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TOLD ME1 X SEEMS OBVI\S T YR FACULTY (
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LOGICIAN ALL ?+S %D 2 SE5 EXACTLY Z !Y >E1& 6"UE/IMATE "O'S SELF IS Z M* A        #C
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,:5 ,I SAY1 "!=E1 T ,MYCR(T HAS BETT] P[]S
( OBS]V,N ?AN ,I1 Y MAY TAKE X T ,I AM
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  8,SEV5 YE>S MY S5IOR40
  8,H[ -ES X T HE IS UN"KN80
  8,OH1 HE IS V WELL "KN 9 8 [N CIRCLE40
  8,":1 !N80
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\ 8 WAT*4
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9 R1SON+ F AN >M*AIR1 MY BRO!R WD 2 !
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H TAK5 A PRO#M 6HM1 & H RCVD AN EXPLAN,N :
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0 ABSOLUTELY 9CAPA# ( "W+ \ ! PRACTICAL
PO9TS : M/ 2 G"O 962F A CASE CD 2 LAID 2F
A JUDGE OR JURY40
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  8,0NO M1NS4 ,:AT IS 6ME A M1NS (
LIVELIHOOD IS 6HM ! M]E/ HO2Y (A
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= FIGURES1 & AUDITS ! BOOKS 9 "S (!
GOV]N;T DE"P;TS4 ,MYCR(T LODGES 9 ,PALL
,MALL1 & HE WALKS R.D ! CORN] 96,:ITEHALL
E MORN+ & BACK E EV5+4 ,F YE>'S 5D 6YE>'S
5D HE TAKES NO O!R EX]CISE1 & IS SE5 NO":
ELSE1 EXCEPT ONLY 9 ! ,DIOG5ES ,CLUB1 : IS
J OPPOSITE 8 ROOMS40
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,YET !Y >E N AV]SE 6-=TA# *AIRS &! LATE/
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,DIOG5ES ,CLUB 0 />T$1 & X N[ 3TA9S ! MO/
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,SAVE 9 ! ,/RANG]'S ,ROOM1 NO TALK+ IS1 "U
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LIA# 6EXPUL.N4 ,MY BRO!R 0 "O (! F.D]S1 &
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  8,I 0 SURE ( X F ! F/40 ,! TWO SAT D[N
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8,LOOK AT ! MAGNIFIC5T TYPES6 ,LOOK AT ^!
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  8,! BILLI>D-M>K] &! O!R80
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!M4 ,! O!R 0 A V SMALL1 D>K FELL[1 ) 8 HAT
PU%$ BACK & S"EAL PACKAGES "U 8 >M4
  8,AN OLD SOLDI]1 ,I P]CV10 SD ,%]LOCK4
  8,& V REC5TLY 4*>G$10 REM>K$ ! BRO!R4
  8,S]V$ 9 ,9DIA1 ,I SEE40
  8,&A NON-COMMIS.N$ (FIC]40
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  8,&A WID[]40
  8,B )A *40
  8,*N1 MY DE> BOY1 *N40
  8,-E10 SD ,I1 LAU<+1 8? IS A LL TOO M*40
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& SUN-BAK$ SK91 IS A SOLDI]1 IS M ?AN A
PRIVATE1 & IS N L;G F ,9DIA40
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0HIS / WE>+ 8 AMMUNI;N BOOTS1 Z !Y >E
CALL$10 OBS]V$ ,MYCR(T4
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RATTLE1 : %[S T "O ( !M IS V "Y4 ,! WIFE
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PICTURE-BOOK "U 8 >M %[S T "! IS ANO!R *
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8 BRO!R POSSESS$ EV5 KE5] FACULTIES ?AN HE
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BRU%$ AWAY ! W&]+ GRA9S F 8 COAT FRONT )A
L>GE1 R$ SILK H&K]*IEF4
  8,0! WAY1 ,%]LOCK10 SD HE1 8,I H _H "S?+
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C>E 6HE> ! FACTS-0
  8,MY DE> ,MYCR(T1 ,I %D 2 DELI<T$40
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WAIT]4
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8 P]PLEX;Y4 ,MR4 ,MELAS IS A ,GREEK
0EXTRAC;N1 Z ,I "U/&1 & HE IS A REM>KA#
L+UI/4 ,HE E>NS 8 LIV+ "PLY Z 9T]PRET] 9 !
