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8,I DON'T "K1 B ,JAC9TO IS YELL+
"S?+ AB VAMPIRES60

  8,VAMPIRES80

8,YES4 ,BIG BATS4 ,& HE'S W>N+ U 6BE
C>E;L4 ,I /UCK MY H1D \ J N[ & ,I
FELT T SAME SORT ( %AD[ ,I FELT ? EV5+
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  8,NONS5SE60
  8,I TELL Y ,I DID60




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LAMP HE _H TAK5 F 2N 8 PILL[ &
9 ! GL1M ( X HE & ,N$ SAW FLUTT]+
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6! D9 T SEEM$ 6P]VADE E "P (
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T _H FL[N 96! T5T "? AN OP5+
X _H MADE = XF4

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VAMPIRE X'LL----0


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8,:AT'S ! R[80

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  8,O%TOO6 ,O%TOO60

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8,X IS A RAID 0VAMPIRE BATS60 0 ALL ,TOM
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8,-E ON60 CRI$ ,TOM1 GETT+ ON "S CLO!S
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-E ON4 ,! LI<TS W BL ! BATS1 &
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8,WE >E SAFE--=! PRES5T60 EXCLAIM$
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  8,!Y MAY--"! IS NO TELL+40


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8,IF ^? B1/S OR BIRDS--:AT"E !Y >E--
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MY *.ES )! ALLIGATORS60

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,JAC9TO )A VISI# %IV]4 8,^! VAMPIRE
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8,B.S MY %OE LACES60 CRI$ ,MR4 ,DAMON4
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:OLE VILLAGE80

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NETS4

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! TAME;S ( ,%OPTON40

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! ANIMAL WD DIE40

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8,I SUPPOSE Y "K ": X IS80 HE A4$1
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9T]E/4 8,Y H M5;N$ BURI$ CITIES4
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H1!N TEMPLES1 IDOLS1 P]H80



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CRY F "O (! RE> BOATS1 & AN AL>M (
A MAN HAV+ FALL5 OV]BO>D 0 GIV54

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9 ! WAT] &A BLACK OBJECT %OT =W>D4

  8,AN ALLIGATOR IS AF HM60 YELL$ ,N$4
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! RIFLE1 ,N$40

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NO SOON] _H ! "O NE>E/ ! UN=TUNATE
,9DIAN BE5 4POS$ ( ?AN ANO!R MADE A
DA% =! MAN4

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A D>K >M %OT UP ABV ! R$ FOAM4 ,!
WAT]S SEE!D & BUB#D Z ! ALLIGATORS
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RIFLE 96! SPOT1 B ?\< HE KILL$ "S
(! ALLIGATORS ? DID N SAVE ! MAN'S LIFE4
,8 BODY 0 N SE5 AG1 ?\< SE>* 0
MADE = X4




,! A3ID5T CA/ A LL DAMP] OV] !
"PY1 & "! 0 A FEEL+ ( GLOOM AM;G
! ,9DIANS4 ,PROFESSOR ,BUMP] ANN\NC$ T
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MADE4

8,B ": >E ! MULES WE >E 6USE 9
TRAVEL+ TM80 ASK$ ! PROFESSOR ( ,JAC9TO4

8,IN ! NEXT VILLAGE4 ,WE % M>* "!
9 ! MORN+4 ,NO USE 6G "! AT NI<T
:5 ALL IS D>K40

  8,I SUPPOSE T IS S40

,! ,9DIANS MADE CAMP Z USUAL1 ! GDS 2+
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! T5TS4 ,!N NI<T SETTL$ D[N4

8,HELLO60 CRI$ ,TOM1 AWAK5+ ! NEXT MORN+
6F9D ! SUN /R1M+ 96HIS T5T4 8,WE
M/ H OV]SLEPT1 ,N$4 ,WE 7 6/>T
2F OLD ,SOL GOT 9 8 H1VY "W1 B WE
HAV5'T _H BR1KFA/ YET40

  8,I DIDN'T HE> ANY "O CALL U10 REM>K$
,N$4

8,NOR ,I4 ,WOND] IF WE'RE ! ONLY LAZY
  BIRDS40
,HE LOOK$ F ! T5T 9 "T 6SEE ,MR4
,DAMON &! PROFESSOR EM]G+4 ,!N ,TOM
NOTIC$ "S?+ QUE]4 ,! CANOES 7 N
ON ! RIV] BANK4 ,"! 0 N AN ,9DIAN
9 SI<T1 & NO EVID;E ( ,JAC9TO4

8,:AT'S ! MATT]80 ASK$ ! "Y
9V5TOR4 8,H ! O!RS G"O ON AH1D80


8,I R ?9K !Y'VE G"O BACK10 0 !
PROFESSOR'S DRY -;T4

  8,G"O BACK80

8,YES4 ,! ,9DIANS SEEM 6H DES]T$ U
AT ! 5D+ ( ? /AGE ( \R J\RNEY40

8,B.S MY "T-TA#60 CRI$ ,MR4 ,DAMON4
8,Y DON'T SAY S6 ,:AT DOES X M1N8 ,:AT
HAS 2COMES ( \R FR ,JAC9TO80

8,I'M AFRAID HE 0 R A FALSE FR10 0
! PROFESSOR'S ANSW]4 8,? IS ! NOTE HE
  LEFT4
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,9DIANS ) HM10 & HE HELD \ A PAP] ON
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