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:AT ,AMES 0 US$ TO1 P]H2 B "O C'T H "EY?+4
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N POSSIBLY H BE5 DR[N$ 9 ! MOAT1 : 0 AT NO
PLACE M ?AN ?REE FEET DEEP4

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MURD]4 ,D\GLAS 0 A RETIC5T MAN1 & "! 7 "S
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,CALI=NIA1 ": !Y _H 2COME "PN]S 9 A
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& -E 6LIVE 9 ,LONDON4 ,?US !Y _H RENEW$ _!
FR%IP4

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0 HANG+ OV] 8 H1D1 & HE _H ALW LOOK$ ^U 8
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6? SECRET SOCIETY4

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ASK$ ,9SPECTOR ,MAC,DONALD4

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  8,HE 0 A BA*ELOR1 Y SAY80

  8,A WID[]40

  8,H Y "E HE>D ": 8 F/ WIFE CAME F80

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EXTRAC;N1 & ,I H SE5 H] PORTRAIT4 ,%E 0 A
V B1UTI;L WOMAN4 ,%E DI$ ( TYPHOID !   
YE> 2F ,I MET HM40

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COAL & IRON 4TRICTS4 ,HE _H TRAVELL$ A GD
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  8,WAS HE A POLITICIAN8 ,_H ? SECRET
SOCIETY 6D ) POLITICS80

  8,NO1 HE C>$ NO?+ AB POLITICS40

  8,Y H NO R1SON 6?9K X 0 CRIM9AL80

  8,ON ! 3TR>Y1 ,I N"E MET A /RAI<T] MAN 9
MY LIFE40

  8,WAS "! ANY?+ CURI\S AB 8 LIFE 9
,CALI=NIA80

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M.TA9S4 ,HE WD N"E G ": O!R M5 7 IF HE CD
HELP X4 ,T'S :Y ,I F/ ?"\ T "S"O 0 AF HM4
,!N :5 HE LEFT S SU45LY = ,EUROPE ,I MADE
SURE T X 0 S4 ,I 2LIEVE T HE _H A W>N+ (
"S SORT4 ,)9 A WEEK ( 8 L1V+ HALF A DOZ5
M5 7 9QUIR+ = HM40

  8,:AT SORT ( M580

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CAME UP 6! CLAIM & WANT$ 6"K ": HE     
WAS4 ,I TOLD !M T HE 0 G"O 6,EUROPE & T ,I
DID N "K ": 6F9D HM4 ,!Y M1NT HM NO GD- X
0 EASY 6SEE T40

  8,W]E ^! M5 ,AM]ICANS- ,CALI=NIANS80

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,AM]ICANS1 ALL "R4 ,B !Y 7 N M9]S4 ,I
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  8,T 0 SIX YE>S AGO80

  8,NE>] SEV540

  8,& !N Y 7 TGR FIVE YE>S 9 ,CALI=NIA1 S
T ? BUSI;S DATES BACK N LESS ?AN ELEV5
YE>S AT ! L1/80

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S* E>NE/;S = Z L;G Z T4 ,X WD 2 NO LI<T ?+
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POLICE = PROTEC;N80

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BRIDGE 0 UP1 ,I GUESS HE ?"\ HE 0 SAFE40

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,MAC,DONALD4 8,X IS Q SIX YE>S S9CE
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YE>1 DID Y N80

  8,T IS S40

  8,& HE _H BE5 M>RI$ FIVE YE>S4 ,Y M/ H
RETURN$ AB ! "T ( 8 M>RIAGE40

  8,AB A MON? 2F4 ,I 0 8 BE/ MAN40

  8,DID Y "K ,MRS4 ,D\GLAS 2F H] M>RIAGE80

  8,NO1 ,I DID N4 ,I _H BE5 AWAY F ,5GL& =
T5 YE>S40

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SE5 A GD D1L ( HM S9CE10 HE ANSW]$4 8,IF
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  8,SP>E NO M"OY10 %E SD 9 A D1D1 EV5 T"O4
8,X IS MY DESIRE T E POSSI# EF=T %D 2
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  8,P]H Y C TELL U "S?+ : MAY ?R[ "S LI<T
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