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/ATE UNIV]S;Y4 ,:5 ,I _H D"O A YE> ( HI<
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MON?S1 ?US SAV+ TWO YE>S4
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"W 6D 9 A ?IRD (A YE>4 ,= FIVE WEEKS ,I
CRAMM$1 UNTIL SIMULTANE\S QUADRATIC
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6GIVE ME BACK MY TUI;N FEE & 6ASK ME
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DID HE GRADUATE ME 96! UNIV]S;Y HE 0
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MON?S ,I KEPT ? PACE1 ONLY BR1K+ X ON
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DIDN'T WANT 6?9K OR 6LAY EYES ON ANYBODY
:O 0 LIA# 6?9K4
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DIDN'T WAIT 6LE>N ! RESULT ( MY
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COLD FOOD 96A BORR[$ :ITEHALL BOAT & SET
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UNC]TA9TY AB X4 ,M ?AN ANY?+ ELSE 9 !
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N A BODY NE$ = ALCOHOL4 ,X 0 A M5TAL
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,I CD SEE ! BRAVE W9D ON ! WAT]1 & MY
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96! SALMON BOAT4 ,LIKEWISE !Y /RET*$ MY
BOOM & SPRIT UNTIL ! SAIL SET L A BO>D4
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KNEW T ,I CD SAIL Z L;G Z ,I CD SEE4 ,!Y
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KNEW H[ 6SAIL A SALMON BOAT4 ,S ,I DROVE
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*ANT$ MY 4DA9 = ALL ! BOOKS & S*OOLS4
,CRE/+ S1S FILL$ ME A FOOT OR S ) WAT]1
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*ANT$ MY 4DA9 =! W9D &! WAT]4 ,I HAIL$
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UNL1%$ ELE;TS1 & ,JOHN ,B>LEYCORN RODE )
ME4 ,AMID 4S]T,NS ON MA!MATICS &
PHILOSOPHY & SP\T+S & QUOT,NS1 ,I SANG
ALL ! OLD S;GS LE>N$ 9 ! "DS :5 ,I W5T F
! CANN]Y 6! OY/] BOATS 6BE A PIRATE--S*
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A BIG POTATO SLOOP T _H A FAMILI> RIG4
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BASS 9 OLIVE OIL4 ,!N1 TOO1 "! 0 A M1TY
FI%]MAN'S /EW1 DELICI\S ) G>LIC1 & CRU/Y
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) P9T MUGS ( ?ICK & H1DY CL>ET4
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M9E2 & WE LAY & SMOK$ & Y>N$ ( OLD "DS1
:ILE OV]H1D ! W9D SCR1M$ "? ! RI7+ &
TAUT HALY>DS DRUMM$ AG/ ! MA/4

