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:5 Y FEEL ANY?+4 ,RHEUMATISM HAS /RANGE
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5GAGE;T AT ELEV5-?IRTY4
  8,DOCTOR ,_HLEY'S J ACR ! HALL10
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  8,N[ TAKE T PATI5T ( ,DOCTOR ,_HLEY'S4
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RISK 6HIS LIFE1 &! 4COM=T1 ,I'VE SAV$ T
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8 FACE PORTRAY$ 4GU/4 8,I WON'T SAY
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,I DON'T "K & DON'T C>E 6"K4 ,T'S !
TR\#4 ,!Y GET \ A GD1 NEW BR& ( CIG>1
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,I'VE GOT X4 ,B T A9'T NO R1SON WE C'T
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