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CAME N HI!R F MY C.TRY 6WOO2 B MAT* YRVS
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MAID5 M LOVELY ?AN %E4 ,& ^U H] 0 A G>;T
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6GIVE X 6NO "O B ! MAN :O WD FI<T ) HM4
8,LADY10 SD ,P]$UR1 82/[ X ^U ME40 ,& %E
GAVE X 6HM4 ,& ,P]$UR DRANK ! W9E1 & S5T
! GO#T 6! WIFE (! MILL]4 ,& :5 !Y 7 ?US1
2HOLD A R\<-LOOK+ CRISP-HAIR$ MAN1 TALL]
?AN EI (! O!RS1 CAME 9 )A B[L 9 8 H&S
FULL ( W9E2 & HE B5T ^U 8 KNEE1 & GAVE X
96! H&S (! ,EMPRESS1 & HE 2S"\ H] 6GIVE
X 6N"O B HM :O WD FI<T ) HM = X2 & %E
GAVE X 6,P]$UR1 & HE S5T X 6! MILL]'S
WIFE4 ,& T NI<T ,P]$UR RETURN$ 6HIS
LODG+2 &! NEXT "D HE A3\TR$ HMF & 8
HORSE1 & W5T 6! M1D[1 & SLEW ! ?REE M54
,!N ,P]$UR PROCE$$ 6! T5T1 &! ,EMPRESS
SD 6HM1 8,GDLY ,P]$UR1 REMEMB] ! FAI? ?\
DID/ PL$GE ME :5 ,I GAVE !E ! /"O1 & ?\
DID/ KILL ! ,A4ANC40 8,LADY10 ANSW]$ HE1
8?\ SAYE/ TRU?1 ,I D REMEMB] X40 ,= %E 0
! MAID5 :O _H BE5 SITT+ ON ! M.D :5
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