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,TIR$ ( \R -PANY1 HEY80
  ,I SAYS3
  8,NO1 YR MAJE/Y1 WE W>N'T--,,PL1SE
DON'T1 YR MAJE/Y60
  8,QK1 !N1 & TELL U :AT ,,0 YR IDEA1 OR
,I'LL %AKE ! 9SIDES \ O' Y60
  8,H"O/1 ,I'LL TELL Y "EY?+ J Z X
HAPP5$1 YR MAJE/Y4 ,! MAN T _H A-HOLT (
ME 0 V GD 6ME1 & KEPT SAY+ HE _H A BOY
AB Z BIG Z ME T DI$ LA/ YE>1 & HE 0
SORRY 6SEE A BOY 9 S* A DANG]\S FIX2 &
:5 !Y 0 ALL TOOK 0SURPRISE 0F9D+ ! GOLD1
& MADE A RU% =! C(F91 HE LETS G ( ME &
:ISP]S1 ,8,HEEL X N[1 OR !Y'LL HANG YE1
SURE60' & ,I LIT \4 ,X DIDN'T SEEM NO GD
= ,,ME 6/AY--,I CDN'T D NO?+1 & ,I
DIDN'T WANT 6BE HUNG IF ,I CD GET AWAY4
,S ,I N"E /OPP$ RUNN+ TILL ,I F.D !
CANOE2 & :5 ,I GOT "H ,I TOLD ,JIM
6HURRY1 OR !Y'D CAT* ME & HANG ME YET1 &
SD ,I 0 AFE>D Y &! DUKE WASN'T ALIVE N[1
& ,I 0 AW;L SORRY1 & S 0 ,JIM1 & 0 AW;L
GLAD :5 WE SEE Y -+2 Y MAY ASK ,JIM IF
,I DIDN'T40
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& SD1 8,OH1 YES1 X'S ,,MI<TY LIKELY60 &
%OOK ME UP AG1 & SD HE RECKON$ HE'D
DR[ND ME4 ,B ! DUKE SAYS3
  8,LE7O ! BOY1 Y OLD IDIOT6 ,WD ,,Y A
D"O ANY DI6]5T8 ,DID Y 9QUIRE >.D = ,,HM
:5 Y GOT LOOSE8 ,I DON'T REMEMB] X40
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& "EYBODY 9 X4 ,B ! DUKE SAYS3
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TOO--L;G] ?AN ,,WE'D NE$ 'EM40
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K9D ( ABS5T-M9D$ L3
  8,MF6 ,& WE RECKON$ ! ,,NI7]S /OLE X60
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  8,YES10 SAYS ! DUKE1 K9D] SL[ &
DELIB]ATE & S>CA/IC1 8,,WE DID40
  ,AF AB A HALF A M9UTE ! K+ DRAWLS \3
  8,L1/WAYS1 ,I DID40
  ,! DUKE SAYS1 ! SAME WAY3
  8,ON ! 3TR>Y1 ,I DID40
  ,! K+ K9D ( RU6LES UP1 & SAYS3
  8,LOOKY "H1 ,BILGEWAT]1 :AT'R Y
REF]R9' TO80
  ,! DUKE SAYS1 PRETTY BRISK3
  8,:5 X -ES 6T1 MAYBE Y'LL LET ME ASK1
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  8,%UCKS60 SAYS ! K+1 V S>CA/IC2 8B ,I
DON'T "K--MAYBE Y 0 ASLEEP1 & DIDN'T "K
:AT Y 0 AB40
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  8,OH1 LET ,,UP ON ? CUSS$ NONS5SE2 D Y
TAKE ME =A BLAME0' FOOL8 ,DON'T Y RECKON
,I "K :O HID T M"OY 9 T C(F980
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X YRF60
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S+S \3
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TAKE X ALL BACK60
  ,! DUKE SAYS3
  8,WELL1 Y J [N UP1 F/1 T Y ,,DID HIDE
T M"OY "!1 9T5D+ 6GIVE ME ! SLIP "O ( ^!
"DS1 & -E BACK & DIG X UP1 & H X ALL
6YRF40
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"O "Q1 H"O/ & FAIR2 IF Y DIDN'T PUT !
M"OY "!1 SAY X1 & ,I'LL B'LIEVE Y1 &
TAKE BACK "EY?+ ,I SD40
  8,Y OLD SC.DREL1 ,I DIDN'T1 & Y "K ,I
DIDN'T4 ,"!1 N[60
  8,WELL1 !N1 ,I B'LIEVE Y4 ,B ANSW] ME
ONLY JE/ ? "O M--N[ ,,DON'T GIT MAD2
DIDN'T Y H X 9 YR M9D 6HOOK ! M"OY &
HIDE X80
  ,! DUKE N"E SD NO?+ =A LL BIT2 !N HE
SAYS3
  8,WELL1 ,I DON'T C>E IF ,I ,,DID1 ,I
DIDN'T ,,D X1 ANYWAY4 ,B Y N ONLY _H X 9
M9D 6D X1 B Y ,,D"O X40
  8,I WI%T ,I N"E DIE IF ,I D"O X1 DUKE1
& T'S H"O/4 ,I WON'T SAY ,I W>N'T GO9'
6D X1 2C ,I ,,WAS2 B Y--,I M1N "SBODY--
GOT 9 AH1D O' ME40
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Y D"O X1 OR--0
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FEEL M* M EASI] ?AN :AT ,I 0 FEEL+ 2F4
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  8,IF Y "E D5Y X AG ,I'LL DR[N Y4 ,X'S
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X SA4L$ ON 6A LOT ( POOR NI7]S1 & Y N"E
SAY A ^W = 'EM4 ,X MAKES ME FEEL
RIDICUL\S 6?9K ,I 0 S(T 5 6,,2LIEVE T
RU2AGE4 ,CUSS Y1 ,I C SEE N[ :Y Y 0 S
ANXI\S 6MAKE UP ! DE6ISIT--Y WANT$ 6GET
:AT M"OY ,I'D GOT \ (! ,N"OS* & "O ?+ OR
ANO!R1 & SCOOP X ,,ALL60
  ,! K+ SAYS1 TIMID1 & / A-SNU6L+3
  8,:Y1 DUKE1 X 0 Y T SD MAKE UP !
DE6ISIT2 X W>N'T ME40
  8,DRY UP6 ,I DON'T WANT 6HE> NO M \ (
Y60 SAYS ! DUKE4 8,& ,,N[ Y SEE :AT Y
,,GOT 0X4 ,!Y'VE GOT ALL _! [N M"OY
BACK1 & ALL ( ,,OURN B A %EKEL OR TWO
,,2SS4 ,G'L;G 6B$1 & DON'T Y DE6]SIT
,,ME NO M DE6]SITS1 L;G 'S ,,Y LIVE60
  ,S ! K+ SN1K$ 96! WIGWAM & TOOK 6HIS
BOTTLE = -=T1 & 2F L;G ! DUKE TACKL$
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0 Z ?ICK Z ?IEVES AG1 &! TI<T] !Y GOT !
LOV+] !Y GOT1 & W5T (F A-SNOR+ 9 EA*
O!R'S >MS4 ,!Y BO? GOT P[];L MELL[1 B ,I
NOTIC$ ! K+ DIDN'T GET MELL[ 5 6=GET
6REMEMB] 6N D5Y AB HID+ ! M"OY-BAG AG4
,T MADE ME FEEL EASY & SATISFI$4 ,(
C\RSE :5 !Y GOT 6SNOR+ WE _H A L;G GAB#1
& ,I TOLD ,JIM "EY?+4
