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  8,:AT N[80 ,I ASK$4 8,TOBY HAS LO/ 8 "*
= 9FALLIBIL;Y40
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,X IS M* US$ N[1 ESPECI,Y =! S1SON+ (
WOOD4 ,POOR ,TOBY IS N 6BLAME40
  8,WE M/ GET ON ! MA9 SC5T AG1 ,I
SUPPOSE40
  8,YES4 ,&1 =TUNATELY1 WE H NO 4T.E 6G4
,EVID5TLY :AT PUZZL$ ! DOG AT ! CORN] (
,KNI<T'S ,PLACE 0 T "! 7 TWO DI6]5T TRAILS
RUNN+ 9 OPPOSITE DIREC;NS4 ,WE TOOK ! WR;G
"O4 ,X ONLY REMA9S 6FOLL[ ! O!R40
  ,"! 0 NO DI6ICULTY AB ?4 ,ON L1D+ ,TOBY
6! PLACE ": HE _H -MITT$ 8 FAULT1 HE CA/
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DIREC;N4
  8,WE M/ TAKE C>E T HE DOES N N[ BR+ U 6!
PLACE ": ! CREOSOTE B>REL CAME F10 ,I
OBS]V$4
  8,I _H ?"\ ( T4 ,B Y NOTICE T HE KEEPS
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ROADWAY4 ,NO1 WE >E ON ! TRUE SC5T N[40
  ,X T5D$ D[N T[>DS ! RIV]SIDE1 RUNN+ "?
,BELMONT ,PLACE & ,PR9CE'S ,/REET4 ,AT !
5D ( ,BROAD ,/REET X RAN "R D[N 6! WAT]'S
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  8,WE >E \ ( LUCK10 SD ,HOLMES4 8,!Y H
TAK5 6A BOAT "H40
  ,S"EAL SMALL PUNTS & SKI6S 7 LY+ AB 9 !
WAT] & ON ! $GE (! :>F4 ,WE TOOK ,TOBY R.D
6EA* 9 TURN1 B ?\< HE SNI6$ E>NE/LY HE
MADE NO SIGN4
  ,CLOSE 6! RUDE L&+-/AGE 0 A SMALL BRICK
H\SE1 )A WOOD5 PLAC>D SLUNG \ "? ! SECOND
W9D[4 8,MORDECAI ,SMI?0 0 PR9T$ ACR X 9
L>GE LRS1 &1 "UN1?1 8,BOATS 6HIRE 0! H\R
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ASSUM$ AN OM9\S EXPRES.N4
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TRACKS4 ,"! HAS1 ,I FE>1 BE5 PRECONC]T$
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  8,Y -E BACK & 2 WA%$1 ,JACK10 %E %\T$4
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F9DS Y L T HE'LL LET U HE> ( X40
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8,:AT A ROSY-*EEK$ "Y RASCAL6 ,N[1 ,JACK1
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  ,! Y\? POND]$ =A MO;T4
  8,I'D L A %ILL9'10 SD HE4
  8,NO?+ Y WD L BETT]80
  8,I'D L TWO %ILL9' BETT]10 ! PRODIGY
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  8,"H Y >E1 !N6 ,CAT*6- ,A F9E *1 ,MRS4
,SMI?60
  8,LOR0' B.S Y1 SIR1 HE IS T1 & =W>D4 ,HE
GETS A'MO/ TOO M* = ME 6MANAGE1 ,8SPECI,Y
:5 MY MAN IS AWAY "DS AT A "T40
  8,AWAY1 IS HE80 SD ,HOLMES 9 A 4APPO9T$
VOICE4 8,I AM SORRY = T1 = ,I WANT$ 6SP1K
6,MR4 ,SMI?40
  8,HE'S BE5 AWAY S9CE YE/]"D MORN9'1 SIR1
&1 TRU? 6TELL1 ,I AM 2G9N9' 6FEEL F"R5$ AB
HM4 ,B IF X 0 AB A BOAT1 SIR1 MAYBE ,I CD
S]VE Z WELL40
  8,I WANT$ 6HIRE 8 /1M LAUN*40
  8,:Y1 B.S Y1 SIR1 X IS 9 ! /1M       
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6AB ,WOOLWI* & BACK4 ,IF HE'S BE5 AWAY 9 !
