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  ,N"E!.S1 ,:ITE ,FANG 0 N Q SATISFI$ )!
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JU/ICE & FAIR PLAY4 ,B "! IS A C]TA9
S5SE ( EQU;Y T RESIDES 9 LIFE1 & X 0 ?
S5SE 9 HM T RES5T$ ! UNFAIR;S ( 8 2+
P]MITT$ NO DEF;E AG/ ! /"O-?R[]S4 ,HE
=GOT T 9 ! COV5ANT 5T]$ 962T HM &! GODS
!Y 7 PL$G$ 6C>E = HM & DEF5D HM4 ,B "O
"D ! MA/] SPRANG F ! C>RIAGE1 :IP 9 H&1
& GAVE ! /"O-?R[]S A ?RA%+4 ,AF T !Y
?REW /"OS NO M1 & ,:ITE ,FANG "U/OOD & 0
SATISFI$4
  ,"O O!R EXP]I;E ( SIMIL> NATURE 0 HIS4
,ON ! WAY 6T[N1 HANG+ >.D ! SALOON AT !
CROSS-ROADS1 7 ?REE DOGS T MADE A
PRACTICE ( RU%+ \ ^U HM :5 HE W5T BY4
,"K+ 8 D1DLY ME?OD ( FI<T+1 ! MA/] _H
N"E C1S$ IMPRESS+ ^U ,:ITE ,FANG ! LAW T
HE M/ N FI<T4 ,Z A RESULT1 HAV+ LE>N$ !
LESSON WELL1 ,:ITE ,FANG 0 H>D PUT :5"E
HE PASS$ ! CROSS-ROADS SALOON4 ,AF ! F/
RU%1 EA* "T1 8 SN>L KEPT ! ?REE DOGS AT
A 4T.E B !Y TRAIL$ AL;G 2H1 YELP+ &
BICK]+ & 9SULT+ HM4 ,? 5DUR$ = "S "T4 ,!
M5 AT ! SALOON EV5 URG$ ! DOGS ON
6ATTACK ,:ITE ,FANG4 ,"O "D !Y OP5LY
SICK$ ! DOGS ON HM4 ,! MA/] /OPP$ !
C>RIAGE4
  8,G 6X10 HE SD 6,:ITE ,FANG4
  ,B ,:ITE ,FANG CD N 2LIEVE4 ,HE LOOK$
AT ! MA/]1 & HE LOOK$ AT ! DOGS4 ,!N HE
LOOK$ BACK EAG]LY & "Q+LY AT ! MA/]4
  ,! MA/] NO4$ 8 H1D4 8,G 6!M1 OLD
FELL[4 ,EAT !M UP40
  ,:ITE ,FANG NO L;G] HESITAT$4 ,HE
TURN$ & L1P$ SIL5TLY AM;G 8 5EMIES4 ,ALL
?REE FAC$ HM4 ,"! 0 A GRT SN>L+ & GR[L+1
A CLA%+ ( TEE? &A FLURRY ( BODIES4 ,!
DU/ (! ROAD >OSE 9 A CL\D & SCRE5$ !
BATTLE4 ,B AT ! 5D ( S"EAL M9UTES TWO
DOGS 7 /RU7L+ 9 ! DIRT &! ?IRD 0 9 FULL
FLI<T4 ,HE L1P$ A DIT*1 W5T "? A RAIL
F;E1 & FL$ ACR A FIELD4 ,:ITE ,FANG
FOLL[$1 SLID+ OV] ! GR.D 9 WOLF FA%ION
&) WOLF SPE$1 SWIFTLY & )\T NOISE1 & 9 !
C5TRE (! FIELD HE DRA7$ D[N & SLEW !
DOG4
  ,) ? TRIPLE KILL+ 8 MA9 TR\#S ) DOGS
C1S$4 ,! ^W W5T UP & D[N ! VALLEY1 & M5
SAW 6X T _! DOGS DID N MOLE/ ! ,FI<T+
,WOLF4