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MAKES NO /OPS ? SIDE ( ,BO/ON60 CRI$ ,N$
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TREE CANOES PROVID$ =! TRANSPORT,N (
! "PY UP ! ,*AMELECON RIV]1 =! F/
/AGE ( _! J\RNEY 96! WILDS (
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  MY
OLD CAMP+ "DS1 ,TOM40

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,TOM AL4 ,= "! 7 A NUMB] ( CANOES
FILL$ )! GDS (! "PY1 :ILE !
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9 ! BUSI;S ( TAK+ EXPLOR]S &
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CANOES & PA4L]S ON H& &! GDS SAFELY
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Z -=TABLY Z POSSI# =! M5 (!
"PY4

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"PY1 = 9 ! CANOES 7 T5TS1 COOK+
UT5SILS &1 MO/ IMPORTANT1 MOSQUITO
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( H1VY NETT+4

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  TO
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PROTECT$ T5TS4 ,Z =! ,9DIANS1 !Y DID
N SEEM 6M9D ! BITES (! 9SECTS4 ,!Y
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8,WELL1 WE HAV5'T SE5 ANY?+ ( ,BEE*]
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8,NO1 HE DOESN'T SEEM 6H >RIV$10 AGRE$
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8,WELL1 >E WE ALL R1DY 6/>T80 HE 3T9U$1
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8 "PY & 8 GDS4

8,! SOON] ! BETT]60 CRI$ ,TOM1 & ,N$
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GETS ! *.E 6%[ ,M>Y ,NE/OR :AT
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8,Y MAY />T1 ,SENOR ,JAC9TO10 SD !
PROFESSOR1 &! GUIDE CALL$ "S?+ 9 ,9DIAN
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! BOATS MOV$ \ 96! /R1M "U !
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8,WELL1 ? ISN'T S BAD10 OBS]V$ ,N$1 Z HE
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  8,OH1 NO4 ,B ? IS ONLY ! 2G9N+40

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0 WIDE & DEEP4
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8,I TELL !M 6PULL H>D & T AT ! 5D
(! "D'S J\RNEY !Y W H M* RE/
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8,B.S MY HAM S&WI*1 B !Y'LL NE$
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S HOT40

8,DON'T -PLA9 YET10 ADVIS$ ,TOM1 )A
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SIDE4

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8,I WOND] IF T IS MAHOGANY10 REM>K$ ,MR4
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_! T;GUE4

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8,B.S MY--B.S MY----0 HESITAT$ ,MR4
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8 LIFE 8 LANGUAGE FAIL$ HM4

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9 SPITE (! H1T4 ,MOREOV]1 !Y 7
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,!N1 Z ! AFN %AD[S 7 WAN+1
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8,D Y "K (A GD PLACE 6/OP DUR+
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TROPICS1 ": NI<T FOLL[S "D SU45LY--:5
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LL CLE>+ ON ! $GE (! =E/-B.D
RIV]4

8,WE /AY "H =! NI<T10 SD ,JAC9TO4
8,X IS A GD PLACE40

8,X LOOKS PICTURESQUE 5\<10 OBS]V$ ,MR4
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8,WE >E A GD 4T.E F A SETTLE;T10
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& F9D TR1SURE 9 CITIES10 & HE %RU7$
8 %\LD]S AG4



8,F9D TR1SURE8 ,:AT D Y M1N80 ASK$ ,TOM
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8,D Y ?9K T WE----80

8,P>DON1 ,SENOR10 REPLI$ ,JAC9TO S(TLY4
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9 _! T;GUE4 8,Y M/ SOON GET "U !
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8,"! >E _M MOSQUITOES "H40

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Z ,TOM & ,N$ WALK$ A LL WAY D[N
T[>D ! RIV] 2F TURN+ 9 "U !
MOSQUITO CANOPIES1 ! "Y F9ANCIAL MAN SD3

  8,SORT ( L"O"S & GLOOMY1 ISN'T X1
,TOM80

8,YES4 ,B Y DIDN'T EXPECT 6F9D A MOV+
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8,NO1 & YET-- ,LOOK \6 ,:AT'S T80
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