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TR\S]S4
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,TIG]1 DON'T EAT ME UP1 & ,I'LL GIVE Y
MY B1UTI;L LL ,R$ ,COAT40 ,S ! ,TIG] SD1
8,V WELL1 ,I WON'T EAT Y ? "T1 B Y M/
GIVE ME YR B1UTI;L LL ,R$ ,COAT40 ,S !
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B1UTI;L LL ,R$ ,COAT1 & W5T AWAY SAY+1
8,N[ ,I'M ! GR&E/ ,TIG] 9 ! ,JUNGLE40
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,BLACK ,SAMBO SD1 8,OH6 ,PL1SE ,MR4
,TIG]1 DON'T EAT ME UP1 & ,I'LL GIVE Y
MY B1UTI;L LL ,BLUE ,TR\S]S40 ,S ! ,TIG]
SD1 8,V WELL1 ,I WON'T EAT Y ? "T1 B Y
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B1UTI;L LL ,BLUE ,TR\S]S1 & W5T AWAY
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,JUNGLE40
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,BLACK ,SAMBO SD1 8,OH6 ,PL1SE ,MR4
,TIG]1 DON'T EAT ME UP1 & ,I'LL GIVE Y
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6ME8 ,I'VE GOT F\R FEET1 & Y'VE GOT ONLY
TWO2 Y HAV5'T GOT 5 %OES = ME40
  ,B ,LL ,BLACK ,SAMBO SD1 8,Y CD WE> !M
ON YR E>S40
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,I'M GO+ 6EAT Y UP60 ,& ,LL ,BLACK
,SAMBO SD1 8,OH6 ,PL1SE ,MR4 ,TIG]1
DON'T EAT ME UP1 & ,I'LL GIVE Y MY
B1UTI;L ,GRE5 ,UMBRELLA40 ,B ! ,TIG] SD1
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ALL MY PAWS = WALK+ )80
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9 ! ,JUNGLE40
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F9E CLO!S4
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MATT] WAS4
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