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ROOM1 B N 2F HE _H SET ! PICTURE
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,MR4 ,NE/OR & ,KOKU1 AL>M$ 0,N$'S CRIES1
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WE'RE GO+ D[N60
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  8,B WE'RE N GO+ 6L& "!60 CRI$ ,TOM4
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,NE/OR4
  8,0! GAS MA*9E60 ANSW]$ ,TOM4 8,T W
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  8,T'S "R6 ,I ALW =GET AB T6 ,I'LL H X
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FLOAT$ EASILY ABV ! RU%+ FLOOD ( ICE &
E>?1 & ,TOM1 SEE+ T 8 CRAFT1 & ^? ON X1
7 SAFE1 HURRI$ BACK 6HIS CAM]A4 ,M1N:ILE
! MA*9E _H AUTOMATIC,Y BE5 TAK+
PICTURES1 B N[ )! "Y 9V5TOR 6MANAGE X1
BETT] RESULTS WD 2 OBTA9$4
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SPECTACUL> "PS (! AVALAN*E4 ,! O!RS
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!N1 Z !Y 7 HANG+ 9 ! AIR L A BALLOON1
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& !N1 "! 2+ NO?+ M 6SLIDE D[N !
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MASS ( WRECK & RU9 "! WAS6 ,X 0 Z IF A
MI<TY E>?QUAKE _H TORN ! M.TA9 AS"U4
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M.TA9 ": P LIV$10 -;T$ ,N$1 Z ! AIR%IP
ROSE HI< T[>D ! CL\DS4 8,IF X _H BE51
"!'D 2 NO?+ LEFT ( 'EM4 ,:AT HAIR-RAIS+
/UNT >E Y GO+ 6TRY NEXT1 ,TOM80
  8,I DON'T "K4 ,I EXPECT 6HE> F ,MR4
,P]IOD SOON4
  8,HE> F ,MR4 ,P]IOD80 EXCLAIM$ ,MR4
,NE/OR4 8,H[ >E Y GO+ 6D T1 ,TOM80
  8,HE SD HE WD TELEGRAPH ME AT ,B]NE1
,SWITZ]L&1 AT A C]TA9 DATE1 Z HE KNEW ,I
0 -+ 6! ,ALPS 6TRY = "S AVALAN*E
PICTURES4 ,X'S TWO OR ?REE "DS YET1 2F
,I C EXPECT ! TELEGRAM1 : ( C\RSE W H
6-E "P WAY 0CA#4 ,9 ! M1N:ILE1 ,I ?9K
WE'LL TAKE A LL RE/1 &A VAC,N4 ,I WANT
6GIVE ! AIR%IP AN OV]HAUL+1 & LOOK 6MY
CAM]A4 ,"!'S NO TELL+ :AT ,MR4 ,P]IOD
MAY WANT NEXT40
  8,!N HE DIDN'T MAKE \ YR PROGRAMME
-PLETELY 2F Y />T$80 ASK$ ,MR4 ,NE/OR4
  8,NO1 HE SD HE'D -MUNICATE ) ME F "T
6"T4 ,HE IS 9 T\* ) :AT IS GO+ ON 9 !
_W1 Y "K1 & IF HE HE>S ( ANY?+ EXCIT+ AT
ANY PLACE1 ,I'M 6G "! AT ONCE4 ,Y SEE HE
WANTS ! MO/ S5S,NAL FILMS HE C GET40
  8,YES1 \R -PANY IS \ 6GIVE ! BE/
PICTURES WE C SECURE10 SPOKE ,M>Y'S "F1
8& ,I ?9K WE >E LUCKY 6H ,TOM ,SWIFT "W+
= U4 ,WE ALR H FILMS T NO O!R 3C]N C
GET4 ,& WE NE$ !M40
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6MAKE S M* TR\# = Y1 ,TOM80 ASK$ ,MR4
,DAMON4
  8,WELL1 !Y SEEM 6H 4APPE>$10 REPLI$ \R
H]O4 8,( C\RSE !Y MAY 2 AF ME ANY "D N[1
B =! "T 2+1 ,I'VE ?R[N !M (F MY TRACK40
  8,S !N Y DON'T "K ": Y'RE GO+ NEXT80
ASK$ ,N$4
  8,NO1 X MAY 2 6,JAPAN1 OR 6! ,NOR?
