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MUSCUL> LAD1 B 8 "W 9 ! BANK 0 3F9+1 &
HE DID N H ! *.E 6GET \ DOORS & EX]CISE1
Z ,SAM _H4 ,3SEQU5TLY ,N$ _H 8 H&S FULL
9 HOLD+ 6! SQUIRM+ CRONY ( ,&Y ,FOG]4
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AN E> "! 0 ROOM 5 6AF=D A GD GRIP4 ,HE
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  8,:AT'S ! MATT]80 HE CRI$4 ,!N 8 LI<T
FLA%$ ON ! TWO PRO/RATE LADS1 & HE
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( 8 NECK1 & YANK+ HM 6HIS FEET4 ,N$
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AG/ ! LAW10 DCLD ,TOM4 8,WE H SIGNS
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SORRY4 ,MOVE AL;G N[60
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QK = HM4 ,I 2LIEVE HE1 ,&Y & ,PETE
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  OR C>10
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FRS "H4 ,I'M KEEP+ X SECRET4 ,WELL1 IF
,I'M GO+ 6TAKE Y HOME ,I'D BETT] GET A
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,DAMON'S C>40
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"Y ASSI/ANT CA%I] LIV$ AB A MILE ! O!R
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2F1 :5 96! GL>E (! LAMPS ON 8 MA*9E
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DIDN'T "K X 0 Y40
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& HE DID N SEEM ESPECI,Y PL1S$4
  8,HEY6 ,:AT'S T80 CRI$ ANO!R VOICE1 :
,TOM _H NO DI6ICULTY 9 RECOGNIZ+ Z 2L;G+
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  8,I HAV5'T10 ANSW]$ ! LAD4 8,? 2L;GS
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LI<T$4
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\4 ,!N WE F.D T \R PUMP WDN'T "W4 ,IF Y
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  8,YES1 A FR :O 0 \ RID+ ) Y SD Y _H
BROK5 A :EEL ON ,B]K'S HILL4 ,B ,I SEE
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,B]K'S HILL1 & X'S A TIRE T IS BROK51 N
A :EEL40
  8,B ,I DON'T "U/&10 SD ,MR4 ,FOG]4
8,NO FR HAS BE5 \ RID+ ) U4 ,MY SON & ,I
7 \ ON A BUSI;S TRIP1 &--0
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8,I CAU<T HM SN1K+ >.D MY MA*9E %OP AB
AN H\R AGO1 & :5 ,I ASK$ HM :AT HE 0 DO+
HE SD HE'D BE5 \ RID+ ) ,&Y1 & T !Y
BROKE A :EEL4 ,I'M GLAD X 0 ONLY A BL[N-
\ TIRE10 & ,TOM'S VOICE _H A CURI\S NOTE
9 X4
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8,WE M/ HURRY HOME4 ,MOM W 2 WORRI$40
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LANT]N4
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ON4 ,SAM WASN'T ) ,&Y1 YET ,&Y EVID5TLY
KNEW ": ,SAM WAS1 OR HE WDN'T H BE5 S
ANXI\S 6*OKE (F TALK4 ,MR4 ,FOG] KNEW
NO?+ ( ,SAM1 NATUR,Y4 ,B :Y H ,&Y & 8 "F
BE5 ON A MIDNI<T TRIP 6,WAT]FIELD80
  ,T LA/ "Q CAUS$ ,TOM 6ADOPT A NEW L9E
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,DAMON LIVES4 ,MR4 ,DAMON IS A H1VY
DEPOSITOR 9 ! OLD BANK4 ,MR4 ,FOG] IS
GO+ 6/>T A NEW BANK4 ,I WOND] IF "!'S
ANY 3NEC;N "!8 ,? IS GETT+ MY/]I\S4 ,I
M/ KEEP MY EYES OP54 ,I N"E EXPECT$
6MEET ,&Y & 8 "F TN1 ANY M ?AN ,I
EXPECT$ 6F9D ,SAM ,SNEDECK] SN1K+ >.D MY
%OP1 B X'S A GD ?+ ,I 4COV]$ BO? "PIES4
,I GUESS ,&Y M/ H _H N]V\S PRO/R,N :5 ,I
0 TALK+ 6HIS "F10 & ,TOM GR9N$ AT ! ?"\4
,!N1 PICK+ UP ! PUMP1 & FA/5+ ! LANT]N 9
PLACE1 HE DROVE ,MR4 ,DAMON'S AUTO SL[LY
BACK HOME4
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NEXT MORN+1 AB ! 9CID5TS (! PREVI\S
NI<T4 ,9 ! F/ PLACE HE CD N EXACTLY "U/&
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2F HE M5;N$ ! MATT] 6HIS P>5T4 ,ANO!R
R1SON 0 T ,MR4 ,SWIFT 0 A V N]V\S P]SON1
&! L1/ ?+ \ (! ORD9>Y WORRI$ HM4 ,S ! "Y
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  ,8 F/ ACT1 AF GO+ 6LOOK AT ! SMALL
MOTOR1 : 0 2+ RUN )! L>G]1 EXP]I;TAL
/ORAGE BATT]Y1 0 6GET \ P5CIL & PAP]4
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MY BATT]Y IS 9 A FAIR WAY 6SU3ESS10 HE
SD1 = HE NOT$ T ! "O CELL HE _H 3/RUCT$
_H D"O OV] TWICE Z M* MILEAGE 9
PROPOR;N1 Z _H ! SMALL BATT]Y4 8,I'LL
SOON />T BUILD+ ! C>10 MUS$ ,TOM1 8& !N
,I'LL 5T] X 9 ! RACE4 ,I M/ WRITE 6T
T\R+ CLUB & F9D H[ M* "T ,I H40
  ,ALL T MORN+ ! "Y 9V5TOR DREW PLAN AF
PLAN = AN ELECTRIC RUNAB1 & REJECT$ !M4
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EXCLAIM$3
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  8,I "K :AT ,I'LL D4 ,I'LL GET 9 MY
MOTOR-BOAT & TAKE A RUN OV] 6,WAT]FIELD
6SEE ,MR4 ,DAMON4 ,MAYBE HE'S HOME 0?
"T4 ,!N ,I C ASK HM :AT ,MR4 ,FOG] WANT$
6SEE HM AB1 IF HE DID CALL40
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8 BOAT1 ! ,>R[1 GLID+ OV] ,LAKE ,C>LOPA1
! WAT]S ( : SP>KL$ 9 ! SUN4 ,Z HE SPE$$
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0 NO SIGN ( 8 RIVAL ? MORN+1 & ,TOM KEPT
ON 6,WAT]FIELD4 ,HE F.D T ,MR4 ,DAMON _H
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(! MORN+ 9 ! BOAT40
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& HE CALL$ \ *E];LLY3
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  8,OH6 ,MR4 ,SWIFT60 EXCLAIM$ ! GIRL )A
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%E 9QUIR$4
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  8,SUPPOSE Y J ASK ME 9 PLA9 ,5GLI% 6-E
& H A RIDE80 %E SU7E/$4
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,>R[1 MAK+ A PRETTY PICTURE Z !Y SPE$$
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