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CD ONLY SURMISE :AT 8 C\RSE ( AC;N WD BE4
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AB TWO HUNDR$ Y>DS F X4

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UNCURTA9$ W9D[4

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,/APLETON4 ,!Y SAT ) _! PROFILES T[>DS ME
ON EI SIDE (! R.D TA#4 ,BO? ( !M 7 SMOK+
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8 M9D4

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M9UTE OR S 9SIDE1 & !N ,I HE>D ! KEY TURN
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,I _H SE54

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,HOLMES ASK$ :5 ,I _H F9I%$ MY REPORT4

  8,NO40

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ANY O!R ROOM EXCEPT ! KIT*580

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FEET 9 8 IMPATI;E4

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WE >E40 ,HE DROPP$ ON 8 KNEES & CLAPP$ 8
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HM -+40

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SURPRISE Z HE EM]G$ 96! CLE>1 />LIT NI<T4
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SLOPE 2H U4 ,Z HE WALK$ HE GL.ED 3T9U,Y
OV] EI %\LD]1 L A MAN :O IS ILL AT EASE4

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FEET1 MY 9]T H& GRASP+ MY PI/OL1 MY M9D
P>ALYZ$ 0! DR1D;L %APE : _H SPRUNG \ ^U U
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AWAY ON ! PA? WE SAW ,SIR ,H5RY LOOK+
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?+ : 0 HUNT+ HM D[N4

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FE>S 6! W9DS4 ,IF HE 0 VULN]A# HE 0
MORTAL1 & IF WE CD W.D HM WE CD KILL HM4
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NI<T4 ,I AM RECKON$ FLEET ( FOOT1 B HE
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WORRY AT 8 ?ROAT4 ,B ! NEXT 9/ANT ,HOLMES
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USE.S 6PRESS ! TRI7]4 ,! GIANT H.D 0 D1D4

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AT U4

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9 H1V5'S "N1 0 X80

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8,WE'VE LAID ! FAMILY <O/ ONCE & ="E40

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L>GE Z A SMALL LIO;S4 ,EV5 N[1 9 ! /ILL;S
( D1?1 ! HUGE JAWS SEEM$ 6BE DRIPP+ )A
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SM\LD]$ & GL1M$ 9 ! D>K;S4

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R1DY = ANY?+4 ,S6 ,N[1 IF Y W HELP ME UP1
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ROCK1 ": HE SAT %IV]+ ) 8 FACE BURI$ 9 8
H&S4

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( \R "W M/ 2 D"O1 & E MO;T IS ( IMPORT.E4
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MAN4

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H\SE10 HE 3T9U$ Z WE RETRAC$ \R /EPS
SWIFTLY D[N ! PA?4 8,^? %OTS M/ H TOLD HM
T ! GAME 0 UP40

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!M40

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SE>* ! H\SE & MAKE SURE40

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B$ROOM DOORS 0 LOCK$4

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! *AIR6 ,%E HAS FA9T$ F ILL-USAGE &
EXHAUS;N40

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ESCAP$80

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  8,NO1 NO1 ,I DID N M1N MY HUSB&4 ,SIR
,H5RY8 ,IS HE SAFE80

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F H] SLEEVES1 & WE SAW ) HORROR T !Y 7 ALL
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8,TELL U !N ": WE % F9D HM4 ,IF Y H "E
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"! AL HE _H MADE PREP>,NS S T HE MI<T H A
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