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SAL9E ALKALI DU/4 ,!Y ALL PRES]VE1 H["E1 !
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MAY O3A.N,Y TRAV]SE X 9 ORD] 6R1* O!R
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ONCE M ^U _! PRAIRIES4 ,! COYOTE SKULKS
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T F ! NOR!RN SLOPE (! ,SI]RA ,,BI,'ANCO4
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*A9 ( M.TA9 P1KS1 ) _! RU7$ SUMMITS FLECK$
) SN[4 ,9 ? GRT /RET* ( C.TRY "! IS NO
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%AD[ (A S.D 9 ALL T MI<TY WILD];S2 NO?+ B
SIL;E--COMPLETE & HE>T-SUBDU+ SIL;E4
  ,X HAS BE5 SD "! IS NO?+ APP]TA9+ 6LIFE
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GLI/5 9 ! SUN1 & /& \ AG/ ! DULL DEPOSIT (
ALKALI4 ,APPROA*1 & EXAM9E !M6 ,!Y >E
B"OS3 "S L>GE & CO>SE1 O!RS SMALL] & M
DELICATE4 ,! =M] H 2L;G$ 6OX51 &! LATT]
6M54 ,= FIFTE5 HUNDR$ MILES "O MAY TRACE ?
<A/LY C>AVAN R\TE 0^! SCATT]$ REMA9S ( ^?
:O _H FALL5 0! WAYSIDE4
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SOLIT>Y TRAVELL]4 ,8 APPE>.E 0 S* T HE
MI<T H BE5 ! V G5IUS OR DEMON (! REGION4
,AN OBS]V] WD H F.D X DI6ICULT 6SAY :E!R
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OV] ! PROJECT+ B"OS2 8 L;G1 BR[N HAIR &
BE>D 7 ALL FLECK$ & DA%$ ) :ITE2 8 EYES 7
SUNK5 9 8 H1D1 & BURN$ ) AN UNNATURAL
LU/RE2 :ILE ! H& : GRASP$ 8 RIFLE 0 H>DLY
M FLE%Y ?AN T (A SKELETON4 ,Z HE /OOD1 HE
L1N$ ^U 8 W1PON = SUPPORT1 & YET 8    
TALL FIGURE &! MASSIVE FRAME"W ( 8 B"OS
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FACE1 H["E1 & 8 CLO!S1 : HUNG S BA7ILY OV]
8 %RIVELL$ LIMBS1 PROCLAIM$ :AT X 0 T GAVE
HM T S5ILE & DECREPIT APPE>.E4 ,! MAN 0
DY+--DY+ F HUNG] & F ?IR/4
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6? LL ELEV,N1 9 ! VA9 HOPE ( SEE+ "S SIGNS
( WAT]4 ,N[ ! GRT SALT PLA9 /RET*$ 2F 8
EYES1 &! 4TANT BELT ( SAVAGE M.TA9S1 )\T A
SIGN ANY": ( PLANT OR TREE1 : MI<T 9DICATE
! PRES;E ( MOI/URE4 ,9 ALL T BROAD L&SCAPE
"! 0 NO GL1M ( HOPE4 ,NOR?1 & EA/1 & WE/
HE LOOK$ ) WILD1 "Q+ EYES1 & !N HE R1LIZ$
T 8 W&]+S _H -E 6AN 5D1 & T "!1 ON T B>R5
CRAG1 HE 0 AB 6DIE4 8,:Y N "H1 Z WELL Z 9
A F1!R B$1 TW5TY YE>S H;E80 HE MUTT]$1 Z
HE S1T$ HMF 9 ! %ELT] (A B\LD]4
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8 USE.S RIFLE1 & AL A L>GE BUNDLE TI$ UP 9
A GRAY %AWL1 : HE _H C>RI$ SLUNG OV] 8 "R
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P>CEL A LL MOAN+ CRY1 & F X "!        
