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H] ILLU/R,NS APPE> REGUL>LY 9 NEWSPAP]S
& MAGAZ9ES4 ,%E IS AL ! AU?OR (
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-;T>Y & -ICS APPE> 9 NEWSPAP]S &
MAGAZ9ES >.D ! _W1 9CLUD+ ..,! ,NEW
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IS EXTREMELY NORMAL4 ,!N ,I 4COV]$ :AT
-ICS W]E1 & ACTU,Y ! FACT 0 T ? 0 RE,Y !
M$IUM T FIT ME ! BE/ 2C ,I LOVE 6WRITE &
,I LOVE 6DRAW & S X RE,Y 0 ! BE/ =    #D
ME4 ,F ! SECOND ,I MADE ! F/ PAGE    B#C
,I KNEW ? IS :AT ,I %D 2 DO+4

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!MVS IS J ,7EXPLETIVE7'1 X DOESN'T EXI/4
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HAS 6R1D Y1 & !Y H 6APPLAUD Y1 & !N !Y H
6PAY = YR BOOK & ALL ( T4 ,B AT ! "T T
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EXAMPLE1 ,I MO/LY ?9K AB "O FR1 & ,I SAY
6MYF1 IF ,I MAKE ? JOKE1 ,I W MAKE HM
LAU<4
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MIS"U/&+S & S _M MISTAKES 3C]N+ MY C.TRY
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WAS60 ,X IS N 2C ! REGIME IS A
DICTATOR%IP T ! :OLE P (! C.TRY >E CRAZY
& ALL ( T4 ,& T 0 X4 ,B E "T ,I'M MAK+
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MAKE A LL ILLU/R,N 6J REP1T :AT Y H ALR
SD4 ,S X IS ANO!R R1D+1 9 A WAY4 ,:AT"E
Y DON'T DRAW Y WRITE1 & VICE V]SA4 ,S !
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Y BE8 ,& !N 9 .,P]SEPOLIS .#B ,I'M A "Y
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.,P]SEPOLIS #A 9 "PICUL> PLAY$ 96DEBATES
9 ,FR.E REG>D+ ! PROHIBI;N (! VEIL8
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DEBATE AB ! VEIL & ,MUSLIM WOM51 & H[ M*
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FACT T X HAS 2COME A LAW1 T !Y PU% Y
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RELIGI\S1 & ,I D N1 ,I _C1 JUDGE1 & ,I D
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,N"E4 ,S1 = ME1 PROHIBIT+ ! VEIL & =C+ X
IS ! SAME4 ,Y _C J G & TELL P :AT !Y %D
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HELL1 ,I J DON'T AGREE ) ALL ?4 ,Y _C
TALK AB SECUL>ISM ONLY E "T X 3C]NS   #I
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EXPRES.N T !Y >E US+3 8,MUSLIM C.TRIES40
,:AT DOES X M1N1 8,MUSLIM C.TRIES08
,MUSLIM C.TRIES1 !Y G F ,MORO3O
6,9DONESIA4 ,!Y G F ,BOSNIA 6,SOMALIA4
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V SICK "T1 ACTU,Y4
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WANT$ 6USE ME Z A WIT;S SAY+1 8,LOOK AT
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0 V FUNNY1 2C ALL ! ,IRANIAN P1 !Y 7 AG/
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=CE Y N 6D X1 !Y =CE Y ALL ! SAME4

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_! LEGS & _! BR1/S1 !Y >E V FREE4 ,!
IDEA T !Y LOOK D[N AT ^! WOM5 J 2C !Y'RE
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T AT ALL4 ,X WD MAKE ME FEEL DIRTY1
RE,Y4
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IS N AN EASY POSI;N 2C AT ! SAME "T1 ,I
AM AG/ =C+ P 6WE> ! VEIL1 ,I AM AL AG/
=C+ !M N TO4 ,9 ! ACTUAL _W1 Y H 6H A V
PRECISE IDEA1 2C ! _W IS MADE \ ( BLACK
& :ITE & BAD & GD1 & IF Y WANT 6MAKE !
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PL1SE ANY"O4 ,!Y WANT 6USE ME = FIVE
M9UTES1 PUTT+ ME ON ! ,,TV1 &( C\RSE !Y
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DON'T WANT 6BE US$ = ^! ?+S4 ,I REFUS$4
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AG/ ! VEIL1 T IS ALL !Y WD WANT ME 6SAY
& !N :AT"E ,I SAY W 2 QUOT$ \ ( 3TEXT OR
J CUT \4 ,S NO1 ,I DIDN'T D X4
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3TEXTS1 D Y ?9K YR FUTURE "W MI<T 2COME
M OV]TLY POLITICAL8
  ,ALL MY /ORIES >E ALW A LL BIT     #AB
POLITICAL4 ,9 ! BOOK T ,I AM WRIT+   A#G
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L ,HITL]4 ,HE DID H "O1 N 2C HE 0 AN
ANTI-,SEMITE1 NO?+ L T4 ,! FACT 0 T AT !
"T1 ! BI7E/ 5EMY ( C.TRIES L ,IRAN 7 !
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REGION4 ,S ,G]_M 0 AG/ ,BRITA91 S ,G]_M
0 \R FR1 9 A WAY3 ! 5EMY ( YR 5EMY IS YR
FR4
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! ,SECOND ,_W ,W> 0 A BIG D1L 9 ! ,WE/1
S X M/ H BE5 A BIG D1L =! :OLE _W4 ,X IS
N4 ,! SECOND ,_W ,W> 0 N A BIG D1L = U4
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6,EUROPE1 9 ALL >E AB SIX HUNDR$
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T5 P]C5T (! P 9 ! :OLE _W IS ! PRO#M (
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PRO#MS1 ! BI7E/ PRO#MS 9 ! _W4 ,S !Y
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9 ,FR.E X 0 J AW;L1 2C !Y 7 KILL+    B#G
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AT ! "T1 DUR+ ! W> ) ,IRAQ1 ! :OLE ,WE/1
)\T ASK+ !MVS ANY "QS1 ALL ( !M 7
SUPPORT+ ,SA4AM8 ,:AT ! HELL8

,S CD Y TELL ME A LL BIT AB ! "W T Y >E
DO+ N[8
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AM MAK+ AN ANIM,N MOVIE (! TWO VOLUMES (
.,P]SEPOLIS4 ,WE >E MAK+ AN ANIM,N MOVIE
9 BLACK & :ITE1 &=! F/ "T 9 MY LIFE1 ,I
AM GO+ 6"W ) O!R P6 ,T IS ! ?+ T SC>ES
ME ! MO/1 2C !N X DOESN'T ONLY DEP5D ON
ME4 ,? IS A HUNDR$ P1 X DEP5DS AL ON !M4

,& IS X A ,FR5* PRODUC;N8
  ,YES1 ? IS A ,FR5* PRODUC;N1
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6,B>CELONA 6MAKE A MURAL =! ,C5T]    #AD
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MAGAZ9ES4 ,B ! TWO BIG PROJECTS1 ACTU,Y1
WD 2 ! MOVIE &! NEW BOOK4
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  ,AL "! >E A LOT ( BOOK T\RS4
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EI<TE5 LANGUAGES1 & EA* "T X IS
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            ,BIBLIOGRAPHY (
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..,P]SEPOLIS3 ,! ,/ORY (A .,*ILDHOOD
  7,PAN!ON ,BOOKS1 #BJJC74 ,9 P[];L
  BLACK-&-:ITE -IC /RIP IMAGES1 ,M>JANE
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