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,"O NI<T1 A FEW "DS AF ,JAMES _H LEFT1
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& 0 LY+ D[N 9 MY /RAW FA/ ASLEEP1 :5 ,I
  0 SU45LY R\S$3 --4
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  ,JOHN'S H\SE OP51& 8 FEET RUNN+ UP 6!
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HE UNLOCK$ ! /A# DOOR1 & CAME IN1 CALL+
  \1 8,WAKE UP1 ,B1UTY63 --4
,Y M/ G WELL N[1 IF "E Y DID20 & ALM 2F
  ,I CD ?9K3 --4
HE _H GOT ! SA4LE ON MY BACK &! BRIDLE
  ON MY H1D43 --4
,HE J RAN R.D = 8 COAT1 & !N TOOK ME AT
  A QK TROT3 --4
UP 6! HALL DOOR4 ,! SQUIRE /OOD "!1 )A
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8,N[1 ,JOHN10 HE SD1 8RIDE = YR LIFE --
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= YR MI/RESS' LIFE2 "! IS N A MO;T
  6LOSE4
,GIVE ? NOTE 6,DR4 ,:ITE2 GIVE YR HORSE
  A RE/ AT ! 9N1
& 2 BACK Z SOON Z Y C40

,JOHN SD1 8,YES1 SIR10 & 0 ON MY BACK 9
  A M9UTE4
,! G>D5] :O LIV$ AT ! LODGE _H HE>D !
  BELL R+1
& 0 R1DY )! GATE OP51 & AWAY WE W5T "? !
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& "? ! VILLAGE1 & D[N ! HILL TILL WE
  CAME 6! TOLL-GATE4
,JOHN CALL$ V L\D & ?UMP$ ^U ! DOOR2 !
  MAN 0 SOON \
& FLUNG OP5 ! GATE4

8,N[10 SD ,JOHN1 8D Y KEEP ! GATE OP5 =!
  DOCTOR2
"H'S ! M"OY10 & (F HE W5T AG4

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,"! 0 2F U A L;G PIECE ( LEVEL ROAD 0!
  RIV] SIDE2
,JOHN SD 6ME1 8,N[1 ,B1UTY1 D YR BE/10 &
  S ,I DID2
,I WANT$ NO :IP NOR SPUR1 &= TWO MILES
  ,I GALLOP$ Z FA/ Z
,I CD LAY MY FEET 6! GR.D2 ,I DON'T
  2LIEVE T MY OLD GR&"F1
:O WON ! RACE AT ,NEWM>KET1 CD H G"O
  FA/]4 ,:5 WE CAME
6! BRIDGE ,JOHN PULL$ ME UP A LL & PATT$
  MY NECK4 8,WELL D"O1
,B1UTY6 GD OLD FELL[10 HE SD4 ,HE WD H
  LET ME G SL[]1
B MY _S 0 UP1 & ,I 0 (F AG Z FA/ Z 2F4
,! AIR 0 FRO/Y1 ! MOON 0 B"R2 X 0 V
  PL1SANT4
,WE CAME "? A VILLAGE1 !N "? A D>K WOOD1
  !N UPHILL1
!N D[NHILL1 TILL AF EI<T MILES' RUN WE
  CAME 6! T[N1
"? ! /REETS & 96! M>KET-PLACE4 ,X 0 ALL
  Q /
EXCEPT ! CLATT] ( MY FEET ON ! /"OS --
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  "EYBODY 0 ASLEEP4
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  ,DR4 ,:ITE'S DOOR4
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  NI<TCAP1
PUT 8 H1D \ & SD1 8,:AT D Y WANT80

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  Y 6G AT ONCE2
HE ?9KS %E W DIE IF Y _C GET "!4 ,"H IS
  A NOTE40

  8,WAIT10 HE SD1 8,I W -E40
  ,HE %UT ! W9D[1 & 0 SOON AT ! DOOR4

8,! WOR/ ( X IS10 HE SD1 8T MY HORSE HAS
  BE5 \ ALL "D
& IS Q D"O UP2 MY SON HAS J BE5 S5T =1
& HE HAS TAK5 ! O!R4 ,:AT IS 6BE D"O8 ,C
  ,I H YR HORSE80


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8,HE HAS -E AT A GALLOP NE>LY ALL ! WAY1
  SIR1 & ,I 0 6GIVE HM
A RE/ "H2 B ,I ?9K MY MA/] WD N 2 AG/ X1
IF Y ?9K FIT1 SIR40

  8,ALL "R10 HE SD2 8,I W SOON 2 R1DY40

,JOHN /OOD 0ME & /ROK$ MY NECK2 ,I 0 V
  HOT4 ,! DOCTOR CAME \
) 8 RID+-:IP4

8,Y NE$ N TAKE T1 SIR10 SD ,JOHN2
  8,BLACK ,B1UTY W G
TILL HE DROPS4 ,TAKE C>E ( HM1 SIR1 IF Y
  C2 ,I %D N L
ANY H>M 6-E 6HM40

