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NOTES40                               
  8,T W D4 ,I H Z M* M 6ADD 6X4 ,WE M/ PU%
= ,C>SON ,C;Y "? ! M.TA9S4 ,Y _H BE/ WAKE
,LUCY4 ,X IS Z WELL T ! S]VANTS D N SLEEP
9 ! H\SE40
  ,:ILE ,F]RI] 0 ABS5T1 PREP>+ 8 DAU<T] =!
APPROA*+ J\RNEY1 ,JE6]SON ,HOPE PACK$ ALL
! EATA#S T HE CD F9D 96A SMALL P>CEL1 &
FILL$ A /"OW>E J> ) WAT]1 = HE KNEW
0EXP]I;E T ! M.TA9 WELLS 7 FEW & F> 2T4
,HE _H H>DLY -PLET$ 8 >RANGE;TS 2F ! F>M]
RETURN$ ) 8 DAU<T] ALL DRESS$ & R1DY =A
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= M9UTES 7 PRECI\S1 & "! 0 M* 6BE D"O4
  8,WE M/ MAKE \R />T AT ONCE10 SD
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VOICE1 L "O :O R1LIZES ! GRT;S (! P]IL1 B
HAS /EEL$ 8 HE>T 6MEET X4 8,! FRONT & BACK
5TR.ES >E WAT*$1 B ) CAU;N WE MAY GET AWAY
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ROAD WE >E ONLY TWO MILES F ! ,RAV9E ": !
HORSES >E WAIT+4 ,0"DBR1K WE %D 2 HALFWAY
"? ! M.TA9S40
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! FRONT ( 8 TUNIC4 8,IF !Y >E TOO     
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6AB&ON ="E4 ,HE _H L;G N]V$ HMF 6!
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( 8 DAU<T] \TWEI<$ ANY REGRET AT 8 RU9$
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RU/L+ TREES &! BROAD SIL5T /RET* ( GRA9L&1
T X 0 DI6ICULT 6R1LIZE T ! _S ( MURD]
LURK$ "? X ALL4 ,YET ! :ITE FACE & SET
EXPRES.N (! "Y HUNT] %[$ T 9 8 APPROA* 6!
H\SE HE _H SE5 5 6SATISFY HM ^U T H1D4
  ,F]RI] C>RI$ ! BAG ( GOLD & NOTES1
,JE6]SON ,HOPE _H ! SCANTY PROVI.NS &
WAT]1 :ILE ,LUCY _H A SMALL BUNDLE 3TA9+ A
FEW ( H] M VALU$ POSSES.NS4 ,OP5+ ! W9D[ V
SL[LY & C>E;LLY1 !Y WAIT$ UNTIL A D>K CL\D
_H "S:AT OBSCUR$ ! NI<T1 & !N "O 0"O PASS$
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OP5$ 96! CORNFIELD4 ,!Y _H J R1*$ ? PO9T
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DRA7$ !M D[N 96! %AD[1 ": !Y LAY SIL5T &
TREMBL+4
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,JE6]SON ,HOPE ! E>S (A LYNX4 ,HE & 8 FRS
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! PLA9TIVE SIGNAL CRY AG1 ON : A SECOND
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AWAY 9 ! 4T.E1 ,JE6]SON ,HOPE SPRANG 6HIS
FEET1 & HELP+ 8 -PANIONS "? ! GAP1 L$ !
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UN]R+ 9/9CT ,JE6]SON ,HOPE PICK$ 8 WAY
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