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ON 6! BROAD PAVE;T ) 8 B[ & 8 QUIV] FULL
( >R[S4 ,HE %$ ! >R[S ON 6! GR.D AT 8
FEET & SD1 8,! MI<TY 3TE/ IS AT AN 5D4
,I W N[ SEE :E!R ,APOLLO W V\*SAFE X 6ME
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:O 0 AB 6TAKE UP A TWO-H&L$ GOLD CUP
6DR9K 8 W9E & ALR _H X 9 8 H&S4 ,HE _H
NO ?"\ ( D1?- :O AM;G/ ALL ! REVELL]S WD
?9K T "O MAN1 H["E BRAVE1 WD /& AL"O
AM;G S _M & KILL HM8 ,! >R[ /RUCK
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8 NECK1 S T HE FELL OV] &! CUP DROPP$ F
8 H&1 :ILE A ?ICK /R1M ( BLOOD GU%$ F 8
NO/RILS4 ,HE KICK$ ! TA# F HM & UPSET !
?+S ON X1 S T ! BR1D & ROA/$ M1TS 7 ALL
SOIL$ Z !Y FELL OV] ON 6! GR.D4 ,!
SUITORS 7 9 AN UPRO> :5 !Y SAW T A MAN
_H BE5 HIT2 !Y SPRANG 9 4MAY "O & ALL (
!M F _! S1TS & LOOK$ "EY": T[>DS !
WALLS1 B "! 0 NEI %IELD NOR SPE>1 & !Y
REBUK$ ,ULYSSES V ANGRILY4 8,/RANG]10 SD
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% SEE NO O!R 3TE/2 Y >E A DOOM$ MAN2 HE
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  ,?US !Y SPOKE1 = !Y ?"\ T HE _H KILL$
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HANG+ OV] ! H1D ( E "O ( !M4 ,B ,ULYSSES
GL>$ AT !M & SD3
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MAN1 & N[ Y % DIE40
  ,!Y TURN$ PALE ) FE> Z HE SPOKE1 & E
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SAFETY1 B ,EURYMA*US AL"O SPOKE4
  8,IF Y >E ,ULYSSES10 SD HE1 8!N :AT Y
H SD IS J4 ,WE H D"O M* WR;G ON YR L&S &
9 YR H\SE4 ,B ,ANT9OUS :O 0 ! H1D &
FRONT (! (F5D+ LIES L[ ALR4 ,X 0 ALL 8
DO+4 ,X 0 N T HE WANT$ 6M>RY ,P5ELOPE2
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6HM2 HE WANT$ 6KILL YR SON & 6BE *IEF
MAN 9 ,I?ACA4 ,N[1 "!=E1 T HE HAS MET !
D1? : 0 8 DUE1 SP>E ! LIVES ( YR P4 ,WE
W MAKE "EY?+ GD AM;G \RVS1 & PAY Y 9
FULL = ALL T WE H EAT5 & DRUNK4 ,EA* "O
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KEEP ON GIV+ Y GOLD & BRONZE TILL YR
HE>T IS S(T5$4 ,UNTIL WE H D"O ? NO "O C
-PLA9 ( YR 2+ 5RAG$ AG/ U40
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T Y "E % H1 ,I W N /AY MY H& TILL ,I H
PD ALL ( Y 9 FULL4 ,Y M/ FI<T1 OR FLY =
YR LIVES2 & FLY1 N A MAN ( Y %40
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W /& ": HE IS & %OOT U D[N TILL HE HAS
KILL$ E MAN AM;G U4 ,LET U !N %[ FI<T2
DRAW YR SWORDS1 & HOLD UP ! TA#S 6%IELD
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SPRANG T[>DS ,ULYSSES1 B ,ULYSSES
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8 SWORD & FELL D\#D UP OV] 8 TA#4 ,! CUP
& ALL ! M1TS W5T OV] ON 6! GR.D Z HE
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7 CLOS$ 9 D>K;S4
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/RAI<T AT ,ULYSSES 6TRY & GET HM AWAY F
! DOOR2 B ,TELEMA*US 0 TOO QK = HM1 &
/RUCK HM F 2H2 ! SPE> CAU<T HM 2T !
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H1VILY 6! GR.D & /RUCK ! E>? ) 8 =EH1D4
,!N ,TELEMA*US SPRANG AWAY F HM1 L1V+ 8
SPE> / 9 ! BODY1 = HE
FE>$ T IF HE /AY$ 6DRAW X \1 "S "O (!
,A*AEANS MI<T -E UP & HACK AT HM ) 8
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RUN1 & IMMLY 0 AT 8 "F'S SIDE4 ,!N HE
SD3
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&A BRASS HELMET = YR TEMPLES4 ,I W >M
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  8,RUN & FET* !M10 ANSW]$ ,ULYSSES1
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!Y MAY GET ME AWAY F ! DOOR40
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/ORE ROOM ": ! >M\R 0 KEPT4 ,HE *OSE F\R
%IELDS1 EI<T SPE>S1 & F\R BRASS HELMETS
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SPE$ 6HIS "F1 & >M$ HMF F/1 :ILE !
/OCKMAN &! SW9EH]D AL PUT ON _! >M\R1 &
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BRONZE-%OD SPE>S4
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AT "O 5D (! PAVE;T "! 0 AN EXIT L1D+ 6A
N>R[ PASSAGE1 & ? EXIT 0 CLOS$ 0A WELL-
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0? DOOR & GU>D X1 = ONLY "O P]SON CD
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NE$ N 2 UNEASY AB ! O!RS40
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8 [N H\SE40
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