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HE N BE5 S GD A MAN Z HE WAS2 B "! 7 A
GRT _M HORSES : 2L;G$ 6! L>GE CAB-[N]S1
:O LET !M \ 6_! DRIV]S = S M* M"OY A "D4
,Z ! HORSES DID N 2L;G 6^! M5 ! ONLY ?+
!Y ?"\ ( 0 H[ 6GET _! M"OY \ ( !M1 F/1
6PAY ! MA/]1 & !N 6PROVIDE = _! [N LIV+2
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OV] ON ! /&1 &! GOV]NOR1 :O 0 A K9D-
HE>T$ MAN & FOND ( HORSES1 WD "S"TS SP1K
UP IF "O CAME 9 V M* JAD$ OR ILL-US$4

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F>ES T >E FIX$ S L[4 ,IF A MAN HAS 6PAY
EI<TE5 %ILL+S A "D =! USE (A CAB & TWO
HORSES1 Z _M ( U H 6D 9 ! S1SON1 & M/
MAKE T UP 2F WE E>N A P5NY = \RVS ,I SAY
'TIS M ?AN H>D "W2 N9E %ILL+S A "D 6GET
\ ( EA* HORSE 2F Y 2G9 6GET YR [N LIV+4
,Y "K T'S TRUE1 & IF ! HORSES DON'T "W
WE M/ />VE1 & ,I & MY *N H "KN :AT T IS
2F N[4 ,I'VE SIX ( 'EM1 & ONLY "O E>NS
ANY?+2 ,I AM ON ! /& F\RTE5 OR SIXTE5
H\RS A "D1 & ,I HAV5'T _H A ,SUN"D ^! T5
OR TWELVE WEEKS2 Y "K ,SK9N] N"E GIVES A
"D IF HE C HELP X1 & IF ,I DON'T "W H>D1
TELL ME :O DOES6 ,I WANT A W>M COAT &A
MACK9TO%1 B ) S _M 6FE$ H[ C A MAN GET
X8 ,I _H 6PL$GE MY CLOCK A WEEK AGO 6PAY
,SK9N]1 & ,I % N"E SEE X AG40


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= GD MA/]S1 H A *.E ( GETT+ ON &A *.E (
DO+ "R2 ,I HAV5'T4 ,WE C'T *>GE M ?AN
SIXP;E A MILE AF ! F/1 )9 ! F\R-MILE
RADIUS4 ,? V MORN+ ,I _H 6G A CLE> SIX
MILES & ONLY TOOK ?REE %ILL+S4 ,I CD N
GET A RETURN F>E1 & _H 6-E ALL ! WAY
BACK2 "!'S TWELVE MILES =! HORSE & ?REE
%ILL+S = ME4 ,AF T ,I _H A ?REE-MILE
F>E1 & "! 7 BAGS & BOXES 5 6H BR"\ 9 A
GD _M TWOP;ES IF !Y _H BE5 PUT \TSIDE2 B
Y "K H[ P D2 ALL T CD 2 PIL$ UP 9SIDE ON
! FRONT S1T 7 PUT 9 & ?REE H1VY BOXES
W5T ON ! TOP4 ,T 0 SIXP;E1 &! F>E "O &
SIXP;E2 !N ,I GOT A RETURN =A %ILL+4 ,N[
T MAKES EI<TE5 MILES =! HORSE & SIX
%ILL+S = ME2 "!'S ?REE %ILL+S / = T
HORSE 6E>N & N9E %ILL+S =! AFN HORSE 2F
,I T\* A P5NY4 ,( C\RSE1 X IS N ALW S
BAD Z T1 B Y "K X (T5 IS1 & ,I SAY 'TIS
A MOCK]Y 6TELL A MAN T HE M/ N OV]"W 8
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HORSE1 = :5 A B1/ IS D[N"R TIR$ "!'S
NO?+ B ! :IP T W KEEP 8 LEGS A-GO+2 Y
C'T HELP YRF --Y M/ PUT YR WIFE & *N 2F
! HORSE2 ! MA/]S M/ LOOK 6T1 WE C'T4 ,I
DON'T ILL-USE MY HORSE =! SAKE ( X2 N"O
( Y C SAY ,I D4 ,"!'S WR;G LAYS "S":
--N"E A "D'S RE/1 N"E A QUIET H\R )!
WIFE & *N4 ,I (T5 FEEL L AN OLD MAN1 ?\<
,I'M ONLY =TY-FIVE4 ,Y "K H[ QK "S (!
G5TRY >E 6SUSPECT U ( *1T+ & OV]*>G+2
:Y1 !Y /& ) _! PURSES 9 _! H&S C.T+ X
OV] 6A P5NY & LOOK+ AT U Z IF WE 7
PICKPOCKETS4 ,I WI% "S ( 'EM _H GOT 6SIT
ON MY BOX SIXTE5 H\RS A "D & GET A LIV+
\ ( X & EI<TE5 %ILL+S 2S1 & T 9 ALL
W1!RS2 !Y WD N 2 S UNCOMMON "PICUL> N"E
6GIVE U A SIXP;E OV] OR 6CRAM ALL !
LU7AGE 9SIDE4 ,( C\RSE1 "S ( 'EM TIP U
PRETTY H&"S N[ & !N1 OR ELSE WE CD N
LIVE2 B Y C'T DEP5D ^U T40
  ,! M5 :O /OOD R.D M* APPROV$ ? SPEE*1
& "O ( !M SD1 8,X IS DESP]ATE H>D1 & IF
A MAN "S"TS DOES :AT IS WR;G X IS NO
WOND]1 & IF HE GETS A DRAM TOO M* :O'S
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TOOK 8 H&K]*IEF \ ( 8 HAT & WIP$ 8
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ALL TRUE1 & ,I WON'T CA/ X UP 6Y ANY M
AB ! POLICE2 X 0 ! LOOK 9 T HORSE'S EYE
T CAME OV] ME4 ,X IS H>D L9ES = MAN & X
IS H>D L9ES = B1/1 & :O'S 6M5D X ,I
DON'T "K3 B ANYWAY Y MI<T TELL ! POOR
B1/ T Y 7 SORRY 6TAKE X \ ( HM 9 T WAY4
,"S"TS A K9D ^W IS ALL WE C GIVE 'EM1
POOR BRUTES1 & 'TIS WOND];L :AT !Y D
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  ,A FEW MORN+S AF ? TALK A NEW MAN CAME
ON ! /& ) ,SAM'S CAB4
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LA/ NI<T 9 ! Y>D1 & CD SC>CELY CRAWL
HOME4 ,8 WIFE S5T A BOY ? MORN+ 6SAY 8
"F 0 9 A HI< FEV] & CD N GET \1 S ,I'M
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  8,:AT1 G"O8 ,Y DON'T M1N 6SAY HE'S
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O'C ? MORN+2 ALL YE/]"D HE 0 RAV+ --
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SD1 8,I'LL TELL Y :AT1 MATES1 ? IS A
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