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H\RS4 ,B S* SLEEP ORGIES 7 N FREQU5T4
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MY ID1S & ID1LS4 ,MY VOICE1 ON A3.T ( MY
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DRUNK>DS ANY ( !M4 ,!Y J DRANK
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AN ACT ( -RADE%IP & A3EPT$ HOSPITAL;Y4
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DECANT]S 7 ALW 9 ! ROOM ": ,I WROTE1 &=
MON?S & YE>S ,I N"E KNEW :AT X WAS1 :5
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T ,I N"E ?"\ X WOR? :ILE 6H A COCKTAIL
2F MY [N M1L :5 ,I ATE AL"O4
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RECALL SITT+ :OLE AFNS 9 MY D51 DR9K+
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M51 ! DR9K+ WAYS ( DR9K & DR9K]S4
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NO?+ 6FE> F ,JOHN ,B>LEYCORN4
  ,&! =EGO+ 0 MY ATTITUDE ( M9D = YE>S4
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SP5D+ S"EAL MON?S 9 ! ,EA/ ,5D (
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ADV5TUR$ M* AM;G/ ! WOR/ (! SLUM
CLASSES1 T ,I GOT DRUNK S"EAL "TS & 0
MI<TILY WRO? ) MYF 2C X 9T]F]$ ) MY
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HUSKY & *E/Y1 :O _H ! VITAL;Y &!
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P]MITT$ 6LAG4
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FEET1 & ,I WALK$1 ERECT1 UNSWAY+--: 0 M
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DR1M$ ! IRON CLUT*1 BORN ( OLD TRA9+1 )
: ,I HELD 6MY 3SCI\S;S 9 MY SWIMM+ BRA91
KEPT 3TROL ( MY MUSCLES & MY QUALMS1
KEPT MY VOICE UNBROK5 & EASY & MY ?"\S
3SECUTIVE & LOGICAL4 ,YES1 & MIX$ UP ) X
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FOOL ( ME 9 T DR9K+ B\T4 ,& ,I 0 PR\D (
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/RANGELY IS MAN -P.D$4
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MORN+4 ,I 0 SICK1 POISON$4 ,X 0 A "D (
WRET*$;S4 ,9 ! AFN ,I _H 6GIVE A PUBLIC
SPEE*4 ,I GAVE X1 & ,I AM 3FID5T X 0 Z
BAD Z ,I FELT4 ,"S ( MY HO/S 7 "! 9 !
FRONT R[S 6M>K ANY SIGNS ON ME (! NI<T
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M>K$ SIGNS ON !M & TOOK 3SOL,N 9 ! K T
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MY LA/ DR9K+ B\T ( ANY SORT4 ,OH1 ,I H
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8HORSE'S NECK0--A L;G1 S(T1 COOL DR9K )
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