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5CAS$ HMF 9 L>GE OILSK9 APRON 2F HE OP5$
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MADE CL1N1 )\T DELIB]ATE H>%;S1 B )\T
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& EXECU;N *AMB]S1 = ALL HE KNEW ? B>E
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! PLACE (! ULTIMATE LIFE-4A/] & ? Y\? !
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! %AD[ ( ANY D\BT 0 T X 0 ALL COLDLY
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(! Y\?-GOD ON ! SCRUFF ( 8 NECK1 AF !
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TURN$ ON HM1 HE RES5T$ & RESI/$4 ,! Y\?1
M]ELY "W+ 0=MULA1 TI<T5$ ! SAFE GRIP ON
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GASP$ & /RANGL$ HELP.SLY4
  ,AF T HE RESI/$ NO M1 & 0 WA%$ \ &
SCRU2$ \ & CL1NS$ \ )! HOSE1 A BIG
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: GOT 96& /UNG 8 EYES & NOSE1 CAUS+ HM
6WEEP COPI\SLY & SNEEZE VIOL5TLY4
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P51 SWEET & :OLE"S1 ": HE SLEPT &=! "T
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SEGREG,N W>D1 &A WEEK ( IMPRISON;T 0
SP5T "!91 9 : NO?+ HAPP5$ 9 ! WAY (
DEVELOP;T ( G]M 41SES1 & NO?+ HAPP5$ 6HM
EXCEPT REGUL> GD FOOD1 PURE DR9K+-WAT]1
& ABSOLUTE ISOL,N F 3TACT ) ALL LIFE
SAVE ! Y\?-GOD :O1 L AN AUTOMATON1
ATT5D$ ON HM4
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AL?1 F A 4T.E1 (T5 HE HE>D 8 VOICE1 N
L\D1 B V IMP]ATIVE4 ,T ! [N] ( ? VOICE 0
A HI< GOD1 ,MI*AEL KNEW F ! F/ S.D ( X4
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CD 2 S IMP]ATIVE4 ,W 0 9 T VOICE1 &
A3U/OM$;S 6-M&4 ,ANY DOG WD H S DECID$ Z
QKLY Z ,MI*AEL DID4 ,& ANY DOG WD H
DECID$ T "! 0 NO LOVE NOR LOVA#;S 9 !
GOD 2H ! VOICE1 NO?+ 6W>M "O'S HE>T NOR
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