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GRT PLAN4
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  ,ONCE AG %E SIL;ED HM4
  8,) MY [N EYES ,I SAW1 AT ,NULATO1 2F
! GATES (! GRT =T1 & B FEW "DS G"O4 ,I
SAW ! ,RUSSIAN1 ,IVAN1 :O ?RU/ \ MY "F'S
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N[ IS HE ON \R HEELS1 &) HM _M ,RUSSIANS
FRE% UP F ! SEA40
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:5 ALL M5 F"\1 EV5 ! BOYS N YET HUNT]S1
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0 A BOY1 & ,I 0 NO C[>D4 ,NOR 0 ,I C[>D
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,I 0 -E 6,NULATO1 &! ,RUSSIAN1 ,IVAN1
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,IVAN1 & DIE1 !N WD MY BRO!R DIE1 TOO4
,S X WAS1 ,OONA1 T ?\ SAWE/ ME B1T5 L A
DOG4
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! P1 & KILL$ \R M51 & /OL5 \R WOM51 & T
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! TALK1 & ,I KNEW X = GD TALK1 & ,I KNEW
T
9 ! NI<T ! ,RUSSIANS 7 6BE KILL$4 ,B "!
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BOYS N YET HUNT]S4
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&1 2HOLD1 "! 0 NO ,NULATO -- ONLY A%ES
": ! GRT =T _H /OOD1 &! BODIES ( _M M54
,& ,I SAW ! ,RUSSIANS -E UP ! ,YUKON 9
BOATS1 FRE% F ! SEA1 _M ,RUSSIANS2 & ,I
SAW ,IVAN CREEP =? F ": HE LAY HID &
MAKE TALK ) !M4 ,&! NEXT "D ,I SAW ,IVAN
L1D !M ^U ! TRAIL (! TRIBE4 ,EV5 N[ >E
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  8,? IS A TALE ,I HE>10 SD ,OONA1 ?\<
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  ,NEGORE MADE AN IMPATI5T GE/URE4
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IS BROK5 & HI<4 ,!N W WE DE/ROY !M1 EV5
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IS NO LESS NE> ?AN BOTTOM1 \R M5 % FALL
^U !M F ABV & EI SIDE1 ) SPE>S1 & >R[S1
& GUNS4 ,&! WOM5 & *N1 F ABV1 % LOOS5 !
GRT ROCKS & HURL !M D[N ^U !M4 ,X W 2 A
GRT "D1 =! ,RUSSIANS W 2 KILL$1 ! L& W 2
MADE CL1N1 & ,IVAN1 EV5 ,IVAN :O ?RU/ \
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:5 ! FI<T+ 2G9S1 X IS = !E1 ,NEGORE1
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  8,EV5 S10 HE ANSW]$4 8,NEGORE W %[ !M
! WAY4 ,& !N80
  8,& !N ,I % 2 ?Y WOMAN1 ,NEGORE'S
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HUNT M1T = ME & ,OLD ,K9OOS1 & ,I % COOK
?Y FOOD1 & SEW !E W>M P>KAS & /R;G1 &
MAKE !E MO3AS9S AF ! WAY ( MY P1 : IS A
BETT] WAY ?AN ?Y P'S WAY4 ,& Z ,I SAY1
,I % 2 ?Y WOMAN1 ,NEGORE1 ALW ?Y WOMAN4
,& ,I % MAKE ?Y LIFE GLAD = !E1 S T ALL
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! WOMAN ,OONA Z UNLIKE ALL O!R WOM51 =
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WAYS !Y MAY 2 MADE GLAD4 ,& 9 ?9E OLD
AGE W %E / MAKE !E GLAD1 & ?Y MEMORY (
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WILT "K ALW T %E 0 EASE 6!E1 & P1CE1 &
RE/1 & T 2Y ALL WOM5 6O!R M5 HAS %E BE5
WOMAN 6!E40
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HUNGRY MAN'S >MS MI<T G \ = FOOD4
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! WAY40
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?\< ! "D 0 W>M HE %IV]$ Z ) AN AGUE4 ,HE
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( MY MA/] -- Z ?\ WILT OBEY1 /RANGE
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SICK MAN & KNEW NO?+1 B WD TELL :AT HE
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0 A FALSE EYE1 & AN EASY T;GUE -- A
T;GUE TOO EASY1 HE JUDG$1 =! AWKW>D;S (
H"O/ SPEE*4
  ,ALL T "D !Y M>*$4 ,& ON ! NEXT1 :5
,K>DUK ASK$ HM AT -M& ( ,IVAN1 HE SD HE
D\BT$ !Y WD MEET ) 8 TRIBE TILL ! MORR[4
,B ,IVAN1 :O _H ONCE BE5 %[N ! WAY 0,OLD
,K9OOS1 & _H F.D T WAY 6L1D "? ! :ITE
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,S :5 !Y CAME 6A PASSAGE UP ! ROCKS1 HE
HALT$ 8 =TY M51 & "? ,K>DUK DEM&$ IF !
WAY 7 CLE>4
  ,NEGORE LOOK$ AT X %ORTLY & C>E.SLY4
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