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( ,APP9'S M54
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  ,I SAW ,I _H G"O ! WR;G WAY 6"W1 & )\T
WA/+ "T ^U APOLOGIES1 %[$ HM ! BUTTON
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  ,X 0 N V EASY 6APOLOGISE2 = ,I CD
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HE TOLD ME S4 ,NEIL ON 8 "P _H NO WI%
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?+ M ?AN ONCE4
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LESSON 0!M4--,YE'LL P]H ?9K ,I'VE BE5
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,I 0 8 LADY WIFE1 ,I WDNAE 2 WELL PL1S$
TILL ,I GOT HM HOME AG4 ,!Y'RE QUE]
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C.TRIES (! ,CAM]ONS4 ,HE'S ,K+'S ,FACTOR
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ME ON MY KNEES 2S A SIMPLE1 POOR OLD
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! TURF WALL ( 8 H\SE2 AT : EXCESS ( GD;S
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) ME T ,I ?"\ X ! M MANN]LY "P 6LET HM H
8 WAY1 & S LEFT HM POOR] ?AN MYF4

