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DESC5D$ 6! SEMI-SUBT]RAN1N KIT*51 &
TALK$ ) H] & H] OLD MAN1 ,?OMAS
,MUGRIDGE 0"N4
  ,& Z ,I TALK$ 6!M1 ALL ! SUBTLETIES &
-PLEXITIES ( ? TREM5D\S MA*9E CIVILIS,N
VANI%$ AWAY4 ,X SEEM$ T ,I W5T D[N "? !
SK9 &! FLE% 6! NAK$ S\L ( X1 & 9 ,?OMAS
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ACR ! Z"OS2 & ,I F.D "! ! COLOSSAL
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GRT;S2 & LIKEWISE ,I F.D T VA/1
9COMPREH5SI# PATI;E : HAS 5A#D ! HOME
POPUL,N 65DURE "U ! BURD5 ( X ALL1 6TOIL
)\T -PLA9T "? ! WE>Y YE>S1 & DOCILELY
6YIELD ! BE/ ( XS SONS 6FI<T & COLONISE
6! 5DS (! E>?4
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&A LL MAN4 ,X 0 2C HE 0 LL T HE _H N G"O
=A SOLDI]4 ,HE _H REMA9$ AT HOME & "W$4
,8 F/ RECOLLEC;NS 7 3NECT$ ) "W4 ,HE
KNEW NO?+ ELSE B "W4 ,HE _H "W$ ALL 8
"DS1 & AT SEV5TY-"O HE / "W$4 ,EA* MORN+
SAW HM UP )! L>K & AFIELD1 A "D LAB\R]1
= Z S* HE _H BE5 BORN4 ,MRS4 ,MUGRIDGE 0
SEV5TY-?REE4 ,F SEV5 YE>S ( AGE %E _H
"W$ 9 ! FIELDS1 DO+ A BOY'S "W AT F/1 &
LAT] A MAN'S4 ,%E / "W$1 KEEP+ ! H\SE
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COOK+ = ME & %AM+ ME 0MAK+ MY B$4 ,AT !
5D ( ?REESCORE YE>S & M ( "W !Y POSSESS$
NO?+1 _H NO?+ 6LOOK =W>D 6SAVE M "W4 ,&
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DESIR$ NO?+ ELSE4
  ,!Y LIV$ SIMPLY4 ,_! WANTS 7 FEW--A
P9T ( BE] AT ! 5D (! "D1 SIPP$ 9 ! SEMI-
SUBT]RAN1N KIT*51 A WEEKLY PAP] 6PORE
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M$ITATIVE & VACANT Z ! *EW+ (A HEIF]'S
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TOOK A RE/4
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! *N L5T !M A H&4
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G"O1 OR D1D4 ,! 8BABY10 H["E1 LIV$ 9
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M>RI$ !Y _H _! H&S FULL ) _! [N FAMILIES
& TR\#S1 L _! "FS & "MS 2F !M4
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9 ,AU/RALIA2 ,M>Y 0 9 ,BU5OS ,AYRES2
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D1D1 SOLDI] & SAILOR1 & COLONI/'S WIFE1
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GR&SON1 J BACK F ,9DIAN S]VICE &A
SOLDI]-TRUMPET] 6! ,K+4 ,8 BRO!R 0 9 !
SAME REGI;T ) HM4 ,& S X RAN1 SONS &
DAU<T]S1 & GR& SONS & DAU<T]S1 _W-W&]]S
& EMPIRE-BUILD]S1 ALL ( !M1 :ILE ! OLD
FOLKS /AY$ AT HOME & "W$ AT BUILD+
EMPIRE TOO4

8,"! DWELLS A WIFE 0! ,NOR!RN ,GATE1
,&A W1L?Y WIFE IS %E2
,%E BRE$S A BRE$ O' ROV9' M5
,& CA/S !M OV] SEA4

8,& "S >E DR[N$ 9 DEEP WAT]1
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,& "E %E S5DS M40

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/OCK IS RUNN+ \1 &! PLANET IS FILL+ UP4
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H] "W IS PA/4 ,! ]/:ILE M5 ( ,5GL& >E N[
! M5 ( ,AU/RALIA1 ( ,AFRICA1 ( ,AM]ICA4
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L;G1 & HAS
DE/ROY$ ^? T REMA9$ S FI]CELY1 T LL
REMA9S = H] 6D B 6SIT D[N "? ! L;G NI<TS
& GAZE AT ROYALTY ON ! WALL4
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,NELSON AT ,TRAFALG> &! ,NILE4 ,=EIGN]S
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H[ 6%OOT1 &! (FIC]S MU4LE & BL"U2 :ILE
AT HOME ! /REET P PLAY HY/]IC,Y AT
MA6ICK+1 &! ,W> ,(FICE L[]S ! /ATURE =
5LI/;T4
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,BRITI%] _C HOPE 6DRAW (F ! LIFE-BLOOD1
& "UFE$1 & KEEP X UP ="E4 ,! AV]AGE
,MRS4 ,?OMAS ,MUGRIDGE HAS BE5 DRIV5 96!
C;Y1 & %E IS N BRE$+ V M* ( ANY?+ SAVE
AN ANAEMIC & SICKLY PROG5Y : _C F9D 5
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IS N 9 ! TI<T LL ISL&1 B 9 ! ,NEW ,_W
OV]S1S1 ": >E ! SONS & DAU<T]S ( ,MRS4
,?OMAS ,MUGRIDGE4 ,! ,SEA ,WIFE 0!
,NOR!RN ,GATE HAS J AB D"O H] "W 9 ! _W1
?\< %E DOES N R1LIZE X4 ,%E M/ SIT D[N &
RE/ H] TIR$ LO9S =A SPACE2 & IF ! CASUAL
W>D &! "WH\SE D N AWAIT H]1 X IS 2C (!
SONS & DAU<T]S %E HAS RE>$ UP AG/ ! "D (
H] FEE#;S & DECAY4