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SAME NEXT WEEK1 &! SAME ! WEEK AF4 ,E
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6REMEMB] ! ORD] (! H\SES "H4 ,X IS A HO2Y
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0 N T ( O!R MORTALS4 ,:5 ,I SAW HM T AFN S
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YR POCKET40 ,HE WAV$ 8 H&1 TURN$ ON 8
HEEL1 & 4APPE>$ 9 AN 9/ANT AM;G ! CR[D4
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[N /UPID;Y 9 MY D1L+S ) ,%]LOCK ,HOLMES4
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:AT HE _H SE51 & YET F 8 ^WS X 0 EVID5T T
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  ,X 0 A QU>T]-PA/ N9E :5 ,I />T$ F HOME &
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9TRODUCE Y 6,MR4 ,M]RYW1!R1 :O IS 6BE \R
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SEE10 SD ,J"OS 9 8 3SEQU5TIAL WAY4 8,\R FR
"H IS A WOND];L MAN = />T+ A *ASE4 ,ALL HE
WANTS IS AN OLD DOG 6HELP HM 6D ! RUNN+
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,HOLMES1 SIR10 SD ! POLICE AG5T L(TILY4
8,HE HAS 8 [N LL ME?ODS1 : >E1 IF HE WON'T
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"R10 SD ! /RANG] ) DEF];E4 8,/1 ,I 3FESS T
,I MISS MY RU2]4 ,X IS ! F/ ,SATUR"D NI<T
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