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HAS TAK5 HM Z F> Z ,GRAVES5D1 & !N IF "! 0
M* DO9' "! HE MI<T HA0' /AY$ OV]4 ,B :AT
GD IS A /1M LAUN* )\T COALS80
  8,HE MI<T H B"\ "S AT A :>F D[N ! RIV]40
  8,HE MI<T1 SIR1 B X W]5'T 8 WAY4 ,_M A
"T ,I'VE HE>D HM CALL \ AT ! PRICES !Y
*>GE =A FEW ODD BAGS4 ,2SS1 ,I DON'T L T
WOOD5 LE7$ MAN1 WI0' 8 UGLY FACE & \TL&I%
TALK4 ,:AT DID HE WANT ALW KNOCK9' AB "H
=80
  8,A WOOD5 LE7$ MAN80 SD ,HOLMES ) BL&
SURPRISE4
  8,YES1 SIR1 A BR[N1 MONKEY-FAC$ *AP T'S
CALL$ MORE'N ONCE = MY OLD MAN4 ,X 0 HM T
R\S$ HM UP YE/]NI<T1 &1 :AT'S M1 MY MAN
KNEW HE 0 -IN'1 = HE _H /1M UP 9 ! LAUN*4
,I TELL Y /RAI<T1 SIR1 ,I DON'T FEEL EASY
9 MY M9D AB X40
  8,B1 MY DE> ,MRS4 ,SMI?10 SD ,HOLMES1
%RU7+ 8 %\LD]S1 8Y >E F"R5+ YRF AB NO?+4
,H[ CD Y POSSIBLY TELL T X 0 !         
WOOD5-LE7$ MAN :O CAME 9 ! NI<T8 ,I DON'T
Q "U/& H[ Y C 2 S SURE40
  8,HIS VOICE1 SIR4 ,I KNEW 8 VOICE1 : IS
K9D O' ?ICK & FO7Y4 ,HE TAPP$ AT ! W9D]-
AB ?REE X WD BE4 ,8,%[ A LEG1 MATEY10'
SAYS HE3 ,8"T 6TURN \ GU>D40' ,MY OLD MAN
WOKE UP ,JIM- T'S MY ELDE/- & AWAY !Y W5T
)\T S M* Z A ^W 6ME4 ,I CD HE> ! WOOD5 LEG
CLACK9' ON ! /"OS40
  8,& 0 ? WOOD5-LE7$ MAN AL"O80
  8,CDN'T SAY1 ,I AM SURE1 SIR4 ,I DIDN'T
HE> NO "O ELSE40
  8,I AM SORRY1 ,MRS4 ,SMI?1 = ,I WANT$ A
/1M LAUN*1 & ,I H HE>D GD REPORTS (!--,LET
ME SEE1 :AT IS H] "N80
  8,! ,AURORA1 SIR40
  8,AH6 ,%E'S N T OLD GRE5 LAUN* )A YELL[
L9E1 V BROAD 9 ! B1M80
  8,NO1 9DE$4 ,%E'S Z TRIM A LL ?+ Z ANY
ON ! RIV]4 ,%E'S BE5 FRE% PA9T$1 BLACK )
TWO R$ /R1KS40
  8,?ANKS4 ,I HOPE T Y W HE> SOON F ,MR4
,SMI?4 ,I AM GO+ D[N ! RIV]1 & IF ,I %D
SEE ANY?+ (! ,AURORA ,I % LET HM "K T Y >E
UNEASY4 ,A BLACK FUNNEL1 Y SAY80      
  8,NO1 SIR4 ,BLACK )A :ITE B&40
  8,AH1 ( C\RSE4 ,X 0 ! SIDES : 7 BLACK4
,GD-MORN+1 ,MRS4 ,SMI?4 ,"! IS A BOATMAN
"H )A :]RY1 ,WATSON4 ,WE % TAKE X & CROSS
! RIV]40
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  8,:AT WD Y D1 !N80
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A P]FECT LABYR9? ( L&+-PLACES = MILES4 ,X
WD TAKE Y "DS & "DS 6EXHAU/ !M IF Y SET AB
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  8,EMPLOY ! POLICE1 !N40
  8,NO4 ,I % PROBABLY CALL ,A!LNEY ,J"OS 9
AT ! LA/ MO;T4 ,HE IS N A BAD FELL[1 & ,I
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N[ T WE H G"O S F>40
  8,CD WE ADV]TISE1 !N1 ASK+ = 9=M,N F
:>F+]S80
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VIEW (! CASE IS SURE 6PU% XF 96! DAILY
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! WR;G SC5T40
  8,:AT >E WE 6D1 !N80 ,I ASK$ Z WE L&$
NE> ,MILLBANK ,P5IT5TI>Y4
  8,TAKE ? HANSOM1 DRIVE HOME1 H "S