PROTRUD$ A SMALL1 SC>$ FACE1 ) V B"R BR[N
EYES1 & TWO LL SPECKL$ DIMPL$ FI/S4
  8,Y'VE HURT ME60 SD A *ILDI% VOICE1
REPROA*;LLY4
  8,H ,I1 ?\<80 ! MAN ANSW]$ P5IT5TLY2 8,I
DIDN'T G = 6D X40 ,Z HE SPOKE HE UNWRAPP$
! GRAY %AWL & EXTRICAT$ A PRETTY LL GIRL (
AB FIVE YE>S ( AGE1 ^: DA9TY %OES & SM>T
P9K FROCK ) XS LL L95 APRON1 ALL 2SPOKE A
"M'S C>E4 ,! * 0 PALE & WAN1 B H] H1L?Y
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-PANION4
  8,H[ IS X N[80 HE ANSW]$ ANXI\SLY1 = %E
0 / RU2+ ! T\SY GOLD5 CURLS : COV]$ ! BACK
( H] H1D4
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  8,"M'S G"O4 ,I GUESS Y'LL SEE H] 2F
L;G40
  8,G"O1 EH60 SD ! LL GIRL4 8,FUNNY1 %E
DIDN'T SAY GD-BYE2 %E ,8MO/ ALW DID IF %E
0 J GO9' OV] 6AUNTIE'S = TEA1 & N[ %E'S
BE5 AWAY ?REE "DS4 ,SAY1 X'S AW;L DRY1
A9'T X8 ,A9'T "! NO WAT] NOR NO?+     
6EAT80
  8,NO1 "! A9'T NO?+1 DE>IE4 ,Y'LL J NE$
6BE PATI5T A:ILE1 & !N Y'LL 2 ALL "R4 ,PUT
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BULLI]4 ,X A9'T EASY 6TALK :5 YR LIPS IS L
L1!R1 B ,I GUESS ,I'D BE/ LET Y "K H[ !
C>DS LIE4 ,:AT'S T Y'VE GOT80
  8,PRETTY ?+S6 F9E ?+S60 CRI$ ! LL GIRL
5?USIA/IC,Y1 HOLD+ UP TWO GLITT]+ FRAG;TS
( MICA4 8,:5 WE GOES BACK 6HOME ,I'LL GIVE
!M 6BRO!R ,BOB40
  8,Y'LL SEE PRETTI] ?+S ?AN !M SOON10 SD
! MAN 3FID5TLY4 8,Y J WAIT A BIT4 ,I 0 GO+
6TELL Y ?\<--Y REMEMB] :5 WE LEFT ! RIV]80
  8,OH1 YES40
  8,WELL1 WE RECKON$ WE'D /RIKE ANO!R RIV]
SOON1 D'YE SEE4 ,B "! 0 "S?9' WR;G2
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UP4 ,WAT] RAN \4 ,J EXCEPT A LL DROP =!
LIKES ( Y1 &--&--0
  8,& Y CDN'T WA% YRF10 9T]RUPT$ 8 -PANION
GRAVELY1 />+ UP AT 8 GRIMY VISAGE4
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FU/ 6G1 & !N ,9DIAN ,PETE1 & !N ,MRS4
,MC,GREGOR1 & !N ,JOHNNY ,H"OS1 &     
!N1 DE>IE1 YR "M40
  8,!N "M'S A D1D] TOO10 CRI$ ! LL GIRL1
DROPP+ H] FACE 9 H] P9A=E & SO2+ BITT]LY4
  8,YES1 !Y ALL W5T EXCEPT Y & ME4 ,!N ,I
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H1V$ Y OV] MY %\LD] & WE TRAMP$ X TGR4 ,X
DON'T SEEM Z ?\< WE'VE IMPROV$ MATT]S4
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*1 *ECK+ H] SOBS1 & RAIS+ H] TE>-/A9$
FACE4
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  8,:Y DIDN'T Y SAY S 2F80 %E SD1 LAU<+
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C\RSE1 N[ Z L;G Z WE DIE WE'LL 2 ) "M AG40
  8,YES1 Y W1 DE>IE40
  8,& Y TOO4 ,I'LL TELL H] H[ AW;L GD Y'VE
BE54 ,I'LL BET %E MEETS U AT ! DOOR ( H1V5
)A BIG PIT*] ( WAT]1 &A LOT ( BUCK:1T
CAKES1 HOT1 & TOA/$ ON BO? SIDES1 L ,BOB &
ME 0 FOND (4 ,H[ L;G W X 2 F/80
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FIX$ ^U ! NOR!RN HORIZON4 ,9 ! BLUE VAULT
(! H1V5 "! _H APPE>$ ?REE LL SPECKS :
9CR1S$ 9 SIZE E MO;T1 S RAPIDLY DID   
!Y APPROA*4 ,!Y SPE$ILY RESOLV$ !MVS
96?REE L>GE BR[N BIRDS1 : CIRCL$ OV] !
