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BOTTOM (! ,BALTIC ,SEA WE/W>D2 & ABV ?REE ?\S&1 IF WE LEFT T SEA1 & W5T ON WE/1 6! ,BRITI% & ,FR5* *ANNELS3 WE _H FULL FIVE ?\S& MILES 6! ,9DIAN OR ,P]SIAN ,SEA S\?2 & AB EIGUNA 0EASY & MOD]ATE J\RNEYS1 & 7 V VISIBLY OBLIG$ 6! C>E ! ,CZ> HAS TAK5 6H CITIES & T[NS BUILT 9 Z _M PLACES Z X IS POSSI# 6PLACE !M1 ": 8 SOLDI]S KEEP G>RISON1 "S?+ L ! /,N>Y SOLDI]S PLAC$ 0! ,ROMANS 9 ! REMOTE/ C.TRIES ( _! EMPIRE2 "S ( : ,I _H R1D ( 7 PLAC$ 9 ,BRITA91 =! SECUR;Y ( -M]CE1 &=! LODG+ ( TRAVELL]S4 ,?US X 0 "H2 = :]"E WE CAME1 ?\< AT ^! T[NS & /,NS ! G>RISONS & GOV]NORS 7 ,RUSSIANS1 & PROFESS$ ,*RI/IANS1 YET ! 9HABITANTS 7 M]E PAGANS1 SACRIFIC+ 6IDOLS1 & WOR%IPP+ ! SUN1 MOON1 & />S1 OR ALL ! HO/ ( H1V52 & N ONLY S1 B W]E1 ( ALL ! H1!NS & PAGANS T "E ,I MET )1 ! MO/ B>B>\S1 EXCEPT ONLY T !Y DID N EAT M5'S FLE%4 ,"S 9/.ES ( ? WE MET ) 9 ! 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LA/ DES]T2 S WE _H "S LEISURE "H 6PUT MY DESIGN 9 EXECU;N4 ,I -MUNICAT$ X 6! ,SCOTS M]*ANT1 ( ^: C\RAGE ,I _H SU6ICI5T TE/IMONY2 ,I TOLD HM :AT ,I _H SE51 &) :AT 9DIGN,N ,I _H S9CE ?"\ T HUMAN NATURE CD 2 S DEG5]ATE2 ,I TOLD HM IF ,I CD GET B F\R OR FIVE M5 WELL >M$ 6G ) ME1 ,I 0 RESOLV$ 6G & DE/ROY T VILE1 ABOM9A# IDOL1 & LET !M SEE T X _H NO P[] 6HELP XF1 & 3SEQU5TLY CD N 2 AN OBJECT ( WOR%IP1 OR 6BE PRAY$ TO1 M* LESS HELP !M T (F]$ SACRIFICES 6X4 ,HE AT F/ OBJECT$ 6MY PLAN Z USE.S1 SEE+ T1 [+ 6! GROSS IGNOR.E (! P1 !Y CD N 2 BR"\ 6PR(IT 0! LESSON ,I M1NT 6T1* !M2 & A4$ T1 F 8 K (! C.TRY & XS CU/OMS1 HE FE>$ WE %D FALL 96GRT P]IL 0GIV+ (F;E 6^! BRUTAL IDOL WOR%IPP]S4 ,? "S:AT /AY$ MY PURPOSE1 B ,I 0 / UNEASY ALL T "D 6PUT MY PROJECT 9 EXECU;N2 & T EV5+1 MEET+ ! ,SCOTS M]*ANT 9 \R WALK AB ! T[N1 ,I AG CALL$ ^U HM 6AID ME 9 X4 ,:5 HE F.D ME RESOLUTE HE SD T1 ON FUR!R ?"\S1 HE CD N B APPLAUD ! 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HUT1 & KNOCK+ ! CR1TURES T 7 "! ON ! H1D :5 !Y CAME \2 B ,I CD N JO9 ) T2 ,I 0 AG/ KILL+ !M1 IF X 7 POSSI# 6AVOID X4 8,WELL1 !N10 SD ! ,SCOTS M]*ANT1 8,I W TELL Y :AT WE W D3 WE W TRY 6MAKE !M PRISON]S1 TIE _! H&S1 & MAKE !M /& & SEE _! IDOL DE/ROY$40 ,Z X HAPP5$1 WE _H TW9E OR PACK?R1D 5 AB U1 : WE US$ 6TIE \R FIRELOCKS TGR )2 S WE RESOLV$ 6ATTACK ^! P F/1 &) Z LL NOISE Z WE CD4 ,! F/ ?+ WE DID1 WE KNOCK$ AT ! DOOR1 :5 "O (! PRIE/S -+ 6X1 WE IMMLY SEIZ$ ^U HM1 /OPP$ 8 M\?1 & TI$ 8 H&S 2H HM1 & L$ HM 6! IDOL1 ": WE GA7$ HM T HE MIGE (! TWO M5 ALR B.D1 & TI$ TGR AL 0! >M1 L$ !M AWAY 6! IDOL1 & LEFT !M "!1 6SEE IF _! IDOL WD RELIEVE !M1 MAK+ HA/E BACK 6U4 ,:5 ! FUZE WE _H ?R[N 9 _H FILL$ ! HUT ) S M* SMOKE T !Y 7 ALM SU6OCAT$1 WE ?REW 9 A SMALL L1!R BAG ( ANO!R K9D1 : FLAM$ L A C&LE1 &1 FOLL[+ X IN1 WE F.D "! 7 B F\R P1 :O1 Z WE SUPPOS$1 _H BE5 AB "S ( _! DIABOLICAL SACRIFICES4 ,!Y APPE>$1 9 %ORT1 F"R5$ 6D1?1 AT L1/ S Z 6SIT TREMBL+ & /UPID1 & N A# 6SP1K EI1 =! 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