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  8,SORT (10 ,I SD RELUCTANTLY4 8,WE SAW
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?9K ,I'M GO+ 62COME A PR9CE AG1 "S?+
HAPP5S4 ,MAYBE ,I'M SUPPOS$ 6LIVE \ !
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  8,Y C IF Y WANT TO1 B !N ,EMMA    #BJI
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                ,SIXTE5             #BAA

  ,) DAWN / H\RS AWAY1 WE DECID$ 6GET Z
M* SLEEP Z WE CD 2F H1D+ =! SWAMP4 ,EAD-
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8,SLEEP WELL1 ,EMMA4 ,X MAY TAKE L;G]
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P>5TS AB ?40
  8,DON'T TELL !M ANY?+10 ,I SD4 8,I'LL
TALK 6!M MYF :5 WE GET BACK40 ,I _H NO
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_H A LOT 6SAY4 ,I 0 PL1S$ :5 ,I R1LIZ$ T
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  8,GD60 ,GRASS9A SD1 S.D+ SATISFI$4 8,I
KNEW T SOON] OR LAT] Y WD H&LE ^! ?+S
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  8,IF X 0 >RANG$1 %E DID X H]F40
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  8,( C\RSE %E DID6 ,I 0 ! FAVORITE *1
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Y4 ,WE'RE S M* ALIKE1 Y & ,I40

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SET X ON ! FLOOR4 8,I "K FRUIT T>T ISN'T
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HUMAN10 GRUM#D ,EADRIC4
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SCRAPS & GETT+ "U ! S]VANTS' FEET4 ,B[S]
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TA#1 B ?REE O!R DOGS CAME 69VE/IGATE !
BASKET1 NUDG+ X ) _! NOSES & :9+ 6SEE
9SIDE4 ,! WOND];L SMELLS ( FRUIT T>T &
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  8,( C\RSE ,I'M SURE6 ,X 0 MY F/ KISS6
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  8,F9E60 SD ,GRASS9A1 CAT*+ ,EADRIC Z
HE />T$ 6TUM# \ (! BASKET1 OV]BAL.ED 0!
VIAL HE / WORE4 8,!N Y TWO SIT "R "H &
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ATTA*$ 6H] G[N4 ,LI<T GL9T$ (F XS %>P
ANGLES & FLAT SURFACES ! SAME WAY X DID
(F "O ( MY "F'S HI<LY POLI%$        #BAE
SWORDS4
  8,": DID Y GET T80 ,I ASK$4 ,I _H N"E
SE5 X 2F & ,I ?"\ ,I 0 FAMILI> ) MO/ (!
TOOLS MY AUNT US$ = H] MAGIC4
  8,:ILE ,I 0 ON T TRIP LA/ WEEK1 ,I DID
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9 XS %9Y SURFACE4 8,Z ! BRACELET'S "R;L
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AG4 ,N AF :AT HAPP5$ LA/ "T6 ,EMMA1 KEEP
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  8,Y'RE DO+ F9E1 ,AUNT ,GRASS9A4 ,NO1
WAIT1 Y'VE LO/ X '''4 ,T'S X1 A LL 6!
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  8,Y'RE V GD6 ,I CD N"E -E UP ) "S?+ L
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BRACELET BACK MYF10 ,I BLURT$ \1    #BBA
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FROG40
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                ,SEV5TE5            #BBE

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8,EADRIC1 H A S1T OV] "H40
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  8,Y D1 TOO40
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R1*$ 2H ME & TU7$ "S?+ LOOSE F ! BACK (
MY DRESS4 ,! DRAGONFLY W+S LAY 9 8 H&1
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8,I'LL *]I% !M ="E40
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WANT 6KEEP !M80
  8,EADRIC1 H[ C Y SAY T8 ,!Y MADE ME
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  ,:5 ,I TRI$ 6/&1 MY MOVE;TS 7 /IFF &
AWKW>D4 ,I TOOK A /EP & TRIPP$ OV] MY [N
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BACK 6MY AUNT ,GRASS9A60 ,I RAIS$ MY >M
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8,I DON'T WANT TO--0
  8--TAKE ANY *.ES10 ,EADRIC F9I%$ = ME4
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9 SE>* ( MY AUNT ,GRASS9A4 ,/ FOLL[+ !
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TAK+ ! OTT]'S PAW 9 H] H&4 8,T'S :Y ,I
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TRO!D60
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NIECE6 ,! FAMILY RESEMBL.E IS
EXTRAORD9>Y6 ,& Y M/ 2 H] B1U1      #BEC
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BO?40
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TURN+ 6LOOK AT ME4
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,GRASS9A1 8& ,I _H A FEEL+ T X 0 HM4 ,I
FELT ! WAY ,I D :5 "S"O -ES 6! DOOR & ,I
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  8,2C MY HE>T TOLD ME T X 0 ,EMMA AT !
DOOR1 B MY H1D SD T %E CDN'T POSSIBLY 2
A FROG4 ,%E WORE ! BRACELET1 S ,I DIDN'T
?9K X 0 POSSI#4 ,B ,I "K 6TRU/ MY HE>T
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  8,I AM A BIT OLD]1 ?\<1 ,I'M AFRAID10
! OTT] SD1 PATT+ H] H& ) 8 O!R PAW4
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T M ?AN ANY?+ 9 ! _W60
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A4$1 8,WELL1 X "W$ = U1 DIDN'T X80
  8,N AT F/6 ,AUNT ,GRASS9A1 Y >5'T WE>+
ANY *>M REV]SAL JEWELRY1 >E Y8 ,NO
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ROCK+ BACK & =? ON ! BALLS ( 8 FEET Z IF
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SI<4                                #BEE
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,HAYWOOD1 8B ,I 0 HOP+ '''0
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FROG _H MADE ME M* M SYMPA!TIC4
  8,I "K :AT WE C D60 ,I SD1 TOO EXCIT$
6KEEP QUIET ANY L;G]4 ,"EY"O TURN$ 6LOOK
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8,HAYWOOD1 D Y REMEMB] :AT MY GR&"M SD Y
_H 6D 6BR1K ! SPELL80
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USE = T VIAL6 ,B T'S ALL "R1 2C ! SPELL
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  8,:AT MAKES Y ?9K %E WD D X80 ASK$
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A DEEP %ADE ( P9K1 A COLOR ,I'D N"E SE5
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,HAYWOOD DCLD4 8,& AF ,GRASS9A & ,I >E
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AG40
  8,I DON'T BLAME Y10 MY AUNT SD1 TAK+
H] EYES (F ,HAYWOOD ONLY L;G 5 6DROP !
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,EADRIC MAY LOSE X IF HE DOESN'T PRAC-
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ASK$1 FLICK+ H] EYES 9 MY DIREC;N4 ,I
KNEW H] WELL 5 6TAKE ! H9T4
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SAW AN ANCI5T OAK ^: GRAY+ B>K BORE A
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