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  ,? :OLLY DIV]T$ MY ?"\S F ! DESIGN (
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  ,,MAY #C4 -- ,I 2GAN ) MY SAW1 & CUT A
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"O FI% T ,I DUR/ EAT (1 TILL ,I 0 WE>Y (
MY SPORT2 :51 J GO+ 6L1VE (F1 ,I CAU<T A
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FREQU5TLY CAU<T FI% 5\<1 Z M* Z ,I C>$
6EAT2 ALL : ,I DRI$ 9 ! SUN1 & ATE !M
DRY4
  ,,MAY #E4 -- ,"W$ ON ! WRECK2 CUT
ANO!R B1M AS"U1 & BR"\ ?REE GRT FIR
PLANKS (F F ! DECKS1 : ,I TI$ TGR1 &
MADE 6FLOAT ON %ORE :5 ! TIDE ( FLOOD
CAME ON4
  ,,MAY #F4 -- ,"W$ ON ! WRECK2 GOT
S"EAL IRON BOLTS \ ( H] & O!R PIECES (
IRON"W4 ,"W$ V H>D1 & CAME HOME V M*
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9T5T 6"W1 B F.D ! WEI<T (! WRECK _H
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CLE> (! WAT] OR S&4 ,I WR5*$ OP5 TWO
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  ,,MAY #I4 -- ,W5T 6! WRECK1 &)! CR[
MADE WAY 96! BODY (! WRECK1 & FELT S"EAL
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CD /IR X1 B X 0 TOO H1VY 6REMOVE4
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GOT A GRT _M PIECES ( TIMB]1 & BO>DS1 OR
PLANK1 & TWO OR ?REE
HUNDR$WEI<T ( IRON4
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= FOOD1 T ! TIDE PREV5T$ MY GO+ 6! WRECK
T "D4
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M* )! CR[1 T ! F/ FL[+ TIDE S"EAL CASKS
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SPOIL$ X4 ,I 3T9U$ ? "W E "D 6! #AE? (
,JUNE1 EXCEPT ! "T NEC 6GET FOOD1 : ,I
ALW APPO9T$1 DUR+ ? "P ( MY EMPLOY;T1
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F.D A L>GE TORTOISE OR TURTLE4 ,? 0 ! F/
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MIS=TUNE1 N ANY DEFECT (! PLACE1 OR
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(! ISL&1 ,I MI<T H _H HUNDR$S ( !M E "D1
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FLE% 0 6ME1 AT T "T1 ! MO/ SAV\RY &
PL1SANT T "E ,I TA/$ 9 MY LIFE1 HAV+ _H
NO FLE%1 B ( GOATS & F[LS1 S9CE ,I L&$ 9
? HORRID PLACE4
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0 "S?+ *ILLY2 : ,I KNEW 0 N USUAL 9 T
LATITUDE4
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W1!R _H BE5 COLD4
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VIOL5T PA9S 9 MY H1D1 & FEV]I%4
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)!
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DR1D;L APPREH5.NS ( SICK;S4
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FIT HELD ME SEV5 H\RS2 COLD FIT & HOT1 )
FA9T SW1TS AF X4
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VICTUALS 6EAT1 TOOK MY GUN1 B F.D MYF V
W1K4 ,H["E1 ,I KILL$ A %E-GOAT1 &) M*
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,I LAY A-B$ ALL "D1 & NEI ATE NOR DRANK4
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