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SI/]S REG>D$ H] LOYALTY Z A TRIBUTE 6!
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0 PRO( ( ,SE?'S BRUTAL;Y4
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RI* AT ,%ORTHILLS4 ,"! 0 TALK ( DAIRY
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ADV5TURE4

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:5 Y G "! ALL Y F9D IS "O OLD MONKEY
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! DRAW+ROOM1 MAK+ BL1T+ NOISES4 ,Z ALW
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9 S+LE FILE 6MEET HM1 /A7]+ "U IMAG9>Y
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TA# & PUT \ NUTS & DATES & R$ APPLES2 %E
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SD4 ,& 9 8 DI>Y1 A .,S5T9EL REPORT]'S
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WAS'S SU7ES;N1 Z AN A4I;NAL EX]CISE 9
,5GLI% ,-POSI;N & Z PRACTICE 9 NATURAL
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,OLIV] ,TWI/ 9 ! "WH\SE40
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WAY 6& F ,%ORTHILLS4 ,! F9E DRESSES1
VEILS & JEWELL]Y (! SI/]S 3TRA/$    #FFF
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"TS ,%AMA1 AF M* COAX+ F H] SI/]S1
DRESS$ & W5T 6,%ORTHILLS ) !M4 ,%E CAME
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SD1 8,WELL1 TELL ME1 GIRL1 TELL ME10 %E
DID N REPLY & ONLY CRI$ SIL5TLY4 ,:5
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6P]SUADE ,MR ,BISWAS 6JO9 ! MOVE1 & ,MR
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,BISWAS WD 2 A# 6SAVE 8 SAL>Y2 "! 7 _M
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TALK AB H\SE 0 ONLY 6SPITE ME40
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?+ ON ! E/ATE10 ,MR ,BISWAS SD4
  8,N"E M9D10 ,MRS ,TULSI SD4
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= ,%AMA'S SAKE2 OR :E!R1 )\T ,SE?1 %E
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W5T ) ,MRS ,TULSI 6! BUS /OP4 ,"! HE
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LAMP-PO/1 HID+ 8 FACE4
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  8,F ,%ORTHILLS1 ! BUSES ALW L1VE ON !
DOT40
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DRIV] &! 3DUCTOR4 ,! BODY _H BE5    #FFH
MADE LOC,Y1 A CRUDE JANGL+ BOX ( WOOD &
T9 & FELT & L>GE NAK$ BOLTS4 ,MR ,BISWAS
BUMP$ EXA7]AT$LY UP & D[N ON ! R\< WOOD5
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?REE CRUMBL+ %ACKS4 ,TWO BLACK WAT] B>-
RELS /OOD 9 ! H>D YELL[ Y>D4 8,CRICKET
FIELD80 ,MR ,BISWAS SD4 8,SWIMM+ POOL80
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\ & RAN /1DILY D[N 96A WID5+ VALLEY4 ,!
HILLS LOOK$ WILD1 ! TOPS ( TREES RIS+ "O
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ROAD Z CASU,Y Z ANY BU%2 _! FRUIT1 ONLY
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! GULLY WID5$2 ! GULLY GREW %ALL[]4 ,2Y
X ,MR ,BISWAS SAW ! TALL IMMORTELLES &
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BLACK & DRY1 ! COCOA PODS GL1M+ )   #FGA
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PURPLE1 N L ?+S T _H GR[N1 B L V>NI%$
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7 ORANGE TREES1 H1VY ) L1F & FRUIT4 ,&
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