LAW C\RTS & "PLY 0ACT+ Z GUIDE 6ANY W1L?Y
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( AN $UCAT$ ,5GLI%MAN4 ,HE %OOK H&S EAG]LY
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ANXI\S 6HE> 8 /ORY4
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!Y H N"E HE>D ( X 2F1 !Y ?9K T S* A ?+ _C
BE4 ,B ,I "K T ,I % N"E 2 EASY 9 MY M9D
UNTIL ,I "K :AT HAS 2COME ( MY POOR MAN )!
/ICK+-PLA/] ^U 8 FACE40
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  8,? IS ,W$NES"D EV5+10 SD ,MR4 ,MELAS4
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9T]PRET]1 Z P]H MY NEI<B\R "! HAS TOLD Y4
,I 9T]PRET ALL LANGUAGES-OR NE>LY ALL-B Z
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) T "PICUL> T;GUE T ,I AM PR9CIP,Y
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WELL "KN 9 ! HOTELS4
  8,X HAPP5S N UNFREQU5TLY T ,I AM S5T =
AT /RANGE H\RS 0=EIGN]S :O GET
96DI6ICULTIES1 OR 0TRAVELL]S :O >RIVE LATE
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  8,8,I AM SORRY 6CUT (F YR VIEW1 ,MR4
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Y ATTEMPT 6RAISE AN AL>M OR D ANY?+ : IS
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BEG Y 6REMEMB] T NO "O "KS ": Y >E1 & T1
:E!R Y >E 9 ? C>RIAGE OR 9 MY H\SE1 Y >E
EQU,Y 9 MY P[]40'
  8,HIS ^WS 7 QUIET B HE _H A RASP+ WAY (
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BE1 X 0 P]FECTLY CLE> T "! 0 NO POSSI# USE
9 MY RESI/+1 & T ,I CD ONLY WAIT 6SEE :AT
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  8,= NE>LY TWO H\RS WE DROVE )\T MY HAV+
! L1/ CLUE Z 6": WE 7 GO+4 ,"S"TS ! RATTLE
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6A /&/ILL4 ,MY -PANION LET D[N ! W9D[1 &
,I CAU<T A GLIMPSE (A L[1 >*$ DOORWAY )A
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PRIVATE GR.DS1 H["E1 OR BONA-FIDE C.TRY 0
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TRY ANY TRICKS1 ,GOD HELP Y60' ,HE SPOKE 9
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2T1 B "SH[ HE IMPRESS$ ME ) FE> M ?AN !
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  8,8,:AT D Y WANT ) ME80' ,I ASK$4
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9 : MY FEET SANK 96! C>PET Z ,I /EPP$ ACR
X TOLD ME ( XS RI*;S4 ,I CAU<T GLIMPSES (
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: 5A#D ME 6SEE HM M CLE>LY ,I 0 ?RILL$ )
HORROR AT 8 APPE>.E4 ,HE 0 D1DLY PALE &
T]RIBLY EMACIAT$1 )! PROTRUD+1 BRILLIANT
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:AT %OCK$ ME M ?AN ANY SIGNS ( PHYSICAL
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FA/5$ OV] 8 M\?4
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*AIR4 ,8,>E 8 H&S LOOSE8 ,N[1 !N1 GIVE HM
! P5CIL4 ,Y >E 6ASK ! "QS1 ,MR4 ,MELAS1 &
HE W WRITE ! ANSW]S4 ,ASK HM F/ ( ALL :E!R
HE IS PREP>$ 6SIGN ! PAP]S80'
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  8,8,ON NO 3DI;NS80' ,I ASK$ AT ! BI4+ (
\R TYRANT4
  8,8,ONLY IF ,I SEE H] M>RI$ 9 MY PRES;E
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