    ,! ,BOSS (! ,8,ADMIRAL ,LYN*0'

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  O!R "D
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  ?REE "TS A YE>2
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  B.D>Y
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  BULLETS T DOES ! TRICK4
,& X A9'T L A R1L BATTLE1 ": ! PRISON]S'
  LIVES >E SP>$1
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  "!'S A TRUCE DCLD1
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,6H& 9 8 RESIGN,N & GIVE UP 8 BLOOM+
  SWORD1
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  POLITE--
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  7 !Y SMALL OR GRT1
,IF !Y'D COLL>$ OLD ,BALMAC$A1 !Y
  RECKON$ 6%OOT HM /RAI<T4

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,0 ! BOSS (A "O-HORSE GUNBOAT4
,!Y CALL$ H] ! ,8,ADMIRAL ,LYN*0'4

,WELL1 HE 0 = ,BALMAC$A1 & AF ! W> 0
  D"O1
,& ,BALMAC$A 0 B1T5 & 8 TROOPS _H BE5
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  T[N4
,CANNON & GUNS & HORSES TROOP9' AL;G !
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  FLAG4

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,AN' HE'D GOT NO FIRE 9 8 FURNACE1 NO
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,S HE /OOD 0HIS GUN & WAIT$ ) 8 VESSEL
  AG/ ! QUAY4

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  ! W> 0 D"O1
,& MO/ ( 8 SIDE 7 CORPSES1 & ALL T 7
  LEFT _H RUN2
,& BLOOD _H BE5 SPILT SU6ICI5T1 S !Y
  GAVE HM A *.E 6DECIDE
,IF HE'D HAUL D[N 8 BIT ( BUNT+ & -E ON
  ! W9N+ SIDE4

,HE LI/5$ & HE>D _! MESSAGE1 & ANSW]$ !M
  ALL POLITE1
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  RACE ,,M/ FI<T6
,A GUNBOAT AG/ AN >MY1 &) N"E A *.E
  6RUN1
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  GUN3
,! O4S 7 A TRIFLE H1VY--B HE WASN'T !
  SORT 6FL9*1
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  ,8,ADMIRAL ,LYN*0'4

,!Y P.D$ 8 BOAT 6PIECES1 !Y SIL;ED 8
  S+LE GUN1
,& CAPTUR$ ! :OLE 3SIGN;T1 = N"O ( 'EM
  C>$ 6RUN2
,& X DON'T SAY :E!R !Y %OT HM--X DON'T
  EV5 GIVE 8 "N--
,B :AT"E !Y DID ,I'LL WAG] T HE W5T 6HIS
  GRAVEY>D GAME4

,I TELL Y ^? OLD HIDALGOS S /ATELY & S
  POLITE1
,!Y TURN \ ! R1L ,MAG9NIS :5 X -ES 6AN
  UPHILL FI<T4
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  H1VIE/ BRUNT1

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  FRONT2
,B ! K+ ( 'EM ALL1 ,I RECKON--! MAN T CD
  /& A P9*-
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  ,8,ADMIRAL ,LYN*0'4