BR1KFA/1 & GET AN H\R'S SLEEP4 ,X IS Q ON
! C>DS T WE MAY 2 AFOOT TO-NI<T AG4 ,/OP
AT A TELEGRAPH (FICE1 CA2Y6 ,WE W KEEP
,TOBY1 = HE MAY 2 ( USE 6U YET40
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,PO/-,(FICE1 & ,HOLMES 4PAT*$ 8 WIRE4
  8,:OM D Y ?9K T IS TO80 HE ASK$ Z WE
RESUM$ \R J\RNEY4
  8,I AM SURE ,I DON'T "K40
  8,Y REMEMB] ! ,BAK] ,/REET DIVI.N   
(! DETECTIVE POLICE =CE :OM ,I EMPLOY$ 9 !
,JE6]SON ,HOPE CASE80
  8,WELL10 SD ,I1 LAU<+4
  8,? IS J ! CASE ": !Y MI<T 2 9VALUA#4
,IF !Y FAIL ,I H O!R RES\RCES1 B ,I % TRY
!M F/4 ,T WIRE 0 6MY DIRTY LL LIEUT5ANT1
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2F WE H F9I%$ \R BR1KFA/40
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(A /R;G REAC;N AF ! SU3ESSIVE EXCITE;TS (!
NI<T4 ,I 0 LIMP & WE>Y1 2FO7$ 9 M9D &
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9TELLECTUAL PRO#M4 ,Z F> Z ! D1? (
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MURD]]S4 ,! TR1SURE1 H["E1 0 A DI6]5T
MATT]4 ,T1 OR "P ( X1 2L;G$ "R;LLY 6,MISS
,MOR/AN4 ,:ILE "! 0 A *.E ( RECOV]+ X ,I 0
R1DY 6DEVOTE MY LIFE 6! "O OBJECT4 ,TRUE1
IF ,I F.D X1 X WD PROBABLY PUT H] ="E 2Y
MY R1*4 ,YET X WD 2 A PETTY & SELFI% LOVE
: WD 2 9FLU;ED 0S* A ?"\ Z T4 ,IF ,HOLMES
CD "W 6F9D ! CRIM9ALS1 ,I _H A        
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TR1SURE4
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FRE%5$ ME UP WOND];LLY4 ,:5 ,I CAME D[N
6\R ROOM ,I F.D ! BR1KFA/ LAID & ,HOLMES
P\R+ \ ! C(FEE4
  8,"H X IS10 SD HE1 LAU<+ & PO9T+ 6AN OP5
NEWSPAP]4 8,! 5]GETIC ,J"OS &! UBIQUIT\S
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CASE4 ,BETT] H YR HAM & E7S F/40
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,NORWOOD40
  ,AB TWELVE O'C LA/ NI<T ,7SD ! ,/&>D7'
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,LODGE1 ,UPP] ,NORWOOD1 0 F.D D1D 9 8 ROOM
"U CIRCUM/.ES : PO9T 6F\L PLAY4 ,Z F> Z WE
C LE>N1 NO ACTUAL TRACES ( VIOL;E 7 F.D ^U
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,9DIAN GEMS : ! DEC1S$ G5TLEMAN _H 9H]IT$
F 8 "F HAS BE5 C>RI$ (F4 ,! 4COV]Y 0 F/
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! GR.D )9 HALF AN H\R (! F/ AL>M4 ,8 TRA9$
& EXP]I;ED FACULTIES 7 AT ONCE DIRECT$
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BE5 >RE/$1 TGR )! H\SEKEEP]1 ,MRS4
,B]N/"O1 AN ,9DIAN BUTL] "ND ,LAL ,RAO1 &A
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Q C]TA9 T ! ?IEF OR ?IEVES 7 WELL ACQUA9T$
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K & 8 P[]S ( M9UTE OBS]V,N H 5A#D HM
6PROVE 3CLUSIVELY T ! MISCR1NTS CD N H
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ROOM : -MUNICAT$ ) T 9 : ! BODY 0 F.D4 ,?
