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"W+ S\?W>D 6! B1* & /1L+ A CANOE 9 : 6G
HOME 6,PORT ,ADAMS4
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BR"\ BACK M D1D ?AN ALIVE4
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:ITE M5 ) :ISKEY & BE] AT ALL H\RS (! "D
& MO/ H\RS (! NI<T4 ,HE LIK$ X1 B HE
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! ?ROES ( HOMESICK;S4 ,HE _H GR[N WIS] )
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! RE/ ( HM4 ,! ,MALAITA COA/ 0 ONLY
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L;G] H\SE-BOY4 ,HE 0 PUT 9 ! ROAD-MAK+
GANG4 ,! F9E ( FIFTE5 DOLL>S _H BE5 PD
0! :ITE M5 F :OM HE _H RUN AWAY1 & HE 0
TOLD T HE WD H 6"W X \1 : M1NT SIX
MON?S' A4I;NAL TOIL4 ,FUR!R1 8 %>E (!
/OL5 TOBA3O E>N$ HM ANO!R YE> ( TOIL4
  ,PORT ,ADAMS 0 N[ ?REE YE>S &A HALF
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! ISLETS 9 ,MANN+ ,/RAITS1 PASS$ "? !
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6! SEA 6/1L A CANOE HE 0 *AS$ 0! SALT-
WAT] M54 ,F\R MON?S ( ? PASS$1 :51 !
REW>D HAV+ BE5 RAIS$ 6A ?\S& /ICKS1 HE 0
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FIFTY DOLL>S1 & ,MAUKI _H 6PAY ! REW>D
HMF1 : REQUIR$ A YE> & EI<T MON?S'
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AWAY4
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APP1L 6HM 6SETTLE D[N & 2 GD1 "W \ 8 F\R
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! V ACT ( RUNN+ AWAY4 ,8 CASE 0 BR"\ 2F
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! SEA1 & "! X S5T XS ,SOLOMON ,ISL&S'
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N"E >RIV$4 ,! S*OON] /OPP$ AT ,SANTA
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HE /OLE TWO RIFLES &A CASE ( TOBA3O F !
TRAD] & GOT AWAY 9 A CANOE 6,CRI/OVAL4
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MILES AWAY4 ,B :5 HE ATTEMPT$ ! PASSAGE1
HE 0 CAU<T 0A LI<T GALE & DRIV5 BACK
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  ,ON ! WAY BACK 6,NEW ,GEORGIA1 !
S*OON] DROPP$ AN*OR 9 ,M>AU ,S.D1 : LIES
AT ! S\?EA/]N EXTREM;Y ( ,GUADALCAN>4
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GOT AWAY 6! BU%4 ,! S*OON] W5T ON1 B !
,MOONGL1M TRAD] A%ORE (F]$ A ?\S& /ICKS1
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:O RESID$ "!4 ,! TOBA3O ! NATIVES /OLE
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YE>S &A HALF4
  8,WE'LL S5D HM 6,"L ,H[E10 SD ,MR4
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IMAG9E1 ( ,MAUKI GETT+ ,BUN/]1 OR ,BUN/]
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