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G5]AL1 & PRETTY M* ( MY RUNAGATE
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  ,!Y GAVE ME AN A3.T H[ _M WAYS !Y
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EXTREMITIES !Y 7 DRIV5 TO2 H[ "S"TS !Y 7
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62LIEVE O!RS 7 9 ! SAME "P (! _W2 & YET
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5EMIES2 B 2+ )\T P[D] & %OT1 & YET 9 A
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^? HALB]DS1 & %>P5$ /ICKS PUT 96!
MUZZLES ( _! MUSKETS4 ,B = ALL ? !Y 7
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FIVE ( !M 7 ONCE KNOCK$ D[N TGR )! CLUBS
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7 "U ! GRTE/ GRIEF IMAG9A#1 & WD WILL+LY
H ALL V5TUR$ _! LIVES 6H RESCU$ HM4
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SI<T (A BOAT & PILOTS1 6C>RY !M AWAY 6!
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!Y WD N"E H ANY 9T]E/ SEP>ATE F "O
ANO!R4
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%ORE ASSI/$4 ,WE BR"\ ON %ORE SIX PIECES
( GD BEEF & F\R PIECES ( PORK1 \ (!
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BO>D ! %IP 6! S1M51 T !Y MI<T F1/ ON
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"PICUL>LY ! TAILOR1 ! SMI?1 &! TWO
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ANY?+ T 0 M USE;L 6!M2 &! TAILOR1 6%[ 8
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MADE !M E "O A %IRT1 ! F/ ?+ HE DID2 &1
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! RE/4 ,Z 6! C>P5T]S1 ,I SC>CE NE$ M5;N
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MY CLUMSY1 UNH&Y ?+S1 & MADE CL"E 3V5I5T
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AT L1/ ( XS K9D2 & "O ( !M1 :5 HE SAW X1
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SURE10 SAYS HE1 8T MAN HAS NO NE$ ( U2 Y
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KNIVES1 SCISSORS1 & ALL SORTS ( IRON"W1
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WELL-$UCAT$1 RELIGI\S "Y WOMAN1 & 2HAV$
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ACQUA9T.E 9 ! ,EA/ ,9DIES1 OR R1SON =
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DESIR$ ,I WD GIVE !M L1VE 6REMA9 ON !
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PLACE2 & S ! ISL& 0 DIVID$ 96?REE
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A "T :5 PROVOK$ M]CY W NO L;G] /RIVE1 &
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M* Z ,I 0 :5 ,I W5T RAMBL+ AWAY F MY "F2
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6EXHORT & 9/RUCT3 & :5 M5 -PLY1 SUBMIT
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ABV1 65D1V\R 6P]SUADE _! WIVES 6EMBRACE
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,W ,ATK9S & 8 WIFE 7 N YET -E IN4 ,AF ?1
MY CL]GYMAN1 WAIT+ A :ILE1 0 CURI\S 6"K
": ,ATK9S 0 G"O1 & TURN+ 6ME1 SD1 8,I
5TR1T Y1 SIR1 LET U WALK \ ( YR LABYR9?
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6BE (! SAME M9D2 S WE W5T \
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TREES4 8,N[10 SAYS !
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MAN PR1*ES 6H]2 M>K HM N[1 HE IS TELL+
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BE7$ T HE WD 3TA9 HMF1 & LET U M N>R[LY
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ALL V S9C]E "H1 BO? 9 ! MAN & 8 WIFE1
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&A PRIE/ (! ORD] ( ,/4 ,B5EDICT1 & ,I
EMBRACE ALL ! PR9CIPLES (! ,ROMAN FAI?2
B YET1 IF Y W 2LIEVE ME1 & T ,I D N SP1K
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MANN] 6U UNP]CEIVA#2 & ,I HOPE Y H !
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Z A ,ROMAN 64T+UI% F> 2T A ,PROTE/ANT &A
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)9 ! PALE (! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR*1 WE HOPE Y
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,I SEE ? POOR MAN1 :O Y SAY HAS BE5 A
PR(LIGATE1 & ALM A MURD]] KNEEL D[N &
PRAY 6,JESUS ,*RI/1 Z WE SUPPOSE HE DID1
?\< N FULLY 5LI<T5$2 2LIEV+ T ,GOD1 F
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BR"\ Q HOME 96! BOSOM (! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR*
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[N WAY8 ,C]TA9LY1 ,I WD RJC IF ALL !
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