FACT1 : HAS BE5 V CLE>LY MADE \1 PROVES
3CLUSIVELY T X 0 NO M]E HAPHAZ>D BURGL>Y4
,! PROMPT & 5]GETIC AC;N (! (FIC]S (! LAW
%[S ! GRT ADVANTAGE (! PRES;E ON S* O3A.NS
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  8,ISN'T X GORGE\S60 SD ,HOLMES1 GR9N+
OV] 8 C(FEE CUP4 8,:AT D Y ?9K ( X80
  8,I ?9K T WE H _H A CLOSE %AVE \RVS ( 2+
>RE/$ =! CRIME40
  8,S D ,I4 ,I WDN'T ANSW] = \R SAFETY N[
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5]GY40
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CD HE> ,MRS4 ,HUDSON1 \R L&LADY1 RAIS+ H]
VOICE 9 A WAIL ( EXPO/UL,N & 4MAY4
  8,0H1V5S1 ,HOLMES10 ,I SD1 HALF RIS+1
8,I 2LIEVE T !Y >E RE,Y AF U40
  8,NO1 X'S N Q S BAD Z T4 ,X IS !
UN(FICIAL =CE- ! ,BAK] ,/REET IRREGUL>S40
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NAK$ FEET ^U ! /AIRS1 A CLATT] ( HI<
VOICES1 & 9 RU%$ A DOZ5 DIRTY & RA7$ LL
/REET ,>ABS4 ,"! 0 "S %[ ( 4CIPL9E AM;G
!M1 DESPITE _! TUMULTU\S 5TRY1 = !Y
9/ANTLY DREW UP 9 L9E & /OOD FAC+ U )
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OLD] ?AN ! O!RS1 /OOD =W>D ) AN AIR (
L\NG+ SUP]IOR;Y : 0 V FUNNY 9 S* A
4REPUTA# LL SC>ECR[4
  8,GOT YR MESSAGE1 SIR10 SD HE1 8&   
BR"\ 'EM ON %>P4 ,?REE BOB &A TANN] =
TICKETS40
  8,"H Y >E10 SD ,HOLMES1 PRODUC+ "S
SILV]4 8,IN FUTURE !Y C REPORT 6Y1 ,WI79S1
& Y 6ME4 ,I _C H ! H\SE 9VAD$ 9 ? WAY4
,H["E1 X IS J Z WELL T Y %D ALL HE> !
9/RUC;NS4 ,I WANT 6F9D ! ":ABS (A /1M
LAUN* CALL$ ! ,AURORA1 [N] ,MORDECAI
,SMI?1 BLACK ) TWO R$ /R1KS1 FUNNEL BLACK
)A :ITE B&4 ,%E IS D[N ! RIV] "S":4 ,I
WANT "O BOY 6BE AT ,MORDECAI ,SMI?'S L&+-
/AGE OPPOSITE ,MILLBANK 6SAY IF ! BOAT -ES
BACK4 ,Y M/ DIVIDE X \ AM;G YRVS & D BO?
