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EXPRES.N /RUCK D[N A /ATE LAW PROTECT+ !
FLAG F DESECR,N1 A L[] MAGI/RATE F9$ A
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W]E1 9 ! LATT] 9/.E1 X 0 ILLEGAL =!
RIPPL+ FLAG 6SP1K 6! BREEZES4 ,ALL[+ !
FLAG 6SP1K = XF BR+S BACK NO/ALGIC
MEMORIES4
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! ,UNIV]S;Y ( ,ILL9OIS1 ,I H BE5 "P (!
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AN "E-WAV+ FLAG POSI;N$ ON ! HI<E/ KNOLL
ON CAMPUS AB #AEJ FEET 9 FRONT (!
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AN ANNOY.E B V M* A FRLY *ATT]4 ,IF ,I
/RAY$ TOO M* ) MY :ITE CANE OR GAVE MY
GUIDE DOG WR;G DIREC;NS 2C (A BLANKET (
SN[1 A WELCOME RIPPLE (! FLAG ALW GAVE
ME ! FEEL+ T ,I 0 N -PLETELY LO/ & CD
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WAYS ! MESSAGES ! FLAG %>$ ) ME REM9D ME
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H["E1 X 0 P]H M A "O-WAY SIGNAL R ?AN A
RECIPROCAL "O4
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IS A JOY ="E40 ,B1UTY C 2 EXP]I;ED "?
ALL ! S5SES4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ,I _H 6REPLACE
MY F/ GUIDE DOG AB ! SAME "T ! FLAG 0
REMOV$4 ,X 0 A LOT L LOS+ TWO CLOSE
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RHY?MIC FEEL+ _H BE5 MUZZL$4
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COLL1GUES :O 7 Z ILL-9=M$ Z ,I AB !
FLAG'S REMOVAL1 !Y _H 6TAKE A LOOK 6SEE
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6R1LIZE T ! FLAG PROBABLY M1NT M 6ME ?AN
6ANY O!R P]SON4 ,PROBABLY1 L ,?OR1U1 ,I
0 M>*+ 6! B1T (A DI6]5T DRUMM]4
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0! LI<T ( AN EXPLOD+ BOMB 9SPIR$
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,N,NAL ,AN!M Z HE VIEW$ X F A ,BRITI%
PRISON %IP4 ,I / F9D MYF1 FIVE YE>S
LAT]1 LI/5+ =! S.D (! MUSICAL FLAG4
  ,AB A YE> AGO ! OLD FLAG POLE 0 SAW$
6PIECES &! CE;T BASE 0 BROK5 UP & C>RI$
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MESS5G] FR /OOD4 ,?\< 4MANTL$1 MUT$1 &
UPROOT$1 9 MY HE>T & 9 MY M9D'S EYE ,I /
HE> ! FA9T E*OES (! SP1K+ FLAG6















