,,*APT] ,,XVIII
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,AVONLEA P 7 ON ,PREMI]'S SIDE ( POLITICS2
H;E ON ! NI<T (! MEET+ NE>LY ALL ! M5 &A
GDLY PROPOR;N (! WOM5 _H G"O 6T[N ?IRTY
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Z %E ?"\ X MI<T 2 H] ONLY *.E 6SEE A R1L
LIVE ,PREMI]1 %E PROMPTLY TOOK X1 L1V+
,ANNE & ,MAT!W 6KEEP H\SE UNTIL H] RETURN
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5JOY+ !MVS HUGELY AT ! MASS MEET+1 ,ANNE &
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A# 6SYMPA?IZE ) ME4 ,Y C'T SYMPA?IZE
PROP]LY IF Y'VE N"E /UDI$ X4 ,X IS CA/+ A
CL\D OV] MY :OLE LIFE4 ,I'M S* A DUNCE AT
X1 ,MAT!W40
  8,WELL N[1 ,I DUNNO10 SD ,MAT!W SOO?+LY4
8,I GUESS Y'RE ALL "R AT ANY?+4 ,MR4
,PHILLIPS TOLD ME LA/ WEEK 9 ,BLAIR'S /ORE
AT ,C>MODY T Y 0 ! SM>TE/ S*OL> 9 S*OOL &
0 MAK+ RAPID PROGRESS4 ,8,RAPID PROGRESS0'
0 8 V ^WS4 ,"!'S !M Z RUNS D[N ,T$DY,PHILLIPS & SAYS HE A9'T M* (A        #BAE
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  ,MAT!W WD H ?"\ ANY"O :O PRAIS$ ,ANNE 0
8ALL "R40
  8,I'M SURE ,I'D GET ON BETT] ) GEOMETRY
IF ONLY HE WDN'T *ANGE ! LRS10 -PLA9$
,ANNE4 8,I LE>N ! PROPOSI;N (F 0HE>T & !N
HE DRAWS X ON ! BLACKBO>D & PUTS DI6]5T
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UP4 ,I DON'T ?9K A T1*] %D TAKE S* A M1N
ADVANTAGE1 D Y8 ,WE'RE /UDY+ AGRICULTURE
N[ & ,I'VE F.D \ AT LA/ :AT MAKES ! ROADS
R$4 ,X'S A GRT -=T4 ,I WOND] H[ ,M>ILLA &
,MRS4 ,LYNDE >E 5JOY+ !MVS4 ,MRS4 ,LYNDE
SAYS ,CANADA IS GO+ 6! DOGS ! WAY ?+S >E
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DECID$LY4 8,I'M GLAD 2C ,GIL--2C "S (!
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SAYS T :5 A MAN IS C\RT+ HE ALW HAS 6AGREE
)! GIRL'S "M 9 RELIGION & H] "F 9
POLITICS4 ,IS T TRUE1 ,MAT!W80
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6H "E S _M B1US ON ! /R+ & H !M ALL CRAZY
AB H]2 B ,I ?9K T WD 2 TOO EXCIT+4 ,I'D R
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GRT D1L AB S* MATT]S 2C %E HAS S _M BIG
SI/]S1 & ,MRS4 ,LYNDE SAYS ! ,GILLIS GIRLS
H G"O (F L HOT CAKES4 ,MR4 ,PHILLIPS GOES
UP 6SEE ,PRISSY ,&REWS NE>LY E EV5+4 ,HE
SAYS X IS 6HELP H] ) H] LESSONS B ,MIR&A
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  8,WELL1 ,I SUPPOSE ,I M/ F9I% UP MY
LESSONS4 ,I WON'T ALL[ MYF 6OP5 T NEW BOOK
,JANE L5T ME UNTIL ,I'M "?4 ,B X'S A T]RI#
TEMPT,N1 ,MAT!W4 ,EV5 :5 ,I TURN MY BACK
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,MAT!W1 UNTIL MY LESSONS >E D"O1 N EV5 IF
,I IMPLORE Y ON MY B5D$ KNEES4 ,X'S ALL V
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