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9 W9D & RA940
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HUNDR$ FEET40
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H 4APPE>$ TWELVE HUNDR$ FEET AT ! MO/ F
! %ORE80
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! %ORE60
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REPLI$ ,P5CR(T2 8UNHAPPILY1 MY M9D IS
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DRY WOOD1 &! FLAME CA/ A B"R LI<T 96!
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FIRE4
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V UNEASY4 ,X 0 6BE FE>$ T HE _H MET ) AN
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HOPE / DETA9$ HM8 ,P]H HE _H F.D "S M>K1
A FOOT/EP1 A TRACE : _H PUT HM 9 ! "R
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-PANIONS LET HM TALK4 ,! REPORT] AL"O
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RESE>*ES ON ! %ORE F>!R ?AN ! "D 2F1 & T
HE _H N Z YET _H "T 6RETURN4
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RETURN1 & T HE M/ H TAK5 REFUGE 9 "S
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CATA/ROPHES1 >E ABV ALL T]RI# OV] ?
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UNPROTECT$ COA/4
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"RLY1 T "! 0 NO?+ 6FE>1 & T _! RETR1T WD
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TORN F ! SUMMIT (! PLAT1U 0! W9D1 FALL+
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SAFETY AT ! \TSIDE4 ,B "! 0 NO?+ 6BE
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(! TEMPE/1 ! ?"U1 &! TUMULT1 ,H]B]T
SLEPT PROF.DLY4 ,SLEEP AT LA/ TOOK
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C\*1 SC>CELY GIV+ A ?"\ 6! /RU7LE (!
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6S1M54
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NOISE 2Y ^? CAUS$ 0! /ORM4
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AG1 8,I ?"\ ,I HE>D--0
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SAILOR'S H&4
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  8,X IS ,TOP6 ,X IS ,TOP60 CRI$ ,H]B]T1
:O _H J AWOKE2 & ALL ?REE RU%$ T[>DS !
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!Y SU3E$$1 & CD ONLY REMA9 /&+ 0L1N+ AG/
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M+L$ 9 "O BLACK MASS4 ,N A SPECK ( LI<T
0 VISI#4
  ,! REPORT] & 8 -PANIONS REMA9$ ?US =A
FEW M9UTES1 OV]:ELM$ 0! W9D1 DR5*$ 0!
RA91 BL9D$ 0! S&4
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MAKE HMF HE>D1 9 A WAY : SIGNIFI$
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: HE ?REW 96! D>K;S1 :I/L+ %RILLY4
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6:AT DIREC;N 6TAKE4
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! ASPECT ( : X 0 IMPOSSI# 6GUESS4 ,B !Y
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SLI<TLY RAIS$1 &! W9D1 ?\< LESS DAMP1 0V %>P & COLD4 ,9SU6ICI5TLY           #IC
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ROCKS1 ^: H1DS SC>CELY EM]G$ F ! SEA1 =
!Y 7 9 DEEP WAT]4 ,ON ! LEFT1 ! C.TRY
APPE>$ 6BE "O VA/ EXT5T ( S&Y D[NS1
BRI/L+ ) ?I/LES4 ,"! 0 NO CLIFF1 &! %ORE
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IRREGUL> HILLOCKS4 ,"H & "! GREW TWO OR
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GUID$ 0HIS WOND];L 9/9CT1 )\T %[+ ! L1/
HESIT,N1 W5T /RAI<T 9 AM;G ! D[NS4 ,!Y
FOLL[$ HM4 ,! C.TRY APPE>$ AN ABSOLUTE
DES]T4 ,N A LIV+ CR1TURE 0 6BE SE54
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4TRIBUT$4 ,!Y RESEM#D A ,SWITZ]L& MODEL$
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POSSIBLY RECOGNIZ$ ! WAY4
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REPORT] & 8 TWO -PANIONS >RIV$ AT A SORT
( EXCAV,N1 HOLL[$ \ AT ! BACK (A HI<
M.D4 ,"! ,TOP /OPP$1 & GAVE A L\D1 CLE>
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A B$ ( GRASS4
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