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CALL$ ,TIMMY ,TIPTOES4 ,HE _H A
NE/ ?AT*$ ) L1VES 9 !
TOP (A TALL TREE2 & HE _H A
LL SQUIRREL WIFE CALL$ ,GDY4

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! BREEZE2 HE :ISK$ 8 TAIL &
*UCKL$--8,LL WIFE ,GDY1 !
NUTS >E RIPE2 WE M/ LAY UP A
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"! IS NO?+ 6EAT 9 SPR+-
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SQUIRRELS 7 "! ALR4

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& HUNG X ON A TWIG2 !Y
"W$ AWAY QUIETLY 0!MVS4

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J\RNEYS & PICK$ QUANTITIES
( NUTS4 ,!Y C>RI$ !M
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2L;G$ 6A WOODPECK]2 ! NUTS
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\ AG8 ,X IS L A M"OY BOX60
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SPR+"T1 MY LOVE10 SD ,TIMMY
,TIPTOES1 PEEP+ 96! HOLE4

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2C !Y DID N LOSE !M6
,SQUIRRELS :O BURY _! NUTS 9
! GR.D LOSE M ?AN HALF1
2C !Y _C REMEMB]
! PLACE4

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REMEMB]4 ,& !N HE DUG AG
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BR1D AN'-,,NO,'-*EESE60

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& !Y PU%$ HM IN4 ,! HOLE
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W L1VE HM "H TILL HE 3FESSES10
SD ,SILV]TAIL ,SQUIRREL &
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BE5-DI7+-UP ,,MY,'-NUTS80

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REPLY2 HE _H TUM#D D[N
9SIDE ! TREE1 ^U HALF A
PECK ( NUTS 2L;G+ TO
HMF4 ,HE LAY Q /UNN$ &
/4

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MADE A CUP ( TEA = ,TIMMY2 B
HE DIDN'T -E & DIDN'T -E4

,GDY ,TIPTOES PASS$ A L"OLY
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%E V5TUR$ BACK 6! NUT
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AWAY4

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WOOD1 CALL+--

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TOES6 ,OH1 ": IS ,TIMMY ,TIPTOES80

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CAME 6HIS S5SES4 ,HE F.D
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_H RA9$ NUTS "? ! TOP (
! TREE--8,2SS1 ,I F.D A FEW
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MYF8 ,MY WIFE W 2 ANXI\S60
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! ,*IPMUNK4 ,TIMMY ,TIPTOES
GREW FATT] & FATT]6

,N[ ,GDY ,TIPTOES _H SET TO
"W AG 0H]F4 ,%E DID N
PUT ANY M NUTS 96! WOODPECK]'S



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"T ,GDY BR"\ ANO!R BAG;L1
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FULL1 & !Y >E ROLL+ AL;G !
PASSAGE2 & MY HUSB&1 ,*IPPY
,HACKEE1 HAS RUN AWAY & LEFT ME4
,:AT IS ! EXPLAN,N ( ^!
%[]S ( NUTS80







8,I AM SURE ,I BEG YR P>DON2 ,I
DID N "K T ANYBODY LIV$
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HUSB&1 ,TIMMY ,TIPTOES1 HAS RUN
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,*IPPY ,HACKEE4

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TREE1 & !Y LI/5$ AT
! HOLE4

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,TIPTOES6 ,OH FIE1 ,TIMMY ,TIPTOES60
,& ,TIMMY REPLI$1 8,IS T Y1
,GDY ,TIPTOES8 ,:Y1 C]TA9LY60

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"? ! HOLE2 B HE 0 S FAT
T HE CD N GET \4

,*IPPY ,HACKEE 0 N TOO FAT1
B HE DID N WANT 6-E2 HE
/AY$ D[N 2L & *UCKL$4

,& S X W5T ON =A =T-
NI<T2 TILL A BIG W9D BLEW (F
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,!N ,TIMMY ,TIPTOES CAME
\1 & W5T HOME ) AN
UMBRELLA4

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WEEK1 AL? X 0
UNCOM=TA#4

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WALK+ "? ! WOOD4
,P]H HE AL 0 LOOK+
= NUTS2 HE SEEM$ 6BE
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,*IPPY ,HACKEE W5T HOME
9 A HURRY6

,& :5 ,*IPPY ,HACKEE

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,GDY ,TIPTOES KEEP _! NUT
/ORE FA/5$ UP )A LL
PADLOCK4

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S+S--8,:O'S-BE5-DI7+-
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