H1DS (! TWO W&]]S1 & !N SETTL$ ^U "S ROCKS
: OV]LOOK$ !M4 ,!Y 7 BUZZ>DS1 ! VULTURES (
! ,WE/1 ^: -+ IS ! =ERUNN] ( D1?4
  8,COCKS & H5S10 CRI$ ! LL GIRL GLEE;LLY1
PO9T+ AT _! ILL-OM5$ =MS1 & CLAPP+ H] H&S
6MAKE !M RISE4 8,SAY1 DID ,GOD MAKE ?
C.TRY80
  8,( C\RSE ,HE DID10 SD H] -PANION1 R
/>TL$ 0? UNEXPECT$ "Q4
  8,HE MADE ! C.TRY D[N 9 ,ILL9OIS1 & ,HE
MADE ! ,MISS\RI10 ! LL GIRL 3T9U$4 8,I
GUESS "SBODY ELSE MADE ! C.TRY 9 ^! "PS4
,X'S N NE>LY S WELL D"O4 ,!Y =GOT ! WAT] &
! TREES40
  8,:AT WD YE ?9K ( (F]+ UP PRAY]80 ! MAN
ASK$ DI6ID5TLY4
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  8,X DON'T MATT]4 ,X A9'T Q REGUL>1 B ,HE
WON'T M9D T1 Y BET4 ,Y SAY OV] !M "OS T Y
US$ 6SAY E NI<T 9 ! WAGON :5 WE 0 ON !
PLA9S40
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WOND]+ EYES4                          
  8,I 4REMEMB] !M10 HE ANSW]$4 8,I HA9'T
SD N"O S9CE ,I 0 HALF ! HEI<T O' T GUN4 ,I
GUESS X'S N"E TOO LATE4 ,Y SAY !M \1 &
,I'LL /& 0& -E 9 ON ! *ORUSES40
  8,!N Y'LL NE$ 6KNEEL D[N1 & ME TOO10 %E
SD1 LAY+ ! %AWL \ = T PURPOSE4 8,Y'VE GOT
6PUT YR H&S UP L ?4 ,X MAKES Y FEEL K9D (
GD40
  ,X 0 A /RANGE SI<T1 _H "! BE5 ANY?+ B !
BUZZ>DS 6SEE X4 ,SIDE 0SIDE ON ! N>R[ %AWL
KNELT ! TWO W&]]S1 ! LL PRATTL+ * &!
RECK.S1 H>D5$ ADV5TUR]4 ,H] *U2Y FACE & 8
HA7>D1 ANGUL> VISAGE 7 BO? TURN$ UP 6!
CL\D.S H1V5 9 HE>TFELT 5TR1TY 6T DR1D ,2+
) :OM !Y 7 FACE 6FACE1 :ILE ! TWO VOICES--
! "O ?9 & CLE>1 ! O!R DEEP & H>%--UNIT$ 9
! 5TR1TY = M]CY & =GIVE;S4 ,! PRAY] F9I%$1
!Y RESUM$ _! S1T 9 ! %AD[ (! B\LD] UNTIL !
* FELL ASLEEP1 NE/L+ ^U ! BROAD BR1/ ( H]
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"T1 B ,NATURE PROV$ 6BE TOO /R;G = HM4 ,=
?REE "DS & ?REE NI<TS HE _H ALL[$ HMF NEI
RE/ NOR REPOSE4 ,SL[LY ! EYELIDS DROOP$
OV] ! TIR$ EYES1 &! H1D SUNK L[] & L[] ^U
! BR1/1 UNTIL ! MAN'S GRIZZL$ BE>D    
0 MIX$ )! GOLD TRESSES ( 8 -PANION1 & BO?
SLEPT ! SAME DEEP & DR1M.S SLUMB]4
  ,_H ! W&]] REMA9$ AWAKE = ANO!R HALF-H\R
A /RANGE SI<T WD H MET 8 EYES4 ,F> AWAY ON
! EXTREME V]GE (! ALKALI PLA9 "! ROSE UP A
LL SPRAY ( DU/1 V SLI<T AT F/1 & H>DLY 6BE
4T+UI%$ F ! MI/S (! 4T.E1 B GRADU,Y GR[+
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DEF9$ CL\D4 ,? CL\D 3T9U$ 69CR1SE 9 SIZE
UNTIL X 2CAME EVID5T T X CD ONLY 2 RAIS$
0A GRT MULTITUDE ( MOV+ CR1TURES4 ,9 M
F]TILE SPOTS ! OBS]V] WD H -E 6! 3CLU.N T
"O ( ^? GRT H]DS ( BISONS : GRAZE ^U !
