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CAUS$ 8 OLD HAG 6BE DEV|R$ 0A MON/] (!
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GODS1 GRT ,ZEUS1 X IS ?| :OM ,I F/
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GA94 ,D Y WI% T 8 ELEC;N %D EV5 N[ 2 A
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PROSP];Y4 ,,SECOND ,,SEMI-*ORUS 7S++7
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HAPPY VIRG91 6:OM ! ,LYDIAN DAMSELS (F]
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,WELL1 "H ,I AM4
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( TWO *O5IXES ! O!R "D4
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  ,:AT IS X !N1 O!R ?AN ? F+] "H8
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?4 ,,SOCRATES
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  ,B Y M/ F/ LE>N O!R ?+S4 ,-E1 :AT >E !
MALE QUADRUP$S8
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,,/REPSIADES
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  ,H[ ELSE8 ,) Y !N X'S PIGEON & PIGEON6
,,/REPSIADES
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  ,T]M ! FEMALE PIGEONNETTE &! MALE
PIGEON4 ,,/REPSIADES
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& ,I W FILL HM ) FL|R 6! BRIM4
,,SOCRATES
  ,"! Y >E WR;G AG2 Y MAKE TR|< MASCUL9E
& X %D 2 FEM99E4
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  ,ASSUR$LY6 WD Y N SAY HM = ,CLEONYMUS8
,,/REPSIADES

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  ,!N TR|< IS (! SAME G5D] Z ,CLEONYMUS8
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,"N "S !N4
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  ,LYSILLA1 ,PHIL9NA1 ,CLITAGORA1
,DEMETRIA4
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  ,& :AT >E MASCUL9E "NS8
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MASCUL9E4 ,,/REPSIADES
  ,Y D N C.T !M Z MASCUL9E8
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HAIL HM8 ,,/REPSIADES
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,,/REPSIADES
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MILIT>Y S]VICE8 ,B :AT USE IS "! 9 LE>N+
:AT WE ALL "K8 ,,SOCRATES
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        7,SOCRATES TURNS ASIDE47
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C|*2 !Y >E BIT+ ME1 !Y >E GNAW+ AT MY
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!Y >E KILL+ ME6
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    7,A BRIEF 9T]VAL ( SIL;E 5SUES47
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,,SOCRATES

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,AH X HAS ALR4
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,NO1 NO?+ :AT"E4
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,NO?+ AT ALL8
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W&]S 6LI<TLY2 /UDY E DETAIL1 S*EME &
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