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BUSI;S ( \R MA/]'S1 & 7 RETURN+ G5TLY ON
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,!N ! BOY GOT (F & GAVE HM A H>D ?RA%+1
& KNOCK$ HM AB ! H1D2 !N HE GOT UP AG &
TRI$ 6MAKE HM L1P ! GATE1 KICK+ HM ALL !
"T %AME;LLY1 B / ! PONY REFUS$4 ,:5 WE 7
NE>LY AT ! SPOT ! PONY PUT D[N 8 H1D &
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96A BROAD QKSET H$GE1 &)! RE9 DANGL+ F 8
H1D HE SET (F HOME AT A FULL GALLOP4
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SD HE 6HMF1 8T "Y FELL[ IS A LI> Z WELL
Z A CRUEL "O2 WE'LL J G HOME 0,F>M]
,BU%BY'S1 ,B1UTY1 & !N IF ANYBODY WANTS
6"K Y & ,I C TELL 'EM1 YE SEE40 ,S WE
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"Y G5TLEMAN 96! ?ORN H$GE4 ,HE WANT$ ME
6HELP HM \1 B ,I HOPE Y W EXCUSE ME1
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B"OS BROK51 SIR2 HE'LL ONLY GET A FEW
SCRAT*ES4 ,I LOVE HORSES1 & X RILES ME
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  ,BILL1
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M/ SEE T HE GETS X2 ? IS N ! F/ "T1 NOR
! SECOND1 T HE HAS ILL-US$ T PONY1 & ,I
% /OP X4 ,I AM M* OBLIG$ 6Y1 ,MANLY4
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HOME2 !N HE TOLD ,JAMES AB X1 :O LAU<$ &
SD1 8,S]VE HM "R4 ,I KNEW T BOY AT
S*OOL2 HE TOOK GRT AIRS ON HMF 2C HE 0 A
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ANY ( T NONS5SE1 & LET HM "K T 9 ! S*OOL
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7 ALL ALIKE4 ,I WELL REMEMB] "O "D1 J 2F
AFN S*OOL1 ,I F.D HM AT ! L>GE W9D[
CAT*+ FLIES & PULL+ (F _! W+S4 ,HE DID N
SEE ME & ,I GAVE HM A BOX ON ! E>S T
LAID HM SPRAWL+ ON ! FLOOR4 ,WELL1 ANGRY
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SD T HE %D N G \ 6PLAY = T WEEK4 ,!N HE
TALK$ 6ALL ! BOYS V S]I\SLY AB CRUELTY1
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W1K &! HELP.S2 B :AT /UCK 9 MY M9D 0 ?1
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9 CRUELTY WE MI<T "K :O HE 2L;G$ TO1 =!
DEVIL 0 A MURD]] F ! 2G9N+1 &A TOR;TOR
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,JOHN2 8"! IS NO RELIGION )\T LOVE1 & P
MAY TALK Z M* Z !Y L AB _! RELIGION1 B
IF X DOES N T1* !M 6BE GD & K9D 6MAN &
B1/ X IS ALL A %AM -- ALL A %AM1 ,JAMES1
& X WON'T /& :5 ?+S -E 6BE TURN$ 9SIDE
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