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CD N AF=D !M1 T ,L\IS & ,I />T$ \
6SELECT \R SALOON4 ,SALOONS >E ALW W>M &
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2C WE WANT$ A DR9K4 ,YET WE KNEW T
SALOONS 7 N *>ITA# 9/ITU;NS4 ,A MAN CD N
MAKE A L\NG+-PLACE (A SALOON )\T O3A.N,Y
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SP>E ANY ( !M :5 !Y 7 S POT5T 9 PAY+ C>-
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WE DESIR$ 6MAKE ! MO/ ( \R EXP5DITURE4
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TA# & PLAY$ EU*RE = AN H\R1 9 : "T ,L\IS
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NI<TS1 & AT LA/ F.D \R WAY 96! ,N,NAL1 A
SALOON ON ,T5? & ,FRANKL94 ,"H 0 A M
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FELL[1 & :AT T FELL[ 0 DO+ N[1 &( C\RSE
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EU*RE & CAS9O UNTIL ! "T ( \R EXILE 0
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SP5T NO M ?AN WE CD DEC5TLY AVOID SP5D+
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:5 "O GOT /UCK TWICE 9 SU3ES.N 9 A FIVE-
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C5TS1 J AC 6H[ _M (! PLAY]S ORD]$ T5-C5T
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E6ECTS ( S* 4A/]1 0VIRTUE ( AN A3.T WE
RAN 2H ! B>4 ,( C\RSE1 ? ONLY SET BACK !
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WD H SP5T ON A CA% BASIS4 7,:5 ,I LEFT
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:5 ,I RETURN$1 HE 0 G"O4 ,I / [E HM T
DOLL> & SEV5TY C5TS1 & IF HE %D *.E 6R1D
^! L9ES ,I WANT HM 6"K T ,I'LL PAY ON
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GIV5 9 ORD] AG 6%[ ! LURE1 OR DRAW1 OR
-PUL.N1 T[>D ,JOHN ,B>LEYCORN 9 SOCIETY
Z AT PRES5T ORGANIS$ ) SALOONS ON ALL !
CORN]S4 ,L\IS & ,I 7 TWO H1L?Y Y\?S4 ,WE
DIDN'T WANT 6DR9K4 ,WE CDN'T AF=D 6DR9K4
,& YET WE 7 DRIV5 0! CIRCUM/.E ( COLD &
RA9Y W1!R 6SEEK REFUGE 9 A SALOON1 ": WE
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W 2 URG$ 0"S CRITICS T WE MI<T H G"O 6!
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CIRCLES & HOMES ( "Y P4 ,! ONLY REPLY IS
T WE DIDN'T4 ,T IS ! IRREFRAGA# FACT4
,WE DIDN'T4 ,& TD1 AT ? MO;T1 "! >E
HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( BOYS L ,L\IS & ME DO+
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