PRAIRIE L& 0 APPROA*+ HM4 ,? 0 OBVI\SLY
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DREW NE>] 6! SOLIT>Y BLUFF ^U : ! TWO
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UP "? ! HAZE1 &! APP>I;N REV1L$ XF Z 2+ A
GRT C>AVAN ^U XS J\RNEY =! ,WE/4 ,B :AT A
C>AVAN6 ,:5 ! H1D ( X _H R1*$ ! BASE (!
M.TA9S1 ! RE> 0 N YET VISI# ON ! HORIZON4
,"R ACR ! ENORM\S PLA9 /RET*$ ! /RA7L+
>RAY1 WAGONS & C>TS1 M5 ON HORSEBACK1 & M5
ON FOOT4 ,9NUM]A# WOM5 :O /A7]$       
AL;G "U BURD5S1 & *N :O TO4L$ 2S ! WAGONS
OR PEEP$ \ F "U ! :ITE COV]+S4 ,? 0
EVID5TLY NO ORD9>Y "PY ( IMMIGRANTS1 B R
"S NOMAD P :O _H BE5 -PELL$ F /RESS (
CIRCUM/.ES 6SEEK !MVS A NEW C.TRY4 ,"!
ROSE "? ! CLE> AIR A 3FUS$ CLATT]+ &
RUMBL+ F ? GRT MASS ( HUMAN;Y1 )! CR1K+ (
:EELS &! NEI<+ ( HORSES4 ,L\D Z X WAS1 X 0
N SU6ICI5T 6R\SE ! TWO TIR$ WAYF>]S ABV
!M4
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( GRAVE1 IRON-FAC$ M51 CLAD 9 SOMBRE
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BASE (! BLUFF !Y HALT$1 & HELD A %ORT
C\NCIL AM;G !MVS4
  8,! WELLS >E 6! "R1 MY BRO!RS10 SD "O1 A
H>D-LIPP$1 CL1N-%AV5 MAN ) GRIZZLY HAIR4
  8,6! "R (! ,SI]RA ,,BI,'ANCO--S WE % R1*
! ,RIO ,GR&E10 SD ANO!R4
  8,FE> N = WAT]10 CRI$ A ?IRD4 8,HE :O CD
DRAW X F ! ROCKS W N N[ AB&ON ,8 [N *OS5
P40
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& KE5E/-EY$ UTT]$ AN EXCLAM,N &       
PO9T$ UP AT ! RU7$ CRAG ABV !M4 ,F XS
SUMMIT "! FLUTT]$ A LL WISP ( P9K1 %[+ UP
H>D & B"R AG/ ! GRAY ROCKS 2H4 ,AT ! SI<T
"! 0 A G5]AL RE9+ UP ( HORSES & UNSL++ (
GUNS1 :ILE FRE% HORSEM5 CAME GALLOP+ UP
6RE9=CE ! VANGU>D4 ,! ^W 8,R$SK9S0 0 ON E
LIP4
  8,"! C'T 2 ANY NUMB] ( ,9JUNS "H10 SD !
ELD]LY MAN :O APPE>$ 6BE 9 -M&4 8,WE H
PASS$ ! ,PAWNEES1 & "! >E NO O!R TRIBES
UNTIL WE CROSS ! GRT M.TA9S40
  8,% ,I G =W>D & SEE1 ,BRO!R ,/ANG]SON80
ASK$ "O (! B&4
  8,& ,I10 8,& ,I10 CRI$ A DOZ5 VOICES4
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! ELD] ANSW]$4 ,9 A MO;T ! "Y FELL[S _H
4M.T$1 FA/5$ _! HORSES1 & 7 ASC5D+ !
