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W1!R8 ,JO% DIDN'T ?9K S4 ,HE'D SE5 ? UN/RUNG V].N ( ,M>K N L;G 2F1 "R AF HE'D PULL$ ! LL KID F ! PA? (! SPE$+ VAN4 ,A SUP]H]O1 W.D$4 ,M>K RAIS$ 8 EYES & GAZ$ UP AT ! SKY1 Z IF HE'D J NOTIC$ ! SN[ / SWIRL+ D[N4 ,HE PULL$ \ 8 UMBRELLA1 POPP$ X OP51 & ANGL$ X OV] 8 H1D1 L[4 ,A PICKUP NE>$1 H1DLIM & TRI$ 6FLAG #ADC D[N ! TRUCK4 ,X RATTL$ PA/4 ,!N "! 0 NO?+ B EMPTY ROAD & C.TRYSIDE & TREES & D>K & COLD4 8,": D Y LIVE1 ,ALEX80 ,M>K SD4 ,ALEX DIDN'T ANSW]4 ,MAYBE HE 0 9 A TR.E1 MAYBE HE'D TURN$ 96A ,POPSICLE4 8,,": ,,D ,,Y ,,LIVE1 ,,ALEX80 ,M>K SD4 8,0S*OOL10 ,ALEX MUM#D4 8,A BLOCK NOR? ( S*OOL40 8,GD10 ,JO% SD4 8,WE'RE ALM "!10 ,SKYE SD4 ,!Y .7 CLOS]4 ,JO% DECID$ !Y 7 GO+ 6MAKE X4 8,:AT W YR P>5TS SAY80 ,JO% SD4 8,:AT "T IS X80 ,ALEX SD4 ,JO% HIT ! LIE Y GO+ 6TELL !M80 ,SKYE SD4 ,ALEX J SLO7$ AL;G4 8,Y H 6TELL !M10 %E SD4 8,LET'S J GET HM HOME10 ,JO% SD4 ,!Y TURN$ (F ! ROAD1 PASS$ ! 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