T L;G1 B WE MAY H
TO4 ''' ,0! WAY1 DOES ANY"O ELSE "K AB
?80
  8,Y M1N 9 ! ,DE"P;T80
  8,ANY"O40
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ANY"O "!1 B1 UH1 ,I H 4CUSS$ X )A   #ADI
FEW FRS ( M9E4 ,J G5]AL /UFF4 ,NO "O "KS
! DETAILS40
  8,GD4 ,? IS GO+ 6H 6BE H&L$ V C>E;LLY4
,LI/51 ,I'LL TRY 6GET HOLD ( Y TN "S"T2
IF N1 !N TM1 ,I PROMISE4 ,0! WAY '''0
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PLAC$ A REASSUR+ H& ON H] %\LD]4 8,X
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,& Z SOON Z ,I TAKE C>E ( ? O!R ?+ ,I H
GO+ "R N[1 Y'RE GO+ 6BE TOP PRIOR;Y4 ,IF
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  8,I FEEL BETT] ALR10 %E BR1!D4--8,-E1
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                 ,,XXI              #AEJ

  ,IMPATI5T )! SL[ ELEVATOR1 ,DET4 ,GIL-
ROY SAW ! DOOR M>K$ .,/AIRWAY & BUR/ "?
X4 ,HE RAN ?REE FLI<TS UP1 !N D[N !
HALLWAY ( GOV]N;T (FICES 6! 5D1 F9,Y
SL[+ AT ! DOOR M>K$ ..,REGIONAL ,H1DQU>-
T]S--,IMMIGR,N & ,NATURALIZ,N .,S]VICE4
,HE W5T "R PA/ ! RECEP;N >EA--!Y KNEW HM
0SI<T4 ,HE PROCE$$ "? ! MAZE ( (FICE CU-
BICLES 6A CORN] ": 8 OLD] SI/] ,DONNA
SAT1 /UDY+ A PILE ( DOCU;TS4 ,PICTURES (
H] F\R TE5AGE *N L9$ ! HALF-WALLS T SEP-
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TASKS4 ,%E LOOK$ UP WE>ILY4
  8,Y'RE N -+ = ,?ANKSGIV+ D9N]1 "R8 ,I
C TELL J 0! LOOK ON YR FACE40
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8,I'LL TRY1 ,SIS4 ,X'S H>D 6SAY "R N[4
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  8,PHIL1 !Y'RE ALW HOT4 ,DON'T FOOL ME4
,MOM WD 2 /1M$ IF %E 7 ALIVE & KNEW Y'D
MISS$ FIVE ,?ANKSGIV+S 9 A R[40
  ,GILROY GROAN$4 8,I'LL TRY40 ,HE KNEW
HE _HN'T S.D$ 3V9C+ 5\<1 Z HE R1*$ 96HIS
POCKET =! SCRAP ( PAP] ) ,*RI/9A    #AEA
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WANT$4 ,%E _H D"O X _M "TS 2F = H] BRO?-
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SUP]VISORS IGNOR$ ? M9OR RULE BR1K+4 ,!
EX*ANGE ( 9=M,N B5EFIT$ BO? ! ,IMMIGR,N
,(FICE &! ,POLICE ,DE"P;T4 ,FUR!R1 ,GIL-
ROY ALW MADE C]TA9 T ANY ,ILLEGAL ,ALI5S
ASSOCIAT$ ) ANY (! CASES HE 0 "W+1 7
PROMPTLY DETA9$4 ,T 0 ! .QUID .PRO .QUO
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PAP]"W4
  8,FULL RUN ''' ,ANY?+ & "EY?+60
  ,%E GL.ED AT ! CLOCK ON ! NE>BY WALL4
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Y'D H 6WAIT 'TIL ,MON"D4 ,!Y'RE DO+ MA9-
T5.E ON \R SY/EM OV] ! HOLI"D4 ,I GOT A
MEMO T !Y 7 GO+ 6/>T "R AT FIVE O'C40
  8,!N LET'S GET X IN1 ,DONNA4 ,X'S RE,Y
IMPORTANT40
  ,%E NO4$1 TAPP+ ! 9=M,N 96H] T]M9AL
KEYBO>D4 8,X'LL 2 A BIT4 ,! SY/EM'S BE5
MOV+ SL[ ALL "D '''0 ,DONNA LOOK$ UP
"Q+LY1 8,S1 IS %E A VICTIM1 WIT-    #AEB
;S1 OR SUSPECT1 ANIMAL OR VEGETA#80
  8,VICTIM40
  8,TOO BAD1 %E HAS A V PRETTY "N40
  8,_H A PRETTY "N40
  8,OH40
  8,%E 0 KNIF$ LA/ NI<T 9 A H\SE 9 !
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LOV] OR "S?+4 ,ME ''' ,I'D SAY PSY*O4 ,!
DUDE J RIPP$ ! GUTS "R \ ( H]4 ,ONLY A
PSY*O DOES T4 ''' ,POOR KID40
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BACK 6HM4 8,SL[1 J L ,I TOLD Y ''' ,S1
H[ IS YR BOSS1 ANYWAY8 ,Y / HAV5'T TOLD
ME H[ Y L "W+ =A WOMAN40
  8,LET'S N 4CUSS X40
  8,AW1 -E ON4 ,X C'T 2 T BAD40 %E T1S$4
8,I'VE ALW _H 6"W = M540
  8,HELL1 ,I GUESS X RE,Y HASN'T BE5 T
BAD4 ,Y "K ,I 0 WORRI$ AT F/1 B ''' X'S
OKAY4 ,%E'S LI<T5$ UP Q A BIT & '''0
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?+ ISN'T A4+ UP40
  8,PROBABLY AN ILLEGAL10 ,DONNA    #AEC
SD4 8,B >E Y SURE Y GOT ! "R "N & DATE (
BIR?8 ,H[ AB A ,SOCIAL ,SECUR;Y NUMB]80
  8,NAW1 T'S ALL ,I _H4 ''' ,%E'S J N 9
! SY/EM40
  8,AH ''' SAY1 :AT 0 ! BIR? DATE Y GAVE
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  8,M>* #AD?40
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                 ,,XXII             #AEE

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                ,,XXVII             #AIH

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                ,,XXVIII            #BJJ

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4GU/4 ,HE SET ! BURG] D[N ON ! S1T 2S HM
& 2GAN PAY+ M ATT5;N 6HIS DRIV+4 ,HE
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J HONK$4 ,X 0 *ANG+ LANES & SPE$+ UP TO
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EXCIT$LY4 #C ''' #H ''' #F ''' ;,A '''
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                 ,,XXIX             #BJB

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VOICE MAIL & !N LET'S GET "S?+40 ,H>RIS
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