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UNHAPPY CIRCUM/.ES1 : FEW M51 IF ANY1 "E
W5T "? 2F1 & AF NE> SEV5 YE>S ( P1CE &
5JOY;T 9 ! FUL;S ( ALL ?+S2 GR[N OLD1 &
:51 IF "E1 X MI<T 2 ALL[$ ME 6H _H
EXP]I;E ( E /ATE ( MI4LE LIFE1 & 6"K : 0
MO/ ADAPT$ 6MAKE A MAN -PLETELY HAPPY2
,I SAY1 AF ALL ?1 ANY "O WD H ?"\ T !
NATIVE PROP5S;Y 6RAMBL+ : ,I GAVE AN
A3.T ( 9 MY F/ SETT+ \ 9 ! _W 6H BE5 S
PREDOM9ANT 9 MY
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HOME1 & H D"O V5TUR+ LIFE & =TUNE ANY M4
  ,NAY1 F>!R1 ! -MON MOTIVE ( =EIGN
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T ,I _H NO?+1 9DE$1 6D B 6SIT /1 & FULLY
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^U MY H&S4 ,YET ALL ^! ?+S _H NO E6ECT
^U ME1 OR AT L1/ N 5 6RESI/ ! /R;G
9CL9,N ,I _H 6G ABROAD AG1 : HUNG AB ME
L A *RONIC 4TEMP]4 ,9 "PICUL>1 ! DESIRE
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COLONY ,I LEFT "!1 RAN 9 MY H1D 3T9U,Y4
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& MY FANCY "W$ S /1DILY & /R;GLY ^U X T
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VIOL5TLY 96ALL MY 4C\RSES T X MADE MY
3V]S,N TIRE"S1 = ,I CD TALK ( NO?+ ELSE2
ALL MY 4C\RSE RAN 96X1 EV5 6IMP]T9;E2 &
,I SAW X MYF4
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ALL ! /IR T P MAKE 9 ! _W AB <O/S &
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NO S* ?+ Z A _S APPE>+1 OR A <O/ WALK+2
T P'S POR+ A6EC;NATELY ^U ! PA/ 3V]S,N (
_! DEC1S$ FRS S R1LISES X 6!M T !Y >E
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%AD[ & VAP\R 9 ! ?+1 & !Y RE,Y "K NO?+
(! MATT]4
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ANY S* ?+S Z R1L APP>I;NS1 SPECTRES1 OR
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VAP\RS1 OR :AT ELSE ,I MAY CALL X1 T ,I
ACTU,Y SUPPOS$ MYF (T5 ^U ! SPOT1 AT MY
OLD CA/LE1 2H ! TREES2 SAW MY OLD
,SPANI>D1 ,FRI"D'S "F1 &! REPROBATE
SAILORS ,I LEFT ^U ! ISL&2 NAY1 ,I
FANCI$ ,I TALK$ ) !M1 & LOOK$ AT !M
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6ME4 ,"O "T1 9 MY SLEEP1 ,I _H ! VILLA9Y
(! ?REE PIRATE SAILORS S LIVELY RELAT$
6ME 0! F/ ,SPANI>D1 & ,FRI"D'S "F1 T X 0
SURPRIS+3 !Y TOLD ME H[ !Y B>B>\SLY
ATTEMPT$ 6MURD] ALL ! ,SPANI>DS1 & T !Y
SET FIRE 6! PROVI.NS !Y _H LAID UP1 ON
PURPOSE 64TRESS & />VE !M2 ?+S T ,I _H
N"E HE>D (1 & T1 9DE$1 7 N"E ALL ( !M
TRUE 9 FACT3 B X 0 S W>M 9 MY IMAG9,N1 &
S R1LIS$ 6ME1 T1 6! H\R ,I SAW !M1 ,I CD
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6! REMOTE "PS (! _W4 ,I W5T D[N 6MY F>M1
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:AT IS DESCRIB$ 0! POET1 ^U ! SUBJECT (A
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ONLY MADE A BR1* ^U ME 9EVITA# & 9CURA#1
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MY WIFE4 ,X IS N MY BUSI;S "H 6WRITE AN
ELEGY ^U MY WIFE1 GIVE A "* ( H] "PICUL>
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FLATT]Y (A FUN]AL S]MON4 ,%E WAS1 9 A
FEW ^WS1 ! /AY ( ALL MY A6AIRS2 ! C5TRE