BANKS ?OR\<LY4 ,LET ME "K ! MO;T Y H NEWS4
,IS T ALL CLE>80
  8,YES1 GUV'NOR10 SD ,WI79S4
  8,! OLD SCALE ( PAY1 &A GU9EA 6! BOY :O
F9DS ! BOAT4 ,"H'S A "D 9 ADV.E4 ,N[ (F Y
G60
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D[N ! /AIRS1 & ,I SAW !M A MO;T LAT] /R1M+
D[N ! /REET4
  8,IF ! LAUN* IS ABV WAT] !Y W F9D H]10
SD ,HOLMES Z HE ROSE F ! TA# & LIT 8 PIPE4
8,!Y C G "EY":1 SEE "EY?+1 OV]HE>     
"EY"O4 ,I EXPECT 6HE> 2F EV5+ T !Y H
SPOTT$ H]4 ,9 ! M1N:ILE1 WE C D NO?+ B
AWAIT RESULTS4 ,WE _C PICK UP ! BROK5
TRAIL UNTIL WE F9D EI ! ,AURORA OR ,MR4
,MORDECAI ,SMI?40
  8,TOBY CD EAT ^! SCRAPS1 ,I D>E SAY4 ,>E
Y GO+ 6B$1 ,HOLMES80
  8,NO3 ,I AM N TIR$4 ,I H A CURI\S
3/ITU;N4 ,I N"E REMEMB] FEEL+ TIR$ 0"W1
?\< IDLE;S EXHAU/S ME -PLETELY4 ,I AM GO+
6SMOKE & 6?9K OV] ? QUE] BUSI;S 6: MY FAIR
CLI5T HAS 9TRODUC$ U4 ,IF "E MAN _H AN
EASY TASK1 ? ( \RS "\ 6BE4 ,WOOD5-LE7$ M5
>E N S -MON1 B ! O!R MAN M/1 ,I %D ?9K1 2
ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE40
  8,T O!R MAN AG60
  8,I H NO WI% 6MAKE A MY/]Y ( HM 6Y1
ANYWAY4 ,B Y M/ H =M$ YR [N OP9ION4 ,N[1 D
3SID] ! DATA4 ,DIM9UTIVE FOOTM>KS1 TOES
N"E FETT]$ 0BOOTS1 NAK$ FEET1 /"O-H1D$
WOOD5 MACE1 GRT AGIL;Y1 SMALL POISON$
D>TS4 ,:AT D Y MAKE ( ALL ?80
  8,A SAVAGE60 ,I EXCLAIM$4 8,P]H "O ( ^?
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  8,H>DLY T10 SD HE4 8,:5 F/ ,I SAW SIGNS
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MY VIEWS4 ,"S (! 9HABITANTS (! ,9DIAN
,P59SULA >E SMALL M51 B N"O CD H LEFT S*
M>KS Z T4 ,! ,H9DOO PROP] HAS L;G & ?9
FEET4 ,! S&AL-WE>+ ,MOHAMM$AN HAS ! GRT
TOE WELL SEP>AT$ F ! O!RS 2C ! ?;G IS
-MONLY PASS$ 2T4 ,^! LL D>TS1 TOO1 CD ONLY
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2+ PUBLI%$4 ,X MAY 2 LOOK$ ^U Z ! V LATE/
AU?OR;Y4 ,:AT H WE "H8
  8,&AMAN ,ISL&S1 SITUAT$ #CDJ MILES 6!
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  ,HUM6 HUM6 ,:AT'S ALL ?8 ,MOI/ CLIMATE1
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  8,! ABORIG9ES (! ,&AMAN ,ISL&S MAY P]H
CLAIM ! 4T9C;N ( 2+ ! SMALLE/ RACE    
^U ? E>?1 ?\< "S AN?ROPOLOGI/S PREF] !
,BU%M5 ( ,AFRICA1 ! ,DI7] ,9DIANS (
,AM]ICA1 &! ,T]RA DEL ,FUEGIANS4 ,! AV]AGE
HEI<T IS R 2L F\R FEET1 AL? _M FULL-GR[N
ADULTS MAY 2 F.D :O >E V M* SMALL] ?AN ?4
,!Y >E A FI]CE1 MOROSE1 & 9TRACTA# P1 ?\<
CAPA# ( =TN+ MO/ DEVOT$ FR%IPS :5 _!
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  8,!Y >E NATUR,Y HIDE\S1 HAV+ L>GE1
MIS%AP5 H1DS1 SMALL FI]CE EYES1 & 4TORT$
F1TURES4 ,_! FEET & H&S1 H["E1 >E
REM>KABLY SMALL4 ,S 9TRACTA# & FI]CE >E
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FAIL$ 6W9 !M OV] 9 ANY DEGREE4 ,!Y H ALW
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SURVIVORS ) _! /"O-H1D$ CLUBS OR %OOT+ !M
) _! POISON$ >R[S4 ,^! MASSACRES >E
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