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ISL&4 ,I N[ RESOLV$ 6TRAVEL Q ACR 6!
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HAT*ET1 & MY DOG1 &A L>G] QUANT;Y ( P[D]
& %OT ?AN USUAL1 ) TWO BISCUIT-CAKES &A
GRT BUN* ( RAIS9S 9 MY P\* = MY /ORE1 ,I
2GAN MY J\RNEY4 ,:5 ,I _H PASS$ ! VALE
": MY B[] /OOD1 Z ABV1 ,I CAME )9 VIEW
(! SEA 6! WE/1 & X 2+ A V CLE> "D1 ,I
FAIRLY DESCRI$ L& -- :E!R AN ISL& OR A
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4T.E2 0MY GUESS X CD N 2 LESS ?AN FIFTE5
OR TW5TY L1GUES (F4
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O!RWISE ?AN T ,I KNEW X M/ 2 "P (
,AM]ICA1 &1 Z ,I 3CLUD$ 0ALL MY
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L&$1 ,I _H BE5 9 A WORSE 3DI;N ?AN ,I 0
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ACQUIESC$ 9 ! 4POSI;NS ( ,PROVID;E1 : ,I
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M* PL1SANT] ?AN M9E -- ! OP5 OR SAVANNAH
FIELDS SWEET1 ADORN$ ) FL[]S & GRASS1 &
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POSSI#1 6H KEPT X 6BE TAME1 & TAU<T X
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9 PROPOR;N 6! -PANY2 & ?\< MY CASE 0
DEPLORA# 5\<1 YET ,I _H GRT CAUSE =
?ANK;L;S T ,I 0 N DRIV5 6ANY EXTREMITIES
= FOOD1 B _H R PL5TY1 EV5 6DA9TIES4
  ,I N"E TRAVELL$ 9 ? J\RNEY ABV TWO
MILES \T"R 9 A "D1 OR "!ABS2 B ,I TOOK S
_M TURNS & RE-TURNS 6SEE :AT 4COV]IES ,I
CD MAKE1 T ,I CAME WE>Y 5 6! PLACE ": ,I
RESOLV$ 6SIT D[N ALL NI<T2 & !N ,I EI
REPOS$ MYF 9 A TREE1 OR SURR.D$ MYF )A
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  ,Z SOON Z ,I CAME 6! SEA-%ORE1 ,I 0
SURPRIS$ 6SEE T ,I _H TAK5 UP MY LOT ON
! WOR/ SIDE (! ISL&1 = "H1 9DE$1 ! %ORE
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SIDE ,I _H F.D B ?REE 9 A YE> &A HALF4
,"H 0 AL AN 9F9ITE NUMB] ( F[LS ( _M
K9DS1 "S : ,I _H SE51 & "S : ,I _H N SE5
2F1 & _M ( !M V GD M1T1 B S* Z ,I KNEW N
! "NS (1 EXCEPT ^? CALL$ P5GU9S4
  ,I CD H %OT Z _M Z ,I PL1S$1 B 0 V
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FE$ ON2 & ?\< "! 7 _M GOATS "H1 M ?AN ON
MY SIDE ! ISL&1 YET X 0 ) M* M DI6ICULTY
T ,I CD -E NE> !M1 ! C.TRY 2+ FLAT &
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! HILLS4
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,I 0 "H 6BE Z X 7 ^U A J\RNEY1 & F HOME4
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& !N SETT+ UP A GRT POLE ^U ! %ORE =A
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NEXT J\RNEY ,I TOOK %D 2 ON ! O!R SIDE
(! ISL& EA/ F MY DWELL+1 & S R.D TILL ,I
CAME 6MY PO/ AG4
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W5T1 ?9K+ ,I CD EASILY KEEP ALL ! ISL& S
M* 9 MY VIEW T ,I CD N MISS F9D+ MY F/
DWELL+ 0VIEW+ ! C.TRY2 B ,I F.D MYF
MISTAK51 = 2+ -E AB TWO OR ?REE MILES1
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KNEW V WELL ! POSI;N (! SUN AT T "T (!
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-E BACK ! SAME WAY ,I W5T3 & !N1 0EASY
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EXCE$+ HOT1 & MY GUN1 AMMUNI;N1 HAT*ET1
& O!R ?+S V H1VY4
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,I 0 V IMPATI5T 6BE AT HOME1 F :;E ,I _H
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LOT 6/AY ON ! ISL&4
  ,I REPOS$ MYF "H A WEEK1 6RE/ & REGALE
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-MUNIC,NS ( ,8 GRACE 6MY S\L2 SUPPORT+1
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JOYS2 MY V DESIRES ALT]$1 MY A6EC;NS
*ANG$ _! GU/S1 & MY DELI<TS 7 P]FECTLY
NEW F :AT !Y 7 AT MY F/ -+1 OR1 9DE$1 =!
TWO YE>S PA/4
  ,2F1 Z ,I WALK$ AB1 EI ON MY HUNT+ OR
= VIEW+ ! C.TRY1 ! ANGUI% ( MY S\L AT MY
3DI;N WD BR1K \ ^U ME ON A SU451 & MY V
HE>T WD DIE )9 ME1 6?9K (! WOODS1 !
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X WD TAKE ME 9 ! MI4LE ( MY "W1 & ,I WD
IMMLY SIT D[N & SI<1 & LOOK ^U ! GR.D =
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IF ,I CD BUR/ \ 96TE>S1 OR V5T MYF 0^WS1
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0 N GRT2 =1 Z ,I OBS]V$1 MY SE$ ( EA* 0
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