( ALL MY 5T]PRISES2 ! 5G9E T1 0H]
PRUD;E1 REDUC$ ME 6T HAPPY -PASS ,I 0
IN1 F ! MO/ EXTRAVAGANT & RU9\S PROJECT
T FILL$ MY H1D1 & DID M 6GUIDE MY RAMBL+
G5IUS ?AN A "M'S TE>S1 A "F'S 9/RUC;NS1
A FR'S C\NSEL1 OR ALL MY [N R1SON+ P[]S
CD D4 ,I 0 HAPPY 9 LI/5+ 6H]1 & 9 2+
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&
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DAILY /RU7L+ = BR1D 6MA9TA9 ! VITAL
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6LIVE1 Z IF DAILY BR1D 7 ! ONLY 5D (
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6GR[1 2C ,I DID N WANT X2 & BR$ NO M
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LAY 9 ! DRAW] TILL X GREW M\LDY1 & _H
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6ALL ^! ?+S1 & : 0 EI 6BE POSSESS$1 OR
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=EIGN ADV5TURES2 & ALL ! PL1SANT1 9NOC5T
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MY FAMILY1 : 2F 5TIRELY POSSESS$ ME1 7
NO?+ 6ME1 _H NO RELI%1 & 7 L MUSIC 6"O T
HAS NO E>1 OR FOOD 6"O T HAS NO TA/E4 ,9
A ^W1 ,I RESOLV$ 6L1VE (F H\SEKEEP+1 LET
MY F>M1 & RETURN 6,LONDON2 & 9 A FEW
MON?S AF ,I DID S4
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M* M SUITABLY EMPLOY$ :5 ,I 0 TW5TY-SIX
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NEPHEW1 :OM1 Z ,I H OBS]V$ 2F1 ,I _H
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6,LISBON1 & 3SULT ) MY OLD SEA-CAPTA92 &
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PROJECT ( C>RY+ ME ?I!R 9 8 WAY 6! ,EA/
,9DIES4
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) M FELIC;Y ?AN MO/ ( YR BRO!R MON>*S 9
! _W40 ,9 A ^W1 ! S*EME HIT S EXACTLY )
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"U1 &( : ,I H SD S M*1 T ,I TOLD HM1 9 A
FEW ^WS1 IF HE AGRE$ )! M]*ANTS1 ,I WD G
) HM2 B ,I TOLD HM ,I WD N PROMISE 6G
ANY FUR!R ?AN MY [N ISL&4 8,:Y1 SIR10
SAYS HE1 8Y DON'T WANT 6BE LEFT "! AG1
,I HOPE80 8,B10 SD ,I1 8C Y N TAKE ME UP
AG ON YR RETURN80 ,HE TOLD ME X WD N 2
POSSI# 6D S2 T ! M]*ANTS WD N"E ALL[ HM
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MON?'S SAIL \ ( 8 WAY1 & MI<T 2 ?REE OR
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REDUC$ 6! 3DI;N Y 7 9 2F40
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X1 : 0 6C>RY A FRAM$ SLOOP ON BO>D !
%IP1 :1 2+ TAK5 9 PIECES1 MI<T1 0! HELP
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9 A FEW "DS4 ,I 0 N L;G RESOLV+1 = 9DE$
! IMPORTUNITIES ( MY NEPHEW JO9$ S
E6ECTU,Y ) MY 9CL9,N T NO?+ CD OPPOSE
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W1 & SETTL$ ! E/ATE ,I _H 9 S* A MANN] =
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EASY & SATISFI$ !Y WD H JU/ICE D"O !M1
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LEFT X :OLLY 6! WID[1 )A SU6ICI5T
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TILL ,I CAME HOME1 ,I AL LIV$ 6?ANK H] =
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