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ANTELOPES--AL? !Y 7 TOO %Y & TIMID
6BE RUDE 6! ,DOCTOR L ! LION--,,!Y
PAW$ ! GR.D1 & SMIL$ FOOLI%LY1 & SD
!Y _H N"E BE5 NURSES 2F4



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6TAKE C>E ( ALL ^! ?\S&S ( MONKEYS
9 B$4

,B ! ,L1D] (! ,LIONS1 :5 HE GOT
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8,Y N"E ,,DID H A GRA9 ( S5SE60 %E
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D "EY?+ ! ,DOCTOR TELLS Y4 ,"W
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8,NO10 SD ! ,DOCTOR4 8,I HAV5'T4
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DON'T ?9K "!'S M* ! MATT] ) HM
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A LOOK AT HM1 W Y80

,!N ! ,DOCTOR 0 V HAPPY2 = ALL !
LIONS &! LEOP>DS &! ANTELOPES &
! GIRA6ES &! ZEBRAS--ALL ! ANIMALS (
! =E/S &! M.TA9S &! PLA9S
--CAME 6HELP HM 9 8 "W4 ,"! 7
S _M ( !M T HE _H 6S5D "S AWAY1
& ONLY KEPT ! CL"EE/4


,& N[ V SOON ! MONKEYS 2GAN TO
GET BETT]4 ,AT ! 5D (A WEEK ! BIG H\SE
FULL ( B$S 0 HALF EMPTY4 ,& AT ! 5D
(! SECOND WEEK ! LA/ MONKEY _H GOT WELL4

,!N ! ,DOCTOR'S "W 0 D"O2 & HE
0 S TIR$ HE W5T 6B$ & SLEPT = ?REE
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