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6/AMM] 2T TWO SNEEZES--
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HM80
  8,":1 CITOY580 ASK$ ,DESGAS1 9
SURPRISE4
  8,"H1 MAN6 "? T DOOR6 N FIVE M9UTES
AGO40
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YET UP1 & '''0
  8,& Y >E J FIVE M9UTES TOO LATE1 MY
FR10 SD ,*AUVEL91 ) 3C5TRAT$ FURY4
  8,CITOY5 ''' ,I '''0
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M* H>M D"O1 OR X _H F>$ ILL ) Y1 ,CITOY5
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ATTITUDE4
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RE9=CE;TS =! PATROL DUTY3 TW5TY W5T D[N
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3/ANT ALL "D1 & T NO /RANG] CD POSSIBLY
GET 6! B1*1 OR R1* A BOAT1 )\T 2+
SI<T$40
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MYF SPOKE 6^? :O 7 AB 6/>T4 ,!Y >E 6%AD[
--Z SECRETLY Z POSSI#--ANY /RANG] !Y MAY
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F+]S4 ,WE M/ LET HM GET 6! ,P]E
,BLAN*>D'S HUT N[2 "! SURR.D & CAPTURE
HM40
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Z A TALL /RANG] HAS BE5 SI<T$1 HE M/ 2
%AD[$1 :IL/ "O MAN IS 6TURN /RAI<T BACK
& REPORT 6Y40
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WELL PL1S$4
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  8,:AT IS X80
  8,A TALL ,5GLI%MAN _H A L;G 3V]S,N AB
?REE-QU>T]S ( AN H\R AGO )A ,JEW1 ,REUB5
0"N1 :O LIVES N T5 PACES F "H40
  8,YES--&80 QU]I$ ,*AUVEL91 IMPATI5TLY4
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TALL ,5GLI%MAN WI%$ 6HIRE1 & : 0 6H BE5
R1DY = HM 0ELEV5 O'C40
  8,X IS PA/ T N[4 ,": DOES T ,REUB5
LIVE80
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  8,S5D "O (! M5 6F9D \ IF ! /RANG] HAS
DRIV5 (F 9 ,REUB5'S C>T40
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  ,DESGAS W5T 6GIVE ! NEC ORD]S 6"O (!
M54 ,N A ^W ( ? 3V]S,N 2T HM & ,*AUVEL9
_H ESCAP$ ,M>GU]ITE1 & E ^W !Y _H SPOK5
SEEM$ 6/RIKE AT H] HE>T1 ) T]RI#
HOPE.S;S & D>K =EBOD+4
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! RETURN (! MAN :OM HE _H S5T 9 SE>* (
,REUB54 ,?US S"EAL M9UTES W5T BY4
,*AUVEL9 0 EVID5TLY DEV\R$ ) IMPATI;E4
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PLAY$ ^U HM 0! D>+ ,SC>LET ,PIMP]NEL _H
MADE HM SU45LY D\BT;L ( SU3ESS1 UN.S HE
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CURLS EA* SIDE ( 8 FACE1 0 PL5TI;LLY
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AB 8 *EEKS & 8 *91 GAVE HM A PECULI>LY
DIRTY & LOA?"S APPE>.E4 ,HE _H !
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LAMP1 & ,M>GU]ITE _H A CLE> VIEW ( !M
ALL4
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,EXCELL5CY 6DEIGN 6PUT "S "QS 6HM4
  8,! CITOY5 TELLS ME10 SD ,*AUVEL9
P]EMPTORILY 6HM1 8T Y "K "S?+ ( MY FR1 !
TALL ,5GLI%MAN1 :OM ,I DESIRE 6MEET '''
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ROAD1 CLOSE 0"H ? EV5+40
  8,DID Y SP1K 6HM80
  8,HE SPOKE 6U1 YR ,EXCELL5CY4 ,HE
WANT$ 6"K IF HE CD HIRE A HORSE & C>T 6G
D[N AL;G ! ,/4 ,M>T9 ROAD1 6A PLACE HE
WANT$ 6R1* TO-NI<T40
  8,:AT DID Y SAY80
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9JUR$ T"O1 8,REUB5 ,GOLD/E91 T A3URS$
TRAITOR1 T SON ( ,2LIAL '''0
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  8,HE TOOK ! ^WS \ ( MY M\?1 YR
,EXCELL5CY3 :5 ,I 0 AB 6(F] ! W1L?Y
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":SO"E HE *OSE1 ,REUB5 _H ALR SPOK51 &
(F]$ 8 HALF-/>V$ NAG1 & 8 BROK5-D[N
C>T40
  8,& :AT DID ! ,5GLI%MAN D80
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  8,&1 ( C\RSE1 ! HORSE & C>T 7 R1DY80
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6SP1K1 YR ,EXCELL5CY4 ,REUB5'S NAG 0
LAME Z USUAL2 %E REFUS$ 6BUDGE AT F/4 ,X
0 ONLY AF A "T &) PL5TY ( KICKS1 T %E AT
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MALICI\S *UCKLE4
  8,!N !Y />T$80
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  8,NO *OICE1 YR ,EXCELL5CY80 PROTE/$ !
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6HM A DOZ5 "TS1 T MY HORSE & C>T WD TAKE
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B"OS4 ,HE WD N LI/54 ,REUB5 IS S* A LI>1
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  8,Y H A HORSE & C>T TOO1 !N80 ASK$
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AB HM1 & 8 DO+S40
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LIFE40
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YRS80
  8,:AT DOES YR ,EXCELL5CY WI% 6"K80
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(F 9 ,REUB5 ,GOLD/E9'S C>T80
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HUT80
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A/ONI%;T4
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  8,: ROAD L1DS 6X80
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FOOTPA? F "! 6! CLI6S40
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R\<LY4
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REPLI$ ! ,JEW QUIETLY4
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  8,!Y >E R1DY N[1 YR ,HON\R40
  8,":80
  8,N T5 MET]S F ? DOOR4 ,W YR
,EXCELL5CY DEIGN 6LOOK40
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  8,ON ! ROAD : ! ,5GLI%MAN TOOK1
,MIQUELON IS ! NE>E/ VILLAGE1 N TWO
L1GUES F "H40
  8,"! HE CD GET FRE% 3VEY.E1 IF HE
WANT$ 6G FUR!R80
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QUIETLY1 8B REMEMB]1 IF Y H DCVD ME1 ,I
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TALL ,5GLI%MAN1 EI ON ! ROAD OR AT !
,P]E ,BLAN*>D'S HUT1 "! W 2 T5 M GOLD
PIECES = Y4 ,D Y A3EPT ! B>GA980
  ,! ,JEW AG ?"\;LLY RU2$ 8 *94 ,HE
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) T USUAL GE/URE ( HIS1 ( MALIGNANT
SATISFAC;N4
  8,MY COAT & BOOTS10 HE SD 6,DESGAS AT
LA/4
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NEC ORD]S1 = PRES5TLY A SOLDI] 5T]$1
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2GAN *ANG+ 8 ATTIRE4
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6,DESGAS1 8G BACK 6,CAPTA9 ,JUTLEY Z FA/
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