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8,LI/510 :ISP]$ ! P>ROT1 :5 ,JOHN
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  IS
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8,B X ISN'T S EASY 6TURN A BLACK MAN
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,HE'LL D ANY?+ = Y IF Y *ANGE 8
COLOR4 ,X IS YR ONLY *.E 6GET \ (
PRISON40

8,WELL1 ,I SUPPOSE X ,,MI<T 2 POSSI#10
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! ,DOCTOR4 8,LET ME SEE--10 & HE W5T OV]
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  SECRETLY
6! ,DOCTOR 9 PRISON & SD 6HM1














8,:ITE ,MAN1 ,I AM AN UNHAPPY PR9CE4
,YE>S AGO ,I W5T 9 SE>* ( ,! ,SLEEP+
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Y = HELP4 ,IF Y W TURN ME :ITE1 S
T ,I MAY G BACK 6,! ,SLEEP+ ,B1UTY1 ,I
W GIVE Y HALF MY K+DOM & ANY?+
2SS Y ASK40

8,PR9CE ,BUMPO10 SD ! ,DOCTOR1 LOOK+
?"\;LLY AT ! BOTTLES 9 8 M$IC9E-BAG1
8SUPPOS+ ,I MADE YR HAIR A NICE BLONDE
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?+S A MAGICIAN C D4 ,Y ONLY WANT
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% WE> %9+ >MOR & GAUNTLETS ( /EEL1
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,DOCTOR4

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\ ( PRISON4 ,PROMISE--0! CR[N (
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,S ! ,PR9CE PROMIS$ & W5T AWAY 6GET
A %IP R1DY AT ! S1%ORE4

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,!N HE MIX$ A LOT ( M$IC9ES 9 ! BAS9
& TOLD ,BUMPO 6DIP 8 FACE 9 X4


,! ,PR9CE L1N$ D[N & PUT 8 FACE 9
--"R UP 6! E>S4

,HE HELD X "! A L;G "T--S L;G T
! ,DOCTOR SEEM$ 6GET DR1D;LLY ANXI\S
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ON ! O!R1 LOOK+ AT ALL ! BOTTLES HE _H
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BURN+4

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BAS91 BR1?+ V H>D4 ,& ALL ! ANIMALS
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SN[1 & 8 EYES1 : _H BE5 MUD-COLOR$1
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GLASS 6SEE HMF IN1 HE SANG = JOY &
2GAN DANC+ >.D ! PRISON4 ,B !
,DOCTOR ASK$ HM N 6MAKE S M* NOISE
AB X2 & :5 HE _H CLOS$ 8 M$IC9E-BAG
9 A HURRY HE TOLD HM 6OP5 ! PRISON-DOOR4

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GLASS1 Z X 0 ! ONLY "O 9 ! ,K+DOM
( ,JOLLIG9KI1 & HE WANT$ 6LOOK AT HMF
ALL "D L;G4 ,B ! ,DOCTOR SD HE NE$$
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! MOON4

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  8,I FEEL SORRY AB ,BUMPO10 SD !
,DOCTOR4

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=! RE/ ( MY LIFE4 ,X 0 S* A DIRTY
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W9D[4--,WELL1 WELL6--,POOR ,BUMPO60

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JOK+ ) HM10 SD ! P>ROT4

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N"E DID !M ANY H>M4 ,S]VE HM "R1 IF HE
DOES TURN BLACK AG6 ,I HOPE X'S A D>K
BLACK40

8,B ,,HE DIDN'T H ANY?+ 6D ) X10
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:O _H U LOCK$ UP--X WASN'T ,BUMPO'S
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''',I WOND] IF ,I "\ 6G BACK &
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HE MAY /AY :ITE AF ALL40

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N"E 2 ANY?+ B UGLY1 NO MATT] :AT
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8,/1 HE _H A GD HE>T10 SD ! ,DOCTOR
--8ROMANTIC1 ( C\RSE--B A GD HE>T4
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8,I DON'T 2LIEVE ! POOR BOOBY F.D ,!
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:O HE'LL G & KISS ? "T4 ,SILLY BUSI;S60

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  8,BIRDS6--MILLIONS ( !M--FLY+ FA/--T'S
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,& !N !Y ALL LOOK$ UP4 ,& "!1
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HUGE SW>M ( T9Y ANTS1 !Y CD SEE ?\S&S
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BR1/S & V %ORT1 F1!R$ LEGS4 ,Z SOON
Z !Y _H ALL F.D A PLACE 6SIT1 SU45LY1
"! 0 NO NOISE LEFT ANY":--ALL 0 QUIET2
ALL 0 /4
,& 9 ! SIL5T MOONLI<T ,JOHN ,DOLITTLE
SPOKE3

8,I _H NO IDEA T WE _H BE5 9 ,AFRICA
S L;G4 ,X W 2 NE>LY ,SUMM] :5 WE
GET HOME4 ,= ^! >E ! SWALL[S GO+
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SEA'''4 ,PULL UP ! AN*OR & SET ! SAIL60

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9 _! LIVES _H !Y "KN ANY "O !Y LIK$
S WELL Z ,DOCTOR ,JOHN ,DOLITTLE (
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