8,NO1 NO1 ,JOHN10 SD ! DOCTOR1 8,I HOPE
  N10 & 9 A M9UTE
WE _H LEFT ,JOHN F> 2H4




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,I W N TELL AB \R WAY BACK4 ,! DOCTOR 0
  A H1VI] MAN ?AN ,JOHN1
& N S GD A RID]2 H["E1 ,I DID MY V BE/4
,! MAN AT ! TOLL-GATE _H X OP54 ,:5 WE
  CAME 6! HILL
! DOCTOR DREW ME UP4 8,N[1 MY GD FELL[10
  HE SD1 8TAKE "S BR1?40
,I 0 GLAD HE DID1 = ,I 0 NE>LY SP5T1 B T
  BR1?+ HELP$ ME ON1
& SOON WE 7 9 ! P>K4 ,JOE 0 AT ! LODGE
  GATE2
MY MA/] 0 AT ! HALL DOOR1 = HE _H HE>D U
  -+4
,HE SPOKE N A ^W2 ! DOCTOR W5T 96! H\SE
  ) HM1
& ,JOE L$ ME 6! /A#4 ,I 0 GLAD 6GET
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MY LEGS %OOK "U ME1 & ,I CD ONLY /& &
  PANT4
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  RAN D[N MY LEGS1
& ,I /1M$ ALL OV]1 ,JOE US$ 6SAY1 L A
  POT ON ! FIRE4
,POOR ,JOE6 HE 0 "Y & SMALL1 & Z YET HE
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  KNEW V LL1
& 8 "F1 :O WD H HELP$ HM1 _H BE5 S5T 6!
  NEXT VILLAGE2
B ,I AM SURE HE DID ! V BE/ HE KNEW4 ,HE
  RU2$ MY LEGS & MY *E/1
B HE DID N PUT MY W>M CLO? ON ME2 HE ?"\
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,I %D N L X4 ,!N HE GAVE ME A PAIL;L (
  WAT] 6DR9K2
X 0 COLD & V GD1 & ,I DRANK X ALL2 !N HE
  GAVE ME
"S HAY & "S CORN1 & ?9K+ HE _H D"O "R1
  HE W5T AWAY4
,SOON ,I 2GAN 6%AKE & TREM#1 & TURN$
  D1DLY COLD2 MY LEGS A*$1
MY LO9S A*$1 & MY *E/ A*$1 & ,I FELT
  SORE ALL OV]4
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  ,I /OOD & TREM#D4
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  6WALK1 S ,I LAY D[N 9 MY /RAW
& TRI$ 6G 6SLEEP4 ,AF A L;G :ILE ,I HE>D
  ,JOHN AT ! DOOR2
,I GAVE A L[ MOAN1 = ,I 0 9 GRT PA94 ,HE
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  0 AT MY SIDE 9 A MO;T1
/OOP+ D[N 0ME4 ,I CD N TELL HM H[ ,I
  FELT1
B HE SEEM$ 6"K X ALL2 HE COV]$ ME UP )
  TWO OR ?REE W>M CLO?S1
& !N RAN 6! H\SE = "S HOT WAT]2 HE MADE
  ME "S W>M GRUEL1
: ,I DRANK1 & !N ,I ?9K ,I W5T 6SLEEP4

,JOHN SEEM$ 6BE V M* PUT \4 ,I HE>D HM
  SAY 6HMF
OV] & OV] AG1 8,/UPID BOY6 /UPID BOY6 NO
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  NO GD20
B ,JOE 0 A GD BOY1 AF ALL4

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ATTACK$ MY LUNGS1 & ,I CD N DRAW MY BR1?
)\T PA94 ,JOHN NURS$ ME NI<T & "D2 HE WD
GET UP TWO OR ?REE "TS 9 ! NI<T 6-E 6ME4
,MY MA/]1 TOO1 (T5 CAME 6SEE ME4 8,MY
POOR ,B1UTY10 HE SD "O "D1 8MY GD HORSE1
Y SAV$ YR MI/RESS' LIFE1 ,B1UTY2 YES1 Y
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SAV$ H] LIFE40 ,I 0 V GLAD 6HE> T1 = X
SEEMS ! DOCTOR _H SD IF WE _H BE5 A LL
L;G] X WD H BE5 TOO LATE4 ,JOHN TOLD MY
MA/] HE N"E SAW A HORSE G S FA/ 9 8
LIFE4 ,X SEEM$ Z IF ! HORSE KNEW :AT 0 !
MATT]4 ,( C\RSE ,I DID1 ?\< ,JOHN ?"\ N2
AT L1/ ,I KNEW Z M* Z ? --T ,JOHN & ,I
M/ G AT ! TOP ( \R SPE$1 & T X 0 =! SAKE
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