PRECIPIT\S SLOPE : L$ UP 6! OBJECT : _H
EXCIT$ _! CURIOS;Y4 ,!Y ADV.ED RAPIDLY &
NOISE.SLY1 )! 3FID;E & DEXT];Y ( PRACTIS$
SC\TS4 ,! WAT*]S F ! PLA9 2L CD SEE !M
FLIT F ROCK 6ROCK UNTIL _! FIGURES /OOD \
AG/ ! SKY-L9E4 ,! "Y MAN :O _H F/ GIV5 !
AL>M 0 L1D+ !M4 ,SU45LY 8 FOLL[]S SAW HM
?R[ UP 8 H&S1 Z ?\< OV]COME )         
A/ONI%;T1 & ON JO9+ HM !Y 7 A6ECT$ 9 !
SAME WAY 0! SI<T : MET _! EYES4
  ,ON ! LL PLAT1U : CR[N$ ! B>R5 HILL "!
/OOD A S+LE GIANT B\LD]1 & AG/ ? B\LD] "!
LAY A TALL MAN1 L;G-BE>D$ & H>D-F1TUR$1 B
( AN EXCESSIVE ?9;S4 ,8 PLACID FACE &
REGUL> BR1?+ %[$ T HE 0 FA/ ASLEEP4 ,2S HM
LAY A *1 ) H] R.D :ITE >MS 5CIRCL+ 8 BR[N
S9EWY NECK1 & H] GOLD5-HAIR$ H1D RE/+ ^U !
BR1/ ( 8 VELVETE5 TUNIC4 ,H] ROSY LIPS 7
"P$1 %[+ ! REGUL> L9E ( SN[-:ITE TEE? )91
&A PLAY;L SMILE PLAY$ OV] H] 9FANTILE
F1TURES4 ,H] PLUMP LL :ITE LEGS1 T]M9AT+ 9
:ITE SOCKS & N1T %OES ) %9+ BUCKLES1 (F]$
A /RANGE 3TRA/ 6! L;G %RIVELL$ MEMB]S ( H]
-PANION4 ,ON ! L$GE ( ROCK ABV ? /RANGE
C\PLE "! /OOD ?REE SOLEMN BUZZ>DS1 :O1 AT
! SI<T (! NEWCOM]S1 UTT]$ RAUC\S SCR1MS (
4APPO9T;T & FLAPP$ SULL5LY AWAY4
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SLEEP]S1 :O />$ AB !M 9 2WILD];T4 ,! MAN
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BE5 S DESOLATE :5 SLEEP _H OV]TAK5 HM1 & :
0 N[ TRAV]S$ 0? ENORM\S BODY ( M5 &( B1/S4
,8 FACE ASSUM$ AN EXPRES.N (          
9CR$UL;Y Z HE GAZ$1 & HE PASS$ 8 BONY H&
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HOLD+ ON 6! SKIRT ( 8 COAT1 & SD NO?+1 B
LOOK$ ALL R.D H] )! WOND]+1 "Q+ GAZE (
*ILDHOOD4
  ,! RESCU+ "PY 7 SPE$ILY A# 63V9CE ! TWO
CA/AWAYS T _! APPE>.E 0 NO DELU.N4 ,"O (
!M SEIZ$ ! LL GIRL & HOI/$ H] ^U 8 %\LD]1
:ILE TWO O!RS SUPPORT$ H] GAUNT -PANION1 &
ASSI/$ HM T[>DS ! WAGONS4
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EXPLA9$2 8ME & T LL UN >E ALL T'S LEFT O'
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HUNG] AWAY D[N 9 ! S\?40
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  8,I GUESS %E IS N[10 ! O!R CRI$1
DEFIANTLY2 8%E'S M9E ,8CAUSE ,I SAV$ H]4
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F ? "D ON4 ,:O >E Y1 ?\<80 HE 3T9U$1
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RESCU]S2 8"! SEEMS 6BE A P[];L LOT ( YE40
  8,NI< UNTO T5 ?\S&10 SD "O (! "Y M52 8WE
>E ! P]SECUT$ *N ( ,GOD--! *OS5 (! ,ANGEL
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8,HE APPE>S 6H *OS5 A FAIR CR[D ( YE40
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,SMI? AT ,PALMYRA4 ,WE H -E F ,NAUVOO1 9 !
/ATE ( ,ILL9OIS1 ": WE _H F.D$ \R TEMPLE4
,WE H -E 6SEEK A REFUGE F ! VIOL5T MAN & F
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