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NE$ ANO!R LR 6BE WRITT540
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  8,?\ HA/ BE5 WELL TAU<T10 ! ,COLONEL
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CASE ON ! PADRE'S V]&A4 ,BR+ X 6MY H\SE ?
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  8,": IS ! H\SE80 SD ,KIM4 ,8 QK WIT TOLD
HM T HE 0 2+ TE/$ 9 "S FA%ION OR ANO!R1 &
HE /OOD ON GU>D4
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WALK$ ON4
  8,HE HAS =GOTT5 8 *]OOT-CASE10 SD   
,KIM1 RETURN+4 8,I M/ BR+ X 6HM ? EV5+4 ,T
IS ALL MY LR EXCEPT1 ?RICE OV]1 ,8,-E 6ME6
,-E 6ME6 ,-E 6ME60' ,N[ ,I W PAY =A /AMP &
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A REGI;T40
  8,:AT IS 8 BUSI;S80
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_C RIDE1 & ASK+ RI4LES AB ! "WS ( ,GOD- S*
Z PLANTS & /"OS &! CU/OMS ( P4 ,! D1L]S
CALL HM ! "F ( FOOLS1 2C HE IS S EASILY
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MA4] ?AN ALL O!R ,SAHIBS40
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2TRAY$ NO EMO;N :51 AF ! LECTURE1 ,"F
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\TFIT1 NOR :5 5VI\S DRUMM]-BOYS KICK$ HM
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B AWAIT$ ! PLAY ( CIRCUM/.ES ) AN 9T]E/$
S\L4 ,"F ,VICTOR1 GD MAN1 TOOK HM 6! /,N1
PUT HM 96AN EMPTY SECOND-CLASS NEXT
6,COLONEL ,CREI<TON'S F/1 & BADE HM   
F>EWELL ) G5U9E FEEL+4
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?REE ( ? TALK4 ,!N ! ,COLONEL1 SEE+ 8
MISTAKE1 TURN$ 6FLU5T & PICTURESQUE ,URDU
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G5TLY & SIL5TLY1 & ^: EYES 7 S DI6]5T F !
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HUNDR$ RUPEES = K ( :AT IS 2H ^? HILLS- =A
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! VILLAGES "!0'80
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  8,NAY1 ,SAHIB2 NAY4 ,I "K ! PRICE T W 2
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BOYS "! :O DESPISE ! BLACK M540
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WELL "! IS NO HATR$ L T (! HALF-CA/E = 8
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ALW DEVELOP+ ? LATT] TEXT4
  8,WE 2 ALL ON "O L1D-ROPE1 !N10 SD ,KIM
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IS NO C;Y- EXCEPT ,BOMBAY1 ! QUE5 ( ALL- M
B1UTI;L 9 H] G>I% /YLE ?AN ,LUC"K1 :E!R Y
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  8,"Y ,SAHIBS- ALL DEVILS2 B 6SP1K TRU?1
& ,I DRIVE _M ( !M 6& FRO F ! RAILWAY /,N1
,I H N"E SE5 "O T _H 9 HM ! MAK+ (A M
P]FECT DEVIL ?AN ?\- ? "Y ,SAHIB :OM ,I AM
N[ DRIV+40
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ANY WAY IMPROP]1 ,KIM _H PASS$ ! "T ( "D )
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A C]TA9 /REET1 & NATUR,Y1 9 ! EX*ANGE (
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"T X 0 A DANC+-GIRL4 ,? "T X IS A PRIE/40
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2?"\ ME (! TE-RA9 6,2N>ES1 ": ,I KNEW "O
ABODE 9 ! ,TIR?ANK]S' ,TEMPLE :O 0 A
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  8,AH6 ,?Y ,RIV]10 SD ,KIM4 8,I _H =GOTT5
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  8,S SOON1 MY *ELA8 ,I H N"E =GOTT5 X2 B
:5 ,I _H LEFT !E X SEEM$ BETT] T ,I %D G
6! TEMPLE & TAKE C\NSEL1 =1 LOOK Y1 ,9DIA
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*ELA1 6WISDOM4 ,! PRIE/ ( T BODY ( M5 :O
S]VE ! ,R$ ,BULL WROTE ME T ALL %D 2 Z ,I
DESIR$ = !E4 ,I S5T ! M"OY 6SU6ICE = "O
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! ,TIR?ANK]S' ,TEMPLE1 2C1 M"OY HAV+ BE5
PD = LE>N+1 X 0 "R T ,I %D OV]SEE ! 5D (!
MATT]4 ,!Y RESOLV$ MY D\BTS MO/ CLE>LY4 ,I
_H A FE> T1 P]H1 ,I CAME 2C ,I WI%$ 6SEE
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DR1M40
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AL"O 9 ? L&2 ,I "K N ": ,I G NOR :AT %
2FALL ME4 ,MY HE>T 0 9 T LR ,I S5T !E4
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,I H NO FR SAVE !E1 ,HOLY ,"O4 ,D N ALT G
AWAY40
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2 BETT] TAU<T ?AN ?\4 ,S F "T 6"T1 "!=E1
,I W -E AG4 ,MAY 2 ?\ WILT 2 S* A ,SAHIB Z
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!M ELABORATELY--8IN ! ,WOND] ,H\SE AT
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  8,IF ,I EAT ?Y BR1D10 CRI$ ,KIM
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LR1 & F "T 6"T ,I W -E & SEE !E40
  8,B :I!R % ,I S5D MY LRS80 WAIL$ ,KIM1
CLUT*+ AT ! ROBE1 ALL =GET;L T HE 0 A
,SAHIB4
  8,6! ,TEMPLE (! ,TIR?ANK]S AT ,2N>ES4 ,T
IS ! PLACE ,I H *OS5 TILL ,I F9D MY ,RIV]4
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& CU/OMS1 : D N RESEM# ^? ( ANY O!R L&2 &
8 T1*]S APPROA* HM 0ROADS : AN ,5GLI% MA/]
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