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GOT PL5TY ( GASOL5E1 &! ,FLY] C C]TA9LY
G10 SD ,TOM4
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\TSIDE (A LL VILLAGE1 & "! !Y REMA9$
?REE "DS1 6! NO SMALL WOND] (!
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AVALAN*E PICTURES1 & F.D !M EXCELL5T4 ,!
RE/ (! "T 0 SP5T 9 MAK+ "S NE$$ REPAIRS
6! AIR%IP1 :ILE ! "Y 9V5TOR OV]HAUL$ 8
,WIZ>D MA*9E1 T HE F.D NE$$ A FEW
ADJU/;TS4
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\TSIDE ! C;Y1 &1 A3OMPANI$ 0,N$1 MADE 8
WAY 6! TELEGRAPH (FICE4 ,"S (! (FICIALS
"! CD SP1K ,5GLI%1 ?\< N V WELL4
  8,I AM EXPECT+ A MESSAGE10 SD ,TOM4
  8,YES8 ,:O =80 ASK$ ! CL]K4
  8,TOM ,SWIFT4 ,X W 2 F ,AM]ICA40
  ,Z ,TOM SD ? HE OBS]V$ A MAN SITT+ 9 !
CORN] (! (FICE GET UP HURRI$LY & G \4
,ALL AT ONCE 8 SUSPICIONS 7 >\S$4 ,HE
?"\ (! ATTEMPTS T _H BE5 MADE 6GET 8
,WIZ>D ,CAM]A AWAY F HM4
  8,:O 0 T MAN80 HE QKLY ASK$ ! AG5T4
  8,HM8 ,OH1 HE1 TOO1 IS EXPECT+ A
MESSAGE F ,AM]ICA4 ,HE HAS BE5 "H "S
"T40
  8,:Y DID HE G \ S QKLY80 ,N$ WANT$
6"K4
  8,:Y1 ,I C N TELL4 ,HE IS AN
,5GLI%MAN4 ,!Y D /RANGE ?+S40
  8,MY TELEGRAM8 ,IS X "H80 ASK$ ,TOM
IMPATI5TLY4 ,HE WANT$ 6GET :AT"E ^W "! 0
F ,MR4 ,P]IOD1 & 2 ON 8 WAY 6:AT"E
DE/9,N ! PICTURE MAN MI<T SELECT4 ,P]H1
AF ALL1 8 SUSPICIONS1 AG/ ! MAN :O _H S
SU45LY LEFT1 7 UNF.D$4
  8,YES1 "! IS A CA#GRAM "H = Y1
,MONSIEUR ,SWIFT10 SD ! MAN1 :O 0 ,FR5*4
8,"! >E *>GES ON X1 H["E40
  8,PAY 'EM1 ,N$1 :ILE ,I SEE :AT ? IS10
DIRECT$ ! "Y 9V5TOR1 Z HE TORE OP5 !
5VELOPE4
  8,:EW60 HE :I/L$ A MO;T LAT]4 8,? IS
GO+ "S40
  8,": 6N[80 ASK$ ,N$4 8,! ,NOR? ,POLE80
  8,NO1 J ! OPPOSITE4 ,MR4 ,P]IOD WANTS
ME 6G 6,AFRICA--! ,3GO ,FREE ,/ATE4
,"!'S AN UPRIS+ AM;G ! NATIVES "!1 & HE
WANTS "S W> PICTURES4 ,WELL1 ,I GUESS
,I'LL H 6G40
  ,Z ,TOM SPOKE HE LOOK$ T[>D ! DOOR (!
TELEGRAPH (FICE1 & HE SAW ! MAN1 :O _H S
HURRI$LY G"O \ A FEW MO;TS 2F1 LOOK+ 9
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